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

Match Result Prediction?

  • Win

    Votes: 193 51.3%

  • Draw

    Votes: 104 27.7%

  • Loss

    Votes: 79 21.0%
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MCFC1993 said:
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.
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No, far better not having he extra 2 games and not having Carabao cup games in January and February.
 
MCFC1993 said:
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.
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I think that position also determines seeding and that will effect who City might draw in the R-16.

Besides, who in their right mind wants to subject City to a two legged playoff round?
 
In their 10 league games they’ve scored 35 and conceded only 3, winning all 10. Allied to the fact it’s the rags next manager and I think the script is already written. I’m not sure where confidence can come from given the state our team is in.
 
Brighton is the priority and if we're as fucked as it appears fitness wise we need to make sure the 11 we want on Saturday at Brighton are rested. That's going to be a really tough game.

This one we can lose and still qualify, and in all honesty a changed team can still get a result there.
 
supercity88 said:
Brighton is the priority and if we're as fucked as it appears fitness wise we need to make sure the 11 we want on Saturday at Brighton are rested. That's going to be a really tough game.

This one we can lose and still qualify, and in all honesty a changed team can still get a result there.
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Think tomorrow is and will be the priority, with PSG and Juventus away to come.The league there is plenty of time and games left.
 
blueparrot said:
No, far better not having he extra 2 games and not having Carabao cup games in January and February.
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I said earlier in the season, we look at the CL as having an extra couple of games already and potentially 4 more if you have to do the playoff for the last 16.

But we could have looked to play a reserve team, as we do in the league cup and still made the playoff. That way, whilst you play more games, in theory you're resting your first 11 more than you did in the previous group stage competition.

I wouldn't have prioritised the league cup either though. I'd have had a first 11 in the league, and then one for the CL. We'd still pick up enough points to make the playoff, possibly even to go straight through.
 
supercity88 said:
I said earlier in the season, we look at the CL as having an extra couple of games already and potentially 4 more if you have to do the playoff for the last 16.

But we could have looked to play a reserve team, as we do in the league cup and still made the playoff. That way, whilst you play more games, in theory you're resting your first 11 more than you did in the previous group stage competition.

I wouldn't have prioritised the league cup either though. I'd have had a first 11 in the league, and then one for the CL. We'd still pick up enough points to make the playoff, possibly even to go straight through.
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Pep will be doing all in his power to avoid the extra games and the extra risk of a 2 legged play off.I think the Sporting game was also in his thinking with some of his choices at Bournemouth too. There won't be a single manager in the C\L \ with any expectation of going deep into it that will want to be finishing outside the top 8
 
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