Vitesse V Tottenham Match Build Up

How many go through? Top two? If so, it doesn't even matter if we finish second as everyone is sh!te. I'm definitely happy with wholesale changes.

comment by Striketeam7 - Levy out (U18109)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Chronic (U3423)
posted 5 minutes ago
even if we lose today we will be in a good position in the group, having played the toughest 2 sides away from home.
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Only the top side qualify to the last 16, second place have to play an additional knock out round against a Europa league drop out. Rennes have played us an Vitesse already and I expect they will win both games against the whipping boys Mura and then they have Vitesse at home after already beating them away. That would basically put a lot of pressure on us to win that final home game against them and they are no mugs, they are third favourites to win the competition behind us.

All it needed tonight was for us to take Son and/or Kane, start them on the bench but bring them on if Scarlett is having no joy
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personally I dont want son and kane anywhere tonight apart from at home with their feet up watching the back ups run around.

if the last game becomes a must win to top the group then maybe we play them then.. at least we would be at home...

I think with where we are in the group, and after tonight we would have played the toughest two games, then we can afford to make changes ahead of what is a very busy and important week.... west ham, burnley (I expect maybe 4 or 5 changes for that ), and then Man U...........

most of the team that started v newcastle had just come back from international duty too, so happy with them getting a short break to recharge.

comment by MourGONEho (U22347)
posted 8 minutes ago
How many go through? Top two? If so, it doesn't even matter if we finish second as everyone is sh!te. I'm definitely happy with wholesale changes.
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yeah top 2 progress

comment by MourGONEho (U22347)
posted 47 minutes ago
How many go through? Top two? If so, it doesn't even matter if we finish second as everyone is sh!te. I'm definitely happy with wholesale changes.
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I believe top team only, 2nd is a play off

Top side go into the last 16, second place has to play a preliminary knockout match against a Europa league drop out.

So by not winning the group we will have to play an extra 2 games

Double Craig on the bench what can go wrong

Ah ok, then perhaps we should have tried to win this one

comment by Striketeam7 - Levy out (U18109)
posted 8 minutes ago
Top side go into the last 16, second place has to play a preliminary knockout match against a Europa league drop out.

So by not winning the group we will have to play an extra 2 games
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we should win the group, just might go to last game if we dont get a result today, which we probably wont. draw would be good tbh

nothing on the bench so the first 11 need to man up and get the job done

comment by SteveF (U22027)
posted 10 hours, 51 minutes ago
Stupid decision, again.

Nuno really needs to start understanding.

1. Our reserve team can't beat anyone. Let's please not go down the "a chance for fringe players to prove themselves" route. The like of Winks, Doherty, Dele have had countless "chances to shine" and failed miserable every time.

2. I for one am sick of the media having a right old go at Spurs at every opportunity. This game, and the potential result / performance we can all see a mile off will fuel them to negative articles for the next week or so. Even today, the Beeb have fired off a "get Kane" article, on the same day there are countless rah rah Utd articles, not papering over their cracks, but more like cementing over them.

3. Prioritising the League Cup is blind and pointless. Nuno, we ain't winning that cup. Not whilst City and Chelsea continue to take it even marginally seriously, which they will.

4. Prioritising the PL. Well, again good luck with that. We are a top 8 team at best, so what is he prioritising ?

Yet again we will all be treated to a poor, disorganised, embarrassing performance against a small European team, live on national telly, with everyone coming out of the woodwork to tell us how bad we are, how wrong Nuno got it etc, etc.

Wether Nuno likes it or not, this competition is our only real chance to shine. There are simply too many better teams in all the other competitions, whereas we are, possibly one of the two most likely teams, along with Roma, Call the Conference League what you like, but the fact is this is far and away our best chance to win something, and we seem to be blindly focusing on other routes that we are, simply not good enough to win.

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So can anyone NOT tell me I called this to the letter ?