Inches

[Tyler]

At the top level the difference between success and failure is inches.

We remember Istanbul as being such a great night but only for Shevchenko?s chance being saved by Dudek in extra time it may have been a glorious failure.

The semi final with garcia?s goal and Gudjonnsen?s miss at the very end also show this.

 

Put last night in context

We scored three goals, hit the crossbar, had a goal disallowed and still lost.

 

Everything Arsenal touched turned to gold

 

The pass to Baptista for the fifth goal was a fraction away from being intercepted

They scored a goal that should have been offside etc etc

 

I thought that when we kept all those clean sheets that we were not that great and got a bit of luck

After last night I think we missed out on some luck but were not all that bad

 

We were not played off the park. It was a naïve game from both sides ? free flowing football without any tactical nous. It could have finished up 8-5.

 

Freak result in a competition that is now seriously devalued

 

Hopefully players learn from this but remember the difference between success and failure is often inches.

 

In football it is all about taking your chances.

 

PS Does anybody think we badly need a defensive midfielder in the Didi mould

When is Momo due back?

[sean]

Momo is not in the Didi mould. Never will be.

[Guest ziggystardust]

it is what the adult world is truly measured by

[Tyler]

Momo is not in the Didi mould. Never will be.

 

I agree but at the moment he is all we have.

 

Any likely candidates out there for this role.

Campo?

[Sheida V]

I agree it is a freak result. I'm just glad this has happened in the League CUp. I don't agree with the team that played because even though it is the least of our priorities, it is still the QF stage and we are playing Arsenal. Still doesn't change the fact that with our best team we are playing really well at the moment.

[Guest Greasy Belcher]

Look on the bright side, now we can concentrate on laughing at Chelsea