FA Cup v Villa

[BobTheCharmer]

Front 3 all need a rest. Send them to Dubai for the week.

Every time we have a rest we come back worse. Play themselves into form and confidence with goals. Play the the 3 that started at Palace. They had a rhythm and some nice movement.

[DeanoUK]

I suppose I'm confused as to why PL games were postponed for City et al but the FA cup games have to go ahead with U23s etc

[BobTheCharmer]

I suppose I'm confused as to why PL games were postponed for City et al but the FA cup games have to go ahead with U23s etc

Because there is no room to delay rounds.

[shanks69]

Saying tonights game looks like it is going ahead but villa's next prem game might not [emoji57]

https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1347460160348942336?s=19

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[Exiled_red]

Because there is no room to delay rounds.

Did the league cup give someone a bye in the early rounds because of Covid, why not do that here? Is it because it is PL clubs who have other squads such as U23s etc?

[BobTheCharmer]

Did the league cup give someone a bye in the early rounds because of Covid, why not do that here?

Not sure but personally I think we need the game. I wouldn't want a massive break before utd we are always awful when having time on our hands.

[BigChief]

Not sure but personally I think we need the game. I wouldn't want a massive break before utd we are always awful when having time on our hands.

Agreed but not at the risk of a covid outbreak ourselves. Robbo and Fabinho in particular have not had it yet I believe.

[Mark79]

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[Pablo]

The season is becoming more and more of a farce as the weeks go on.

[frank the tank]

Did the league cup give someone a bye in the early rounds because of Covid, why not do that here? Is it because it is PL clubs who have other squads such as U23s etc?

It was Spurs who got a bye. Leyton Orient couldn't fulfill the fixture and Spurs has Europa and other games so couldn't commit to playing it before the next round. I think.

Spurs go on to the final

[frank the tank]

The season is becoming more and more of a farce as the weeks go on.

With this new strain being much more contagious, it is looking like there will be more and more postponed games.

It might benefit some teams. In my mind, there is no doubt that Man City benefited from the Everton game being postponed. All of their players of their huge squad that didn't have Coronavirus were a lot fresher playing Chelsea a few days later.

For me, the Premier League have ****ed up by not publishing the rules and regs. Each team has up to 25 senior players named in their squads. If they have 16 players without Corona, then for me they should be made to play the fixture. If some players have other injuries, then that is too bad. If rumours are correct, City had 5 players that had Corona in the run up to the everton game. Big deal. Their squad is huge.

[Fredo]

For me, the Premier League have ****ed up by not publishing the rules and regs. Each team has up to 25 senior players named in their squads. If they have 16 players without Corona, then for me they should be made to play the fixture. If some players have other injuries, then that is too bad. If rumours are correct, City had 5 players that had Corona in the run up to the everton game. Big deal. Their squad is huge.

The FA cup is not run by the premier league.

[Shaggy]

So wtf kinda team do we pick tonight? Impossible to guess but I'd like to see something like this:

Kelleher

Neco
Koumetio
Williams
Robertson

Milner
Thiago (needs games imo, good break before Utd)
Jones

Ox
Minamino
Shaqiri

[Mark79]

Something like that, apart from definitely give Robertson a break.

[Shaggy]

Something like that, apart from definitely give Robertson a break.

I put Tsimikas in there originally but I think he's still injured? If not he plays definitely, but otherwise it might be wise to have one experienced player in the back 4?

Ah who gives a ****, it's only the FA Cup