Carabao Cup Final 2026: Manchester City v Arsenal 22/03 4.30pm - Sold Out

[bluesmith]

I thought 724 was the number of accessibility tickets each club gets on top of their allocation?

Nope additional allocation arsenal received

 

[bluesmith]

They were given them at the start ,see there ticket info.

No they weren't, they updated the original article hence why it says additional allocation.

 

[Ban-jani]

We need to have a serious plan on how to deal with their corners. Packing the box with all our players won’t work.

This is the time our “set piece” coach needs to earn his keep - at last.

Our set pieces; corners; defensive work at corners are all dire

Put our small players near half way line to get some of their players out of the box maybe???

Trafford will likely start as he’s obviously our cup keeper but also, he’s stronger on crosses than Donna, which will help. He needs to come out and catch everything.

 

[smith_tommy]

We need to have a serious plan on how to deal with their corners. Packing the box with all our players won’t work.

This is the time our “set piece” coach needs to earn his keep - at last.

Our set pieces; corners; defensive work at corners are all dire

Put our small players near half way line to get some of their players out of the box maybe???

We dealt with them very well in the game at the Emirates earlier this season - shame to an extent Trafford will play as Gigi will be better dealing with that threat, as he also did for PSG twice last year.

 

[Chappie]

No they weren't, they updated the original article hence why it says additional allocation.

I beg to differ.
It was on their info on the first day,stating that they had 31000 plus tickets plus a additional 724.
The team that gets the east stand always get a few more initially.

 

[bluesmith]

I beg to differ.
It was on their info on the first day,stating that they had 31000 plus tickets plus a additional 724.
The team that gets the east stand always get a few more initially.

We"ll have to disagree then as it definitely wasn't on the original release from Arsenal hence why it says additional.

 

[PitchInvader BHA away1983]

We need to have a serious plan on how to deal with their corners. Packing the box with all our players won’t work.

This is the time our “set piece” coach needs to earn his keep - at last.

Our set pieces; corners; defensive work at corners are all dire

Put our small players near half way line to get some of their players out of the box maybe???

Erling and Anton on the half way line every corner, will get Gabriel, Timber and Saliva , out of there box , every corner :0)

Monaco and Chelsea did it to them earlier in the season and it seemed to have a positive effect against this tactic???

IMO

 

[supercity88]

We need to have a serious plan on how to deal with their corners. Packing the box with all our players won’t work.

This is the time our “set piece” coach needs to earn his keep - at last.

Our set pieces; corners; defensive work at corners are all dire

Put our small players near half way line to get some of their players out of the box maybe???

The only way to do it is to leave players up the pitch. A couple of teams have done it and it's sterilised their threat. They put the ball right down the keeper's throat but block him and everyone else off. It's Gabriel, Saliba and Timber who tend to be the biggest threats. So whilst Haaland and Semenyo are good in the air, stick them on the halfway line and see whether Arsenal still commit so many forwards.

Make it less chaotic and busy in the box so the keeper has an easier way of coming to punch the ball if our defenders don't clear it.

 

[Ivan Lentil]

We dealt with them very well in the game at the Emirates earlier this season - shame to an extent Trafford will play as Gigi will be better dealing with that threat, as he also did for PSG twice last year.

Can we re-sign Eric Nixon on a short term contract for the final and give him the remit of clearing every fucker out of his path when their first corner comes in. That might discourage from them from their clever little tricks.

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

Send up a player to grapple with their goalie. It will be comical and will be impossible for the ref to keep an eye on. The player could wrestle the goalie to the ground and if our goalie catches it and clears the ball upfield their goalie will still be in a state of WTF just happened shock and won’t be concentrating on the game as much therefore making it easier for us to score on the counter.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Tremendous help from the OSC with Wembley tickets yet again. Going above and beyond.

 

[Pontypool Blue]

Anyone got their tx in their wallet yet?
I'm going overseas for 2 weeks and don't return until the morning of the game, don't know if having phone out of the UK will affect receiving it.

 

[NJMCFC184]

Anyone got their tx in their wallet yet?
I'm going overseas for 2 weeks and don't return until the morning of the game, don't know if having phone out of the UK will affect receiving it.

Sent out 5 days before game

 

[Alfie Budd]

Anyone got their tx in their wallet yet?
I'm going overseas for 2 weeks and don't return until the morning of the game, don't know if having phone out of the UK will affect receiving it.

Tickets are sent by email. Even if you’re out of the country you’ll be fine providing you have data roaming switched on or access to wi-fi.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Can we re-sign Eric Nixon on a short term contract for the final and give him the remit of clearing every fucker out of his path when their first corner comes in. That might discourage from them from their clever little tricks.

We’ll have to bring back Steve Redmond too, to replace Nixon in the nets when he is sent off for punching one of them!

 

[Maccblue]

We’ll have to bring back Steve Redmond too, to replace Nixon in the nets when he is sent off for punching one of them!

Was it Mark Bright or Ian Wright he punched ?

 

[Sky Blue Thinking]

Was it Mark Bright or Ian Wright he punched ?

Bright, pretty sure Nixon had his nose broken that day.

 

[stonerblue]

The only way to do it is to leave players up the pitch. A couple of teams have done it and it's sterilised their threat. They put the ball right down the keeper's throat but block him and everyone else off. It's Gabriel, Saliba and Timber who tend to be the biggest threats. So whilst Haaland and Semenyo are good in the air, stick them on the halfway line and see whether Arsenal still commit so many forwards.

Make it less chaotic and busy in the box so the keeper has an easier way of coming to punch the ball if our defenders don't clear it.

Semenyo and bernardo stay up. Need Haaland defending

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Erling and Anton on the half way line every corner, will get Gabriel, Timber and Saliva , out of there box , every corner :0)

Monaco and Chelsea did it to them earlier in the season and it seemed to have a positive effect against this tactic???

IMO

Said this since the fuckers started with all this shit. Give them something to think about on the counter. Doku Haaland and Semenyo ready for the long punt up the pitch. They'd soon have them defenders back. Anti football wankers!

 

[levets]

We need to have a serious plan on how to deal with their corners. Packing the box with all our players won’t work.

This is the time our “set piece” coach needs to earn his keep - at last.

Our set pieces; corners; defensive work at corners are all dire

Put our small players near half way line to get some of their players out of the box maybe???

Pep needs to create a stink about holding and barging at corners, like Arnie Slot has. It’s fucking horrible to see. I remember SWP giving away a penalty at Stoke and it was nowhere near as bad as it is now. Bernie needs to rein it in as well, only a matter of time….