Because he won't be playing the CL game so might as well give it his all before the rest.
I'm usually not like this but our league standing was looking so bad under Mourinho and the season so over that our revival there is now all important. For me it's nothing to do with losing the first leg last night or snobbery, just what should be the priority. You say yourself that a few weeks ago the season was a wash. It's not anymore and we know what the most important piece is.
Post came off widely dramatic to me, and I assume players try to give it their all every game, unless instructed otherwise. Sometimes things just don’t come off or work.
Trust me I'm not dramatic mate.Don't understand. Romero has always done well whenever he is called upon. GK position is least of our worries for this game.
What if the match is level after 90mins?
Romero is fine. De Gea is the best keeper on the planet
Not trying to pick on you in particular mate, more the idea that cups aren't important. I just don't get it. I love cup competitions. And especially the ones in our own league. More than anything, we are a team in need of trophies and the boost that comes with it. I just think the kind of attitude that gets us feeling complacent about a tournament is the same that lends to over confidence and slipping up when it matters more in say, a more 'grand' platform like the CL.
So we just give up before a ball is even kicked?
No, how is that giving up? Sanchez has been utter crap and whenever he plays LW he gets in Pogba's way, so why not give one of our talented youngsters a chance? There's a good chance Chelsea will play their talented kid Hudson-Odoi and the times Gomes has gotten on it's been on the LW. Then on the RW the whole Mata thing has proven to not work, so why not give Fred a try in the role? He can cover the ground the way Jesse does in the role and when it comes off he has a through ball in his boots, I don't see how they are worse options than Sanchez and Mata, and we shouldn't be playing Lukaku over Rashford.
I can't comment on Gomes, but Fred has been every bit as bad as Sanchez when played, hasn't played in a long time anyway and you want to field him completely out of position? There might be a time for such an experiment, but not at Stamford bridge when fielding an inexperienced youngster on the other wing at the same time. Fred needs game time to build form and confidence, but it has to be in his natural position.
Tbh, McTominay would be a better option than Sanchez at this point.
Hazard is the main threat from them, he also loves scoring past us and giving Jones nightmares. Can't see Higuain doing much unless we're scared of his name, we should get a draw here.
The role Jesse plays is essentially a surrogate #8, he spends more time inside than he does wide, it wouldn't be a huge adjustment for Fred, and yes Fred hasn't been good but he's had far less chances than Sanchez so if we are giving out more chances why not try a guy who hasn't had a shot in a while as the other option has fecked up all of his opportunities. Plus Fred isn't replacing Sanchez in my line-up, it's basically Mata he'd be playing in place of and Mata is just offering nothing at his point. The truth is when you move past our regular starting front 3 nothing we have is good enough, and since this is just a cup game then I'd give chances to players that haven't failed their numerous other chances and pray we get Lingard and Martial fit for the Liverpool game as that is the one that really matters.
Can't argue, Sanchez is dead food right now, the ghost of latter day Rooney, touch, passing, shooting, just all off, the heart is willing but the body isn't responding with him.
Playing without a goalkeeper, that's novel.
Kevin Friend
replaced by Andreas Pereira
replaced by Alexis Sanchez
replaced by Scott McTominay
