Well, not a complete snoozefest, but nothing like the first half
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Woolwich Arse = FTBs. Up against quality oppositionâŚ
Well technically the CL is a cup so no.
Assume he means the league cup and FA Cup which Iâm again not massively bothered with.
With the chasing pack as tight as it is I guess we will see what happens with the replacements and how the next 3 go.
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I wouldnât intentionally lose those games in the FA and League Cup but, having seen trying to win every game destroy two seasons for us in recent history, Iâd avoid starting the regulars.
Jaros, Mabaya, Morton, Nyoni, Danns and McConnell should all be in there.
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I agree with you on the first part but I am concerned that half of those youâve mentioned have only come back from long-term injuries⌠Slot has been rotating four attacking players in three positions for almost two months now, even Szoboszlai played a few minutes as false nine. Luckily for us, weâre not a London club, so we never suffer from injury crises.
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Not one for tanking any of the cups. But if we beat Southampton in the league Cup and get an easy draw for the semis and the finals.
Do what Klopp did and play the kids.
Thereâs no such thing as an âeasy drawâ at this stage.
Unless we get Man U.
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To be fair though, have we actually tried to do that? I feel like a broken record at this point but I think our history in this regard has mostly been that we have usually played a solid rotation, with a few of those with much higher minutes completely sitting out while the starting lineup usually only contained a couple of the regular starters for continuity? I think itâs usually only when we got deeper into those runs that we started to see regular starters play more frequently. Even in the semi-finals against Leicester in 2022 we saw Gordon start.
Agreed about the kids if theyâre fit though.
Sure , just an odd case where we get another team which has other priorities than the league Cup.
Play the kids for 70 min and get subs on then.
Getting man Utd provided we beat Southampton wouldnt be the worst thing. It will be a given that Amorim would play his full strength team as thatâs the one which gives them a guaranteed europa spot.
Let the kids have a go at them and prove them lacking
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And I like how we approach the domestic cups nowadays. Use it to get our youngsters game time.
Didnât we get Curtis through with him getting debuts in the league cups ?
Nope. Play the first team and destroy any confidence they have in their latest rebuilding project.
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I have full confidence that our kids will beat their first team.
Donât mean the entire lineup should be how we linedup against Aston villa some years back.
5-6 outfield players plus Jaros.
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Thanks for the clarification. When you said âplay the kidsâ it sounded as though you meant the whole team.
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Nah , just enough of the first teamers to hold the performance together.
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Even if say we lose the first semi leg at old Trafford. If itâs something that can be turned around at Anfield.
Assuming that we do get drawn against them.
We could find ourselves another draw too.
Weâve got Endo , Morton as the double pivot. Nyoni as the more advanced midfielder.
As far as defense goes , itâs a lottery but maybe 2 of the subs plus 2 in the youth. Thereâs every chance that we control possession enough that we use it as a pragmatic tactic.
Weâve got a capable #3 keeper in Jaros if needed.
Not that concerned about the attack , our possession should ensure we create enough chances.
FIFY
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