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Can Arsenal Secure A Semi-Final Spot?! | Match Preview | Arsenal vs Crystal Palace

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[Applause] hi welcome along to aftv once again let’s piig up nordvpn have you ever been yelling at your screen because the stream or show just buffers at the worst possible moment not with novpn and they’re offering AFV viewers four extra months on a 2-year plan just head over to North vpn.com AFV or click the link in the description below to grab this exclusive offer these guys are not missing around they’ve got the fastest VPN in the world forget about all the other providers nor VPN is nearly twice as fast and that’s what you need for that smooth uninterrupted action grab the deal right now at north vpn.com for four extra months free on a 2-year plan and forget about that dreaded buffer wheel not to mention it’s risk- free with nor vpn’s 30-day money back guarantee thanks to North VPN for powering this video if you are traveling abs absolutely essential to get it we’re going to be over in Sierra Leon and I’ll tell you what nordvpn is going to keep me up to date with everything that’s happening in the Premier League so keeps you secure jump on to North VPN click the link in the description what can I say big game guys um you know caribo cup chance to get into the semifinals we know that the manager has been coming under a lot of criticism after the weekends game and this is a chance to sort of take his mind off the Premier League for a little bit um um and try and aim to win a trophy you know what I mean because there’s a lot of people who been say what if he doesn’t win a trophy this season well this is a trophy that we could definitely win we’ve got a home tie against Crystal Palace we’re playing them twice in one week so um I’m sure that’s going to have an effect on the team selection on both sides um and probably favors us more because we’re playing at home so you probably see I I don’t know I get a feeling Palace could make even more changes than us but where are you at with this game Crystal Palace at home Premier League sorry not Premier League caribo Cup ahead of the Premier League game listen it’s it’s a it’s a big chance for ARA to be in a semi-final Arsenal to be in a semi-final um but for me the caroba cup doesn’t decide a manage his fate win or lose it you know so regardless of a win that I expect to come on Wednesday night I’m still I’ve still got the feeling that you know we’re messing it up in the the biggest of all the Premier League you know last week against Monaco we went into it kind of deflated because we had just dropped points to Fuller minute and you saw me last week in the preview L I said I wasn’t up for it but we beat Monaco 3 and then it goes back to the Premier League and it’s a similar result to that fullin one a lack of creativity and now it’s kind of a another obstacle in our way before another Premier League tie against him so listen it’s a big chance for us to get to the semis we should get to the semis we were blessed with the tie a home tie against Palace when you consider Tottenham United Liverpool are still in the the competition we got a good we got a good tie out of it we should win it it’s just you know even if we go and win it like we should two three nil that dark cloud is still going to be hovering come Crystal Palace away on Saturday cuz it’s going to be a very different game I’m with you I think Palace are going to make changes on Wednesday I expect an Eddie to start against us but on Saturday I think they’ll go full strength and when you’re playing away under the lights because it gets dark here at like 4 five now yeah it’s a it’s a different game but let’s go do what we have to do on Wednesday yeah and I mean you want to into that game against Palace in the Premier League with a win don’t you you want to go in there with a confidence boost you want to like sort of put a bit of Doubt into Crystal palace’s mind and also for Arsenal a team that’s not been scoring goals enough goals from open Play we’ve been criticized for that you want to see some free flowing football goals riging in to get that confidence don’t you yeah absolutely and for me this is a big game um I think this a big game you spoke earlier Robbie about the manager being under a little bit of pressure uh we’re not going as well in the league as we would like so the caraba cup is a welcome distraction for me it’s a game that we need to win it’s a big game when you say welcome distraction though it’s the same team so you know I mean we’re going to be playing them in the caribo cup then again on on the Saturday do you think that adds extra significance to it the fact that he’s coming up against the same opposition not really to be honest I think he needs to look at the game in isolation I think he needs to look at the game in terms of we need to win a trophy this season the Carib cup is probably the least of the priorities well not you know probably is that being said though the manager’s not won a trophy now well he’s won one trophy in his five years here he’ll be I’m sure he’ll be looking at this game on Wednesday and saying listen we need to win it get into the semi-final and it’s a big opportunity to go on and win a competition which let’s face it we’ve not won since the 1990s so big game for me yep I mean listen for a manager if you can Bank One trophy regardless of whether you say the importance of it and that and we know that the caribo cup is the least least important trophy to win but if you can bank that and say right I’ve got a trophy at least even though he still under loads of pressure in the league at least that takes a little pressure off in it because you’ve won something for the fans yeah because it does take a little pressure off because you know the first argument back in if we give our Teter any credit is what do he want now there’s a lot of people that still hold the carob cup High and you know they still rate it and and I understand that there is history behind it but for me you know what it is you know when you dream of a steak going into a season and then you end up with biscuits in February you’re not happy are you you know you’re not happy and that’s what it would be but when you’re starving in January you’ll take biscuits in February but that you forget that you wanted