Bolton Wanderers in my view are the kind of team that just like spoiling other team's chances of winning a cup but in the end, don’t get to win it themselves. The team, as is their stadium, is filled with an unusual spirit.
The team that in the end knocks them out of the competition, has a name that you couldn’t remember the next morning even if it was spelled to you in twenty different languages that you apparently understood.
If you assess most of the times Arsenal have visited the Reebok Stadium, it ends up in tears for the visiting Arsenal fans. More often than not, Bolton just pulls it off with a late winner.
When Bolton visited Arsenal, Arsene Wenger didn’t want to go through the hassle of a replay at all. He wanted to use the chance handed to him and win the game but as always he got unlucky against them. They drew 1-1.
Nicholas Anelka, a former Arsenal striker, has made quite an impact at Bolton and even scored twice against his old club when they visited Bolton in the Premier League encounter, which Bolton apparently won.
To say the truth, Arsenal doesn’t have a good record playing against Bolton at the Reebok and this, and the stadiums negative ambiance, points to the fact that Arsenal will most probably loose the replay. However, since it's football, anything might happen.
Maybe Arsenal will win just like they won against Liverpool at Anfield. Maybe, but on a lighter note, let me review the two teams.Bolton Wanderers, as I earlier said, have Nicholas Anelka on their side.
In their latest games since he arrived, he has made a quite a good impact on the team more so than his strike partner El Hadji Diouf who got sent off in one of their more recent games for his unkind remarks to the referee.
Arsenal on the other hand, have been flying high in all the games they have played. They have increased their attack mindedness and have beefed up their defense with younger and more vibrant defenders.
I would like to offer a few words of advice to Sam Allardyce (just let Arsenal win and they are more likely to put up a better fight than you chaps. Ok, sport?) But if you don’t, your boys will most probably go through a very embarrassing and demeaning cup exit.
Sam Allardyce, Bolton's manager, has often exhibited the kind of temper that his players quite frequently show on the pitch. Maybe if he quells his anger, then and only then will they start playing football like professionals.
I think their anger is also visible in the kind of football they play. They love contact and their contact is overly aggressive. That’s why Arsene Wenger complains about their more physical style of play.
My prediction is Arsenal will lose by a goal to Bolton but lets watch the game and see cause I am rooting for Arsenal.
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