TaylorJ_01 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Benfica scored 6 in their last game and are top of the Portuguese league. If we play like we have the rest of the Europa league campaign we'll get rimmed, deservedly. edit: why did I put this here No goals conceded in our last 4 European matches and only 2 scored (to get us through in the 2 ties). I'd say if we manage to keep it tight then we've got half a chance, or if they're open games then we're knackered. I'd say Benfica pose a much bigger threat than the other teams we have played in an attacking sense. You speak truth, though, we have kept it tight in Europe. Shipping 4 in the last game doesn't fill me with confidence that we'll shut a team out that have scored in all of their games this entire season - apart from 2 against Barcelona (who they shut out themselves). If he rests players I'm going to be absolutely livid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 It's tough for me to call because I've always been quite big on the cups, but the position we're in I'm pretty concerned. Annoying that it's came to this. I'd personally just play our strongest team, there isn't much evidence for resting players doing us much good this year anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 It's tough for me to call because I've always been quite big on the cups, but the position we're in I'm pretty concerned. Annoying that it's came to this. I'd personally just play our strongest team, there isn't much evidence for resting players doing us much good this year anyway. Absolutely. If our players can't play a couple extra games per month (having also bombed out all the other cups very early) then there are serious problems with fitness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 It's tough for me to call because I've always been quite big on the cups, but the position we're in I'm pretty concerned. Annoying that it's came to this. I'd personally just play our strongest team, there isn't much evidence for resting players doing us much good this year anyway. Absolutely. If our players can't play a couple extra games per month (having also bombed out all the other cups very early) then there are serious problems with fitness. That sentiment is right. Absolutely. Just not when we're in a perilous position in the league! I'd want to wait to see if we beat Fulham and then give it a right go in the home leg. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 It's tough for me to call because I've always been quite big on the cups, but the position we're in I'm pretty concerned. Annoying that it's came to this. I'd personally just play our strongest team, there isn't much evidence for resting players doing us much good this year anyway. Absolutely. If our players can't play a couple extra games per month (having also bombed out all the other cups very early) then there are serious problems with fitness. That sentiment is right. Absolutely. Just not when we're in a perilous position in the league! I'd want to wait to see if we beat Fulham and then give it a right go in the home leg. If you can show me any evidence that resting players has helped us this season I'd love to see it. The over-rotation of our team has lost us games. Reading-gate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 We've got to won our next 2 league games without fail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Absolute minimum is 4 points from the next 2 games for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Yep 2 wins would basically resolved the premier league situation but 4 points as we'd almost be there on 37 points. Can't afford to go into the derby off a draw though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Fulham, Sunderland, Liverpool and West Brom are good fixtures tbf. Not so keen on the last three but those 4 are all winnable. Not that I trust Pardew to do so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 It's tough for me to call because I've always been quite big on the cups, but the position we're in I'm pretty concerned. Annoying that it's came to this. I'd personally just play our strongest team, there isn't much evidence for resting players doing us much good this year anyway. Absolutely. If our players can't play a couple extra games per month (having also bombed out all the other cups very early) then there are serious problems with fitness. That sentiment is right. Absolutely. Just not when we're in a perilous position in the league! I'd want to wait to see if we beat Fulham and then give it a right go in the home leg. If you can show me any evidence that resting players has helped us this season I'd love to see it. The over-rotation of our team has lost us games. Reading-gate. I'd also weigh in with the notion that momentum is quite important, and we don't want to have the momentum of three consecutive losses going into our next Premier League game. Especially if that third loss is a massive pasting in Benfica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 It's tough for me to call because I've always been quite big on the cups, but the position we're in I'm pretty concerned. Annoying that it's came to this. I'd personally just play our strongest team, there isn't much evidence for resting players doing us much good this year anyway. Absolutely. If our players can't play a couple extra games per month (having also bombed out all the other cups very early) then there are serious problems with fitness. That sentiment is right. Absolutely. Just not when we're in a perilous position in the league! I'd want to wait to see if we beat Fulham and then give it a right go in the home leg. If you can show me any evidence that resting players has helped us this season I'd love to see it. The over-rotation of our team has lost us games. Reading-gate. I'd also weigh in with the notion that momentum is quite important, and we don't want to have the momentum of three consecutive losses going into our next Premier League game. Especially if that third loss is a massive pasting in Benfica. 100%. It seems people think it's OK to throw a game so we're fresh for the next. Give me a confident player over a fresh one any day (obviously to an extent, but we're talking 2 extra games a month max). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Pardew's talked about wanting to manage England at some point ffs. Imagine the amount of whinging he'd be doing with a game every two days in a tournament. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Pardew's talked about wanting to manage England at some point ffs. Imagine the amount of whinging he'd be doing with a game every two days in a tournament. Don't think tournaments would be affecting us if Pardew was England manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicago_shearer Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 There are three or four key players that absolutely need to stay healthy in April and May. I wish the team had played their way into making the Europa tournament the focus, but they didn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Going to our next 3 games at home. Not seen us lose this season. Allay your fears people. I got this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Going to our next 3 games at home. Not seen us lose this season. Allay your fears people. I got this. 3 draws Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Fulham, Sunderland, Liverpool and West Brom are good fixtures tbf. Not so keen on the last three but those 4 are all winnable. Not that I trust Pardew to do so. We need three wins there to be safe. Doubt we'll win at WBA. Liverpool looked relaxed and could well cause us trouble at SJP as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Going to our next 3 games at home. Not seen us lose this season. Allay your fears people. I got this. 3 draws I've only seen wins tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Fulham, Sunderland, Liverpool and West Brom are good fixtures tbf. Not so keen on the last three but those 4 are all winnable. Not that I trust Pardew to do so. We need three wins there to be safe. Doubt we'll win at WBA. Liverpool looked relaxed and could well cause us trouble at SJP as well. We really should be lookng at WBA and QPR (hopefully down by then) as wins, but obviously our away form suggests that wont be the case. Have to hope we can sneak one more away win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 It was just a theory for the 'complacency' shown by people. Going by the rules of the relegationometer, you can understand why people don't go above 5 when we've never actually been in the relegation zone. It would be interesting to see if anyone who has gone down in previous seasons had managed to stay out of the bottom three this long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 You can stay out of the relegation zone for 37 games but if you fall into it after 38 it's that what counts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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leffe186 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Going to our next 3 games at home. Not seen us lose this season. Allay your fears people. I got this. 3 draws I've only seen wins tbh ...which makes it all the more unnerving that you said "not seen us lose" rather than "only seen us win". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Presumably everyone assumed a defeat to Man City, although the manner of it was shit. We've just got to hold our nerve and squeak the couple of wins we need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkzter Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Presumably everyone assumed a defeat to Man City, although the manner of it was s***. We've just got to hold our nerve and squeak the couple of wins we need. Tragic that it has come to this - "squeeking" a couple of wins. We should never have been anywhere near this positio. This season, FFs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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