steak in August so it’s just this is the roller coaster we’re on Biscuit the steak it’s Rich tea biscuit there ain’t no chocolate on it there ain’t no caramel inside it it’s just Rich tea plain biscuits no tea hot water that’s what carob cup is it’s nice it’s a trophy and it’ll stop people saying what have you want I get that but the reality is you remember my interview after the FA Cup winning I forgot which one it was but we’ve done it at box Park and I said listen this is massive you know it’s a big trophy for us but let’s not forget that we need to be challenging and winning Premier Leagues so I think carabal cup I welcome it I want it well we should be in a semi-final come January but once you win it in February we’re all looking at May and what we’re going to do in May so let’s let’s do what we have to do and hope for a good draw in the semis how important is a performance in this game you know what it is um in terms of Cup competitions the performance doesn’t always uh have to be great it’s all about getting through to the next round so I’m not particularly um you know hyped up about the performance having to be great even though IE even though as I said it’s ahead of playing the same opposition again on the weekend yeah even taking that into account because I’m the type of person that even if we eek out two mediocre one0 wins against Crystal Palace as long as we achieve the aims I’d be happy with that to be honest obviously we want to see the team play fluent uh fast flowing goal scoring football but at the end of the day a win is a win is a win as I always say all right well listen I think one of the most interesting things about this game come Wednesday is going to be what will the team be you know what I mean because obviously game on the weekend but not only that you’re playing the same team twice now do you go strong and just say right you know I mean you put it all out there and say right we’re going to go strong and this is the team going to play you in both games or do you make lots of changes for say this game and holding back the strongest team you know to the weekend and is this an opportunity for some other players because we’ve been seeing a lot of the main players getting a lot of grief and a lot of stick is this an opportunity for some of those I wouldn’t even call him Fringe players but players that ain’t really got a lot of starts to to come in there and say to the manager start me on the weekend I mean what team would you go with run me through run me through your team think you got to mix it up Rob man um okay let me obviously we’re going to have probably Ray and goal yeah probably Ray and goal I get Net’s cup I wouldn’t be against setford yeah I wouldn’t be against it I think he’s he’s a keeper that comes in with high regard at such a young age it’s the only competition he can play ultimately carab upup has taken more importance now that’s the thing I wouldn’t mind to see evil ra play I don’t think that should Define the game um the back line I’m going this is interesting now because definitely not Gabrielle because it was a muscle injury that kept him out I believe hamstring was that and you don’t want to risk it so I’d say give your start have that conversation with the manager though and say look you know how you feeling because to me anyway sorry or CBA I think CBA ever present and I don’t expect a difficult night ahe so CBA Kio leis Skelly retains the left back position right back I can’t I want to give Timber a little rest as well I want to just take him out not saying he’s tired but he’s a player that’s come back from inj V for that game on the weekend but all we’ve got now is Josh Nichols to back him up in that cuz I’m not putting part right back either you know Ben White’s out injured Tommy asu’s out injured so options are limited so I’d say Nicholls all right your Midfield georgino Marino maner okay and up front an embarrassment of riches is crazy um I’d probably start have up top right jayus on the right Sterling on the left okay let’s get yours what would you go for I’m pretty much with uh Turkish although I would have party in at right back I think we’ve not seen Josh Nichols much this season it’s quarterfinal of a big competition I think it might be a little unfair on him actually to just bring him in at this stage so I would go party the rest of the lineup you named is um much where I’d go with yeah I hear that it’s not a bad line I I mean I think that right back position is a problem because parte as well you know I mean you kind of want to be holding in back for the the the game on the weekend as well you know what I mean for that Premier League game he missed the game not long ago yeah yeah and he was sort of like a player that seems to me that even if you notice against Monaco he didn’t start that game because they were obviously holding him back for the the game at the weekend and yeah again conversations might need to be had you might need along with a medical staff and say look you know um two games in a week and let’s face it it’s not just any two games it’s going to be two games of intensity because I expect Palace to come here yes they’re going to make changes yeah exactly it’s a London Derby they’re going to have a lot of fans there they’re not going to want to Chu this away cuz I’m pretty sure Palace well they should be anyway they’ be looking at this competition thinking look we’ve got a chance of winning this too so and you know and and expect them as well to come here and play like we’ve seen the last two teams that have had success against us even though those games have been draws and by the way let’s remember that if they could take it to the end of the game and it’s a draw it goes down to penalties so a draw taking taking a game like this to a draw ain’t even a bad shout for a team like Palace so they might go very defensive would we have enough to break them down with those selections you guys have gone for it looks bleak is it you know I just told you my lineup and as you two started talking I started thinking about my lineup and thinking oh my gosh do you think will make a load of changes though I think that they will they make some changes I don’t think they I don’t think they’ll play like um Eddie starting and he hasn’t started in a little while yeah I feel they will I I feel I could see I could see them leaving out you