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Author Topic: Europa League 2025-26  (Read 193124 times)

Online Tokyo Sexwhale

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2175 on: Today at 04:05:39 PM »
I'd rest Rogers, we don't need to risk him for this.  Rotate Abraham in, and bring Watkins on if needed.

Bring Bogarde into midfield for more defensive stability, and maybe he can help out Cash, as Kamara does.


Martinez/Bizot

Cash - Konsa - Torres - Maatsen

Bogarde - Onana

McGinn - Tielemans - Buendia

Abraham

Online rob_bridge

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2176 on: Today at 05:33:22 PM »
I'd rest Rogers, we don't need to risk him for this.  Rotate Abraham in, and bring Watkins on if needed.

Bring Bogarde into midfield for more defensive stability, and maybe he can help out Cash, as Kamara does.


Martinez/Bizot

Cash - Konsa - Torres - Maatsen

Bogarde - Onana

McGinn - Tielemans - Buendia

Abraham

No Bailey?

Online Tokyo Sexwhale

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2177 on: Today at 05:45:31 PM »
I'd rest Rogers, we don't need to risk him for this.  Rotate Abraham in, and bring Watkins on if needed.

Bring Bogarde into midfield for more defensive stability, and maybe he can help out Cash, as Kamara does.


Martinez/Bizot

Cash - Konsa - Torres - Maatsen

Bogarde - Onana

McGinn - Tielemans - Buendia

Abraham

No Bailey?

He's a liability.

Online Brazilian Villain

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2178 on: Today at 05:47:23 PM »

Online Somniloquism

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2179 on: Today at 09:49:10 PM »
The win takes us above Brugge and ManU into 20th in the coefficients. That is on three seasons where the tohers are 5 and 4 seasons respectively.

Online Brazilian Villain

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2180 on: Today at 10:00:12 PM »
Forest it is in the semi. Wouldn't have been my first choice.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2181 on: Today at 10:00:50 PM »
Frieburg
Villa
Forest
Braga


Online PaulWinch again

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2182 on: Today at 10:01:30 PM »
Right based on a small sample size we’ve been absolutely rubbish in semi-finals under Unai. Now’s the time to address that.

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2183 on: Today at 10:02:38 PM »
Unpleasant as it is, feels like a decent result or two for Spurs wouldn't be a bad thing.

Let's have Forest sitting in the bottom three in a couple of weeks, panicking and worried about resting players for their league games.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2184 on: Today at 10:04:29 PM »
A tie against a relegation threatened side for a place in a European final, you'd take that every day of the week.

Online Somniloquism

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2185 on: Today at 10:04:35 PM »
Although I can see the owner wanting the riches of the champs league then worrying as much about demotion with parachute payments.

Online Sexual Ealing

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2186 on: Today at 10:05:24 PM »
I don't ever want to play an English team in Europe, but if we have to, Forest in a semi-final isn't too bad at all.

Online Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2187 on: Today at 10:05:57 PM »
Might be cheaper flying to Manchester then get a train or coach.
Prices from Birmingham to East Midlands will really expensive.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2188 on: Today at 10:06:13 PM »
I've had worse semis.

Online aj2k77

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Re: Europa League 2025-26
« Reply #2189 on: Today at 10:06:51 PM »
We're up against 4th in the Portuguese league, 8th in the Bundesliga and 16th in the Premier League. We have to be confident in this now.

 


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