Nottingham Forest’s Eric Lichaj has spent the vast majority of his career in the second tier of English soccer and the fringes of the USMNT. But in the first half of his team’s FA Cup match against Arsenal, Lichaj looked like a savior. The 29-year-old American defender scored both of his team’s goals to put Forest out in front 2-1 at the break, in a performance that was no less impressive for it coming against a half-strength Gunner lineup.
Arsenal's FA Cup defense ended at the first hurdle with a shock 4-2 loss at second-tier side Nottingham Forest on Sunday as Arsene Wenger's decision to rest stars backfired.
Eric Lichaj scored twice for Forest in the first half before Ben Brereton and Kieran Dowell both netted penalties after the break.
"My wife told me that if I get a hat trick any time during the year, then I get a dog so I was trying to get the penalty," said Lichaj, an American defender.
Arsenal's FA Cup defense ended at the first hurdle with a shock 4-2 loss at second-tier side Nottingham Forest on Sunday as Arsene Wenger's decision to rest stars backfired.
Eric Lichaj scored twice for Forest in the first half before Ben Brereton and Kieran Dowell both netted penalties after the break.
"My wife told me that if I get a hat trick any time during the year, then I get a dog so I was trying to get the penalty," said Lichaj, an American defender.
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