Fooza
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Yeh, I don't care about this unfortunately. not with games so close together and Europa after. Just throw in our second string team vs Chelsea and see how it pans out.
Don't know if you are sarcastic, but I actually agree with your point. I feel the same way as anyone else, I don't care at all about the F.A Cup, I just want top 4. But we should really care more about the F.A Cup because... it's a trophy. Top 4 is not a trophy. And it's not like we have a good chance to win the champions league next season.What’s the point of getting the top 4? Is it not so we can win trophies? Yet some are talking about turning their nose up at the chance of a final? Honestly it’s a modern obsession that Arsenal started that makes little sense. I’d rather finish 5th and win the FA Cup than 4th every single time.
Its looking at the bigger picture lad. A second successive season out of the CL will cost us financially and from a football perspective. (30% off the adidas money on top of COVID losses, no Sancho or any big signing and no contract renewal for Pogba) We simply dont have the squad depth to deal with a tough top 4 run in and the FA Cup unless we want to injure our players and risk losing everything so a choice has to be made if we want to salvage something. A guaranteed CL place with top 4 plus the EL in the off season with no pressure is a much better option than risking top 4 AND the FA Cup.What’s the point of getting the top 4? Is it not so we can win trophies? Yet some are talking about turning their nose up at the chance of a final? Honestly it’s a modern obsession that Arsenal started that makes little sense. I’d rather finish 5th and win the FA Cup than 4th every single time.
Us being in the CL benefits us financially and makes us attractive in the market as well as giving Pogba an incentive to sign a new deal. If we make good buys we will have a solid CL campaign.If you want a trophy the EL is still there and its much more manageable in the off season with a healthy 1st leg tie we can use for rotation, a very winnable QF final tie and no pressure of fixtures in between as well as no mandatory pressure to win it if we get top 4.(that mandatory pressure could make us crumble)Don't know if you are sarcastic, but I actually agree with your point. I feel the same way as anyone else, I don't care at all about the F.A Cup, I just want top 4. But we should really care more about the F.A Cup because... it's a trophy. Top 4 is not a trophy. And it's not like we have a good chance to win the champions league next season.
Weird.
The same way Arsenal were looking at the bigger picture fighting for top 4 9 years in a row and winning absolutely nothing. That’s the bigger picture we don’t want to end up with.Its looking at the bigger picture lad. A second successive season out of the CL will cost us financially and from a football perspective. (30% off the adidas money on top of COVID losses, no Sancho or any big signing and no contract renewal for Pogba) We simply dont have the squad depth to deal with a tough top 4 run in and the FA Cup unless we want to injure our players and risk losing everything so a choice has to be made if we want to salvage something. A guaranteed CL place with top 4 plus the EL in the off season with no pressure is a much better option than risking top 4 AND the FA Cup.
Huge ask beating Guardiola 4 times in one season though especially vs a City side that will be desperate for silverware after losing their PL TitleFeck yes we should!!
This reminds me of the 99 season, in a very toned down sense....(battling for 4th instead of the title) (being in the Europa cup instead of CL)
But still!
It's make or break time for the whole team, first team players, reserves, coaches, manager.
It's what you want at the end of the season - in with a shot of winning it all!
Couldn't give a feck about the cl money, the adidas money, the Sanchos and what else.
I want them to be a Team! Show some fecking passion and be rewarded with lifting trophys!
Feck me, if they can't bring them selves up for a Cup final on Wembley against your city rivals, then what the feck are we watching this for?!Huge ask beating Guardiola 4 times in one season though especially vs a City side that will be desperate for silverware after losing their PL Title
He'll need stitches over that eye. How is he supposed to head the ball?Chelsea have a five day break before they play, totally unfair if you ask me.
As much as I love the idea of winning the cup common sense must prevail, Ole hasn't been rotating enough so I'm in the camp of resting certain players in this game.
Mata, Ighalo, Fred, Mctominey, Romero, James and Bailly in for me. Williams if he's fit.
The rest of the squad aren't up to it.
I'm sure they can wrap his head up with a decent bandage, I think he will be playing on Thursday myself.He'll need stitches over that eye. How is he supposed to head the ball?
I doubt itI'm sure they can wrap his head up with a decent bandage, I think he will be playing on Thursday myself.
I'd rather a patched up Williams than the alternative which is Dalot.
Either way, I think we can get through the Palace match with Dalot but I wouldn't want to face Chelsea with Dalot at left-back as defensively he struggles on his natural side so I wouldn't like to see him at left-back.I doubt it
We still have Europa league to win after the league season ends. And we have the team to win that to be honest.The same way Arsenal were looking at the bigger picture fighting for top 4 9 years in a row and winning absolutely nothing. That’s the bigger picture we don’t want to end up with.
CL participation is just much better for the club overall. Sure, the FA Cup's a trophy - a trophy that barely anyone cares about these days if we're being honest. Wenger won like what, four of them in his last few years at Arsenal and yet no one would call those years successful - all the talk was that he's past it. We effing fired a manager a day after winning it.Don't know if you are sarcastic, but I actually agree with your point. I feel the same way as anyone else, I don't care at all about the F.A Cup, I just want top 4. But we should really care more about the F.A Cup because... it's a trophy. Top 4 is not a trophy. And it's not like we have a good chance to win the champions league next season.
Weird.
So we should only care as long as we know the final opponents on the basis that we could lose against City.A lot will depend on who wins the first SF. If Arsenal do the unthinkable do I care about the FA Cup then? Absolutely. If City win the first SF then nah not so much
What can I say these past 7 years have damaged meSo we should only care as long as we know the final opponents on the basis that we could lose against City.
Kind of mid table club mentality
We shouldn't care much at all, we have more important stuff to worry about.So we should only care as long as we know the final opponents on the basis that we could lose against City.
Kind of mid table club mentality