Liverpool v Southampton - FA Cup 5th Round

[Mark79]

You enter and propose to win every tournament at the start of each new season!

But when you get to late Feb and your injuries are in double figures and the games are coming every 3 days, then there’s a very real argument for pragmatism.

[John Barnes]

But when you get to late Feb and your injuries are in double figures and the games are coming every 3 days, then there’s a very real argument for pragmatism.

But that's only if you have injuries etc, if we had none then there would be no call of this kind, You can't change your mindset just due to injuries nor do you at the start of the season, As i said give each trophy 100%

[Doc_Piptorious]

Am sure those that start and those that come on from the bench will be giving it that 100%.

[John Barnes]

Am sure those that start and those that come on from the bench will be giving it that 100%.

Stay out of this old man ....sorry i got carried away

[Mark79]

But that's only if you have injuries etc, if we had none then there would be no call of this kind, You can't change your mindset just due to injuries nor do you at the start of the season, As i said give each trophy 100%

But, we do have injuries. Lots of them and to key players too. I suspect we’re in a better position in the league than we probably anticipated at the start of the season. Do we really want to flog the remain fit players in the cups at the potential expense of a league title?

[Doc_Piptorious]

Stay out of this old man ....sorry i got carried away

You think I am SB now or something?

[Cerbie]

But, we do have injuries. Lots of them and to key players too. I suspect we’re in a better position in the league than we probably anticipated at the start of the season. Do we really want to flog the remain fit players in the cups at the potential expense of a league title?

We have an injury crisis - thankfully the Academy has delivered when we needed them to. It makes the most sense to prioritise the League, Europa and FA Cup in that order.

Winning tonight's game has the side benefit of delaying the derby game, but that's about it. We should do what we can team wise tonight without risking dropping points in the league at the weekend.

[frank the tank]

But, we do have injuries. Lots of them and to key players too. I suspect we’re in a better position in the league than we probably anticipated at the start of the season. Do we really want to flog the remain fit players in the cups at the potential expense of a league title?

Agree with you. Also, when we went for the quad 2 years ago, we missed out on the top 2 prizes by a cunt hair. There is an argument that of we de-prioritised one of the lesser cups, that we'd have won either the league or the CL. There is also an argument that we wrecked a lot of our players for the following season by flogging them so much in persuit of the quad..... Robbo, Virgil, Trent, Mo, Bobby, Diaz all looked ****in knackered last season and it looks like we permanently broke Henderson and Fabinho (and keita and Ox too but they were already ****ed to be fair).

Jurgen obviously won't be concerned with next season right now - and shouldn't be even if he was staying himself.

The other side of the argument is that these lads could get injured in training. And we could sack off the cup and still drop points to forest and city in our next 2 league games.

So i actually dont ****in know what we should do tbh

[badpiggy]

You enter and propose to win every tournament at the start of each new season!

I'm not entering or proposing ****. You're getting me (sitting on my arse saying what trophies I'd like to win - ideally all - but after that I have preferences) mixed up with the very fit millionaires who are excellent at playing football who need to do the actual work

[John Barnes]

I'm not entering or proposing ****. You're getting me (sitting on my arse saying what trophies I'd like to win - ideally all - but after that I have preferences) mixed up with the very fit millionaires who are excellent at playing football who need to do the actual work

I suggest you step away from the keyboard and calm down, Why your getting irked i really don't know.

[John Barnes]

You think I am SB now or something?

All these new names have got my head spinning

[badpiggy]

I suggest you step away from the keyboard and calm down, Why your getting irked i really don't know.

Tone didn't translate there - not irked at all. I'm saying I'm just a guy on the internet with an opinion - others do the hard work

[The_weatherman]

Reckon that'll be about right. Also reckon there's every chance that XI gets beat

Mind you I thought the same throughout Sunday.

Absolutely opposed to taking any sort of risk with Nunez, Mo and Szob tonight with Saturday in mind.

I think the odds are against us but I do feel that young players have earned themselves the opportunity to play this with no added pressure.

[Norbs]

Pragmatically, I don't care about the FA Cup. I want us to win either the Europa or preferably the league if we need to make choices. I'd hate to win the FA Cup if it scuppered our chances in the other 2. Obviously winning them all is the dream but...

I honestly think that had we sacrificed the League and FA Cups two seasons ago then we would've been odds on for the league and CL, especially the league as we were just a point short

[badpiggy]

I honestly think that had we sacrificed the League and FA Cups two seasons ago then we would've been odds on for the league and CL, especially the league as we were just a point short

It's hard to know. Momentum is such an important thing as well. It was an insane achievement while being very disappointing.