Are you sure you did your research?
spurtle
Yes I did all our worst defeats last season were when the top clubs absolutely slaughtered us. city, chelsea, pool etc.
Out of these good hidings the only one where we had had a europa game the Thursday before was pool at home I believe where we lost 4 or 5 nil.
Even then the europa game was not away it was at WHL
I am not going to do the research again but look for yourself at last seasons fixtures the real drubbings we got did not follow europa games
so how come they can play league-cup-league over seven days and be prepared but not be prepared for league-Euro-League over 7 days? 3 hours on a plane or 3 hours on a bus the travel is roughly the same.
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We have all seen many a team, and not just PL but all the way through non league, who have suffered massive dips in form coinciding with a good cup run.
That is why you see even League 2 teams play weakened sides in the cup.
grandspurs
I'm talking about teams we should otherwise be expected to beat because we have better teams than them: the Norwich's, West Brom's, West Ham's. These upsets do appear quite regular in relation to playing European football. As far as the City, Chelsea, Pool results; yes the manner of the defeats was disappointing, but they are top sides with better players.
spurtle
we were losing ridiculous games like those on a regular basis before we even got back into europe.
Sorry but I do not accept any excuse about the europa cup look at athletico last season on a tiny squad they won the spanish league and reached the CL final
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posted on 23/9/14
Are you sure you did your research?
spurtle
Yes I did all our worst defeats last season were when the top clubs absolutely slaughtered us. city, chelsea, pool etc.
Out of these good hidings the only one where we had had a europa game the Thursday before was pool at home I believe where we lost 4 or 5 nil.
Even then the europa game was not away it was at WHL
I am not going to do the research again but look for yourself at last seasons fixtures the real drubbings we got did not follow europa games
posted on 23/9/14
so how come they can play league-cup-league over seven days and be prepared but not be prepared for league-Euro-League over 7 days? 3 hours on a plane or 3 hours on a bus the travel is roughly the same.
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We have all seen many a team, and not just PL but all the way through non league, who have suffered massive dips in form coinciding with a good cup run.
That is why you see even League 2 teams play weakened sides in the cup.
posted on 23/9/14
grandspurs
I'm talking about teams we should otherwise be expected to beat because we have better teams than them: the Norwich's, West Brom's, West Ham's. These upsets do appear quite regular in relation to playing European football. As far as the City, Chelsea, Pool results; yes the manner of the defeats was disappointing, but they are top sides with better players.
posted on 23/9/14
spurtle
we were losing ridiculous games like those on a regular basis before we even got back into europe.
Sorry but I do not accept any excuse about the europa cup look at athletico last season on a tiny squad they won the spanish league and reached the CL final
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