Carabao Cup Final pre-match thread

[mosssideblue]

Least important or not don't you want to win it now we are there? strange

And why wont we win it - Because Bravo plays? - have some faith, he has played well this season.

I suspect if we dont win it, it will be more down to not taking our chances

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Yes I know you are from previous posts escaped in '79.

That’s when I finished Fifth Year! We must know each other???

 

[mosssideblue]

I hope all those who are backing Bravo will be doing so if he has yet another shocker.

We are backing him because he is playing. Pity not all blues want to do that

 

[ChicagoBlue]

And what if Ederson plays and starts the boulder rolling?

At least we have started OUR BEST TEAM. After that, it is up to individual performances.

Anything can start the boulder rolling, but giving yourself the best chance of it NOT happening is, I think, a sound strategy for the bigger things in life, don’t you?

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Where did he say that he was better than Pep? Must have missed that.

Well, if he knows the 3-5-2 formation will win (and that’s the goal, right?), but Pep won’t do it.....what’s that called?

 

[Bill Walker]

Please Pep
No fooking Bravo on Sunday.

 

[mosssideblue]

the other problem with playing bravo is that his distribution from the back is no where near as good as Edersons which affects our build up play and attacking potential....not only that he makes the defenders nervous and that can lead to goals......

That and his shot stoppping is nowhere near as good....how many times has Ederson had one or two saves to make in a game and he has done it..Bravo - ts one shot one goal time and time again...

I know Pep will play Bravo but its a huge mistake

Huge mistake in that Eddie is better - most would agree
Huge mistake as it will make the defenders ahead of him nervous - really, what proof of you of this and how did we make the final with such nervous defenders?
Huge mistake as we will lose now that Bravo is playing - no one knows that

As for the one shot one goal, well you need to look at this season not last
I am in total agreement that Eddie is the better keeper, but Bravo is a lot better than what many are willing to give him credit for this season

 

[Peggy's a blue]

But you have said on several occasions Eddie plays we win, Bravo plays we lose - both are simply speculation.
Yes, Eddie is the better keeper but he aint playing but that does not necessarily mean we will lose.

Correct, just because Bravo plays doesn’t 100% mean we will lose, however, in my opinion we will lose, people’s opinions and how things turn are not automatically the same. I stand by what I said, if Bravo plays I think we will lose, I am also of the opinion Wenger will have some tactic to target his known weaknesses.

 

[citizen_maine]

At least we have started OUR BEST TEAM. After that, it is up to individual performances.

Anything can start the boulder rolling, but giving yourself the best chance of it NOT happening is, I think, a sound strategy for the bigger things in life, don’t you?

Or trusting the man we employ to pick who he thinks is best for that particular game

 

[mosssideblue]

Correct, just because Bravo plays doesn’t 100% mean we will lose, however, in my opinion we will lose, people’s opinions and how things turn are not automatically the same. I stand by what I said, if Bravo plays I think we will lose, I am also of the opinion Wenger will have some tactic to target his known weaknesses.

I say if we do lose it will because the team didn't perform and in particular, we failed to take the chances that we will create. If Bravo was that much of a risk, do you really believe pep would play him? Forget the sentimentality and dressing room spirit, would Pep deliberately select a player who would have such a damming impact to the teams success in a final?