Spurs are Cursed

Carling Cup time, and the boys faced their neighbours, Spurs. Despite starting their best 11, Spurs still did not manage to beat Arsenal. Mind you, if you take out Gilberto, the average age of the team would be about 20. So it was safe to say that Spurs' best could only draw with Arsenal's boys.

A draw is never any sort of advantage in any semifinal game. It brings about tension and also tends to slightly favour the home side for the return leg. However if this game is anything to go by, the white half of London will find it tough to break these incredible young individuals.

Seeing Van Persie start was a very good sign for Arsenal fans. However he may have been rushed back to soon. This lad should be treat with care and caution for him to fully recover from his injuries once and for all. I rather lose him for the rest of the season than to lose him every other 3 months or so.

Spurs have plenty of the share of possession, something that maybe Arsenal faithful are not quite used to. Which was maybe the reason alot of the players found it hard to get going. Traore showed that last match against Burnley was just an hiccup. Justin Hoyte really deserves a special mention. He has been fantastic, not only to the club but also to disgruntled players like Diarra. Moving from right-back to center-half, he was never fazed by the situation of marking Berbatov and Keane. He has been a real professional this season when he's not playing and has put his best foot forward when he has.

There's just so much positives that can be taken from this match. The future custodian in goal looks very assured. Add that to a very English bench, I'm sure Capello won't be complaining.