{"id":2920,"date":"2026-03-21T00:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T23:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/?p=2920"},"modified":"2026-03-21T12:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T11:46:17","slug":"arsenal-vs-manchester-city-22-3-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truegunnerdiary.com\/en\/blogy\/arsenal-vs-manchester-city-22-3-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The time has come: Arsenal vs Cityzens in the EFL Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Arsenal
Arsenal a Manchester City se ve Wembley utkaj\u00ed o prvn\u00ed leto\u0161n\u00ed trofej, kterou je anglick\u00fd EFL Cup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

EFL Cup jde do fin\u00e1le, doslova. Ve Wembley se proti sob\u011b postav\u00ed Arsenal a Manchester City, t\u00fdmy, kter\u00e9 mezi sebou letos z\u00e1rove\u0148 bojuj\u00ed tak\u00e9 o ligov\u00fd titul. D\u00edky tomu bude m\u00edt fin\u00e1le anglick\u00e9ho poh\u00e1ru je\u0161t\u011b v\u011bt\u0161\u00ed n\u00e1boj. Samoz\u0159ejm\u011b, \u017ee v ned\u011bli p\u016fjde na prvn\u00edm m\u00edst\u011b o zisk trofeje, ale v\u0161ichni moc dob\u0159e v\u00edme, \u017ee fin\u00e1lov\u00fd z\u00e1pas m\u016f\u017ee m\u00edt velk\u00fd psychologick\u00fd dopad i na zbytek sezony v Premier League. Sv\u011b\u0159enci Mikela Artety<\/a> mohou Cityzens d\u00e1t jasn\u011b najevo, \u017ee leto\u0161n\u00ed rok pat\u0159\u00ed jim. Na druhou stranu, fotbalist\u00e9 Manchesteru City ur\u010dit\u011b nedaj\u00ed svou k\u016f\u017ei lacino a naopak budou cht\u00edt nejen Arsenalu dok\u00e1zat, \u017ee sezona je\u0161t\u011b nen\u00ed u konce.<\/strong> S\u00e1m jsem zv\u011bdav\u00fd, jak z\u00e1pas dopadne a jak\u00fdm zp\u016fsobem oba t\u00fdmy n\u00e1sledn\u011b zareaguj\u00ed v dal\u0161\u00edch z\u00e1pasech. To je ale ot\u00e1zka budoucnosti, nyn\u00ed se poj\u010fme v\u011bnovat v\u00edkendov\u00e9mu fin\u00e1le. Dok\u00e1\u017e\u00ed fotbalist\u00e9 ze severu Lond\u00fdna po v\u00edce ne\u017e t\u0159iceti letech zvednout nad hlavu poh\u00e1r pro v\u00edt\u011bze EFL Cupu? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Focus.PRG<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Z\u00e1kladn\u00ed informace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udcc5 Datum a \u010das<\/strong><\/td>\ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f Stadion<\/strong><\/td>\u26bd\ufe0f Z\u00e1pas <\/strong><\/td>\ud83c\udfc6 Sout\u011b\u017e<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
22. 3. 2026, 17:30 (SE\u010c)<\/td>Wembley<\/td>Arsenal vs Manchester City<\/td>EFL Cup (fin\u00e1le)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Historick\u00e9 ohl\u00e9dnut\u00ed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Arsenal z\u00edskal EFL Cupu pouze dvakr\u00e1t v historii<\/strong>, v letech 1987 a 1993. Naopak Cityzens jsou po Liverpoolu (10 titul\u016f) druh\u00fdm nej\u00fasp\u011b\u0161n\u011bj\u0161\u00edm t\u00fdmem cel\u00e9 sout\u011b\u017ee<\/strong>. V EFL Cupu se jim poda\u0159ilo triumfovat u\u017e osmkr\u00e1t<\/strong> (1970, 1976, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021). Arsenal se od sv\u00e9ho posledn\u00edho v\u00edt\u011bzstv\u00ed v anglick\u00e9m poh\u00e1ru probojoval do fin\u00e1le ve t\u0159ech p\u0159\u00edpadech. V roce 2007 nesta\u010dil na Chelsea, v roce 2011 podlehl Birminghamu a naposledy, v roce 2018 ztroskotal pr\u00e1v\u011b na Manchesteru City<\/strong>. A\u010dkoliv u\u017e je to bezm\u00e1la deset let zp\u011bt, tak takov\u00e9 por\u00e1\u017eky se prost\u011b nezapom\u00ednaj\u00ed. Minim\u00e1ln\u011b ne mezi fanou\u0161ky. Poda\u0159\u00ed se Arsenalu oplatit Cityzens osm let starou por\u00e1\u017eku z Wembley? