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Play a mixed team. Rest Bruno, Rashford and Maguire at least until the semis. Although I'd love to beat Inter.
Even if we get to the final we will still have 3 weeks off. It just means we wont have a normal pre season of 5 or 6 games.Liverpool, Spurs, and Leicester will get almost two months off, their season is over. Arsenal get just one week less than that, due to the FA Cup.
Chelsea will probably get 5 weeks off, assuming Bayern finish the job. So it only affects us, City and Wolves - and City are in the champions league, which is a way more important competition and worth gambling fitness for.
All rounds are straight knockout, no two legged ties.Play the kids for as long as we can risk it.
We can definitely do it in the next game against LASK.
We can probably do it in the first leg of the next round dependant on who we get.
After that we'll need a full strength XI or at least close to it.
I want to win this.
If we start without a preseason then our opponents will have a pretty big fitness advantage against us in our first few games.Even if we get to the final we will still have 3 weeks off. It just means we wont have a normal pre season of 5 or 6 games.
Sure, but you can't play just the kids the experience gap versus the opposition may just prove too much. Ideally you want them surrounded by experience so their confidence doesn't drop because of one bad decision. Rotate the four kids, particularly because they play in positions where we are likely to recruit or where we can improve. Can easily see us starting a game with Levitt and Mejbri, then bring in Garner and Levitt in their stead.Yes, good post. Garner and Levitt too?
Resting them only to bring them back in the semis isn’t that useful, they won’t have match fitness after three weeks without games. if we want them playing at a decent level for the semis, they need some minutes before then.Play a mixed team. Rest Bruno, Rashford and Maguire at least until the semis. Although I'd love to beat Inter.
Why the hate for Conte? He’s done a lot of good things for us the past year. Not sure why any fan would hate him.No way, especially if we end up playing Inter. I want to crush Conte and Lukaku.
Not only does winning it get pot 1 in CL but it will instill confidence in the players. There is nothing better than winning a trophy.People talking about "winning a trophy". Didn't do Mourinho any good did it? His time here is still remembered as an utter failure by most. Small time trophies like the Europa League is irrelevant whilst we are good enough to get in CL.
Only in the case of some small-minded supporters.Only the PL & CL matter these days. Few people seem to even remotely care about the Europa league, FA Cup and League Cup.
This, god bless conte, who else out there was going to take lukaku of our hands for any where near the price we over paid for him and also take on sanchez with a decent chance of getting inter to take him of our fans on a permanent deal with how he has performed for them since the restart.Why the hate for Conte? He’s done a lot of good things for us the past year. Not sure why any fan would hate him.
The seeding thing is certainly a big incentiveHmm. Aren’t the quarterfinals over 2 weeks away?
also, Pot 1
Are we not guaranteed to be in pot 2? If we are I don't think the incentive is that huge.The seeding thing is certainly a big incentive
And also, the nations league starts around the 5th of September. So most of our players will be playing into their break.If we start without a preseason then our opponents will have a pretty big fitness advantage against us in our first few games.
Also the trophy!The seeding thing is certainly a big incentive
Don’t think so.I think definitely for the first few stages. We have 5 away goals against LASK. I’d play entirely youth. Would Henderson be allowed to play?