No sympathy for Arsenal as Paul Doswell prepares to pile more misery on Arsene Wenger and take Sutton into FA Cup dreamland
- Arsenal suffered a humiliating 5-1 defeat Champions League to Bayern Munich
- Boss Arsene Wenger came in for huge criticism after another last 16 failure
- Sutton boss Paul Doswell, whose team next face the Gunners, has no sympathy
- The FA Cup fairytale side will look to cause a huge upset on Monday night
Sutton United manager Paul Doswell has no sympathy for beleaguered Arsene Wenger and his side in Monday's fifth round FA Cup tie.
Wenger is under fire after the calamitous 5-1 defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League and a banana skin now awaits as Arsenal visit Sutton, 17th in the National League.
'Sympathy? No,' Doswell said. 'He is well-schooled. He's 20 years in the job. Sir Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Wenger, I don't feel sorry for them at all.
Sutton boss Paul Doswell has no sympathy for Arsene Wenger after Arsenal's latest Champions League collapse
The boss of the National League side faces the press as he gears up for the biggest game of his career on Monday night
Sutton reserve keeper Wayne Shaw sees the funny side during their latest training session
The Sutton squad train at Gander Green Lane ahead of their big FA Cup moment on Monday
An aerial view of Sutton's Gander Green Lane ground where the Gunners will play their FA Cup fifth round on Monday
The away team dressing room at Gander Green Lane is a far cry from the facilities the Arsenal players will be used to
What's changed is that since we beat Coventry in 1989, you had the likes of Brian Kilcline at centre-half for them. They were proper players.
Now they are movie stars, who refuse to play in certain games if they don't like changing rooms or toilets. Managers have to treat players differently,' he explained.
'Wenger is getting criticised wrongly. They say he doesn't have enough leaders but he's still managed to qualify for the Champions League for the last 15 years. I'd rather be in Arsenal's position than Manchester United's in the Europa League.'
The players take a seat in the dressing room and do well to ignore the cakes on the table
With the turnstiles to ground close until Monday the next fixture shows a rarely seen top flight club on the boards
Sutton United's French striker Maxime Biamou assesses the scene during the club's open training and media day
Midfielder Craig Eastmond takes part in a fitness drill as he prepares to take on his former club in the FA Cup
Doswell warned there will be no luxury awaiting Arsenal's stars at Gander Green Lane.
'We thought about putting new shower-heads in... for about two seconds,' he laughed. 'Then we thought, 'No, we haven't done it for anyone else'. It's not trying to be big and clever, it's because we can't afford it.
'Someone who played against us said the dressing rooms were hot but I said it's not a trick, it's because the valve's gone!
'The boiler is shot to pieces. The shower will be at best lukewarm for them,' he added.
Doswell also pleaded with Arsenal to donate their television money to Sutton, saying: 'It would change every aspect of the club for years to come.'
Doswell (Left) eats toast while talking with No 2 Micky Stephens in the coaches dressing room underneath the main stand
Sutton's players work on their short passing technique during a training drill on the club's 4G pitch
Shaw makes a save during shooting drills as Sutton tune up to try and cause a cup upset against the Premier League giants
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