Luton Town (A) - Tue 27th Feb, 20:00 | FA Cup | Pre-Match Thread

[ftg89]

Ortega
Walker
Akanji
Ake
Lewis
Kovačić
Nunes
Doku
Grealish
Alvarez

Why we starting with only 10 players?!

 

[Ethan23]

Ederson

Walker
Dias
Akanji
Ake

Stones
Kovacic
Lewis

Alavrez
Haaland
Nunes

 

[waspish]

With the decent rest after the Tuesday game it be who hasn't played Saturday and who looks fresh

 

[Chappie]

I agree. Pep needs to look at the picture though. March and the league is the bigger picture. The key players need rest. They were running on fumes against Bournemouth.
Forget about the FA cup this year.

So we toss the cup off and what happens if we lose against Arsenal and Liverpool.
Do we then toss that off and concentrate on the Champions league.

 

[Fordyboy46]

This will be another tough game, they look a decent enough outfit at home and gave us a hard game earlier this season. All depends if Pep sees this trophy as a priority as to how strong we go. I'd go: Ortega, Walker, Akanji, Ake, Gomez, Nunes, Kovacic, Bobb, Doku, De Bruyne, Alvarez

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Ortega

Walker
Akanji
Dias
Lewis

Kovacic
Nunes
Bernardo

Bobb
Alvarez
Doku

If we win great, if not oh well. We need our best players fit for the 5 games after this.

 

[waspish]

This will be another tough game, they look a decent enough outfit at home and gave us a hard game earlier this season. All depends if Pep sees this trophy as a priority as to how strong we go. I'd go: Ortega, Walker, Akanji, Ake, Gomez, Nunes, Kovacic, Bobb, Doku, De Bruyne, Alvarez

And have had 10 days rest we would of had about 72 hours

 

[BringBackSwales]

With the decent rest after the Tuesday game it be who hasn't played Saturday and who looks fresh

You from Devon or Cornwall?

 

[BringBackSwales]

Thank fuck I’m there on Tuesday and won’t have to listen to how much our bench cost every time a sub comes on

 

[DWIFF]

So we toss the cup off and what happens if we lose against Arsenal and Liverpool.
Do we then toss that off and concentrate on the Champions league.

We will know more at 1900 on Tuesday night. Pep and the club will always prioritise the league and the champions league over the FA cup.

 

[BringBackSwales]

And have had 10 days rest we would of had about 72 hours

I’d rather have success than fewer games though, as a general principle

 

[Harvster]

You from Devon or Cornwall?

That be none of your business BBS

 

[applecentral]

That's our cup run over

Or our cup runneth over!

 

[BringBackSwales]

That be none of your business BBS

I be only asking me darling

 

[Harvster]

I be only asking me darling

Completely at a loss how you could immediately rule out Norfolk

 

[TrentGrisham]

You have to rest, Rodri, in this one, right? Maybe Foden, too, although Pep always said he recovers faster than most. I doubt he wants to rest, given his form and history in the FA Cup, though—tough XI to call.


__________Ortega_________

Walker__Akanji__Ake___Gomes

______Nunes____Kovacic_____

Bobb______KDB______Doku

_______Alvarez___________

 

[tommy116]

Luton aint going to go full strength for this, premership survival is main aim for them, especially the manager who will get some amount of praise and enhanced reputation if they do. Unlikely a cup run that may most likely will come to nothing is a priority.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Luton aint going to go full strength for this, premership survival is main aim for them, especially the manager who will get some amount of praise and enhanced reputation if they do. Unlikely a cup run that may most likely will come to nothing is a priority.

If they win they are one game from Wembley, I don’t think we should be taking any lack of interest for granted

 

[citymad]

So we toss the cup off and what happens if we lose against Arsenal and Liverpool.
Do we then toss that off and concentrate on the Champions league.

Yes.

 

[citymad]

Are there replays? thats the last thing we need amongst an horrendous set of fixtures