Mikael Silvestre believes Arsenal can lift the Capital One Cup this season, and Jack Wilshere can be the catalyst to inspire them to glory.
Wilshere made his return to the first-team side last weekend against QPR after spending 14 months on the sidelines with a recurring ankle injury.
And following their 7-5 win over Reading on Tuesday, which saw The Gunners progress into the quarter-finals of the cup competition, the former Gunner reckons it is the club’s best chance to end their seven-year trophy drought.
The ex-France international said:
‘I think Arsenal have got a chance in the Capital One Cup. They came back fantastically against Reading, so they can go on in this competition.
‘Only Chelsea are the other big gun left in the competition, so they might end up in the final of the League Cup.’
Silvestre then went on to pinpoint the returning Wilshere as the key man to drive Arsenal to the three-eared cup:
He added:
‘It’s been difficult for Arsenal after losing Robin van Persie and Alex Song. Also, you have Abou Diaby who is injured at the moment.
‘You have to count on Jack Wilshere to bring some magic but there is a lot of weight on his shoulders, he’s still young.’
It is possibly our best and most realistic chance of acquiring silverware this season – the Premier League title already looks out of reach, while the Champions League is not a realistic target. The FA Cup looks probable, but it all depends what the draw brings us.
However, with only Chelsea as the main threat, the Capital One Cup looks an ideal objective. And hopefully, we take this opportunity seriously and finally break our trophy duck.
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Yes its truelly a Realistic one but my FEAR is Arsene agenda bearing in mind that Capital One Cup is Arsene Last wish List meaning the Manager may not give it a serious push like giving some Established players some Push too. All in All, Capital One Cup is still our most Realistic Cup and Trophy this Season.
I’d love to have the CAPITAL ONE CUP.. Only if its to complete the “leagueNcupdouble”.
An Arsenal fan group, Where Has Our Arsenal Gone? are planning a demonstration before the Gunners’ clash with Swansea City on December 1, against a perceived lack of action from the club’s board.
Supporters will demand that minority shareholder Alisher Usmanov be given a seat on the board and a change Arsenal’s ticketing policy which sees them offer the most expensive season ticket in the country at £1,955.
Other issues to be raised include player wages and contracts, while they are also set to demand to know who decides which players are brought into the club.
“We’ve been sold the future for five years now, that tomorrow we’ll arrive at the promised land,” group spokesperson Marc Harold told The London Evening Standard.
“We aren’t labelling it as a protest march, although we are demanding changes at boardroom level. The board has lost focus, is complacent and insular, feeling all is rosy at Arsenal when it most certainly isn’t.
“We have done this before [in May 2011] and the turnout was a few hundred. I’d safely say that number will be quite a bit bigger this time.”
A tense club AGM was held last month that saw manager Arsene Wenger and chief executive Ivan Gazidis grilled on the club’s matchday pricing and lack of success on the pitch.