should they leave out e and all them I don’t think they will A’s just come back from an injury I could see I’m saying that probably you could it wouldn’t surprise me those players start on the bench because for them as well well the most important game for them um they’re going to think and the more winnable game for them is going to be the weekend and remember even though they well I think listen from Palace perspective I think they’re probably listen um they were on a very poor runner form but I think they’re unbeaten in their last four they’ve kind of Switched things around a little bit they’re playing a little bit better but I think if you had an honest conversation with a palace fan even though they’ll be at home for the Premier League game I think they might be targeting this game as a more winable one given they think make a load of changes I don’t know because I I I think that Palace would look on it I I I always think about what’s the manager and the ownership of that club going to be thinking they want to stay in the Premier League right especially the manager is going to be thinking we’re at home you know we saw that they didn’t arsal didn’t travel well when they went to Fulham so I need my key guys for that e who was injured for a while has just come back recently will they risk him right from the start in caribo cup for the cuz if he got an injury and then he’s out for the weekend you know what I mean and I think you know same with artera he’s going to be targeting that game on the weekend even more mhm I mean let me get let me get it from you two which game would you rather you’re only allowed say someone said to you right now you can only have one of them victories in one of those games which game would it be obviously we want to win both but you know I’m just it’s an interesting that’s a very uncomfortable question you know uncomfortable because not winning on Saturday is more damning but I feel like we’ve caused enough damage in the in the league already that we’re not going to do it whereas win a win tomorrow gets us into a semi-final win you you say that about damage in the league but it’s really weird that like even speaking to a Liverpool fan earlier he’s he’s like this is wide back open again because you know what are we off the top now like points off the top they got a gameing hand we know but I think we’re seeing that you know couple draws for a team everybody’s kind of right back in it again so can I stick my neck out and say that given that there’s 21 games left to go in the Premier League and already we’re a little bit behind um and the fact that you know the a win here could lead us to winning a trophy I’ll probably take the Caro I know I kind of feel uncomfortable saying that but yeah all about but this is what I mean about the worth of the caroba cup and how it doesn’t decide your fate because we could win tomorrow against Palace go through to a semi you don’t beat Palace on the weekend and drop points again it does it goes from a title race to a top four race to crisis real quick and that form I I think if it came down to one of them listen I I desperately want to win both for me it’s Saturday right because I don’t think it’s completely over yet I think listen I think we’re teetering on it being over but if we win on Saturday and then you know remember Liverpool got to go away to Tottenham that ain’t going to be easy for them you know I mean um I still think there twist and turns in this title race but you’ve got to be involved and really we demand wins in both we demand to be we absolutely demand wins in both I mean listen if when that draw came out out of all the teams that left in it you know you know bar say maybe getting brenford at home and and brenford have been playing better than Palace this season you’d look on it and say at home against Palace that’s favorable you know um going away to Palace they’re want to you know they like you said beat their big rivals Brighton um on the weekend is impressive win as well that’s going to be a tough game but you know anyway I love you guys out there to let us know what what you think on that which one would you rather just as that we we all want both we all want both but you know um let me just uh get this from you guys I need predictions for this game all right um I’m going to go 2-n 2-0 to aome yeah from open Play I hope I hope so if I had to pick yeah both would be from open play but just win just get into the semi move I’m going to go 3-1 I think there might be goals in this game because I don’t think Palace will come there and deploy a low block I think I do actually think they’ll try and go for it I don’t think there’s no real point in doing the low block stuff for them um I think they’ll try and go for it they’ll open the game up a bit I think we’ll score three and I think they might get one if they do get one don’t want them to get one but if they do Let It Be Ed and K I I I do see a low block in both games this game and a game on thing I I do see Palace being very defensive in that game not maybe as bad as what we saw with Everton and and Fulham where they were like literally were Ultra defensive I don’t think they can quite have the tools to do that but I do see a lot of Defending from Palace um I think I’ll go with you 2-n I kind of like that but listen and here we have to win this game we have to respond and I think we did see like last week we saw a response when Arsenal did create a lot of chances in that game against Monaco and scored free so um I’m going to go for 2-0 what are you guys going for out there but listen certainly the next two games coming up against Crystal Palace are huge um caribo cup chance to get into the semi-final and chance to then you know stay in the title race at the weekend and the thing is the two games are almost joined because if you lose the caribo cup game what sort of vibe does that feed through to the game on the Saturday very very important game for more than one reason on Wednesday night and we got it covered there on aftv do we got big watch along to it and we’ll be speaking to fans after the game um also don’t forget nordvpn once again as I said at the start of the show click the link in the description absolutely essential when you’re traveling even if you’re not traveling keeps all of your data safe so click 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