SUPERTOON Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 41 minutes ago, Infinitely Content said: Put 6 past Napoli, 4 past Liverpool at Anfield. Great Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I'd be looking forward to a Europa league game more than domestic games at the moment nevermind CL. The Kyiv game in 97 with nothing to play for is the only one I haven't had a buzz for, even then looked forward to a nothing riding on yet still out of the ordinary game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I'm looking forward to it of course, and my gratitude to Howe and everyone else who's got us here is boundless, but the anticipation is diluted because it doesn't feel like there's that much riding on it and I'm anxious about the cumulative impact on the players/season. Last time we were in I was buzzing days in advance and was very distracted on the day of the games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Can't see the point in qualifying for the CL if you're not going to enjoy the games. And I love that travelling fans from all over get to come to the Toon and hopefully take away a good impression of the city and stadium. I mean, not so much the French fans, but everyone else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Absolute nailed on confident we’ll win this like 3-0. Full on press and they won’t cope. Basically a cup final mentality where we know one win cements us at worse a home 2nd tie KO tie. Team prediction: Pope: Miley, Thaiw, Botman, Hall: Joelinton, Bruno G, Ramsey: Gordon, Wissa, Elanga This is what Wissa joined for, so for Christ sake it should be a star performance from him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagSA Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 20 minutes ago, Sibierski said: Absolute nailed on confident we’ll win this like 3-0. Full on press and they won’t cope. Basically a cup final mentality where we know one win cements us at worse a home 2nd tie KO tie. Team prediction: Pope: Miley, Thaiw, Botman, Hall: Joelinton, Bruno G, Ramsey: Gordon, Wissa, Elanga This is what Wissa joined for, so for Christ sake it should be a star performance from him If the plan is full on in your face pressing, would go agree with your team having our quickest front three have a go at them. If we being a bit more cautious, which I hope we aren't, then would swap Gordon for Barnes and which will suit a counter attacking approach more. Agree with Tonali on the bench. At some point in the near future, could the real Tonali please stand up. ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 2 hours ago, Yorkie said: I'm looking forward to it of course, and my gratitude to Howe and everyone else who's got us here is boundless, but the anticipation is diluted because it doesn't feel like there's that much riding on it and I'm anxious about the cumulative impact on the players/season. Last time we were in I was buzzing days in advance and was very distracted on the day of the games. I just try to approach them as complete one-offs against interesting teams we rarely play. I accepted a while back that I was never going to enjoy them otherwise because of how little each one actually matters in the grand scheme of things. I actually enjoyed the Marseille game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Hate how I'm not expecting nothing but another subdued midweek atmosphere and a performance to match it, pretty depressing really...suppose it's keeping with the general feeling on here at the moment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 3 minutes ago, Wilson said: Hate how I'm not expecting nothing but another subdued midweek atmosphere and a performance to match it, pretty depressing really...suppose it's keeping with the general feeling on here at the moment I'm expecting (hoping) the players will turn up, along with the crowd and come out of the traps hard and fast and get right into these from the off. It's our house Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Feel quite comfortably confident in line with the Sir Bobby game. Was no real logical reason for that either but it transpired that way. Am always surprised how close it was scoreline-wise, never thought we'd not win it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 3 hours ago, Yorkie said: I'm looking forward to it of course, and my gratitude to Howe and everyone else who's got us here is boundless, but the anticipation is diluted because it doesn't feel like there's that much riding on it and I'm anxious about the cumulative impact on the players/season. Last time we were in I was buzzing days in advance and was very distracted on the day of the games. Not much riding on it? Don't we pretty much need a win for a decent shot at getting through to the next stage? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 58 minutes ago, NEEJ said: I just try to approach them as complete one-offs against interesting teams we rarely play. I accepted a while back that I was never going to enjoy them otherwise because of how little each one actually matters in the grand scheme of things. I actually enjoyed the Marseille game. I think even as a competition it's been exciting. No guarantees we even make the Play-Offs if we lose on Wednesday, very good chance of automatic qualification if we win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 minute ago, TRon said: Not much riding on it? Don't we pretty much need a win for a decent shot at getting through to the next stage? I don’t think so. It’s been a while since it’s been discussed in detail. But I’m sure based on the fixtures and who plays who. We don’t have much chance of finishing top 8. Yet supposedly we are all but through to the play-offs in some capacity. Based on some model similar to Opta. Unless I’ve imagined all this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilcline Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 We'll put a few past these in an entertaining game. 4-2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 In theory the higher you finish from 9th to 24th should give you an easier game and a home tie 2nd leg of the play off? So guessing winning this should give us a better chance of getting top 16 at least which will get us the home leg 2nd? If I am wrong please correct me someone.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 2 minutes ago, Lush Vlad said: I don’t think so. It’s been a while since it’s been discussed in detail. But I’m sure based on the fixtures and who plays who. We don’t have much chance of finishing top 8. Yet supposedly we are all but through to the play-offs in some capacity. Based on some model similar to Opta. Unless I’ve imagined all this Honestly even the play-offs should be something to look forward to. The Carabao cup is more or less gone, the FA Cup is another tough one, the CL qualification looks unlikely. I want to give the play-offs everything we've got, don't really understand why people wouldn't be looking forward to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Hopefully we can execute the nuanced game plan of running physically and physical running to showcase our running and physical skills. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) I think the excitement of the CL is muted slightly by the understanding that we have no chance of actually winning it as currently constructed. The individual games are still fun, but it lacks that little bit of hope that it may lead to something bigger. Edited January 19 by oldtype Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 9 minutes ago, jack j said: In theory the higher you finish from 9th to 24th should give you an easier game and a home tie 2nd leg of the play off? So guessing winning this should give us a better chance of getting top 16 at least which will get us the home leg 2nd? If I am wrong please correct me someone.. Your theory is absolutely correct. However it looks so densely packed (at least from 9th-20th) that it could just end up being a bit of a lottery as to how difficult your playoff opponent is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 10 minutes ago, oldtype said: I think the excitement of the CL is muted slightly by the understanding that we have no chance of actually winning it as currently constructed. The individual games are still fun, but it lacks that little bit of hope that it may lead to something bigger. So just like the Premier League, plus many more games and minus the fun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 2 hours ago, Wolfcastle said: So just like the Premier League, plus many more games and minus the fun. For the PL there’s a tangible and achievable goal that will have a dramatic impact on the future of the club (CL qualification), so it’s very different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurentRobert Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 3 hours ago, TRon said: Not much riding on it? Don't we pretty much need a win for a decent shot at getting through to the next stage? We're already guaranteed a play off spot even if we lose against both PSV and PSG. Fighting for prize money, a favourable tie in the next round and the remote possibility of reaching the top 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurentRobert Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 According to the Athletic we have about an 11% chance of finishing top 8 and an 89% chance of finishing between 9th-24th Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Looking forward I this, still very much of the kind of you can’t look forward to a home game against a biggish European team who’ll bring a full allocation at home then you probably won’t look forward to much it anything. No idea if they’re as good as their league form suggests but you’d imagine it’ll be a good open game as Bosz can’t play any other way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) 1 hour ago, oldtype said: For the PL there’s a tangible and achievable goal that will have a dramatic impact on the future of the club (CL qualification), so it’s very different. Qualifying for the CL via the PL only to end up where we are now - in the CL with a chance of the latter stages - which is muted for you. Edited January 20 by Wolfcastle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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