2013/14 Premier League and General Football Discussion

[Mike Rotch]

If Arsenal do not win this trophy, they should be expelled from the entire English system.

*remembers Birmingham defeat in Carling Cup*

Arsenal have no injury problems and Arsene has a fully fit squad to chose from, the only injury worry for Hull is Chester who is very doubtful for the match, McGregor and Aluko are fit and training after returning from injury, don't forget Hull will be in the Europa League regardless of winning or not...

Ox-Chamberlain is a doubt, and still trying to prove his fitness for the SWC, so may be left out. Even so, with Ramsay, Ozil and Cazorla available, there is no excuse not to win this match.

I am tempted to get up at 2am to watch it, but a defeat would simply then mean I've wasted a night's sleep, am pissed off and obviously have witness a mega choke!

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Don't forget its the final day of La Liga season too, With a title showdown between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, kicks off at the same time as the FA Cup final!

 

[MUSC4EVER]

So I'm at work later which means ill miss the Cup Final and the La Liga decider, ill tape the Final and watch it when I get home and ill try and catch some highlights of the Barca-Atleti game in the week...

...some facts about both matches, The Cup that will be lifted today is a brand new, newly made cup which replaces the one they have used since 1992...and Barcelona have allowed just around 500 Atletico fans to see them maybe lift the League trophy!

 

[Liquid]

Hull 1 up inside 4 minutes.

Corner comes in, scuffed shot going out is put home by James Chester.

 

[m8h3r]

C'Mon you Hull!

 

[Liquid]

CURTIS DAVIES FOR TWO!

Amazing.

 

[Liquid]

1-2 and a stunning free kick from Cazorla!

This is quite the final.

 

[m8h3r]

Enjoying a classic of an FA Cup final.

 

[neljack]

I genuinely don't understand how people can't not like football?

 

[Ross]

I'm constantly switching between the cup final and the Spain title decider. I caught Cazorla's free kick and Sanchez's goal. They were both fantastic goals! Both games equally as exciting right now.

 

[m8h3r]

Shame for the injuries to Madrid. Could cost them one hell of a season.

 

[Liquid]

Nice to see the applause on 56 minutes for the Valley Parade fire victims, but I still think the previous weekend, the last round of Premiership games, should have included a minute's silence or applause, given that it was the actual date of the fire.

 

[daan]

And St Johnstone get into the Scottish cup final for the first time in their 130 year history and go and win the damn thing, completely controlling Dundee Utd for the whole game.

 

[Liquid]

Yeah, I saw bits of that. A very good game to watch. Poor Jackie.

2-2 in the English cup final, game on!

 

[m8h3r]

Both teams getting things go for and against them. Shouldn't have been a corner, but they could have had up to 3 penalties.

 

[Liquid]

Alex 'Best player on the pitch, winning every tackle and header' Bruce goes off... Arsenal score.

 

[Phoenix]

Atletico Madrid wins La Liga, even with the draw at Camp Nou.

 

[Liquid]

The 447 (!) Athletico fans out of the 98,000 at the Nou Camp must be delighted.

ET begins at Wembley.

 

[m8h3r]

Well done Athletico. I hope they do the double, beating the two big Spanish teams at the end.

 

[Liquid]

BREAKING: 40,000 Arsenal fans spontaneously appear at Wembley stadium.

 

[Liquid]

Trophies this season:

Specialist in Failure: 1
David Moyes: 1

Jose Mourinho: 0

 

[sems4arsenal]

YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS wow we almost boll:censored: ed that but we did it in the end. This must be the feeling of being high.

 

[DQuaN]

I'm going to need a heart doctor if I keep supporting Arsenal!

Get in!!

 

[m8h3r]

That has to be the start of them winning again. 1 trophy in 9 years is not acceptable for a team of Arsenals stature.

 

[Liquid]

Next trophy: Charity Shield vs City.

lolwut

 

[m8h3r]

Next trophy: Charity Shield vs City.

lolwut

That's Man Utd's only claim to fame this year so I'm not going to be bad mouthing it.

 

[Mike Rotch]

I didn't stay up to watch it, but will get highlights. Not sure my heart would have coped anyway - 0-2 after 10 mins!

I am elated at the victory, but moreso at the grit of the comeback, which was absent from years gone by. Well done Arsenal, let's not wait another decade for the next one!

 

[suarez7]

GET IN ATLETICO!!!

 

[Xilor]

Saw the Atletico - Barcelona match. Barca as always dominated possession, but that was pretty much the only good aspect of their game. Lots of sloppy passing, lots of mistakes, complete inability to create any quality scoring chances (even their goal wasn't that good of a chance, just a fantastic shot by Alexis). Messi was invisible the entire game, and very poor on free kicks. Neymar was a bit better but didn't do anything special either.

Madrid were pedestrian aswell; only 34% possession, and only 1 real scoring opportunity which they've converted.

Hopefully the CL final will be much better.

 

[Ross]

I think the CL final will be much like the 2013 Copa Del Rey final. A heated match with quite a few cards.