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Author Topic: UEFA Europa Conference League-Knockout stages (Olympiacos)  (Read 152754 times)

Offline tomd2103

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Re: UEFA Europa Conference League-Knockout stages (Lille)
« Reply #870 on: March 15, 2024, 02:26:35 PM »
These tough games wont be good for us in league. Not sure how we gonna cope playing a tough Thursday game and then a game on sunday

Yeah, might as well not bother with it and give Lille a bye!

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Re: UEFA Europa Conference League-Knockout stages (Lille)
« Reply #871 on: March 15, 2024, 02:28:33 PM »
These tough games wont be good for us in league. Not sure how we gonna cope playing a tough Thursday game and then a game on sunday

Seriously?

Offline Demitri_C

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Re: UEFA Europa Conference League-Knockout stages (Lille)
« Reply #872 on: March 15, 2024, 02:31:14 PM »
These tough games wont be good for us in league. Not sure how we gonna cope playing a tough Thursday game and then a game on sunday

Yeah, might as well not bother with it and give Lille a bye!

Not what i said at all but ill break it down for you so you understand.

April we have a significant amount of fixtures, if i had choice id rather for these round have got PAOK brugges or  vitoria to help with the packed april calender. Now we have tough games stacked in-between with a already fractured squad with injuries.

Hope that clears up your confusion 🙂

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Re: UEFA Europa Conference League-Knockout stages (Lille)
« Reply #873 on: March 15, 2024, 02:32:57 PM »
Emery is a master at using the squad and we are going to need all hands to the pump the next couple of months .

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Re: UEFA Europa Conference League-Knockout stages (Lille)
« Reply #874 on: March 15, 2024, 02:35:44 PM »
These tough games wont be good for us in league. Not sure how we gonna cope playing a tough Thursday game and then a game on sunday

Yeah, might as well not bother with it and give Lille a bye!
 

The four matches potentially affected will be Arsenal away, Bournemouth at home in April, and then Brighton away and Liverpool at home. The last one is the only real worry for having to play away beforehand as it is a lot of travel time for us. However they also have to play Benfica or Marseille although they are at home for the second leg. (But have to play Spurs between the ties.)

edit: And Arsenal have to play Bayern before and after our match, albeit they play Tuesday or Wednesday.
« Last Edit: March 15, 2024, 02:38:27 PM by Somniloquism »

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Re: UEFA Europa Conference League-Knockout stages (Lille)
« Reply #875 on: March 15, 2024, 02:40:15 PM »
We were just about favourites prior to the draw. Has that changed at all now the routes and likely opposition is known.

Still favourites at 7/4, followed by Fiorentina (3/1), Lille (9/2), and Fenerbahce (6/1).

Offline Demitri_C

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Re: UEFA Europa Conference League-Knockout stages (Lille)
« Reply #876 on: March 15, 2024, 02:50:26 PM »
Dont wanna look too far ahead but we could be playing  twice in athens if we get to final and olympiakos win


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Re: UEFA Europa Conference League-Knockout stages (Lille)
« Reply #877 on: March 15, 2024, 02:52:53 PM »
These tough games wont be good for us in league. Not sure how we gonna cope playing a tough Thursday game and then a game on sunday

Yeah, might as well not bother with it and give Lille a bye!
 

The four matches potentially affected will be Arsenal away, Bournemouth at home in April, and then Brighton away and Liverpool at home. The last one is the only real worry for having to play away beforehand as it is a lot of travel time for us. However they also have to play Benfica or Marseille although they are at home for the second leg. (But have to play Spurs between the ties.)

edit: And Arsenal have to play Bayern before and after our match, albeit they play Tuesday or Wednesday.

Thanks thats a good break down. We really need to just build a gap between us and manure.

Also sours still havent had a date for thw away chelsea game. Im hoping it gets sandwiched in thwir tough run of games in april

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Re: UEFA Europa Conference League-Knockout stages (Lille)
« Reply #878 on: March 15, 2024, 02:59:30 PM »
These tough games wont be good for us in league. Not sure how we gonna cope playing a tough Thursday game and then a game on sunday

You seem to have a touch of Private Frazer about you Demitri.

Cheer up fella, we will be ok mate.

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Re: UEFA Europa Conference League-Knockout stages (Lille)
« Reply #879 on: March 15, 2024, 03:02:41 PM »
These tough games wont be good for us in league. Not sure how we gonna cope playing a tough Thursday game and then a game on sunday

Yeah, might as well not bother with it and give Lille a bye!

Not what i said at all but ill break it down for you so you understand.

April we have a significant amount of fixtures, if i had choice id rather for these round have got PAOK brugges or  vitoria to help with the packed april calender. Now we have tough games stacked in-between with a already fractured squad with injuries.

Hope that clears up your confusion 🙂
Hush little baby, don't you cry.

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Re: UEFA Europa Conference League-Knockout stages (Lille)
« Reply #880 on: March 15, 2024, 03:03:13 PM »
These tough games wont be good for us in league. Not sure how we gonna cope playing a tough Thursday game and then a game on sunday

You seem to have a touch of Private Frazer about you Demitri.

Cheer up fella, we will be ok mate.

Absolutely , chatting to a mate on the way back from the game ,  we remembered where we were 18 months ago this is Fab !!

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Re: UEFA Europa Conference League-Knockout stages (Lille)
« Reply #881 on: March 15, 2024, 03:08:32 PM »
Tricky tie but at least it's not too long a trip for players and fans.

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Re: UEFA Europa Conference League-Knockout stages (Lille)
« Reply #882 on: March 15, 2024, 03:09:14 PM »
Villa vs Lille, another cracker. Great game to look forward to.

Offline rougegorge

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Re: UEFA Europa Conference League-Knockout stages (Lille)
« Reply #883 on: March 15, 2024, 03:16:26 PM »
Fiorentina have had the luck of the draw. They had an 'easy' one last round as well.  Our half is much the tougher.

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Re: UEFA Europa Conference League-Knockout stages (Lille)
« Reply #884 on: March 15, 2024, 03:20:12 PM »

 


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