No. Compete for everything.
We aren't Spurs.
We aren't Spurs.
Are we chasing too many competitions?
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Just let nature takes it course. Since we are well rested there is no need to rotate for the Wolves game apart from injury. Should we pass Wolves, FA Semi will be 3 days before CL game, so 1 or 2 players will be rested.
It’s in United’s blood to go hard in all competitions when it comes to the business end of the competition. Yes you do have to manage the squad to a degree and if we were pushing for a league title then there is a concern but FA Cup represents our best hope of silverware this season so we shouldn’t take that lightly.
Madness.
It really is. I understand and totally get any club prioritising 1 trophy above another but a club like Manchester United should be going out to win every game. It's what the club's about. If we come up short in any comp, so be it.
This thread is a wasted oportunity to discuss the important question of rotation. The extreme wording in the OP ("B team") has prompted extreme responses.
Think anyone agrees that some rotation will be needed. Where opinions part ways is the extent to which players should be rotated: 1-2, 5-6 or 7-8 players.
1-2 is not enough, 7-8 is too much. Depending on whether the next game is 3 or 5 days away, the number of rotated players will increase or decrease respectively. Between 2-3 and 4-5 is probably the most reasonable option.
Think anyone agrees that some rotation will be needed. Where opinions part ways is the extent to which players should be rotated: 1-2, 5-6 or 7-8 players.
1-2 is not enough, 7-8 is too much. Depending on whether the next game is 3 or 5 days away, the number of rotated players will increase or decrease respectively. Between 2-3 and 4-5 is probably the most reasonable option.
Top 4 is the most important. Rotation today? Then the national teams will benefit and not United so hard one.
When the FA cup in theory is the easiest thing to win we need to go for it. Top 4 and Euro cup is a lot harder. Ole would love a trophy and any trophy any year is a bonus. I also think if say we finished out of the top 4 that an FA cup win would guarantee his job if it isnt already. Before anyone says it didnt save VG, Its different to when VG won it, as he hasnt had 2 seasons and hundreds of millions to play with.
Yeah I find the notion that ‘being in the Champions League being a negative thing’ to be absolutely crazy.
Let’s not forget where we were in December before Ole came in - we’ve done amazingly well to play ourselves into this position and have a real chance to win the FA Cup and secure CL next season.
But we can’t let the idea of qualifying for next year’s CL consume us, we’re still in it right now! It’s the most prestigious competition in world football and we should give it everything we have, until we’re out.
Let’s not forget where we were in December before Ole came in - we’ve done amazingly well to play ourselves into this position and have a real chance to win the FA Cup and secure CL next season.
But we can’t let the idea of qualifying for next year’s CL consume us, we’re still in it right now! It’s the most prestigious competition in world football and we should give it everything we have, until we’re out.
I can understand rotating the squad for the Cup if we have a big league/European game after a couple of days,but the lads have almost had a week to recover from the last game...Plus we don’t have any game midweek...It makes no sense at all to “rest” players for tonight’s game..,
You must be buzzing you got your wish then? Less games, out of that teeny tiny little competition called the FA Cup, roll on fighting to be the 4th best team in England, buzzing
I reckon the B team would have put up more of a fight.
Well we're certainly not now. It was a very disappointing result and performance at the weekend but the time off over the weekend of the 6th and 7th April before Barca could be key for us, and playing both legs of a potential CL semi against Liverpool, the cup final probably against City and two PL games versus Chelsea and Huddersfield into the space of less than two weeks would have been brutal. Obviously we should compete for everything but losing two big games from a packed schedule is a slight sliver of silver for us.
Yep, as much as it sucks we just aren't in a situation where we can fight on 3 fronts yet. We don't have the depth like City have to rotate happily.
Next year with a few additions we will be much better. Maybe if we didn't have the huge injuries things may have been more manageable.
The one creating this thread probably hope we give up against Barca and focus on top 4 now. Too much to fight on multiple fronts of course. Yet City looks to maybe win 4.
City has been extremely lucky on FA draws. First it was Swansea, then there was no VAR, then they pick Brighton instead of the other 2. FA Semi is 3 days before CL so in reality it was the ONLY 1st huddle considering all previous games had 1 week to rest. So City can now play their B team and rest 6-7 players for Spurs. Had we beaten Wolves we might have drawn Watford, in reality Ole would have to choose between FA or CL, so probably rest 2-3 players in FA Semi. Now the problem has disappeared.
Our only hurdle is Westham, which is sandwiched between 2 CL. I guess we can rest 1-2 players and might still get the job done. If we advance into CL Semi then raise this thread again.
It’s just our level.
1-2 players won't do if we want a result at Camp Nou. We play Barca, Wham, Barca within 6 days. No chance 8-9 outfield players can play in all three games with the necessary intensity. After Barca we play Everton away (21th), City (24th) and Chelsea (28th) within a week. Ole should master the art of rotation to get results in those games.
But City and Chelsea would be worry about Semi final while we are not
The game with City is 6-7 days before CL semis, they won't think about that if they go past Spurs and fight for the league. Dunno about Chelsea, but if they are still with a realistic chance for top 4 at that point, it won't be a walk in the park either. Rotation will be key.
Well it would have been nice to go further in the FA cup and winning a trophy with Ole could have been great but our squad lacks quality and is young in parts. I don't think it was sustainable. The defeat to Wolves might be a blessing in disguise because we were poor. The defeat to Arsenal was unfortunate but the defeat to Wolves was very poor and the goal we scored showed a lot. I think there is a bit of fatigue but we have to continue. We don't have a great/big squad. In key areas we have players who either are delivering or young - which typically means inconsistent. So let's focus on cementing our position in the League. Europe at this point is a bonus.