Herbert Chapman Cup Winners!

Alright, who knows what the Herbert Chapman cup is? Well, apparently this was the inaugral cup game between Huddersfield and Arsenal in the pre-season. Chapman coached Huddersfield in the '20s and Arsenal in the '30s and managed to bring Huddersfield to their last 3 first fivision championships all in sequence. He accomplished the same feat with Arsenal a few years later.

Well today was a match of Huddersfield's best XI (who weren't all that bad) against the reserves + Walcott and Vela. The first half was pretty crappy on our part and Huddersfield had the better chances. In the second half Jay Simpson came on and impressed and eventually Arsenal won 2-1 with goals from Sanchez Wyat and Nacer Barazite after being a goal down.

I was most impressed with those three. Simpson was very, very lively and was our most dangerous player. Wyatt did a lot of running and made some good passes, while for me Barazite showed he is one who will soon make the step up to the first team. He's big strong, very good on the ball, a smart passes, and looks to be a natural goal scorer. His performance today suggested he is very confident and only lacks a bit of experience. He should start in the Carling Cup this year.

 Anyways, it wasn't a terrible game and it was good to watch a whole football game for a change.