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forma<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Aktu\u00e1ln\u00ed formu obou t\u00fdm\u016f najdete v tabulk\u00e1ch<\/strong>, na to u\u017e jste ur\u010dit\u011b v\u0161ichni zvykl\u00ed. K tomu asi nen\u00ed ani co dod\u00e1vat. Nicm\u00e9n\u011b vzhledem k tomu, \u017ee n\u00e1s \u010dek\u00e1 fin\u00e1le EFL Cupu, tak si v rychlosti prol\u00edtneme cestu obou t\u00fdm\u016f do Wembley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cesta Arsenalu EFL Cupem za\u010dala utk\u00e1n\u00edm proti t\u0159etiligov\u00e9mu Port Vale<\/strong>, se kter\u00fdm si Kanon\u00fd\u0159i poradili bez v\u011bt\u0161\u00edch probl\u00e9m\u016f a zv\u00edt\u011bzili 2:0. Stejn\u00fdm pom\u011brem n\u00e1sledn\u011b zdolali Brighton<\/strong>. Drama p\u0159i\u0161lo a\u017e ve \u010dtvrtfin\u00e1le proti Crystal Palace<\/strong>, kter\u00e9 musely po rem\u00edze 1:1 rozhodnout a\u017e pokutov\u00e9 kopy. Rozuzlen\u00ed p\u0159inesla osm\u00e1 s\u00e9rie, ve kter\u00e9 jako v\u016fbec prvn\u00ed neprom\u011bnil sv\u016fj pokutov\u00fd kop Maxence Lacroix. V semifin\u00e1le Arsenal zm\u011b\u0159il s\u00edly ve dvojz\u00e1pase s Chelsea<\/strong>, kterou dok\u00e1zal porazit jak na Stamford Bridge (2:3), tak i na dom\u00e1c\u00edm Emirates (1:0). Manchester City zah\u00e1jil svou pou\u0165 anglick\u00fdm poh\u00e1rem v\u00fdhrou 2:0 proti Huddersfieldu<\/strong>, na kterou nav\u00e1zal v dal\u0161\u00edm kole v\u00edt\u011bzstv\u00edm 3:1 proti Swansea<\/strong>. Sv\u011b\u0159enci Pepa Guardioly v pohod\u011b pro\u0161li tak\u00e9 p\u0159es Brentford<\/strong>, kter\u00fd porazili 2:0. V semifin\u00e1lov\u00e9m dvojutk\u00e1n\u00ed Manchester hrav\u011b p\u0159e\u0161el p\u0159es Newcastle<\/strong>, kter\u00fd nejprve porazil venku (0:2) a n\u00e1sledn\u011b i doma (3:1). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arsenal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udcc8 Aktu\u00e1ln\u00ed forma<\/strong>: \ud83d\udfe2 \ud83d\udfe2 \ud83d\udfe1 \ud83d\udfe2 \ud83d\udfe2 <\/td><\/tr>
\u26bd\ufe0f V\u00fdsledky<\/strong>: Arsenal 2:0 Leverkusen (LM), Arsenal 2:0 Everton (PL), Leverkusen 1:1 Arsenal (LM), Mansfield 1:2 Arsenal (FA Cup), Brighton 0:1 Arsenal (PL)<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udfc6 Pozice v Premier League<\/strong>: 1. (70 bod\u016f)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Manchester City<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udcc8 Aktu\u00e1ln\u00ed forma<\/strong>: \ud83d\udd34 \ud83d\udfe1 \ud83d\udd34 \ud83d\udfe2 \ud83d\udfe1 <\/td><\/tr>
\u26bd\ufe0f V\u00fdsledky<\/strong>: Manchester City 1:2 Real Madrid (LM), West Ham 1:1 Manchester City (PL), Real Madrid 3:0 Manchester City (LM), Newcastle 1:3 Manchester City (FA Cup), Manchester City 2:2 Nottingham (PL)<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udfc6 Pozice v Premier League<\/strong>: 2. (61 bod\u016f)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

