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FA Cup final 2015: Lawro's lowdown on Arsenal v Aston Villa
I see Saturday's FA Cup final as being an open game because Aston Villa will realise their best chance of winning is if they go at Arsenal.
They could not buy a goal under previous boss Paul Lambert but, under Tim Sherwood, attacking has become Villa's strength.
Surely they will not want to just sit deep and wait for the Gunners to come at them, because I don't think they will hold out for long if they do.
The more men they commit forward, the more dangerous Villa look.
It is the same for Arsenal - we know Arsene Wenger loves to play expansive attacking football and hopefully both teams will go for it to give us an entertaining final.
Gunners should go with Giroud up front
Giroud has scored 14 goals in 27 Premier League games this season. Benteke has 13 in 29
Attack-wise, Arsenal look very strong. They also have a lot of competition for places, which is something you cannot have enough of.
Theo Walcott was played up front and down the middle in the Gunners' final Premier League game of the season against West Brom and scored a hat-trick.
But I would still stick with Olivier Giroud up front against Villa. He gives Arsenal a presence up front that none of their other players can offer and holds the ball up much better than Walcott could ever do.
Arsenal - FA Cup final facts
This will be Arsenal's 19th FA Cup final, a record for any team. They already share the record of 11 with Manchester United for most final wins.
Saturday will be Arsenal's 40th appearance at Wembley (old and new stadium combined), again more than any other team
Wenger has reached the FA Cup semi-final 10 times and this is his seventh final. He has won five of his six previous finals - putting him level with former United boss Sir Alex Ferguson
Olivier Giroud has scored seven and assisted four goals in his 13 FA Cup appearances and has scored in each of his last three games against Villa.
I can see Walcott as playing as a central striker and sometimes on his own, but he is more suitable for that role in away league games, when Arsenal are seeing less of the ball.
They should have more possession than Villa on Saturday and, if Wenger goes with Giroud, he can pay different people off him - including Walcott.
I know Giroud gets criticised for missing chances but all strikers do that. People also say he is not an Arsenal-type of player but I don't think that is right.
He is exactly the sort of player they need, because he gives them something different.
People say Villa striker Christian Benteke is such a threat because he is so good in the air and can also score with his feet.
But the same can be said for Giroud. He might have missed a few chances in the Champions League against Monaco but, in the Premier League, he has scored more goals in fewer starts than Benteke.
Villa need to find a way to feed Benteke
Benteke has scored 12 goals in his last 12 games for Villa after only managing three in his previous 21
The big Belgian striker is in good form and can obviously hurt any team. Arsenal are right to fear him.
But he will need service on Saturday - without it, he cannot hurt the Gunners.
Villa need to find some width and whip some crosses in for him but my worry is whether they will get enough possession in those areas to do that sort of damage.
Aston Villa - FA Cup final facts
Only George Ramsay (six with Aston Villa between 1887 and 1920) has won the FA Cup as a manager more times than Arsene Wenger.
Villa have played in the FA Cup final 10 times, winning seven, making them the fourth-most successful side in the competition (Tottenham have won eight finals).
Villa's last appearance in a final was in 2000 when they lost 1-0 to Chelsea. Villa last won the FA Cup in 1957.
Christian Benteke has scored three goals in his last three appearances against Arsenal.
They have threats from elsewhere, though. One of the biggest compliments I can pay Sherwood for the difference he has made since taking over is that stopping Villa is no longer just a case of stopping Benteke.
Tom Cleverley, Jack Grealish and Fabian Delph all look to get forward from midfield, and Gabriel Agbonlahor's fitness is also a big boost for them.
Including Benteke, Villa have five players who are good enough to win lots of games for them.
Whether they are good enough to beat Arsenal in the FA Cup final will depend on how much of the ball they have.
What would FA Cup defence mean for Arsenal?
Arsene Wenger lifts the FA Cup for the first time in 1998 (l) and for the fifth time last year (r)
Wenger has lifted the FA Cup five times - in 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2014
Retaining the FA Cup would mean more than just winning another trophy for Arsenal and their manager Arsene Wenger.
