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- at the forest game stood next an american student in london, big spurs fan and TFC listener, with his old man who had come across to see him. the dad had absolutely no idea what was going on!
The odd change is fine to try and keep fitness levels high, but with the squad we have making wholesale changes is suicide.Big decisions for Poch here. What is the better chance, us winning the FA Cup or getting 4th in the Lge?
For me it was clear that before the away game, we needed to play a 'B' team v Burnley. Poch chose to play some of our key players. That was a mistake IMO. Did it cost us Palace, we'll never know. What we do know, is that our odds have lengthened for top 4 now, (I'm assuming Woolwich will win the Stoke game they're leading in).
It feels to me once again that we're not going to make 4th. Can we afford to give it up ATM, probably not. But then can we afford a strong team v Burnley. Then there's the prospect of a much needed break between the Lge cup semi finals if we go out to Burnley. Whereas Leicester between those games, surely then we'd have to play a B team against them, and then what, another replay, maybe a home defeat?
I think on the whole, we should play a B team v Burnley, but it's not so clear cut to me now, as it was for the Turf Moor game. I so hope Kane and Eriksen don't start, but I can easily imagine one of them doing so.
Of course, had we already strengthened during the window, we'd have more options. But the January window has been disappointing so far, now there's a novelty
Fair comments. Unfortunately throwing away progress in the FA Cups has been one of our trademarks since 1991. We no longer have the affinity with competition we had once.
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As long as we have a chance for top 4 or the cups,, we must belive we can progress .
I understand your point but i must disagree with it completly. Its pessimist, depressing ,economical with the facts, nonsence. I could name as many games where we raised our game and achived glory. To win a trophy you have always needed some fotune, luck- that was then. Today it bags of money. However, sometimes you get a gem of a team winning one of the trophies and that could be us this season. We must stay posative and upbeat. Then was then and now is now-wise words?
Of course it would work. What it would mean is, premier league teams would take the cup more seriously and field their strongest teams. Hence, the competition would be back to its best. It would be a lottery for any team to win and give a for example a mid table premier league team to attract better players to try and become a top 6 team.
