jamesha
Well-Known Member
As we reach the mid-point of the season I think everyone will agree that things have gone better than anyone (especially the pundits) could have imagined. If it had not been for Walker's ridiculous sending off we would likely have a perfect league record. The team seem to have found ways to win even if we needed penalties in our League Cup games.
So what strategy for the second half of the season? If we played our strongest team every time in the league then I thinks the records for points and goals scored are within our grasp and we could possibly be the new "Invincibles". This appeals to me as if we could do this then we would be unarguably the best team ever to win the Premier League (and maybe the top tier since it started).
However we probably have our best ever chance in the Champions League given that we have a (hopefully) easy tie in the coming round and the big European teams are maybe not as strong as they once were. If we kept our best players fresh for the CL then we may drop some league points but would have the benefit our giving game time to youngsters which should strengthen us in the long run.
It is well known that our owners want to win the Champs League so I guess that is the way we will go - I would really like to smash more records though and (to paraphrase an obscure drunken sweaty) knock the rags off their f**kin perch.
So what strategy for the second half of the season? If we played our strongest team every time in the league then I thinks the records for points and goals scored are within our grasp and we could possibly be the new "Invincibles". This appeals to me as if we could do this then we would be unarguably the best team ever to win the Premier League (and maybe the top tier since it started).
However we probably have our best ever chance in the Champions League given that we have a (hopefully) easy tie in the coming round and the big European teams are maybe not as strong as they once were. If we kept our best players fresh for the CL then we may drop some league points but would have the benefit our giving game time to youngsters which should strengthen us in the long run.
It is well known that our owners want to win the Champs League so I guess that is the way we will go - I would really like to smash more records though and (to paraphrase an obscure drunken sweaty) knock the rags off their f**kin perch.