Can you guys ever just admit Poch occasionally makes mistakes?
We all like the guy but defending him blindly over this is not productive.
I understand Gutter's Boy wanting to prioritise the Europa more than "the 10 hour round trip to Asia will have effect" "dont ever question Poch" argument.
The guy has even come out today and said he thinks Chel53a have a huge advantage http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...elp-ahead-of-5000-mile-qarabag-a6749521.html? and yet he still refuses to prioritise the league.
No but he does have data from the heart monitors and GPS trackers that the players wear in training. Medical reports. The output from Mitchell's magic black box. Conversations with the players and coaching staff. Reports from the team of analysts who watch every game. And a far better knowledge of what it takes to manage a professional football club than you or I.
He said by playing on a Sunday can be a blessing or a curse. A blessing if the teams around you lose on the Saturday as it takes the pressure of for your Sunday game but when the teams around you are doing well and are winning on Saturdays you go into your Sunday games knowing that you have to win and the pressure can build.
Perhaps it's simply we put out a strong team but play at a different gear than that in the Epl?
If he had the data that shows that travelling 5000 miles and playing a game arriving back 48 hours before the Chel53a game makes absolutely no difference then why did he say Chel53a have an advantage! http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...help-ahead-of-5000-mile-qarabag-a6749521.html
If he thinks it gives Chel53a an advantage and it doesn't matter if we win or lose tonight then why has he done this?
We weren't kicking that out were we
They're lucky they didn't get done for a back pass IMO!!!!!It's not as if they did not have the ball in that passage of play
Iffy first half, but we looked more like the home team, than the home team. Very low gear pressing, but we have numbers and speed.
We'll create a few chances in the second half, need to take them and put this to bed - we are defending very comfortably.
This is just fine if it goes like this to the final whistle.