We wouldn't meet any of them till May. By then we should have a clear picture of where we are finishing in the league and if top 4 is dead we can just ditch it thenIf we don't win on Sunday I think we should just ditch the league.
Lyon are 13 points behind CL places. They'll be resting players.
Schalke are 12 point behind CL spots. They'll be resting players too.
Besiktas are top but I think they'll go out to Lyon.
Celta are no way catching the Spanish top 4 so they'll be doing the same as the rest.
So all 3 teams that could hurt us will be wanting to win this competition as it will give them a major European trophy and the only realistic route to CL. They'll also have the added benefit of resting players and concentrating solely on the competition. I think we should do the same.
We wouldn't meet any of them till May. By then we should have a clear picture of where we are finishing in the league and if top 4 is dead we can just ditch it then
Anderlecht are in a tight title race and will not be resting anyone in the league so shouldn't have any advantage there
many rescheduled fixtures had come out of the blue tbf.It is a real inconvenience, no doubt. But it's not like it has come out of the blue. It's not a new scenario, he should have prepared for that. The fact is that for commercial reasons, the FA will not bend for anyone and should not if we are going to be unbiased. Any club that is in the EL will face this problem. If you buy oranges, be ready to deal with the seeds.
It's how the world works. People are always driven by agenda, not intelligence. That's why many people still think Trump is a saint.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...-football-liverpools-hope-against-manchester/
"Klopp, meanwhile, has formed an unlikely alliance with Jose Mourinho in suggesting more should be done to assist English clubs in Europe.
“I heard what Jose Mourinho said and what the pundits think about it,” said Klopp.
“Last season we had the same experience. It was really hard. We played Villarreal and then Swansea at 12 noon. If you want to help you should not do that. I know it is contracted, but 12 noon or 4pm? Don’t play then. Don’t make it more difficult than it should be. We thought the same. We thought it was really hard. That was an experience. This year we could not use it but next year we can use it.” "
Even L'pool manager can see sense. IDK wtf was wrong with Keano & opponent fan who used Keano's comment to spin things regarding the schedule
Tbh the only game we were that good was against Fenerbahce at Old Trafford. You can argue that the Fayenoord home game was good too (we won 4:0) but we gave too many chances to them and we were lucky they didn't score any.I don't remember it that way and anyway we had some good games in the group stages. All I'm saying it's not that all of our games were bad in Europa.
My mistake, I was referring to English clubs in the EL.And the second part might be true for English club but not every European clubs which is the point of the moaning.
There isn't. Even if there is they don't listen or just deal with it the same way UEFA told us to deal with Rostov's pitch which later shut down for improvement by Russian federation.Well Isnt there is a communication channel for the clubs to speak with the fa and adress their concerns instead to go public in the media about it
Still we made 3 cl finals in 4 years from 2008 - 2011 dnt we? That's SAF.There isn't. Even if there is they don't listen or just deal with it the same way UEFA told us to deal with Rostov's pitch which later shut down for improvement by Russian federation.
Below is what SAF had to say, even though he had the benefit of playing in CL instead of EL.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21391842
"How many times have I complained about it? You've heard my complaints. Do they listen?"
He never stopped complaining about the schedule. The link above is his last season before CL game vs Real Madrid.Still we made 3 cl finals in 4 years from 2008 - 2011 dnt we? That's SAF.
How many of the same posters moaning about lack of rotation would have moaned if he rotated and we got knocked out of the EL.He played his strongest possible team in a game which might be our best route to CL football next season. Shocking, right?
Mourinho doesn't rotate as much as some managers but having a core handful of players who feature in every game is standard. Fergie did it all the time. Ronaldo averaged 50+ appearances in each of his last 5 seasons with United. Pogba has only made 4 more appearances this season than De Bruyne, Sterling or Kolarov (presumably all in the league cup).
Loads and rightly so. We should be able to rest Pogba and at least get 0-0 with Rostov.How many of the same posters moaning about lack of rotation would have moaned if he rotated and we got knocked out of the EL.
I didn't mind so much this match but the St. Etienne away we absolutely should have rested some players. Three goal lead after the first leg and we still played a full strength XI.How many of the same posters moaning about lack of rotation would have moaned if he rotated and we got knocked out of the EL.
