First goals for the club from Alex Oxlade Chamberlain and then Yossi Benayoun saw us overcome an early scare to progress to the next round of a competition that perhaps represents our best chance of silverware this year.
Positives:
The goals from Oxlade-Chamberlain and Benayoun will have done their confidence the world of good. Oxlade's imparticular had a real touch of class about it and he looks like he is progressing rapidly. The industrious Park looked lively upfront, whilst Kieran Gibbs will have been pleased to get on the scoresheet.
Negatives:
Going a goal down at home to Shrewsbury is always depressing and at that point, it looked as though our woes were set to continue. Poor marking (especially from set plays) and poor defensive positioning were again evident throughout.
Conclusion:
After looking like the victims of an upset that would have surely cost Wenger his job midway through the first half, a strong comeback ensured we progress to the fifth round where we will now face Bolton. The Carling Cup has been an important stepping stone for many of our now key players over the past few years, including Theo Walcott, Alex Song, Aaron Ramsey and at one point, Robin van Persie.
This year's looks like more of the same with the likes of Ryo, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Ignasi Miquel looking promising.
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