Outcast wrote:We'll need bags of luck to win the quad;
A/ scrape through
B/ controversial decisions go our way
C/ our best players stay injury free
B/ wrap KDB, Dias and Foden in cotton wool and rotate them wisely
C/ Sterling and Jesus start chipping in with goals (sigh)
It's not about performance at this stage, it's all about picking up points and winning by all means
I think Pep needs to look at which games in the league can be 'risked' by playing a weakened team, taking into account cup games on either side. Our last 2 games are winnable, but if we get through on the weekend, the Brighton game will be moved, meaning it will almost certainly be played in the midweek after the FAC Final.
The Rags have Liverpool (sandwiched between the two EL semi legs) and Leicester (who may be playing in the FAC final a few days later, but are also fighting for a CL place) still to play, as well as (almost certainly) a tough two legs against Ajax or Roma. If they get through that, their final league game (against Wolves) is just a few days before the Europa League final, meaning that they might play a weakened team if the league is only a very faint hope of winning it (i.e. we go into the game 3 points ahead).
I'm guessing we'll play a weakened squad for Newcastle if we reach the FAC Final, and would personally be very happy with a draw from that. We need 10 points from 6 games (providing there's no massive goal difference swing), so 3 wins and a draw. I'd throw Chelsea (league), but wouldn't take Brighton as a given just yet, because they're still a few points off guaranteeing safety. We really need the Rags to drop points in at least 1 league game to give us some safety.
"Ferguson. Žvaka kurac."
(Ferguson. Chewing-gum cock.)
Old man in a bar in rural Bosnia.
