Match Day Thread Hull City v Arsenal

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hullborn said:
My issue with Bruce is, as proved many times in the past.. Is say Maloney has a stormer against Arsenal tomorrow, or Maguire for example... will Bruce have them starting the next league game? No, he'll stick with the usual first 11.. He always says "this is a time for players to impress" but very rarely have I seen him actually put that into action.

Jak's performance is the perfect example, he had his best game for us, possibly his best game in his career and for me, why not let him in the next game against Ipswich?

Im not saying everytime a player has a great game, chop & switch the team up for the sake of it. But what is he showing the players by not including them in a league game when they've thoroughly impressed in the cup..

Tymon is another example, although he's young, he was great against Arsenal... so why not let him start at left back and push Robertson into the left wing role where Clucas has been under performing recently..

You just get the idea that Bruce has his mind made up about who will play and no matter who really shines in the cup, they've got very little chance of starting a league game.
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I'm concerned with how he has treated Hayden this season, he's got to grips with the squad rotation issues he had before the New Year apart from that Bruce, for example you don't see poor Meyler being flogged like a Spanish donkey every game now. For some reason Hayden has vanished again though despite being an ideal replacement for Jake who seems to morph into Junior Lewis when he is doing extra workloads making up for Diame and Huddlestones slowness
 
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CANADATIGER said:
Hope Ramsey is on the bench as he always gives us trouble.
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That role applies to Santi Cazorla who thankfully wont be playing. SG always plays well against us.

Same team as the first game imho. They deserve it. Aluko to come on at some point.

Everything points to an away win. If only football was as simple as that. <laugh>
 
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Blaknamberblood said:
reserves champing at the bit to get a game in, cold Tuesday night up north, Wenger claiming that he`s not under any pressure, it`s got all the makings of an upset, oh how i`d giggle, c`mon city do `em.
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I'd love it if we beat them, love it! Must be the anniversary of Keegan saying that as I've heard it a few times today. We did over Leicester and Swansea so we can do over Arsenal, that Swansea match was reminiscent of an Arsenal team in full flight as they truly battered us and we had the Jak in crazy mode yet still won.
 
Love to beat them its a one off home game so although not expected it can be done and if not its back to the league and a Saturday home game again at last.
 
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The FA website is a bit disrespectful to us as it shows the quarter final as being a Sunday game against Watford, with just a side note saying it will be Saturday if we beat Arsenal.
 
Well, I normally do NOT do MORNINGS. I usually rise about mid-day but shall make the effort and set the alarm for 5.55am. Fortunately, I will NOT have to get out of bed as the match is 'live' on good old SKY. Think the Gunners will be too strong for us and will win 2-0 but I shall nevertheless cheer my team on.
 
I'd be a lot more confident if their Barcelona game wasn't now a dead rubber. The FA cup is now their only chance of a trophy this season they'll put a strong side out.
 
TigerRoo said:
Well, I normally do NOT do MORNINGS. I usually rise about mid-day but shall make the effort and set the alarm for 5.55am. Fortunately, I will NOT have to get out of bed as the match is 'live' on good old SKY. Think the Gunners will be too strong for us and will win 2-0 but I shall nevertheless cheer my team on.
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It's on BT Sport in the UK. Do Sky have the rights to televise the FA Cup overseas?
 
FA cup has been Arsenal's 'champions league' for years now, all their eggs are firmly in the FA cup basket so I expect them to take it more seriously than us. That said, tonight is virtually a free shot for us, a real nothing to lose match with no pressure, where as it's anything but for them.
 
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