So playing the weakened team against Utd worked out

[oakiecokie]

Well you won't score any points against me because I am still angry that we played a weakened team against them, because I've gone too many years being tormented by their fans and I will NEVER, EVER, EVER, agree that any competition where we are playing against them we should play a weakened side, I don't care who we are playing in the next matches. We have enough great players these days to field a 'second' team good enough to beat them. Name the youngsters on the bench, get in there first half and score a few goals, Chelsea proved it can be done, and then put the youngsters on second half. That will always be my opinion, humble or not humble, my opinion to which I am entitled and will go to my grave repeating!!!! :-)

For goodness sake grow a pair. Oh ... hang on. ;)

 

[Rolee]

I suspect that the club's opinion of the two domestic cup competitions took something of a battering last season. The Capital One Cup win was ok but in no way made up for what was an otherwise disappointing season. And it had a detrimental impact on our PL form. The FA Cup exit left a sour taste. Apparently it wasnt just the scheduling of the game that led us to field a weakened team. At the time we still had a decent shout of winning the PL, but were told that if we reached the semi final of the FA Cup we would be playing on Tuesday and Thursday in the final week of the season.

My guess is that Pep has been given a very clear mandate to focus on the PL and CL. If we draw United in the FA Cup we'll probably put out a similar team.

Spot on.

Guardiola adopted a policy against Swansea and continued it against the rags with the long game in mind.

 

[cheddar404]

Fielding that team against United certainly put the pressure on to get good results against West Brom And Barca which we've done and I've largely forgotten about the United game now. We were only beaten by an iffy goal in a very tight game anyway. It's not like we rolled over.

 

[Eccles Blue]

For goodness sake grow a pair. Oh ... hang on. ;)

*lol* you know I will never change!!!!!!! :-)

 

[Marvin]

Dont agree should go out to win every game

We did, but couldn't hope to do it with the same 11 playing 3 games in a week.

 

[oakiecokie]

*lol* you know I will never change!!!!!!! :-)

I know pet. ;)

 

[SWP's back]

will NEVER, EVER, EVER, agree that any competition where we are playing against them we should play a weakened side, I don't care who we are playing in the next matches

Thank goodness you aren't the manager is all I can say to that.

 

[SWP's back]

hindsight is a great thing and had we lost last night,

To be fair, hindsight doesn't come into it. Lots on here said play the kids even before the game.

 

[Eccles Blue]

Thank goodness you aren't the manager is all I can say to that.

You're welcome. :-)

But Managers come and go, players come and go and Eccles Blue will still be supporting MANCHESTER CITY!!!

 

[Rolee]

If we'd played our strongest side that would be showing them respect, fuck that for a game of soldiers.