[Final CC 2011] Arsenal 1-2 Birmingham

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[Final CC 2011] Arsenal vs Birmingham City

[Final CC 2011] Arsenal vs Birmingham
Minggu, 27 Februari 2011
Kick Off : 23.00 WIB
Venue : Wembley Stadium

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Walcott to miss Carling Cup final
ESPNsoccernet - February 23, 2011

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed Theo Walcott sprained his ankle in the 1-0 win over Stoke and will miss Sunday's Carling Cup final against Birmingham.

Walcott was bundled over by Dean Whitehead on the edge of the box in the 68th minute, but referee Peter Walton waved play on. The 21-year-old stayed on the ground, clearly in pain, before being carried off on a stretcher to be replaced by Denilson.

"He has an ankle sprain and he is out for how long I cannot tell you, for Sunday he is definitely out,'' Wenger said.

The Frenchman also said Cesc Fabregas suffered a hamstring injury and will be assessed by the club on Thursday, having lasted just 14 minutes before being replaced by Andrey Arshavin.

''Fabregas is a hamstring problem, we will assess tomorrow, tonight it is impossible to say how serious,'' he added. ''It is of course a concern that he [Fabregas] is injured but it happens unfortunately. He was very upset. I am as well. But it is not his fault or mine. It is part of sport. 'It's strange when it happens early in the game but we have to face it. We did the job after that in a very professional way.''

Fabregas took to Twitter to vow he would do his utmost to be fit for the final.

He wrote: "I dont know if I'll make Sunday or not, but all I know is that from this moment to Sunday 16:30 I won't sleep if it's necessary. I've waited too long to captain a final for Arsenal and I won't give up till the last second."

Wenger also believes that his side showed a maturity tonight that has been lacking since he last won a league championship in 2004.

''I think we have matured, certainly, because we won a game tonight when we were less creative and fluent, with intelligence and calm and that is what has changed,'' he said. ''One or two years ago we would have dropped points. Tonight they said they couldn't make mistakes. We must take a lot of credit because of that.''

The result came as a relief after Sunday's 1-1 draw against Leyton Orient and Wenger urged his team to now kick on in the league.

''This kind of wins shows that your team is really hungry for success,'' he added. ''We were less sharp on the creative side but you could tell that my side didn't want to make a mistake and that was a very positive sign for me.''

Potters boss Tony Pulis was proud of the way his 10th-placed team held their own and was upset not to have grabbed a point.

''For the first 10 minutes we looked like rabbits in headlights,'' Pulis said. ''They looked like scoring from any phase of play and it looked as though it was going to be a long night. Gradually we got into the game and we were desperately disappointed not to get something from it in the end.''

The home crowd booed Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross every time he touched the ball because of the leg-breaking tackle he made on Gunners midfielder Aaron Ramsey at the Britannia Stadium this time last year.

This was the first time the two clubs had met since the game and Pulis was delighted with the way that the defender performed.

''He did smashing. I was really pleased with Ryan tonight,'' Pulis said. ''He didn't do anything wrong tonight. The incident with Ramsey was very unfortunate for two young players, for Ramsey because of the injury, and for Ryan too because of the tag he will have against him because of the tackle but he has just got on with his job.''

Wenger rules Fabregas out of final
February 24, 2011

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has been ruled out of the Carling Cup final with a hamstring injury.

But there was some good news for the Gunners when it was revealed Robin van Persie, Laurent Koscielny and Abou Diaby are expected to be available after they all missed the Stoke game.

Fabregas limped off after just 14 minutes of Wednesday night's 1-0 Premier League win over Stoke and will miss Sunday's clash with Birmingham at Wembley.

"It is a very small injury but certainly Cesc will be out for Sunday,'' manager Arsene Wenger told Arsenal's official website. "For how long [beyond that] I don't know, but definitely for Sunday.

"He is disappointed. We all feel sorry and sad for him. The only way we help him now is to win the Carling Cup as he contributed a lot in this competition.''

Wenger would not be drawn on the chances of Fabregas being fit for the second leg of Arsenal's Champions League tie with Barcelona on March 8.

"It is very difficult to give a deadline,'' Wenger added. "It is impossible.''

Theo Walcott will also miss the Carling Cup final after being carried off on a stretcher in the Stoke game.

"I saw him this morning,'' Wenger added. "He has a classic ankle sprain. We don't think there is any more damage to it, but it is still a sprain.

"We are sad for him too. He is out for Sunday and maybe one or two weeks more.''

Van Persie sat out the Stoke match with a hamstring problem, Koscielny was missing with a back problem and Diaby, who was suspended, should be fit after a calf complaint.

Wenger added: "All the three will be available. That's the good news. And everybody else is all right from the Stoke game too.''

[ecly_watchaa]

bakal piala lainnya nih selain emirates cup kekeke....
semoga gak kesandung...

[Andi Istiabudi]

Saya adalah fans Manchester United, namun untuk pertandingan ini saya dukung Arsenal deh, hehehe ...

[renandez]

Tanpa skipper fabregas dan walcott the gunners tetep jd unggulan dpet piala carling musim ini

[rondwisan]

C'mon Foster ....., get another Cup trophy ...
Pernah jadi pahlawan United nih di final Caeling bbrp tahun lalu ...

[arson pelipus]

mantappp...ayo birmingham buat kejutan,biar mereka ngga dapat trophy lagi......

[Ucup Carrick]

hmmm....
walcott ama cesc cedera yah...

gua lebih awas ama wilshere saat ini...

[marsel david]

hahah dua kunci permainan cedera.. come on birmingham

[dhodoadrian]

saya dukung the blues, mereka sulit dikalahkan musim ini di kelas tournament, tapi ada satu yang mengganjal pikiran saya, di forum arsenal ada gak yah taun kemaren kyk thread beginian?

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