League Cup Semi-Final - Arsenal (Away Leg: 07/01/25; Home Leg: 05/02/25)

[Bimpy474]

Well i suppose Sky think they're getting the Arsenal v Liverpool final they want.

 

 

Edited Thursday at 22:44 by Bimpy474

[NoU]

Great draw! We will murder them at home

[Adam]

Just now, Joe1984 said:

Why can you see the balls? It's dumb.

 

They should have the names in the balls like champions league. Pull each ball out and place it for each game then open them after.

[SUPERTOON]

If we are still in it for the second leg, that will be tasty.

[Decky]

34 minutes ago, madras said:

Yeah but if we get Spurs then we can't get Arsenal then Liverpool in the final. I'd rather have a go against Arsenal and Liverpool in a one off game.

 

[Paullow]

1 minute ago, Sima said:

Home 2nd leg.

 

Which was more important than anything.

 

 

 

Not if we're 4-0 down from the away leg without Schaar and Bruno. Could argue it would be better to get the home leg first in this instance.

[Joe1984]

Just now, Adam said:

 

They should have the names in the balls like champions league. Pull each ball out and place it for each game then open them after.

Or the old velvet bag.

 

Anything but a see-through fucking bowl...

[Aiston]

At least we are at Home 2nd leg.

[Decky]

Play a strong defensive game away and fucking go for them at home. Think if we win it'll be Liverpool in the final.

[Toon No9]

1 minute ago, nemtizz said:

Second best draw we could have hoped for.

Also second worst then 😉

[Lush Vlad]

Would rather it was home first, TBH. 

 

Think getting something to hold on to and keeping it tight for an away game is preferable. If we need to open up at home to a top team chasing goals. We’ll get picked off. 
 

Still, nice problem to have. Actually being in the draw at the business end of a cup competition! 

[CallumG6]

I’ll be sick as a dog if lego head knocks us out.

 

2nd leg at home though, we can beat anyone at SJP.

[54]

Home leg second was the most important thing no matter what team we where playing.

[Big Geordie]

I will say that pressure will be off us to some extent.

[nemtizz]

Just now, Toon No9 said:

Also second worst then 😉

 

But home second leg is also a W.

[54]

Home leg second was the most important thing no matter what team we where playing.

[duo]

Just now, Aiston said:

At least we are at Home 2nd leg.

this - big +ve

[Joe1984]

Just now, Big Geordie said:

I will say that pressure will be off us to some extent.

Well yes. We will be the underdogs.

[Yorkie]

Yeah, happy with that. Obviously we're not favourites but you wouldn't bet against us given our recent record against them at SJP.

[Stifler]

Written in the stars for us now.

Spurs have knocked out Man City, and Man Utd, they’ll knock out Liverpool, get us who should be the most winnable final they could have, and Spurs it up.

[Turnbull2000]

Just now, Paullow said:

Not if we're 4-0 down from the away leg without Schaar and Bruno. Could argue it would be better to get the home leg first in this instance.

 

Yeah, without those we'll be even more vulnerable in defence. Risk getting routed before we can take a game to them at St James.

 

Just two bookings to get banned is fucking ridiculous.

[Joe1984]

Just now, Stifler said:

Written in the stars for us now.

Spurs have knocked out Man City, and Man Utd, they’ll knock out Liverpool, get us who should be the most winnable final they could have, and Spurs it up.

Or we will 'Newcastle' another final.

 

Like every other final in my lifetime.

 

I prefer your version... 🤣

[Danh1]

Howe needs to be sacked if we play with a striker or a single man enters their half for the entirety of the first leg. 

[TheBrownBottle]

2 minutes ago, Lush Vlad said:

Would rather it was home first, TBH. 

 

Think getting something to hold on to and keeping it tight for an away game is preferable. If we need to open up at home to a top team chasing goals. We’ll get picked off. 
 

Still, nice problem to have. Actually being in the draw at the business end of a cup competition! 

Historically teams playing at home second leg have a better ratio for getting through ties - though it is marginal.  That’s for European games like - not sure re League Cup

[Decky]

2 minutes ago, Lush Vlad said:

Would rather it was home first, TBH. 

 

Think getting something to hold on to and keeping it tight for an away game is preferable. If we need to open up at home to a top team chasing goals. We’ll get picked off. 
 

Still, nice problem to have. Actually being in the draw at the business end of a cup competition! 

 

Taking a draw or even a -1 back home is huge though, totally puts it in our favour. Home first puts pressure on us to do our business early and hope we've done enough to survive the second leg.