Sporting CP (A) - Tue 5th Nov, 20:00 | CL | Pre-Match Thread

[ysmsa]

Pep?

Wasn't Pep serving his contract with Bayern then taking up a new job with us.

This Ruben fella is walking out but still managing his current team.

Don't forget, the play us next month in the League.

 

[ysmsa]

I hope all the Sporting players have a nightmare and we fucking batter them.
Who really wants opposition players to have amazing games against us..fucking weird

If he is their best player, I hope doesn't play

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

Is that the trincao that was at wolves??

He was on loan at wolves sure he came from barca. And he was shit

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

The thing is, does it really matter?

We could lose all three of those away games, win the home two, finish 19th, get a few of the injured players back fit for the extra round to qualify for the Ro16 which woukd actually be good minutes for them on return, and then go on to win the CL anyway with a few nice draws.

Perverse as it sounds - I was actually thinking the same yesterday.
It's not the way Pep will look at things though, which is all that counts.

 

[Cellarite]

Me too,

Seems incredibly suspicious this.

How can he accept another job but continue to manage his current team?

If Rags were in the CL would this have been allowed?

The cases against us, including a nothing arrangement with Mancini are far less suspicious and relevant compared to this arrangement

Give over. Why is it suspicious? How many times have we heard that a manager is leaving and a new one coming in long before its happened? We knew all the way through Italia 90 that Bobby Robson was leaving England for PSV. We knew for the last months of Pellegrini's reign that he was being replaced by Pep. Amorim has a notice period, United have negotiated a price to release him, Sporting have asked for a couple of weeks to get a new man in and have three games before the international break. Nothing to see here.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Kick off time 20:00 (GMT).

Personally I think Brighton should be a priority, don't want to lose as we saw with the Spurs game it's not good for momentum. Pick a team that can get a draw.

--------------Ederson
Lewis---Akanji---JSP---Gvardiol
----------Kovacic---O'Reilly
Mcatee-------Wright--------Doku
-------------------Foden

I haven't got a clue who is fit and who needs a rest.

Rather save Doku for Brighton if possible.

I understand where you're coming from, but if that team was ever to play it would have been last week in the Carabao.
No way JSP, O'Reilly, McAtee or Wright start imho.
I'll add that if ANY of our squad play during the International break I'll be livid - and yes I know we're not in control, but the players are ("sorry International boss I've got x/y/z wrong with me ")

 

[SWPISHOME]

I think we will win tomorrow, Yes we do have injuries and it's taking it's toll on us but Pep won't be happy with the performance on Saturday against Bournemouth, He sets the bar when it comes to standards across the counrty and he'll want a response from the players...He will get a response from this group of players because they have shown it time and time again over the years when we've looked dead and buried we find ways to bounce back.

 

[Manchester33]

Thinking about this game and the broader format in the UCL this year, we have to go for the win. We will desperately want to finish in the top 8 to avoid two extra games in February.

I can't see Pep doing anything other than playing his best XI.

 

[St.Pauli support]

German ref team around Daniel Siebert.
Hope they behave.

 

[MCFC1993]

I understand where you're coming from, but if that team was ever to play it would have been last week in the Carabao.
No way JSP, O'Reilly, McAtee or Wright start imho.
I'll add that if ANY of our squad play during the International break I'll be livid - and yes I know we're not in control, but the players are ("sorry International boss I've got x/y/z wrong with me ")

Yeah I dont think it'll be that rotated, I just dont have a clue who is fit and who isnt.

Genuinely think the Carabao Cup should have been a bigger priority than these group games.

Said from the start we should have treated these 8 group games as rotation games. If it means playing an extra 2 knockout games it would have been worth it to avoid having to go full strength in 6-8 games.