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Isn't being a "fan" is all about being happy clappy with like-minded biased idiots?
What possible joy to you get by being a fan who just cunts-off his own team all the time? where is the pleasure in that? certainly there is no pleasure reading your negativity, have to ask do you get pleasure from writing it?
If we win the Carabao we really must at least (try to) qualify for the EL though the league otherwise we’ll end up in the new third tier UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL), which I can’t imagine anyone wanting or watching.We will be shorter odds than that to win the Carabao.
Why not just rest all our players for the next 9 weeks for that then while we are at it ?
User name is a bit of an irony, if you don't mind me saying
Perhaps they believe that if we focus in the Premier league we can make the top 4.Can’t believe 41% would be happy to not win anything when an EL trophy gives us CL football anyway
Can’t believe 41% would be happy to not win anything when an EL trophy gives us CL football anyway
No one is saying we play the kids in EPL. I've selected a few games in OP where we should change it up with Vinicius and Alli in attack. They can't be trusted in a K/O game, but need to step up and be counted.Oh, so we are guaranteed winning the EL if we play the kids in the EPL? Would be a pretty shocking season if we end up 14th in the league an lose in the EL semifinal
No one has said anything about CBs getting tired, they'll be naturally rotated anyway as we don't seem to have a first choice pairing.This ‘get tired’ thing is rubbish.
If you are playing well, teams winning and you are injury free then games can’t come quick enough.
However, if a player has a niggly injury and isn’t training and getting patched up for games then yeah, missing a few games is the right course of action.
Tired LOL. Even funnier when a centre back gets put into this bracket
The game is about GloryPerhaps they believe that if we focus in the Premier league we can make the top 4.
Premier league is a marathon
Europa league is reliant on just like 1 or 2 matches to go right for us
As I said to you yesterday we have to try for both , We have a big squad and 'our 2nd XI' isn't too bad. Rotate , rest etc.. and be competitive in both
Which is a realistic propositionOh, so we are guaranteed winning the EL if we play the kids in the EPL? Would be a pretty shocking season if we end up 14th in the league an lose in the EL semifinal
Yep. The games before EL & city final we should rest key players. Top 4 is gone so I'm not too fussed about 8th or 11th etc.We have reached the R16 of the Europa League, with a maximum of 4 more ties, and thus 7 matches, potentially left to play.
There are some tough teams left such as Manchester United, Leicester, AC Milan etc.
Given it's very unlikely we will finish top 4, I think it would make sense to prioritise trying to win Europa when we are still in the competition.
This would entail, in my opinion, resting Kane, Son, Ndombele, Hojbjerg, Reguilon for Vinicius, Alli, Lamela, Winks, Davies.
I have highlighted in red the games we should rest players in.
7th March: Crystal Palace
11th March: EL R16 1st leg
14th March: Woolwich
18th March: EL R16 2nd leg
21st March: Aston Villa
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3rd April: Newcastle
8th April: EL QF 1st leg
11th April: Manchester United
15th April: EL QF 2nd leg
18th April: Everton
21st April: Southampton (TBC, likely if MC beat Everton in FA Cup QF)
25th April: EFL Final vs Man City
29th April: EL SF 1st leg
1st May: Sheffield
6th May: EL SF 2nd leg
9th May: Wolves
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23rd May: Leicester
26th May: EL Final
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Little Leicester stop us winning the title & Europa. ochsulk:Imagine if Leicester get to the final as well
Yep.Yep. The games before EL & city final we should rest key players. Top 4 is gone so I'm not too fussed about 8th or 11th etc.
Let's be honest, lately when we play our key players we usually lose anyway in the league under jose.
Or Spurs get revenge !Little Leicester stop us winning the title & Europa. ochsulk: