FA Cup Final
Why Arsenal will beat Man Utd in Cardiff By Myles Palmer
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ARSENAL will beat Man United in the FA Cup Final.
United have the bulldog genius but Rooney is not scoring because van Nistelrooy is the wrong partner for him.
United have not scored so many goals this season.
Their defence has put them third and got them to this final.
ARSENAL have looked much better than United for the past two months.
Senderos has stabilised the team.
Gilberto came back and that released Vieira, who is more of a playmaker-goalscorer now, rather than a ballwinner.
JENS LEHMANN looked sharp in the 2-1 defeat at Birmingham.
Sol Campbell looked sharp.
Dennis looked powerful and motivated.
Arsene said, " You could see in the 50-50s that we were not really in there."
Exactly what I thought on the first goal.
A scramble after a Pennant corner and Cole did not go in hard for the loose ball which broke back to Pandiani and he poked it in for 1-0 in 80 minutes.
Bergkamp made it 1-1 in 88 from a Vieira lob and then Pandiani won the flick-on in front of Sol and Senderos hesitated and Heskey banged in the winner in 90.
THE ONLY THING that worries me about the final is the switch of the left-footed Senderos to right centreback.
Senderos is the most two-footed centreback for years.
But he is much more comfortable in his natural position on the left. Which is where Sol, a right-footed player, prefers to play.
Yes, Senderos can handle it. But it creates small uncertainties and small uncertainties can cost big goals.
ONE THING I have noticed about the last six months is that I can usually tell when Arsenal will lose.
I backed them to lose in Munich and they lost 3-1. I backed them to lose to Man United at Highbury and they lost 4-2.
This time I will back them to beat United whether Thierry plays or not.
It is not about one player. When Henry plays they gain something. When he does not play, they gain something else.
Arsenal are stronger in goal, stronger in midfield, and have more options in attack.
Pires scores more goals than Giggs or Scholes.
Also, Arsene Wenger is at his best when he has five days to prepare for a match.
That is why Arsenal play well in cup finals.
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ARSENAL will beat Man United in the FA Cup Final.
United have the bulldog genius but Rooney is not scoring because van Nistelrooy is the wrong partner for him.
United have not scored so many goals this season.
Their defence has put them third and got them to this final.
ARSENAL have looked much better than United for the past two months.
Senderos has stabilised the team.
Gilberto came back and that released Vieira, who is more of a playmaker-goalscorer now, rather than a ballwinner.
JENS LEHMANN looked sharp in the 2-1 defeat at Birmingham.
Sol Campbell looked sharp.
Dennis looked powerful and motivated.
Arsene said, " You could see in the 50-50s that we were not really in there."
Exactly what I thought on the first goal.
A scramble after a Pennant corner and Cole did not go in hard for the loose ball which broke back to Pandiani and he poked it in for 1-0 in 80 minutes.
Bergkamp made it 1-1 in 88 from a Vieira lob and then Pandiani won the flick-on in front of Sol and Senderos hesitated and Heskey banged in the winner in 90.
THE ONLY THING that worries me about the final is the switch of the left-footed Senderos to right centreback.
Senderos is the most two-footed centreback for years.
But he is much more comfortable in his natural position on the left. Which is where Sol, a right-footed player, prefers to play.
Yes, Senderos can handle it. But it creates small uncertainties and small uncertainties can cost big goals.
ONE THING I have noticed about the last six months is that I can usually tell when Arsenal will lose.
I backed them to lose in Munich and they lost 3-1. I backed them to lose to Man United at Highbury and they lost 4-2.
This time I will back them to beat United whether Thierry plays or not.
It is not about one player. When Henry plays they gain something. When he does not play, they gain something else.
Arsenal are stronger in goal, stronger in midfield, and have more options in attack.
Pires scores more goals than Giggs or Scholes.
Also, Arsene Wenger is at his best when he has five days to prepare for a match.
That is why Arsenal play well in cup finals.
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