By Richard Clarke
Arsène Wenger could be forced to draft in a couple of
first-team players for Tuesday's Carling Cup Semi-Final second
leg at White Hart Lane.
The Arsenal manager has a policy of playing squad players in this
competition. For example, in the first leg,
Justin Hoyte was the only starter to retain his place from the
previous Premiership game - and the former England Under-21
international has hardly been a regular in the top-flight this
term.
Wenger is without five players at the moment - three of them centre
back - and, as a result, he may employ some experience.
"The players who were on the bench at Fulham will play,"
he said. "But I will have to play one or two who played on
Saturday because we are short in numbers."
One reporter asked if
William Gallas would be one of that duo.
"I will see," replied the Arsenal manager. "Come to
the game on Tuesday!"
