Carabao Cup Final pre-match thread

[IWasHere]

You mean the same referee we had for that semi who's in charge on Sunday ?

Could be worse...it could be that little shit Taylor

 

[kaz7]

gen question for you. Assume we are leading 1-0 at 65 mins and Bravo makes a mistake to allow them to draw level. Min 88 we get a pen and Kun misses it. We then go on to lose in Xtra time (Bravo subbed for Eddie through injury). who would you blame for the loss?

Wow that would never happen as you well know,i see the game you play with people,the bottom line is eddie is the better keeper,play your best team in a final,if eddie was injured and bravo stood in for him in the CL for say 3 games then who would you play in the final,eddie of course as he is the best keeper

 

[PragueBlue]

I have no doubt that Bravo was told he would be the cup keeper and as it is a cup game, he should start.

We win or lose as a team.

 

[blueparrot]

Wow that would never happen as you well know,i see the game you play with people,the bottom line is eddie is the better keeper,play your best team in a final,if eddie was injured and bravo stood in for him in the CL for say 3 games then who would you play in the final,eddie of course as he is the best keeper

So why will Pep pick Bravo ? And most likely why will Ospina play for Arsenal ?

 

[kaz7]

So why will Pep pick Bravo ? And most likely why will Ospina play for Arsenal ?

He decides what he decides,doesn't mean i have to agree

 

[Blue Til Death]

Well said.

Yep totally agree with this..!

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Could be worse...it could be that little shit Taylor

Or worse still Madley or Mason.

 

[blueparrot]

He decides what he decides,doesn't mean i have to agree

No you don't have to agree but you also need to acknowledge it's not as simple for the manager of a team competing on all fronts every season picking his best keeper in the league cup final, if it was as simple as you say and he just picks his best team he would. He has a bigger picture to consider.

 

[kaz7]

No you don't have to agree but you also need to acknowledge it's not as simple for the manager of a team competing on all fronts every season picking his best keeper in the league cup final, if it was as simple as you say and he just picks his best team he would. He has a bigger picture to consider.

Indeed he does

 

[mcfcphil]

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.

It’s incredible that this even needs to be explained. Especially so as the player in question has played a pivotal role in getting to Wembley in the first place. It’s quite bizarre.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

You think he's playing Bravo to give Ederson a rest?

Don’t be silly.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

You bloody kids! It was a proper grammar school when I left in 1968, not a 6th Form College.

We were there WHEN it changed, so we were a full blown Grammar School...then they attached a big square on the playground, etc voila...6th Form College! Now, it looks like Maine Road...a solid main structure with a bunch of “modern,” out of place, appendages proving it was built over multiple eras! Hell, they even built houses on our sloped footie pitch across the street! Sacrilege! :-)

 

[hateutd]

Exactly. Bravo will play and if his team mates do their jobs effectively, we should not need to worry about our keeper.

If its Bravo,not need to worry about our keeper????????
Jesus Christ...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:(

 

[RayCTID]

Bravo is a winner and it is down to to the rest of the team to do their bit as well!!

 

[whp.blue]

I like to be positive but I can't help feeling we loose if Bravo plays

 

[RayCTID]

I like to be positive but I can't help feeling we loose if Bravo plays

We have already lost twice with Ederson this season with two direct mistakes coming from the keeper.

 

[SWP's back]

Wow that would never happen as you well know,i see the game you play with people,the bottom line is eddie is the better keeper,play your best team in a final,if eddie was injured and bravo stood in for him in the CL for say 3 games then who would you play in the final,eddie of course as he is the best keeper

Bravo is the domestic cup keeper. You know this.


You also said the same re Willy and Hart when Willy won us the cup against Liverpool two years go.

 

[SWP's back]

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.

Great post.

 

[SWP's back]

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...

If you’re foolish enough to buy a ticket for the final expecting Ederson to start then it’s on you. Not Pep, not the club.

 

[Peggy's a blue]

I like to be positive but I can't help feeling we loose if Bravo plays

Hmm will have to tighten up then ;-)