Qualify for the Europa League or exit Europe?

FerociousCorgis

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Thanks to shit showings prob need the coefficient help to ensure 5th gets UCL as well. Cant take anything for granted
 

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I don't think it matters much as I doubt this team are good enough to finish in the CL qualification places this season, regardless of whether or not we're in the Europa League. For that reason, I'd probably marginally prefer to drop into Europa - we might get a few decent match-ups and some entertaining games, even if we're not good enough to realistically win the competition.
 

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We’re better off going out, no chance of winning Europa and the squad can’t compete in the league and Europe. If ETH wants to save his job he needs to do a lot better and some extra coaching time may help his cause.
 

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As much as I hate the EL, we need to be in it. It might be our best chance of qualifying for the CL again, where we can then exit the group stages and so continues our cycle of shite.
 

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I would say qualify cause it will probably be our only route into europe, but then I know we're probably not going to win the competition. So exit and just focus on the remainder of the season
 

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Amazing that we can still qualify if Bayern beat Copenhagen tonight
 

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Europa League under the condition that only youngsters play there(the likes of Pellistri, Hugill, Gore) and players that need match fitness.
This but you know the manager is going to run Bruno into the ground in it. I’m sick of Europa but it means money to the club so they'll obviously be hoping that we end up in there instead of just focusing on the league
 

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We have to stay and help the Premier league gain the 5th spot qualification. I doubt we make top 4 this season.
 

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This but you know the manager is going to run Bruno into the ground in it. I’m sick of Europa but it means money to the club so they'll obviously be hoping that we end up in there instead of just focusing on the league
More money for the club just so Ten Hag can waste it on crap players? It's a vicious cycle we are in
 

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We're shit, and I'm sick to death with Europa league (we're likely to be back in next year). 4th please
 

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Exit. Europa’s just an extra slog we don’t need especially as we’ve no chance of winning it either. Let’s just concentrate on our league form and try and do something in the FA Cup. The more time we can spend on the training pitch the better.
 

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I don't think Bayern are very good. Wouldn't be surprised if we at least got a draw out of that game. Where that would leave us, who knows?
 

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Feck the Europa League.

My blood pressure can't handle playing Sociedad/Sevilla/Betis/Villarreal or whatever assortment of Spanish cheats are in it this year.
 

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Europa League is our level, so try to win it. Also the co-efficients could come down to us so even if we don't win it, if we get to the semi-finals it could help 5th get a CL place, which could be important also.
 

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Just bin the lot off and go for league and FA cup. Can’t be fecked getting twatted by the scousers.
 

Manny

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Exit.

Never cared for EL and sod all those stupid games on the other side of Europe.
 

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Europa League, no brainer. It's a competition we can realistically win. Imagine crashing out and we draw City away in the third round of the FA Cup. The likelihood of us not having anything to play for from January to May suddenly becomes a real possibility.
 

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on another day I'd say take the Europa, but I feel we haven't got the squad or depth to balance the competitions atm, unless you play the youngsters in the Europa
 

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Exit Europe because we won't win the Europa League.

We'll bottle it to the first decent team we face in the quarters or semis.
 

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Just exit, we might have a chance of getting top 4, so we could crash out of a cl group with Crvena Zvezda and Shakhtar Donetsk next year.
 

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Hate the EL, dread us somehow scraping third in this group.
 

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I would want to see United in Europa League, only if Ten Hag took the opportunity to give more youngsters a chance, Gore, Amad, Hannibal, Hanson Aaron. Even Hugill, why not.
 

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There's nothing to focus on in the league. We don't have the luxury of having title ambitions.

We need to work on becoming a better team and see where that takes us. Trying to chase top 4 will get us nowhere in the long run. Settle on a good core of players and get them playing well.
 

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The shit music, Thursday/sunday rotations and a tour of the middle of the Spanish league grinding out draws and watching them fall over for 180 minutes? No. Fecking. Thanks.
 

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Getting beat easily by the Bayern B team will be a really low point.
 

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4th please . Disgraceful European performance with 2 shite teams in the group.
 

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Europa League.

We we should always want to pursue silverware. Its also another route to CL qualification and gives the wider squad and young players more exposure and experience.
 

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Need a full exit. The less I watch this team, the better for my health.
 

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4th please . Disgraceful European performance with 2 shite teams in the group.
this please .please. Let concentrate on putting a league team together. I would only half enjoy a few appearances in Europa league if it was to get match time for the fringe players and fitness back in some legs but you know ETH will play our best players into the ground again.