It is a competition that Wenger has always valued - he won the 1998 FA Cup to complete the Double in his first full season in English football.
Victory on Saturday would make him the first post-war manager to win the FA Cup six times but it would also give his side a real platform for more success to come.
The Gunners only finished third in the Premier League this season but they are getting better - they have improved since last year and Wenger has become more and more adventurous with his signings over the last 18 months or so.
If he is as ambitious again with the players he brings in this summer, then they will be a lot closer to the title next season.
Will FA Cup win be icing on the cake for Villa?
Sherwood has won seven and drawn one of his 15 games as Villa boss
Whatever happens at Wembley, Villa's fans can also look forward with plenty of optimism.
Their run to the final is an example of how taking the FA Cup seriously can benefit your season.
There was lots of doom and gloom at Villa Park when they played their first tie, against Blackpool in round three in January. Under Paul Lambert, the team was not scoring goals and the fans were unhappy.
Tim Sherwood replaced Lambert in February and has got rid of the fear factor that was holding Villa back.
He has done the job he was brought in to do and kept Villa up, but it was their progress in the Cup that helped lift the tension around the team.
Some people call the competition a distraction for struggling sides but it has taken Villa only five ties to get to this stage.
That's about 11% of the total matches they have played this season. That is nothing really, but it has made an amazing difference to their players' confidence and the way the whole team plays.
Who will win?
The current FA Cup trophy is actually the fourth in the 143-year history of the FA Cup. It has been used since 1992
I am backing Arsenal to win on Saturday but I am a little bit reticent because the Gunners do forget to turn up at Wembley on occasions, especially when they are favourites.
I remember them putting in a poor performance when they lost the 2011 League Cup final against Birmingham and they did not really get going in this year's FA Cup semi-final against Reading.
In last season's final they got off to a terrible start against Hull before fighting back from 2-0 to win and I don't think they will find it easy against Aston Villa either.
Hup Gunners !
FA Cup final 2015: Lawro's lowdown on Arsenal v Aston Villa
I see Saturday's FA Cup final as being an open game because Aston Villa will realise their best chance of winning is if they go at Arsenal.
They could not buy a goal under previous boss Paul Lambert but, under Tim Sherwood, attacking has become Villa's strength.
Surely they will not want to just sit deep and wait for the Gunners to come at them, because I don't think they will hold out for long if they do.
The more men they commit forward, the more dangerous Villa look.
It is the same for Arsenal - we know Arsene Wenger loves to play expansive attacking football and hopefully both teams will go for it to give us an entertaining final.
Gunners should go with Giroud up front
Giroud has scored 14 goals in 27 Premier League games this season. Benteke has 13 in 29
Attack-wise, Arsenal look very strong. They also have a lot of competition for places, which is something you cannot have enough of.
Theo Walcott was played up front and down the middle in the Gunners' final Premier League game of the season against West Brom and scored a hat-trick.
But I would still stick with Olivier Giroud up front against Villa. He gives Arsenal a presence up front that none of their other players can offer and holds the ball up much better than Walcott could ever do.
Arsenal - FA Cup final facts
This will be Arsenal's 19th FA Cup final, a record for any team. They already share the record of 11 with Manchester United for most final wins.
Saturday will be Arsenal's 40th appearance at Wembley (old and new stadium combined), again more than any other team
Wenger has reached the FA Cup semi-final 10 times and this is his seventh final. He has won five of his six previous finals - putting him level with former United boss Sir Alex Ferguson
Olivier Giroud has scored seven and assisted four goals in his 13 FA Cup appearances and has scored in each of his last three games against Villa.
I can see Walcott as playing as a central striker and sometimes on his own, but he is more suitable for that role in away league games, when Arsenal are seeing less of the ball.
They should have more possession than Villa on Saturday and, if Wenger goes with Giroud, he can pay different people off him - including Walcott.
