It is in the League Cup though, a competition that is seen as a second string competition.
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This isn’t a question of what Tottenham’s lineup in the Capital One Cup game against Arsenal Wednesday will look like, but rather what it should look like. An achievement that began with a third-round defeat of Arsenal at White Hart Lane. “I don’t know yet if he will be involved tomorrow but we will see”.
For Arsenal on the other hand, Arsene Wenger has failed to win the trophy, most infamously failing in the 2011 Carling Cup Final to Birmingham City.
Watch Tottenham’s five-star performance and Arsenal’s thrilling comeback in the two videos further up the page.
The Frenchman gives the team more physicality up front, which will be very important against some of the lesser sides in the division.
However, as of the back end of last season and the beginning of this, Wenger has chose to utilise the energetic midfielder as a right winger.
Q: Spurs got to the League Cup final a year ago , losing 2-0 to Chelsea at Wembley.
Arsenal’s decision to send young players on loan suggests that, like Chelsea, they do not believe that the Barclays Under-21 League is providing optimum match experience. The £22-million arrival from Bayer Leverkusen scored his first two goals for the club in a 3-1 win over Qarabağ in the Europa League last week and followed that up with the only goal as Spurs beat Crystal Palace. Alderweireld will in all likelihood keep his place in the centre of the back-line, but Pochettino might go for Wimmer for this game to partner him. Arsenal play better as a team when Giroud is leading the frontline and linking up play between his teammates. Santi Cazorla, Francis Coquelin, Jack Wilshere and Tomas Rosicky are all hurt or suspended.
Midfield: Francis Coquelin has been ruled out after suffering a knee injury at the weekend and Mikel Arteta is favourite to replace the Frenchman in the holding role. Regardless, I think an entertaining match is in store as both sides will be desperate to win.
Aaron Ramsey was responsible for Arsenal’s 2013/14 season.
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“No, no, I’m not concerned”, he replied when asked about Kane’s barren spell.
