tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645052288536432642.post5516271158452755737..comments2023-10-22T05:48:02.354-04:00Comments on The Legend of Carl Awesome: Tottenham vs. ArsenalJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02688242689952272690noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645052288536432642.post-43453089188635145492008-01-23T14:06:00.000-05:002008-01-23T14:06:00.000-05:00carling cup is for poofscarling cup is for poofsJuanFucilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00661572803470861899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645052288536432642.post-23672362537299310792008-01-22T17:29:00.000-05:002008-01-22T17:29:00.000-05:00Epilogue A few things I'd never experienced before...<B> Epilogue </B><BR/><BR/>A few things I'd never experienced before:<BR/>1) Watching Arsenal lose to Spurs. So that's what it feels like. Let's never do it again.<BR/>2) Watching Arsenal get annihilated. Somehow less damaging than a close loss. You just start to feel numb.<BR/>3) Seeing Adebayor score and the team lose. Believe it or not, that had never happened.<BR/><BR/>And a few more thoughts...<BR/>1) All credit to Spurs. They were completely fired up from the get-go. They knew exactly what they wanted to do and executed brilliantly, taking advantage of Arsenal's inexperience and weakness at the back immediately.<BR/>2) The Tottenham fans were huge all game. About fifteen minutes from time, the entirety of White Hart Lane burst into song and didn't stop until the end. So much repressed bitterness, free at last. <BR/>3) Actually, the Arsenal supporters weren't bad either. At 4-nil, one could still hear "we love you Arsenal, we do" being sung to the rafters from a depleted away crowd. Respect.<BR/>4) Wenger put out a stronger lineup than was originally predicted and was still trounced. This is going to raise some major questions.<BR/>5) The repercussions could go one of two drastic ways. It could shake confidence and create disunion (Bendtner and Gallas getting into it is a bad sign), or it could shoot this team into high gear. We'll see.<BR/>6) Fabianski was really quite poor. Good thing Arsenal still have Mad Jens in reserve.<BR/>7) Tottenham are never, ever, ever, EVER going to let Gooners live this one down. EVER. And they shouldn't.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and forget what I said about the Carling Cup being important. It's a small competition that nobody takes seriously. Good riddance. Now we can focus on the trophies for big clubs. Seriously. Forget what I said.Jim Flaminihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14636729521742047007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645052288536432642.post-62559110367857597402008-01-22T14:52:00.000-05:002008-01-22T14:52:00.000-05:00So the starting lineups were announced, and with G...So the starting lineups were announced, and with Gallas in the backline, it might make things more troublesome for the Spurs. Hleb is starting as well, so that should put some pressure on the "backline" of Tottenham. But I think it'll be hard for Arsenal to avoid going to PKs.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07283535888133954764noreply@blogger.com