Throw away Europa League MK2

thegregster

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Man Utd 11/2
Tottenham 7/1
AC Milan 9/1
Napoli 9/1
Arsenal 9/1
Roma10/1
Bayer Leverkusen 12/1
Leicester 12/1
Ajax 14/1
Villarreal 14/1
Red Bull Salzburg 20/1
Benfica 22/1
Real Sociedad 22/1
Shakhtar Donetsk 25/1
Lille 25/1
Rangers 33/1
40/1 bar.

Must be the weakest EL in a while.
 

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More games mean more chances for players to step up and win a first team place. That includes young players who need gametime to carry on improving fast enough to be useful to us long term. Getting the right balance between picking the right teams and getting results is what is difficult
I can see Ole making a few changes, but not many if we manage to get far and our form continues to slump in the league. He knows he needs to win something this season.

My worry is that we will take it seriously, pick a strong team and then lead to nothing. There's some good in there still.
 

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Man Utd 11/2
Tottenham 7/1
AC Milan 9/1
Napoli 9/1
Arsenal 9/1
Roma10/1
Bayer Leverkusen 12/1
Leicester 12/1
Ajax 14/1
Villarreal 14/1
Red Bull Salzburg 20/1
Benfica 22/1
Real Sociedad 22/1
Shakhtar Donetsk 25/1
Lille 25/1
Rangers 33/1
40/1 bar.

Must be the weakest EL in a while.
I don't agree with this. On paper we are the strongest team in there, but a few of those teams can beat us
 

Hughie77

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Doesn't look that weak to me, far from it, funny how we're favourites really.
We were favs last season as well, and I think if we had a 2 legged tie in semis we would have got to a final, a one off game can and did feck us up.
 

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I don't agree with this. On paper we are the strongest team in there, but a few of those teams can beat us
All of them can based on our last 3 premier league games. Ole even said he wouldn't mind a one off game not 2 legs. This shows the attitude towards this competition. I hope we go for it league has gone, top 4 is very much still on, so just go for it.
 

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Man Utd 11/2
Tottenham 7/1
AC Milan 9/1
Napoli 9/1
Arsenal 9/1
Roma10/1
Bayer Leverkusen 12/1
Leicester 12/1
Ajax 14/1
Villarreal 14/1
Red Bull Salzburg 20/1
Benfica 22/1
Real Sociedad 22/1
Shakhtar Donetsk 25/1
Lille 25/1
Rangers 33/1
40/1 bar.

Must be the weakest EL in a while.
Who puts these odds together? Surely someone who doesn't watch PL football. How are Spurs the second most likely team to win it after being in relegation form for weeks?
 

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The EL is winnable now that Sevilla isn’t in it
 

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All of them can based on our last 3 premier league games. Ole even said he wouldn't mind a one off game not 2 legs. This shows the attitude towards this competition. I hope we go for it league has gone, top 4 is very much still on, so just go for it.
I'm not basing it on the last 3 league games, it's based on pervious cup performance. Just an example our form against Arsenal has not been great for a while, they will fancy themselves if we get them.
 

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Hoping the top four race keeps, Utd, Leicester and Spurs distracted.
 

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If we win this then the league position doesn't matter... Unless winning it off course
 

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Man Utd 11/2
Tottenham 7/1
AC Milan 9/1
Napoli 9/1
Arsenal 9/1
Roma10/1
Bayer Leverkusen 12/1
Leicester 12/1
Ajax 14/1
Villarreal 14/1
Red Bull Salzburg 20/1
Benfica 22/1
Real Sociedad 22/1
Shakhtar Donetsk 25/1
Lille 25/1
Rangers 33/1
40/1 bar.

Must be the weakest EL in a while.
Leicester or Ajax for me
 

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I'd like us to get to the final and hopefully win the competition. There are only 2 european trophies handed out at the end of the season and although its not the CL its still a european trophy.
 

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On paper we are favourites but throw us on a ground with any of those over 180 mins and we are capable of doing absolutely any thing.
 

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This might not go down well but if we were a Jose led United I’d back us to win this.

If we could rely on a clean sheet I’d be hopeful but we aren’t winning anything with our back line & misfiring frontline.