新聞來源 - BBC Wenger backs Gunners youngsters Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists his young stars deserve to play in the Carling Cup semi-final with Tottenham. Wenger's tactic of selecting fringe players and up-and-coming stars has paid off with stylish wins over Everton and Liverpool in previous rounds. He told Arsenal TV Online said: "They deserve it. They have earned the right. "It is very difficult to say 'Listen you are good enough to play at Liverpool, but you are not good enough to play at Tottenham'." And Wenger is confident his young Gunners have enough ability to beat Spurs in the two-legged semi-final: "We are in a job where only quality decides whether you play or not. "It is not how old you are, what you did before. Just on the day you have to turn up and show how good you are." Spurs boss Martin Jol said his players must show they have what it takes to go from nearly men to trophy winners. "What do we want?" asked the Dutchman. "Do we want to be potential winners? "That is the only thing in football. The only thing I'm really proud of is that I was coach of the year, player of the year and won the cup in Holland. That is the only thing you think about. "So we have to win something in our career, they have to win something. Otherwise you are sitting there in 35 or 40 years and there is nothing to come up with. The medals are not important, it's the memories that are important." And Jol says he is not fooled into thinking Wednesday's game against a second choice Arsenal side will be a foregone conclusion. "Their second team, or kids, or reserves, is probably as strong as any other Premiership side outside of the top four," he said. "Julio Baptista was transferred for 20million euros last year and he is playing for the kids. "How many teams are there in England like Arsenal who can take a gamble and say 'okay, we don't play our best players and we still have a great chance of going for the Champions League and title'? "We are in not in the position to lend our players out and do well. The only changes I can make are up front or in positions where I have two good players, like in left-back." ============================================================================= 賽前兩位非常友好的發言 Wenger說你打利記很順不代表可以同樣地拿下熱刺 而Jol說當他拿到年度最佳球員,年度最佳教練,荷蘭盃的時候非常驕傲 我們必須要在生涯中贏得些什麼才對 否則到退役年齡什麼都沒有經歷 重要的不是贏得的獎牌而是回憶 Jol也不認為週中可以輕易取勝 他認為即使是Arsenal二隊 可能會比很多英超球隊還強 Baptista花了20m euros轉會去阿森那 有多少球隊可以像他們一樣有信心 不用最好的球員卻可以進軍冠軍盃以及得到頭銜 而我們唯一有機會輪換的只有像左後衛的位置 同時有兩位優秀球員 -- ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 不過我蠻喜歡Jol說回憶的那段話 -- Ａｈｌｙ　Ｖａｌｋｙｒｉｅ：「 連祈禱的時間都不會留給你 領死吧！」 --

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