Blues to face Gunners in Carling Cup Final
By keeperdream
@keeperdream (381)
United States
January 26, 2011 7:10pm CST
Birmingham defeated West Ham 3-1 in the second leg of their Carling Cup sem-final and will now face Arsenal, who defeated Ipswich to make it to the final.
Arsenal will by far be the favorites for this game, but there have been many upsets in the past and it can happen again. I think Arsenal will win though by a score of 2-0.
Who do you think will win? What are the chances of an upset for Birmingham?
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6 responses
@marcmm (1804)
• Malaysia
27 Jan 11
I think Arsenal will run riot during the final match.
It interesting who will Arsene pick for the final considering Barcelona matches in his head. And it also depend who they just met in the FA cup 5th run if they get through.
If Arsenal able to field their strongest squad, I confident Arsenal will win the match no lesser than 3 goals.
@keeperdream (381)
• United States
28 Jan 11
oh yeah i forgot arsenal might not use their first team. when is the barcelona game compared to this final? if it's close i bet arsenal will use their second team giving birmingham even more of a chance of winning.
@marcmm (1804)
• Malaysia
28 Jan 11
Barcelona game is on 16th february and 8th March. The fixture will be like this.
February;
16 - Barcelona (H)
19/20 - FA Cup 5th Round (If they qualify)
22 - Stoke (H)
27 - Birmingham (Carling Cup Final)
March;
5 - Sunderland (H)
8 - Barcelona (A)
The game between Barcelona is all going to be physical. Arsenal player woun't get an easy ride. they might expect they will get kick around. and this is want concern me more, injuries.
Not a very high profile match in between Barcelona game but a very demanding physically.
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
28 Jan 11
It was a fantastic come from back win for Birmingham. When West Ham scored first, and Birmingham fell behind 3-1, it looked like curtains to their ambitions. But the introduction of Zigic seemed to spark a great response from Birmingham and they went on to win 3-1 on the night and 4-3 on aggregate.
They will really need all of the same spirit to win the final against Arsenal.
Cheers!
Ram
@lucky119 (643)
• India
27 Jan 11
Arsenal should win this one comfortably. However, they should not be over confident.
If they manage to win this one, they will feel more confident in the league as well as the champions league. The players will give their all to win all.
Go Gunners Go.
