We just have to make sure we batter them first. Zlatan destroys them in every game hopefully we are way into the swing of things by then
Europa League Draw | Utd draw St. Etienne
- Thread starter Gandalf Greyhame
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Oh playing on a wednesday.
So it's basically just a champions league game then
So it's basically just a champions league game then
None taken.
Pretty good draw, given that we weren't seeded. Should go through.. I repeat should
Except for the 5 o'clock kick off of course.Oh playing on a wednesday.
So it's basically just a champions league game then
Yeah that KO time is pants.
St. Etienne are a team that I thought only existed on Pro Evo.
I thought they were a 90s britpop band.
They are supposedly very hard to score against, conceded only 14 in 17 league games so far
You have to hope we'll have found our scoring boots by then, its not like we dont have goal scorers in the squad, we're just in a lean spell that's all.
Is this game just before the EFL Cup final, if we get there?
We dominated Burnley and Stoke. We just didn't finish and keepers had career days against us. I'd take that form of play every game, and take my chances on us finishing better.
Great draw! Not only we get a nice opponent with short travel, but also several of the other draws are pretty good:
Villarreal (Spain) v Roma (Italy)
Celta Vigo (Spain) v Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
Olympiakos (Greece) v Osmanlispor (Turkey)
Krasnodar (Russia) v Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Borussia Monchengladbach (Germany) v Fiorentina (Italy)
Hapoel Beer Sheva (Israel) v Besiktas (Turkey)
PAOK (Greece) v Schalke (Germany)
These are either good teams, or unpleasant places to travel. Now they will take care of each other
My word, there could be some seriously average teams left in the competition beyond this round. It all seems to be falling into place, I'd 100% say this is the easiest route into the Champions league.
What on earth is the 5pm about? I thought 6pms were only when there was some sort of Russian/far east europe team involved?
Trés droll (as the St Etienne fans would say)
Currently 8th in Ligue 1 and not exactly tearing it up. You have to be happy with that draw as a whole.
The number of hours can't be an excuse for any coach.
On the left: Mathias Pogba maybe (I'm not sure)
Two of these will be facing each other. Not sure which two.
Middle: Florentin Pogba (Saint-Etienne) sure
On the right: Paul
Rivalry between Lyon & SE only.
On the other hand, they scored 17 goals in 17 games. Béric & Hamouma are currently their best scorers this season with... 3 goals
Très drôle :-)I think it's simply a pointless little humiliation designed to remind teams in this tournament just how insignificant they are.
St. Etienne were one of my favourite bands when I was at University. I went to their concert at the Manchester University University Union. great memories
The early/late kickoffs may arrive in the CL next year.
I can imagine a thread on their forum right now saying, "they're only 6th in the league and not exactly tearing it up"
Thanks for the punctuation/spelling lesson.The number of hours can't be an excuse for any coach.
On the left: Mathias Pogba maybe (I'm not sure)
Middle: Florentin Pogba (Saint-Etienne) sure
On the right: Paul
Rivalry between Lyon & SE only.
On the other hand, they scored 17 goals in 17 games. Béric & Hamouma are currently their best scorers this season with... 3 goals
Was this when St Etienne were the dominant club in France? They were a very successful team a few decades ago iirc. I usually pick them in FM when playing in France for this reason.
Good draw, I'm pleased with this. Not much travel, very winnable game. Yup, no complaints, juts get it done.
Good draw distance wise, at least we don't have to go to Russia. Apparently they had a good team in the 60's and 70's. Platini played for them in the past. They also had some good players in the last few years. Matuidi, payet, Zouma Abumeyang ect..I unfortunately only associate them with that shit beer in Aldi.
We have scored 4 goals in 2 Europa games. We average 2 goals a game in that.
Their star player when they played us in the 70's was Dominique Rocheteau.
A very tricky right winger iirc.
Please don't get me wrong, your previous post was funny.
No condescending attitude or lesson here, just a precision.
I have had a just a a brief look at one of their forums.I can imagine a thread on their forum right now saying, "they're only 6th in the league and not exactly tearing it up"
They are very excited/proud by the prospect of playing against United/visiting OT. The expectation is not to be ridiculous.
The posts are rather
'Zlatan loves us' (because he scored 14 goals in 13 games against them with PSG)
'I prefer to lose against United than a modest Eastern Europe club'
'40 years to get a revenge'
They were a top team in the 70's, probably better than we were. Dominique Rocheteau was a true United type winger.
Just looked at the last 32 teams. We can absolutely win this thing. 2 of the best teams left play each other and then there's Tottenham who we just beat. The competition is not as strong as last year IMO.
Happy it's on a Wednesday, but 5pm fecking hell. I finish at work at 6.30.
Anyway, it's a short trip, early kick off and on a Wednesday so shouldn't have any impact on a potential cup final or Derby day game on the Sunday after.
Anyway, it's a short trip, early kick off and on a Wednesday so shouldn't have any impact on a potential cup final or Derby day game on the Sunday after.
We've had a request from a newbie who supports St Etienne:
He's not selling or buying anything, he's just a collector. Anyone who's interested, please PM him. Cheers.