Small children help Gunners reach Carling Cup quarters
Arsenal 3/ Wigan 0
It will be a few years before Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere is old enough to indulge in John Carew’s favourite extra-curricular activity, but the 16-year-old had the skills and confidence to help Arsenal’s nippers put on an astounding display at the Emirates. Don Fabio, who was watching from the stands, would be foolish not to reserve a spot for him in the national side.
Wigan keeper Chris Kirkland had to put in one of the performances of the season to keep a their full-strength from sinking under the pressure of a team whose average age was just nineteen. Let’s hope Professor Wenger sticks with his youthful B team all the way through to the final.
Spoiler bonus: Highlights of Manchester Utd’s unconvincing victory against QPR after the jump…
Arsenal side let out of school early to smash the Blades
Last night saw the youngest ever Arsenal side humiliate Sheffield United 6-0 in the third round of the Carling Cup and it turns out they had just 10 per cent of the top level football experience compared to their opposiiton.
The Sheffield United team, with former Premier League hotshots Lee Hendrie, James Beattie and Paddy Kenny in their starting eleven had started 2535 professional league games between them where as the Gunners side which included 16 year old Jack Wilshere had started a paltry 237 games.
Might these little pups have what it takes to snatch Man United’s Best kids Ever crown?
Spurs could be starting the season with an inferiority complex, as Peruvian Jefferson Farfán has become the latest player to shun a move to White Hart Lane. The striker confirmed that he received an offer from Tottenham, but yesterday chose to leave PSV for Schalke instead.
This news comes on top of a recent failure to lure Ronaldinho (and let’s be honest, Spurs fans should hope it stays that way) and Samuel Eto’o’s comments dismissing the club: “Tottenham, and I hope the English fans will forgive me, are a club in mid-table and I need more,” the Barcelona man told CRTV.
The rumour vine tells us that Anton Ferdinand is having a medical at Spurs today - but will he sign on the dotted line or continue the Ramos snubbing?
UPDATE: Arsenal’s new signing Carlos Vela is now getting involved in the art of Spurs fan goading. On the arrival of fellow countryman Giovani Dos Santos at White hart Lane, he said:
“I hope things go well for him at Tottenham, that he gets the minutes he wasn’t given at Barcelona and that he shows what he can do.
“He is a very good player and let’s hope he can then move on to a better team.”
