体坛英语资讯：Preview: The FA Cup third round gives rest to some and chance of glory to others
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 4-- <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="fixtures">fixtures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="City">City</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span> <span word="wracking">wracking</span> 2-1 <span word="win">win</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forgiven">forgiven</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FA">FA</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="relief">relief</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Leagues">Leagues</span> 1 <span word="and">and</span> 2 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="league">league</span> <span word="survivors">survivors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="battled">battled</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="through">through</span>, <span word="always">always</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="diminished">diminished</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fringe">fringe</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="importance">importance</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="widening">widening</span> <span word="gulf">gulf</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> '<span word="giant">giant</span>-<span word="killing">killing</span>' <span word="acts">acts</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deny">deny</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="doubting">doubting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tranmere">Tranmere</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="League">League</span> 2 (<span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="category">category</span>) <span word="side">side</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tottenham">Tottenham</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="Spurs">Spurs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="expended">expended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defender">defender</span> <span word="Toby">Toby</span> <span word="Alderweireld">Alderweireld</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2020 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="final">final</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Chelsea">Chelsea</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Mauricio">Mauricio</span> <span word="Pochettino">Pochettino</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underdogs">underdogs</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Pogba">Pogba</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rested">rested</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Ole">Ole</span> <span word="Gunnar">Gunnar</span> <span word="Solsjkaar">Solsjkaar</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="strugglers">strugglers</span> <span word="Reading">Reading</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Trafford">Trafford</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p>
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