Re: Team for Shakhtar
Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 4:39 pm
NT is right this game is not a dead rubber in terms UCL and the whole comp, it is a dead rubber in that it won't count to the outcome of the group.
As much as a lot of us don't see the UCL as the holy grail, it is the reason Pep came and why the sheikh bought us.
While it won't be our best 11 he will side a dam strong team, win it early and then put youngsters in when 3 points are in the bag.
Losing tonight could also be seen as an advantage to Maureen psychologically especially as we've "just scraped our last 3/4 wins" according to the media....
As much as a lot of us don't see the UCL as the holy grail, it is the reason Pep came and why the sheikh bought us.
While it won't be our best 11 he will side a dam strong team, win it early and then put youngsters in when 3 points are in the bag.
Losing tonight could also be seen as an advantage to Maureen psychologically especially as we've "just scraped our last 3/4 wins" according to the media....