Guzan v Given

[Ron Manager]

Given may be fit..mmmmm....Brad Guzan has probably been told he's in already. Richardson seems to have a good chance as well.

[OCD]

The prospect of playing Given worries me far more than Guzan.

[supertom]

Off the back of a groin problem I would not risk Given. He'll not be 100%. No chance.

Guzan should play.

[Legion]

Off the back of a groin problem I would not risk Given. He'll not be 100%. No chance.

Guzan should play.

Same for me.

[Chipsticks]

Absolutely hope Guzan plays. Others have made these points already but I don't trust Given rushing back from injury after the Euro's and this is a fairytale story for Guzan if it comes through. Balance in the universe will be restored after 2010.

Saying that, I've had a feeling that dropping Guzan after the Man City game was more Guzan himself than Sherwood, seemed especially odd after Tim said in a press conference he would stick with Brad and then did exactly the opposite. I wonder if Guzan told him he wasn't feeling confident and thought Given should play for the good of the team.

[Villan For Life]

Given has always taken a long time to get over muscle strains and now at his age it will take longer still. It's too big a risk to pick him.

[supertom]

Given has always taken a long time to get over muscle strains and now at his age it will take longer still. It's too big a risk to pick him.

Yeah. If he's got to be get across and up to stop the ball hitting the top corner he's not going to get near it. Not this soon after a groin injury at his age. I'd even put Steer ahead of him.
But Guzan would be fired up for the game I'd hope.

[brontebilly]

Off the back of a groin problem I would not risk Given. He'll not be 100%. No chance.

Guzan should play.

Given was abysmal in Euro 2012 struggling with a groin injury, if in doubt he must be dropped.

[warleyboy]

I'm wondering if Tim is trying to get into the teams heads...
I can't believe they have much confidence in Steer and with Givens age and injury...

All of a sudden, big bad Guzan is in goal on Saturday, team confidence lifted....
Guzan full of confidence wanting to prove a point

[AVH87]

Steer is cup tied anyway.

Hopefully it's Guzan.

[SoccerHQ]

Guzan with Given on the bench would be my bet and what I want to see anyway.

Brad will be desperate to make amends for the Man. City mistake and I'd be more confident of him repelling wave after wave of Arsenal attack than Given.

[PeterWithesShin]

I hope it's Guzan.

[Goldie.7]

I'd stick with Given he's played every round so it's meant to be.

[KRS]

You don't play a goalkeeper who's only returned from injury 2 days ago in an FA Cup Final. Our defence is already low on confidence and I really can't see how Given will bring anything to the team if he's not at 100%...he makes me nervous when he's fit so god knows what it must feel like playing in front of him. It's easy to make an argument fuelled with sentiment and for that amazing save against Leicester, but we may well have to repel wave after wave of Arsenal attacks at some point on Saturday so we need a keeper bang on in form, fully focused and not having an injury in the back of their minds to worry about.

I can only hope Guzan is fully fit and in the right state of mind to step back into the action.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Absolutely hope Guzan plays. Others have made these points already but I don't trust Given rushing back from injury after the Euro's and this is a fairytale story for Guzan if it comes through. Balance in the universe will be restored after 2010.

And neither should Sherwood. Shay is one of those players who simply cannot be the best judge of his own injuries as he has proven in the past. He may want to play for us, just like he did the Republic, and believe he is fit, but nobody should take his word for it. The medical staff need to make the call, nobody wants Shay to have another humiliating game because he is injured. Him or us.