I know Giroud gets criticised for missing chances but all strikers do that. People also say he is not an Arsenal-type of player but I don't think that is right.
He is exactly the sort of player they need, because he gives them something different.
People say Villa striker Christian Benteke is such a threat because he is so good in the air and can also score with his feet.
But the same can be said for Giroud. He might have missed a few chances in the Champions League against Monaco but, in the Premier League, he has scored more goals in fewer starts than Benteke.
Villa need to find a way to feed Benteke
Benteke has scored 12 goals in his last 12 games for Villa after only managing three in his previous 21
The big Belgian striker is in good form and can obviously hurt any team. Arsenal are right to fear him.
But he will need service on Saturday - without it, he cannot hurt the Gunners.
Villa need to find some width and whip some crosses in for him but my worry is whether they will get enough possession in those areas to do that sort of damage.
Aston Villa - FA Cup final facts
Only George Ramsay (six with Aston Villa between 1887 and 1920) has won the FA Cup as a manager more times than Arsene Wenger.
Villa have played in the FA Cup final 10 times, winning seven, making them the fourth-most successful side in the competition (Tottenham have won eight finals).
Villa's last appearance in a final was in 2000 when they lost 1-0 to Chelsea. Villa last won the FA Cup in 1957.
Christian Benteke has scored three goals in his last three appearances against Arsenal.
They have threats from elsewhere, though. One of the biggest compliments I can pay Sherwood for the difference he has made since taking over is that stopping Villa is no longer just a case of stopping Benteke.
Tom Cleverley, Jack Grealish and Fabian Delph all look to get forward from midfield, and Gabriel Agbonlahor's fitness is also a big boost for them.
Including Benteke, Villa have five players who are good enough to win lots of games for them.
Whether they are good enough to beat Arsenal in the FA Cup final will depend on how much of the ball they have.
What would FA Cup defence mean for Arsenal?
Arsene Wenger lifts the FA Cup for the first time in 1998 (l) and for the fifth time last year (r)
Wenger has lifted the FA Cup five times - in 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2014
Retaining the FA Cup would mean more than just winning another trophy for Arsenal and their manager Arsene Wenger.
It is a competition that Wenger has always valued - he won the 1998 FA Cup to complete the Double in his first full season in English football.
Victory on Saturday would make him the first post-war manager to win the FA Cup six times but it would also give his side a real platform for more success to come.
The Gunners only finished third in the Premier League this season but they are getting better - they have improved since last year and Wenger has become more and more adventurous with his signings over the last 18 months or so.
If he is as ambitious again with the players he brings in this summer, then they will be a lot closer to the title next season.
Will FA Cup win be icing on the cake for Villa?
Sherwood has won seven and drawn one of his 15 games as Villa boss
Whatever happens at Wembley, Villa's fans can also look forward with plenty of optimism.
Their run to the final is an example of how taking the FA Cup seriously can benefit your season.
There was lots of doom and gloom at Villa Park when they played their first tie, against Blackpool in round three in January. Under Paul Lambert, the team was not scoring goals and the fans were unhappy.
Tim Sherwood replaced Lambert in February and has got rid of the fear factor that was holding Villa back.
He has done the job he was brought in to do and kept Villa up, but it was their progress in the Cup that helped lift the tension around the team.
Some people call the competition a distraction for struggling sides but it has taken Villa only five ties to get to this stage.
That's about 11% of the total matches they have played this season. That is nothing really, but it has made an amazing difference to their players' confidence and the way the whole team plays.
Who will win?
The current FA Cup trophy is actually the fourth in the 143-year history of the FA Cup. It has been used since 1992
I am backing Arsenal to win on Saturday but I am a little bit reticent because the Gunners do forget to turn up at Wembley on occasions, especially when they are favourites.
I remember them putting in a poor performance when they lost the 2011 League Cup final against Birmingham and they did not really get going in this year's FA Cup semi-final against Reading.
In last season's final they got off to a terrible start against Hull before fighting back from 2-0 to win and I don't think they will find it easy against Aston Villa either.
Hup Gunners !
Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
Zit al een tijdje te genieten.quote:Op zaterdag 30 mei 2015 10:44 schreef borisz het volgende:
En verder de hele dag Cupfinal dingen op de BBC
Om 14.00 uur een mooie documentaire.
Heerlijk zo'n zaterdag. Kunnen we hier wat van leren.
Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
Kut kut en nog eens kut, moet alles vanavond missen. Ook die van Dortmund 
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Zonder wrijving geen glans
Snel zappen.quote:
50 grootste momenten van de FA CUP nu op BBC2
Villa, Cantona, Faurboroufhg, Jon Barnes,Wimbledon, Sunderland, Arsenal Man U, Stanley Mattews, White Horse,
Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
Shit man. Ik zit nu al te genieten en dat gaat heel de dag door __O_quote:
Kut kut en nog eens kut, moet alles vanavond missen. Ook die van Dortmund
Moet je werken ?
Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
Nee, ik heb me laten verleiden om naar de toppers te gaanquote:
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Shit man. Ik zit nu al te genieten en dat gaat heel de dag door __O_
Moet je werken ?
Ach, zal ook best vermakelijk zijn......
Zonder wrijving geen glans
Je zakt nu wel in m'n aanzien.quote:
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Nee, ik heb me laten verleiden om naar de toppers te gaan
Ach, zal ook best vermakelijk zijn......
Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
Het feit dat het in de Arena is, moet dat aanzien toch wel weer doen stijgen.quote:
Zonder wrijving geen glans
Ik heb op het gras van de Kuip gestaan. Maar dat was wel vier uur lang genieten van Bruce Springsteen.quote:
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Het feit dat het in de Arena is, moet dat aanzien toch wel weer doen stijgen.
Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
Schakel helaas nu pas in, ziet er geweldig uit.quote:
50 grootste momenten van de FA CUP nu op BBC2
Ik mis het zaterdagmiddag gevoel van vroeger. De FA Cup Final hoort om 16:00 te beginnen
Un dann rettet kein Kavallerie,
keine Zorro kümmert sich dodrömm.
Dä piss höchstens e " Zet " en der Schnie
keine Zorro kümmert sich dodrömm.
Dä piss höchstens e " Zet " en der Schnie
Op
Dat wil iedereen en toch blijft hij komen en zijn rotzooi delenquote:
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En dat wil ik eigenlijk ook wel zo houden.
Ik heb zitten genieten. Geweldig. Zonde dat je het gemist hebt.quote:
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Schakel helaas nu pas in, ziet er geweldig uit.
Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
Dit is fijner. Amateurvoetbal eindigt om 16.15.quote:Op zaterdag 30 mei 2015 12:50 schreef Zorro het volgende:
Ik mis het zaterdagmiddag gevoel van vroeger. De FA Cup Final hoort om 16:00 te beginnen
Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
Hier kon ik op wachten.quote:
Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
quote:
Jullie worden steeds zieliger.Ga er niet eens meer op in.
Wil alleen nog zeggen grow up.
Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
Doei. Lekker naar het centrale FA-cup topic. In het vervolg ook geen finale topics meer openjen van andere toernooien. Of iemand anders dan de pispaal Tong moet hem openen.quote:
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En dat wil ik eigenlijk ook wel zo houden.
Doe zelf eens je best om iets van VBL te maken.
Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
Geef eens voorbeelden.quote:
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Dat wil iedereen en toch blijft hij komen en zijn rotzooi delen
Ik noem een Tony van Heemschut,een Loeki Knol,een Brammetje Biesterveld en natuurlijk een Japie Stobbe !
Oké, we zullen ons best doen.quote:
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Doei. Lekker naar het centrale FA-cup topic. In het vervolg ook geen finale topics meer openjen van andere toernooien. Of iemand anders dan de pispaal Tong moet hem openen.
Doe zelf eens je best om iets van VBL te maken.
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