duke313 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Pinebro said: We can afford to play 8-9 non starters against this level of opposition very comfortably Like we did against Stevenage? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hank Scorpio Posted August 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Pinebro said: We can afford to play 8-9 non starters against this level of opposition very comfortably Let's not get too arrogant. Play the best team we can and get it done 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted August 7, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 7, 2023 Just now, Hank Scorpio said: Let's not get too arrogant. Play the best team we can and get it done Yep, can't say anyone will have played too many games at the start of the season, get in the groups and then look at it game by game... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 6 minutes ago, duke313 said: Like we did against Stevenage? That was early on in Unai's reight, very different I'd go pretty much a full B team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted August 7, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 7, 2023 7 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said: Well yeah neither one has precedence other the other coin flip to decide? We have precedence cause we Aston **** Villa. Anyway I hope it’s Lucerne, only a nine day walk for me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Demitri_C Posted August 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2023 Talk of leaving 9 players out not only shows arrogance and belittling your opposition its just wrong on every level. Id be disgusted if we did that as its very disrespectful 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vive_La_Villa Posted August 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Talk of leaving 9 players out not only shows arrogance and belittling your opposition its just wrong on every level. Id be disgusted if we did that as its very disrespectful I agree. Thinking we can win with only 2 players is ridiculous! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted August 7, 2023 Moderator Share Posted August 7, 2023 13 minutes ago, Pinebro said: We can afford to play 8-9 non starters against this level of opposition very comfortably Get back in your box, O'Neill! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, Pinebro said: That was early on in Unai's reight, very different I'd go pretty much a full B team We also did that last time we were in Europe, which didn't end well. Full strength until matchday 4, then we can start resting players if we're more or less through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 I think those talking full strength are being a little harsh on the quality of our squad. I’d like to think we no longer have 11 nailed on starters and then the rest are shit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 7 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Talk of leaving 9 players out not only shows arrogance and belittling your opposition its just wrong on every level. Id be disgusted if we did that as its very disrespectful With 9 changes you are talking about the level of players as Tielemans, Digne, Bailey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, OutByEaster? said: Scotland is rated a stronger league than Switzerland by UEFA. Yes but we all know it is because of Celtic and Rangers. My Brother-in-law is an Aberdeen fan who says Hibs are shockingly bad at the moment and doubts they'll even beat Luzern. I agree with the sentiment, no messing; full strength team all the way. Edited August 7, 2023 by Zhan_Zhuang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May-Z Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 I think we're forgetting that our way of playing and the squad we're putting together means we can change a number of players without seriously weakening the team or belittling opponents. For example, if we rest our 'first choice CBs' we'd still have Carlos and Pau as reserves. Our second string CMs are Belgium's starting midfield. With GK rotation, there's five changes that could easily happen. The team and way of playing would still be strong though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 minute ago, May-Z said: I think we're forgetting that our way of playing and the squad we're putting together means we can change a number of players without seriously weakening the team or belittling opponents. For example, if we rest our 'first choice CBs' we'd still have Carlos and Pau as reserves. Our second string CMs are Belgium's starting midfield. With GK rotation, there's five changes that could easily happen. The team and way of playing would still be strong though. Might take a while for us to come round to this. I don’t think we’ve ever had a squad this strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 What's the point of having a squad if you're not going to let some of the less favoured players get some game time? If younger players and those fighting for a spot in the first 11 can't get a crack in this kind of fixture, what's the point of them being here? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jareth Posted August 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2023 Given the effort that went into scraping a Euro spot last season, I have a hunch that don Unai will be throwing everything at this critical fixture. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 I'm all for rotating, just don't want us to play a complete B-side in the cups. Especially not in the qualifiers when everything is at stake. Make sure we are actually in the cup before we get too clever. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted August 7, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, Davkaus said: What's the point of having a squad if you're not going to let some of the less favoured players get some game time? If younger players and those fighting for a spot in the first 11 can't get a crack in this kind of fixture, what's the point of them being here? 2nd leg if the tie is already almost won then last 3 group games. Don't piss about in the play-off round and not even make it out of the UK on our long-awaited European adventure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 12 minutes ago, Pinebro said: With 9 changes you are talking about the level of players as Tielemans, Digne, Bailey Making a few changes is one thing but changing 82% of the starting lineup is a bit extreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 16 minutes ago, May-Z said: With GK rotation, Noooooooooo! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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