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Just had a proper look at the draw from here on.

 

Coming second is miles better, some people must be pissed up.

 

Miles better in terms of what though? It's avoiding the entire point of the tournament & taking loads of things for granted. Wrong way to look at it all.

 

What's the entire point of the tournament? Winning it? Surely the easiest route to the final makes the entire point of the tournament more achievable

 

Surely the point is to be able to call yourself the best side in the world? Are you achieving that by being scared of playing half the sides in it & hoping other teams knock them out for you?

 

It's a really embarrassing way of looking at it in my opinion and a bit concerning how many want to win something in that manner.

 

Do you hope we pull Shrewsbury Town at SJP in the third round of the FA Cup or Chelsea away?

 

Not the same though is it, this is a straight tournament whereby one result potentially affects the following result.

 

Also the FA cup isn't about being the best side in England. If that were the aim, then the point would be to be capable of beating all other sides in the country so you'd be fine with getting other big teams.

 

Why's it different? It's a cup competition where you could play any team that was originally eligible to enter. It's directly comparable.

 

My point is that unless you're the outright best team in the competition, then playing lesser ranked teams for as long as possible is clearly favourable to your chances of winning the tournament.

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Guest neesy111

How is it arrogant to want an easier draw?  Don't get that at all. It's literally no different at all to wanting an easier draw in any cup competition.

 

How is wanting a loss going to be good for the moral of the squad of a young team?

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Why are Colombia being considered as an easy route btw?

They arent. It's what comes after

 

Beat Colombia then it's Sweden/Switzerland. After them one from Spain/Russia/Croatia/Denmark.

 

Belgium have Japan, then Brazil/Mexico, France/Argentina/Uruguay/Portugal

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That could arguably be the best result for us. Spirited performance, while just falling short from a decent goal, while also finishing in the easier side of the draw.

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How is it arrogant to want an easier draw?  Don't get that at all. It's literally no different at all to wanting an easier draw in any cup competition.

 

How is wanting a loss going to be good for the moral of the squad of a young team?

 

:thup:

 

Momentum and all that as well.

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Guest Howaythetoon

Cumbria will be well up for this, it would be silloth us to take them lightly, I can see them beating us :lol:

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How is it arrogant to want an easier draw?  Don't get that at all. It's literally no different at all to wanting an easier draw in any cup competition.

 

How is wanting a loss going to be good for the moral of the squad of a young team?

 

:lol: They're highly paid professional footballers, not the under 11s. I'm sure Marcus Rashford will get over this defeat in a dead rubber.

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How is it arrogant to want an easier draw?  Don't get that at all. It's literally no different at all to wanting an easier draw in any cup competition.

 

Probably because Japan are the far easier draw for the next round but everyone’s talking about a favourable QF draw like we’ll stroll past Colombia.

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