The first page of the last accounts under revenue show why top 4 finish over winning a very minor cup has to take priority, look at CL prize money as opposed to FA Cup, the revenues are affected by covid but the PL/CL are the money earners.
If fans want top players earning top money at the club it is not going to be accomplished by winning this cup it can only be done by by doing well in PL & getting back into CL.
The players available for this game contain enough with international experience to compete, hopefully!!
id be up for prioritising CL qualification if I thought it would mean that we would finally buy top quality, but we won’t so I can’t give a shit about finishing top 4.
Here is a competition we are second favourites for - and Rennes are third favourites, and should we top our group we avoid a knock out round and would be seeded. However we are prioritising what is likely to be a finish of 6/7/8 in the league over winning a bloody cup.
No way West Ham will rest players tonight, they actually want to win Europa and will be going for it big time. Therefore, would it have hurt to take Kane and Son tonight, we would still be fresher than West Ham.
Why is it that Liverpool can play a high press at Watford and then put in another good performance at Atletico, but we’re worried about running out of puff against European minnows.
Sometimes I lose my shit with this club and the ridiculous decision making - it’s fucking Groundhog Day