Carabao Cup Final pre-match thread

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Not wishing to sound greedy/over confident but apart from the end of the Sunderland game we always win finals by a hairs breath. It'd be lovely to chill and do someone 4/5-0 and have a party all the second half.

I'd obviously take a scrappy 1-0 tho.
 
I didn’t see one on Monday at Wigan but it happened! Of all fans we should know never take a performance for granted.

I think whoever wins on Sunday will win on Thursday also. It’s time to see the reaction which Pep has talked about. Strongest team please!
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It's not just the missed chances, it's the 2/3 max chances we concede.
Nearly almost 1 goes in, most of the time from our mistakes.
 
Monday's game has got absolutely nothing to do with the final on Sunday. Nothing.
 
People need to chill out about Bravo, its not like we are digging George Best up and standing him up in the goal. He was the No 1 in the best team in the world for years, won trophies at club and international level. I would prefer Ed in net but Jesus man its not the end of the world.
 
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?
Doesn't necessarily mean he thinks he knows better than Pep. He might still trust Pep to have an even better formation that makes us even more likely to win.
 
People need to chill out about Bravo, its not like we are digging George Best up and standing him up in the goal. He was the No 1 in the best team in the world for years, won trophies at club and international level. I would prefer Ed in net but Jesus man its not the end of the world.

No fan is happy going into a final with a knowingly weakened team , especially when it is unnecessary. I understand that you have to keep your second string happy so on occasions have to accept it, but playing your reserve goalkeeper in two of the four competitions is way over the top. We f*cked up last year trying to keep Bravo happy, I hope it doesn't get any worse for us by doing the same this year.

Wenger has been the worst for resting players over the years in important games , primarily to win the Prem and/or Champs League, resulting in total failure.
 
Does anyone know what pubs we have been allocated. Don't the police release a list usually?.
There is a list on here somewhere mate, all the pubs on the East Side, usual suspects, The Torch, Crock of Gold etc etc, all of em are shite, hence a large proportion of the Blues going will be boozing outside this area and coming in as kick off time approaches.
 
They have the list is in ‘what are you Wembley plans?’ Thread.

Have a look there mate

There is a list on here somewhere mate, all the pubs on the East Side, usual suspects, The Torch, Crock of Gold etc etc, all of em are shite, hence a large proportion of the Blues going will be boozing outside this area and coming in as kick off time approaches.

Thank you. Will go and have a look. Looks like that Crystal place may be the best option then.
 
Thank you. Will go and have a look. Looks like that Crystal place may be the best option then.
Heard terrible reviews about that place but apparently it will be better this time round, Try the Willsden Working Mens Club near Dollis Hill tube (a few stops from Wembley), great place, plenty of Blues going and the ale is cheap, we went last season for the Arsenal semi and had a ball so we shall be off there again Sunday..!
 
I don’t know why but people saying Ederson should play are really getting on my nerves, Bravo is playing get over it

And why shouldn't fans who are paying a fortune to watch our team in a final a few days after being made a laughing stock want to see our strongest line up, its a must win game otherwise we face a rag media wankfest, may i suggest you see a shrink about your nerves, and yes i dont think ederson will play and hope it dosnt bite us on the arse...
 
How many of us have rags,dippers or spuds e.g. friends or contacts who would not laugh their socks off on Monday if we lost the final because we were trying to keep a player or players happy ?

Nowhere will you see next year or subsequent years a trophy list with happy runners up on it. FFS.
 
How many of us have rags,dippers or spuds e.g. friends or contacts who would not laugh their socks off on Monday if we lost the final because we were trying to keep a player or players happy ?

Nowhere will you see next year or subsequent years a trophy list with happy runners up on it. FFS.

Pep doesn't make decisions because you are scared of what your United mates might say. He makes decisions which build football dynasties. This isn't even a controversial decsions: all the top clubs do it. You have to recruit an expensive, experienced, probably international goalkeeper as your number 2. This probably means that he has to sacrifice the thing he love, his trade, on a week to week basis. So to sign him and motivate him you tell him that he is the domestic cup keeper, all the way to the final should we get there.

The bigger picture here is that every single player in Pep's squad has to feel he is treated fairly. They have to trust him and respect him. The minute he goes back on his word in this kind of situation he destroys that. They are all Bravo's mate.

Bravo will play and, even though it weakens us, it is the correct decision by a man who knows how to look after a squad of top footballers and has them bonded as a unit.
 
Pep doesn't make decisions because you are scared of what your United mates might say. He makes decisions which build football dynasties. This isn't even a controversial decsions: all the top clubs do it. You have to recruit an expensive, experienced, probably international goalkeeper as your number 2. This probably means that he has to sacrifice the thing he love, his trade, on a week to week basis. So to sign him and motivate him you tell him that he is the domestic cup keeper, all the way to the final should we get there.

The bigger picture here is that every single player in Pep's squad has to feel he is treated fairly. They have to trust him and respect him. The minute he goes back on his word in this kind of situation he destroys that. They are all Bravo's mate.

Bravo will play and, even though it weakens us, it is the correct decision by a man who knows how to look after a squad of top footballers and has them bonded as a unit.

Well said.
 
How many of us have rags,dippers or spuds e.g. friends or contacts who would not laugh their socks off on Monday if we lost the final because we were trying to keep a player or players happy ?

Nowhere will you see next year or subsequent years a trophy list with happy runners up on it. FFS.
Good luck recruiting next years reserve keeper if this years is stabbed in the back. We will have more possession and more chances than Arsenal IF we lose it will be because our forwards don't take their chances probably against Arsenals reserve keeper, not because Bravo may or may not make a mistake. Not worried about your Monday morning fears.
 
And why shouldn't fans who are paying a fortune to watch our team in a final a few days after being made a laughing stock want to see our strongest line up, its a must win game otherwise we face a rag media wankfest, may i suggest you see a shrink about your nerves, and yes i dont think ederson will play and hope it dosnt bite us on the arse...
I want to see Ederson start but it’s not going to happen so I think I just can’t stand moaning cxxts
Don’t get the bit about it being just after being made a laughing stock of, if we’d have beat Wigan would people then be happy for Bravo to play or was it just bollocks ?
 
This is certainly working very well, you only have to look how they bonded on Monday night.

There might be a slight ( slight ) chance of this making any sense at all if this player was not like a rabbit caught in headlights all night , with the resulting uncertainty affecting all the defence.

Are we putting forward the romantic against the pragmatic even if the player is playing badly ?

Tails wagging dogs comes to mind if the answer is yes !

Interesting view that the term moaning is used when we get knocked out of the FA cup by a vastly inferior team 2 leagues below us. I for one am not celebrating for sure.
 
I hope Kun scores Sunday as he's played a World Cup Final, an FA Cup Final, a Europa League Final and 2 League Cup Finals and hasn't scored in any of them.
 
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