Yeah let's run our team into the ground in a meaningless match, good idea!
Disagree all you want, if you think they deserve a rest after yesterday
Run them into the ground trying to win a cup.....oh the shame.
Or do you think the title is still on
The Fighting Cock is a forum for fans of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Here you can discuss Spurs latest matches, our squad, tactics and any transfer news surrounding the club. Registration gives you access to all our forums (including 'Off Topic' discussion) and removes most of the adverts (you can remove them all via an account upgrade). You're here now, you might as well...
Yeah let's run our team into the ground in a meaningless match, good idea!
Or rest them when we have a comfortable lead instead. If we get a 2 goal lead in the first leg we can rest before our next league game.Yeah let's run our team into the ground in a meaningless match, good idea!
Disagree all you want, if you think they deserve a rest after yesterday
Run them into the ground trying to win a cup.....oh the shame.
Or do you think the title is still on
It's not about whether they deserve a rest. Punishing them by running them into the ground and then at the end of the season have an exhausted team isn't helping anyone.
Or rest them when we have a comfortable lead instead. If we get a 2 goal lead in the first leg we can rest before our next league game.
And then again our best team against Fulham? And then the return leg vs Gent as well? Also, it's nice that we don't play until Thursday, but over a season these matches do add up.Running them into the ground?
They played for 90 minutes on Saturday. The next game is on Thursday.
We can take both cups seriously without running anyone into the ground
And then again our best team against Fulham? And then the return leg vs Gent as well?
By the time we play Stoke, we have played 4 matches since they last played a game! Some common sense is needed.
Fair enough, I can understand your point if you truly take the EL seriously, I just don't rate it myself, at all.We disagree on the teams for each game so while your point makes sense for you, mine makes sense for me...
I see your point based on your cup preference
Fair enough, I can understand your point if you truly take the EL seriously, I just don't rate it myself, at all.
Why is it meaningless? We used to take the forerunner of the competition seriously. It's two thirds of our bag in Europe. When did we get so picky? I think it's this attitude that's led to our meagre trophy haul in the last 20-30 years. We used to try to win everything we were in.Yeah let's run our team into the ground in a meaningless match, good idea!
Can't compare the current Europa League with what the UEFA cup used to be imo. The whole set-up has changed. It has become a lesser trophy imo, at the expense of making the CL/Europacup1 a bigger one.Why is it meaningless? We used to take the forerunner of the competition seriously. It's two thirds of our bag in Europe. When did we get so picky? I think it's this attitude that's led to our meagre trophy haul in the last 20-30 years. We used to try to win everything we were in.
Can't compare the current Europa League with what the UEFA cup used to be imo. The whole set-up has changed. It has become a lesser trophy imo, at the expense of making the CL/Europacup1 a bigger one.
Don't think we're gonna see KWP this season unfortunately. We would have already if we were going to.Hugo /KWP, Toby, CCV, Davies /Dier, Wanyama / Son, Dele, GKN / Jannsen
(Edwards on the bench. )
I would definitely rest Kane, Alli, Alderweireld and possibly Walker for this one.
I would rather take the FA-cup seriously to be honest. Shorter road to the final, no Thursday night stuff which is always annoying, no Asian teams to play who are supposedly part of Europe... Yes, the FA cup is not what it used to be either, but the EL is just such an awful competition in so many ways. UEFA have some serious rethinking to do imo.Yes, I think you're right. I'd still like to see us take it seriously though. If the only competition we are going to try to win is the league, I don't see too many open top bus rides in the future.
Play a beat strongest side, get the tie won in the first leg.
-------------------Lloris----------------
-----Alderwiereld--Wimmer-------
Walker----------------------------Rose
-------------Winks----Wanyama-----
Son---------------Alli-------------Eriksen
--------------------Kane-------------------
Get a 2-3 goal lead and get Kane, Alli and Eriksen off. Hopefully get Janssen some time and a goal!
Save Dembele for Fulham game, he'll love a return there.
Don't think we're gonna see KWP this season unfortunately. We would have already if we were going to.