K\u00e1dr a p\u0159edpokl\u00e1dan\u00e1 sestava<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To, jak\u00fdm zp\u016fsobem se rozhodne Mikel Arteta poskl\u00e1dat sestavu, pro m\u011b p\u0159edstavuje velk\u00fd o\u0159\u00ed\u0161ek<\/strong>. Kdyby \u0161lo jen o fin\u00e1le, tak si mysl\u00edm, \u017ee rozhodov\u00e1n\u00ed bude sna\u017e\u0161\u00ed, ale vzhledem k tomu, \u017ee se oba celky st\u0159etnou za necel\u00fd m\u011bs\u00edc na Etihad Stadium v r\u00e1mci Premier League v z\u00e1pase, kter\u00fd m\u016f\u017ee v\u00fdrazn\u00fdm zp\u016fsobem ovlivnit boj o titul, se opravdu t\u011b\u017eko odhaduje, s \u010d\u00edm \u0161pan\u011blsk\u00fd mana\u017eer ve slu\u017eb\u00e1ch Arsenalu p\u0159ijde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Arsenal
Raya<\/a> \u2013 Timber<\/a>, Saliba<\/a>, Gabriel<\/a>, Hincapi\u00e9<\/a> \u2013 Zubimendi<\/a>, Rice<\/a>, Eze<\/a> \u2013 Saka<\/a>, Trossard<\/a>, Gy\u00f6keres<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P\u0159edpokl\u00e1dan\u00e1 sestava<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Prvn\u00ed dilema bude Mikel Arteta \u0159e\u0161it na postu brank\u00e1\u0159e<\/strong>. V\u0161echny z\u00e1pasy EFL Cupu odchytal Kepa<\/a>, kter\u00fd pod\u00e1val solidn\u00ed v\u00fdkony. Z tohoto pohledu nem\u00e1 \u0161pan\u011blsk\u00fd mana\u017eer jedin\u00fd d\u016fvod sv\u00e9ho krajana vynechat ze z\u00e1kladu. Ale je tu jedno velk\u00e9 ale. Jde o fin\u00e1le, a proto se p\u0159ikl\u00e1n\u00edm k tomu, \u017ee Arteta vlo\u017e\u00ed d\u016fv\u011bru do sv\u00e9 brank\u00e1\u0159sk\u00e9 jedni\u010dky. Fin\u00e1le nen\u00ed o sympati\u00edch nebo f\u00e9rovosti v\u016f\u010di hr\u00e1\u010d\u016fm, ale o v\u00edt\u011bzstv\u00ed. No, nechme se p\u0159ekvapit, ale m\u016fj n\u00e1zor zn\u00e1te.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stejn\u011b tak obrana nastoup\u00ed v nejsiln\u011bj\u0161\u00edm mo\u017en\u00e9m slo\u017een\u00ed<\/strong>. Jedin\u00fd otazn\u00edk vis\u00ed nad zdravotn\u00edm stavem Jurri\u00ebna Timbera<\/strong>, kter\u00e9ho by v p\u0159\u00edpad\u011b pot\u0159eby nahradil uzdraven\u00fd Ben White<\/a>. Jsem toho n\u00e1zoru, \u017ee za Timberovou absenc\u00ed v posledn\u00edm sout\u011b\u017en\u00edm utk\u00e1n\u00ed stoj\u00ed pr\u00e1v\u011b ned\u011bln\u00ed fin\u00e1le, na kter\u00e9 Mikel Arteta nizozemsk\u00e9ho obr\u00e1nce \u0161et\u0159il. O\u010dek\u00e1v\u00e1m, \u017ee Timber za\u010dne od prvn\u00ed minuty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Na p\u0159edz\u00e1pasov\u00e9 tiskovce jsme se dozv\u011bd\u011bli, \u017ee Martin \u00d8degaard<\/a> d\u011bl\u00e1 v\u0161e pro to, aby byl na z\u00e1pas proti Cityzens p\u0159ipraven. A\u010dkoliv si mysl\u00edm, \u017ee bude sou\u010d\u00e1st\u00ed nominace, tak by m\u011b hodn\u011b p\u0159ekvapilo, kdybychom ho vid\u011bli v z\u00e1kladu. Jeho zahrnut\u00ed do t\u00fdmu bude zejm\u00e9na psychologick\u00e9ho r\u00e1zu. Arteta bude cht\u00edt m\u00edt v takov\u00e9m utk\u00e1n\u00ed sv\u00e9ho kapit\u00e1na pobl\u00ed\u017e t\u00fdmu. Co to znamen\u00e1 pro slo\u017een\u00ed st\u0159edov\u00e9 trojice? Jednodu\u0161e \u0159e\u010deno? Nic nov\u00e9ho. Ve st\u0159edu h\u0159i\u0161t\u011b nastoup\u00ed Mart\u00edn Zubimendi<\/strong>, Declan Rice<\/strong> a Eberechi Eze<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

V nejofenzivn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed \u010d\u00e1sti sestavy je z \u010deho vyb\u00edrat. Za\u010dnu od toho nejjist\u011bj\u0161\u00edho postu, kter\u00fdm je prav\u00e9 k\u0159\u00eddlo, kde nastoup\u00ed Bukayo Saka<\/strong>. Jin\u00e1 varianta v takov\u00e9m utk\u00e1n\u00ed v o\u010d\u00edch Mikela Artety snad ani nep\u0159ipad\u00e1 v \u00favahu. Na druh\u00e9 stran\u011b h\u0159i\u0161t\u011b u\u017e je situace mnohem otev\u0159en\u011bj\u0161\u00ed. P\u0159esto\u017ee by mi d\u00e1valo nejv\u011bt\u0161\u00ed smysl vyu\u017e\u00edt n\u011bkter\u00e9ho z rychlostn\u011b nadstandardn\u011b vybaven\u00fdch fotbalist\u016f (Gabriel Martinelli<\/a> nebo Noni Madueke<\/a>), tak si mysl\u00edm, \u017ee za\u010dne Leandro Trossard<\/strong>. Na pozici hrotov\u00e9ho \u00fato\u010dn\u00edka se bude rozhodovat mezi dvojic\u00ed Viktor Gy\u00f6keres<\/strong> a Kai Havertz<\/a> s t\u00edm, \u017ee v\u011bt\u0161\u00ed \u0161anci m\u00e1 podle m\u00e9ho \u0161v\u00e9dsk\u00fd fotbalista. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Absence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jedin\u00fdm, Mikelem Artetou ofici\u00e1ln\u011b potvrzen\u00fdm hr\u00e1\u010dem, kter\u00fd se stoprocentn\u00ed jistotou nezas\u00e1hne do fin\u00e1le ve Wembley, je Mikel Merino<\/a><\/strong>. V\u0161ichni ostatn\u00ed by m\u011bli b\u00fdt k dispozici nebo by minim\u00e1ln\u011b na tom zdravotn\u011b m\u011bli b\u00fdt tak, \u017ee je st\u00e1le ve h\u0159e, \u017ee nebudou chyb\u011bt v nominaci. Pokud tomu tak opravdu je, tak krom\u011b zran\u011bn\u00e9ho \u0161pan\u011blsk\u00e9ho z\u00e1lo\u017en\u00edka budou v nominaci chyb\u011bt i dal\u0161\u00ed hr\u00e1\u010di. Ne v\u0161ak vinou zran\u011bn\u00ed, ale kv\u016fli pravidl\u016fm sout\u011b\u017ee. Na lavi\u010dce n\u00e1hradn\u00edk\u016f m\u016f\u017ee b\u00fdt maxim\u00e1ln\u011b dev\u011bt hr\u00e1\u010d\u016f p\u0159ipraven\u00fdch zas\u00e1hnout do z\u00e1pasu<\/strong>. Kdy\u017e se budu dr\u017eet mnou p\u0159edpokl\u00e1dan\u00e9 sestavy v\u010detn\u011b n\u00e1hradn\u00edk\u016f, tak se do nominace bohu\u017eel nevejdou Myles Lewis-Skelly<\/a><\/strong>, Christian N\u00f8rgaard<\/a><\/strong> a mlad\u00ed\u010dek Max Dowman<\/strong><\/a>. T\u0159eba nakonec bude v\u0161e jinak, ale pokud bych si m\u011bl tipnout, kdo z hr\u00e1\u010d\u016f se do sestavy nevejde, bude to tato trojice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soupe\u0159<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f Stadion<\/strong>: Etihad Stadium, Manchester (kapacita 55 097)<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83d\udc54 Mana\u017eer<\/strong>: Pep Guardiola<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83e\udde4Brank\u00e1\u0159i<\/strong>: Gianluigi Donnarumma, James Trafford<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Obr\u00e1nci<\/strong>: Rayan A\u00eft-Nouri, Nathan Ak\u00e9, Max Alleyne, R\u00faben Dias, Marc Gu\u00e9hi, Jo\u0161ko Gvardiol, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rico Lewis, John Stones<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udfaf Z\u00e1lo\u017en\u00edci<\/strong>: Rayan Cherki, Phil Foden, Mateo Kova\u010di\u010d, Nico, Matheus Nunes, Nico O’Reilly, Tijjani Reijnders, Rodri, Bernardo Silva<\/td><\/tr>
\u26bd\ufe0f \u00dato\u010dn\u00edci<\/strong>: Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland, Omar Marmoush, Savinho, Antoine Semenyo<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83d\ude91 Zran\u011bn\u00ed:<\/strong> Jo\u0161ko Gvardiol<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Z\u00e1pas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dnes u\u017e jsem toho o d\u016fle\u017eitosti z\u00e1pasu s\u00e1m napsal mnoho a je\u0161t\u011b mnohem v\u00edc toho najdete na r\u016fzn\u00fdch soci\u00e1ln\u00edch s\u00edt\u00edch. Z\u00e1pas se opravdu rozeb\u00edr\u00e1 ze v\u0161ech mo\u017en\u00fdch \u00fahl\u016f pohledu. A co by, kdyby… Jedno je jist\u00e9, pokud budeme vych\u00e1zet z ligov\u00e9 tabulky, tak proti sob\u011b nastoup\u00ed dva moment\u00e1ln\u011b nejlep\u0161\u00ed anglick\u00e9 t\u00fdmy<\/strong>. To by m\u011blo b\u00fdt samo o sob\u011b z\u00e1rukou kvality. Troufnu si tvrdit, \u017ee kvalitu rozhodn\u011b uvid\u00edme, ale z\u00e1le\u017e\u00ed na tom, v jak\u00e9 form\u011b. L\u00e9pe \u0159e\u010deno, jak\u00fdm zp\u016fsobem se n\u00e1m ji rozhodnou mana\u017ee\u0159i obou t\u00fdm\u016f naserv\u00edrovat. Kvalitn\u00ed v\u00fdkony toti\u017e nemus\u00ed znamenat div\u00e1cky atraktivn\u00ed pod\u00edvanou. Bohu\u017eel. Mikel Arteta ani Pep Guardiola jist\u011b nep\u0159em\u00fd\u0161l\u00ed nad t\u00edm, jak hr\u00e1t v ned\u011bli ten nejl\u00edbiv\u011bj\u0161\u00ed fotbal, ale jak v utk\u00e1n\u00ed zv\u00edt\u011bzit<\/strong>. V\u00edte, co se \u0159\u00edk\u00e1, \u00fa\u010del sv\u011bt\u00ed prost\u0159edky. T\u0159eba bude k vid\u011bn\u00ed otev\u0159en\u00e1 bitva se spoustou vzru\u0161en\u00ed, \u0161anc\u00ed i g\u00f3l\u016f, ale to si up\u0159\u00edmn\u011b nemysl\u00edm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jak by tedy mohl vypadat z\u00e1pas?<\/strong> T\u011b\u017eko \u0159\u00edct, ale logick\u00e9 je, \u017ee by m\u011bl s postupem \u010dasu gradovat. Za\u010d\u00e1tek o\u010dek\u00e1v\u00e1m opatrn\u00fd a hran\u00fd na jistotu z obou stran. A co z\u00e1v\u011br? Doufejme, \u017ee strhuj\u00edc\u00ed. Pro obraz hry bude naprosto z\u00e1sadn\u00ed, kdy padne prvn\u00ed branka z\u00e1pasu a samoz\u0159ejm\u011b, kter\u00fd z t\u00fdm\u016f se o ni postar\u00e1<\/strong>. Tak\u00e9 se klidn\u011b m\u016f\u017ee st\u00e1t, \u017ee z\u00e1pas skon\u010d\u00ed bez branek. Doufejme, \u017ee ne, ale ani tato varianta nen\u00ed nere\u00e1ln\u00e1. Nicm\u00e9n\u011b j\u00e1 osobn\u011b v\u011b\u0159\u00edm, \u017ee g\u00f3ly v z\u00e1kladn\u00ed hrac\u00ed dob\u011b uvid\u00edme a z\u00e1rove\u0148 v\u011b\u0159\u00edm, \u017ee Arsenal po dlouh\u00fdch letech \u010dek\u00e1n\u00ed z\u00edsk\u00e1 sv\u016fj historicky t\u0159et\u00ed EFL Cup. Tipuji v\u00edt\u011bzstv\u00ed Arsenalu 2:1.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dal\u0161\u00ed z\u00e1pas <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Po fin\u00e1lov\u00e9m utk\u00e1n\u00ed si na malou chv\u00edli od klubov\u00e9ho fotbalu odpo\u010dineme, proto\u017ee je po del\u0161\u00ed pauze na programu reprezenta\u010dn\u00ed p\u0159est\u00e1vka<\/strong>. Po jej\u00edm skon\u010den\u00ed sv\u011b\u0159enci Mikela Artety nastoup\u00ed v sobotu 4. 4. 2026 od 21:00 (SE\u010c)<\/strong> na St. Mary’s Stadium proti Southamptonu<\/strong>, kde se p\u0159edstav\u00ed v r\u00e1mci \u010dtvrtfin\u00e1le FA Cupu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tak zase p\u0159\u00ed\u0161t\u011b, budu se t\u011b\u0161it!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mohlo by v\u00e1s zaj\u00edmat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n