Arsene Wenger
Incidentally the last time Burnley played Arsenal in the League Cup was also in the 5th Round 41 years ago. It was at the time when replays were allowed, the first match was at Turf Moor on Wednesday 29th November 1967, played in front of a crowd of 16,032, the game finished 3-3 the Burnley goals coming from Lochhead, O'Neil, and Irvine. The replay was on the following Tuesday 5th December when Arsenal went through in front of a crowd of 36,570 by 2 goals to 1, Willie Irvine scoring the Burnley goal. Since the draw which was made last Saturday, there has been much debate about the merits of the tie, just shows how high the expectations are amongst Clarets supporters these days when a cup tie against one of the Premierships so called top four doesn't seem to capture the imagination like it used to do. Personally I am very pleased with the prospects of Burnley playing the Arsenal youngsters, and I also think we have a good chance of progressing, after all how many youngsters will relish the thoughts of making the long midweek journey up North on a cold winters December night, and facing a game against a very tough Burnley side. I just wonder how many of the so called elite will NOT be wearing gloves. As an aside this game will allow us to see how far last seasons Arsenal loanee Mark Randall has progressed since returning to his club. Come on Burnley you can just do this. |
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