The big names will get a rest up to the Germany games , so a couple of weeks, then they will get some rest before the season starts.
Play the kids for Europa [Poll added]
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
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The Prem have already said they are giving teams who compete in European competitions in August an extra week off for the start of the new season.
I agree with playing the second team in the Europa, give the first team time off to fully recharge, take advantage of the extra week too.
Unless.....The kids/second team get to the semis/final of the Europa then its worth playing them for the trophy as we're that close.
I agree with playing the second team in the Europa, give the first team time off to fully recharge, take advantage of the extra week too.
Unless.....The kids/second team get to the semis/final of the Europa then its worth playing them for the trophy as we're that close.
Let’s rest our first team, sure, vs Lask! Then we play our best players and win the cup.
It's basically 3 games, why on earth wouldn't we try and win a trophy
No chance. Let’s go for the trophy.
Hilarious proposal.
2nd String vs LASK, then it'd be just two games to trophy. Our first eleven could manage two games.
Helps with seeding in the CL draw. Plus the players need to get used to winning stuff. We can rotate more, but we really need to give it a good go.
There are some right snobs on here. If they are wanting the CL or PL they might have a hell of a wait.
Only if your joke is a pic on that terrifying attempt of a "beard" of his.
they have to stay in training though, that’s different from sitting on a beach for a few weeks recovering.
Except a lot of the second string might be on there way out of the door. Ole apparently wants to sell most of them.
Bingo.
And besides that, why would you not wanna try and win another European trophy?
The way the world is at the moment I wouldn't want any of them sat on a beach to be honest.
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They did have time off but then have played basically nonstop since. Obviously it matters that they have had to play so many games in such a short time. They need to recover. No need to play many of these players with the new season looming large.
The next game sure but after that we should try and win the competition. Don't understand this thinking..
Play the kids for LASK
Go for it after that
Go for it after that
Same nonsense for the FA Cup game. Why do people not want us to get trophies?
It's 3 bloody games. LASK game is already in the bag. Lets go all out.
It's 3 bloody games. LASK game is already in the bag. Lets go all out.
If he plays a full 1st team against LASK. He needs a slap
No, feck this cup. I want the first XI completely well rested. There's barely any pre season whatsoever because of covid, and we will be at a huge disadvantage if we train our first XI hard for an extra couple weeks.
League starts back up in 7 weeks.
It's 3 games. Rest players yes, but still go fecking hard for it.
To be fair, we looked knackered after the FA Cup game, that almost backfired.
It's a European trophy FFS. Play without pressure and just go for it.
Bit of rotation won't hurt us but let's go for it.
A few changes are ok.
A few changes are ok.
We are up 5-0 to LASK. Yes rest the best players till the next round. Stupid not too.
I suppose it's time for Ole to start adding to the trophy cabinet...
The juggernaught is back to its feet...eyes raised to it's target...charge!
Win the EL now...beat the CL winners in the SuperCup
The juggernaught is back to its feet...eyes raised to it's target...charge!
Win the EL now...beat the CL winners in the SuperCup
Kids for LASK game, and possibly half the first 11 for the Copenhagen/Istanbul tie but could be bloody Wolves in Semi so bring the first 11 back. They would have had a 3 week rest.
Play some kids and back-ups at LASK since we're leading 5-0 but we go for the trophy. Gotta give players the taste of winning trophies to carry into next season.
Doesn't have to be our best 11 until the final stage, and definitely give everyone a rest for the first game, but why would we rest players for the rest of the tournament? This is a trophy worth winning and we don't need to rest players. It's not like they have other games to be ready for...
100% agree, I wouldn’t play any of the first 11 for the Europa. Can’t expect to play up until 21st August and then start a whole new season on 12th September
I swear some of you have some mental issues regarding rest
Good point.
Weakened team against LASK but best possible side after that. It's a trophy, so let's win it. It's a good habit to get into.
Those are crap choices. Please change it.
Respect the competition. But surely we can do full strength all the way, we will have to rotate here and there.
Respect the competition. But surely we can do full strength all the way, we will have to rotate here and there.
Play the U14s vs LASK for all I care - it's 5-0!! Honestly, after LASK we should play a mixed squad if we draw a weak opponent but we need to go for it against the stronger teams. Winning this trophy can do wonders for not only building a winning mentality in the players but also our manager who hasn't won anything outside of Norway (as a manager of course).
Our squad is clearly burnt out right now. Its not like we are in a normal circumstance. They've been playing every 48-72 hours for a few weeks now, and the Europa League games will be more of the same.I swear some of you have some mental issues regarding rest
You think we can do full pelt and then have no pre season going into next season? Really?
Exactly! Europa league resumes on 10th August. Players nearly have 2 weeks break and why can't we go and win a title.
its 3 games - with a 2 week break now and an adequate break in-between games. Whats the problem?
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