| Deliberately Weakened Team Today 22:03 - Mar 29 with 4340 views | extratimeR |
Apologies, very late to the board today, ( I'm sure this has been already mentioned),
but when I saw team selection today, I thought "He's got 50/50 players he is not sure about"
Why risk them against a Stoke team with a very good home record last seven games?
When next week, I will have a fully fit Alfie Lloyd, ( did well today) plus maybe all the others, against a Cardiff side we have a much better chance of getting a result. |  | | |  |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 22:12 - Mar 29 with 3475 views | colinallcars |
Ditto…I was feeling the same. Such a thought would never have entered what I call my mind years ago, we always assumed it was 100% effort every match.
Was the game so much more honest back then ? Maybe not. Of course there were no forums to discuss these things, just mates down the pub and at work on Monday morning. |  | | |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 22:26 - Mar 29 with 3421 views | johnhoop |
You mean he saw it as a “bonus game”? | | | |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 22:30 - Mar 29 with 3341 views | stainrods_elbow |
If there's any credence in this, to say fans are being taken for mugs (again) doesn't begin to cover it! |  |
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| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 22:57 - Mar 29 with 3296 views | extratimeR |
I looked at todays team and thought how many Championship sides are starting the "Relegation run in" with no recognised Centre Forward? (All injured)
If we survive this final run in something has to change
(I know , we have this conversation every six months).
Anyway was very pleased with Alfie bashing the nearest Stoke defender | | | |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 23:20 - Mar 29 with 3204 views | Ned_Kennedys |
No it wasn’t.
As someone else has said you are implying Cifuentes was following along the same lines of Redknapp’s attitude to away games in the Premier League. I’d give him more credit than that. |  | | |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 23:52 - Mar 29 with 3106 views | Gus_iom |
I don't think not starting players who won't last the 90 is quite the same as playing a deliberately weakened team. We really can't afford another player breaking down. | | | |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 02:56 - Mar 30 with 2951 views | ozexile |
So we now allegedly pick and choose what league games to put in 100% effort in as well as cup games. [Post edited 30 Mar 5:32]
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| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 08:53 - Mar 30 with 2634 views | stevec |
It’s the ‘these players are not very good at 4-2-3-1, but never mind, I’ll keep playing it’ approach that I’m really starting to struggle with. |  | | |
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| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 09:11 - Mar 30 with 2579 views | Paddyhoops |
Field, Chair and Saito . Get better every game they’re missing.
What’s replacing them doesn’t cut the mustard unfortunately.
Sadly another season we can’t wait to get over.
We”ll keep coming back for more of the same though. | | | |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 10:32 - Mar 30 with 2412 views | derbyhoop |
I suspect there is a fair bit of info we're not privileged to know.
We do know Lloyd has missed recent games with a groin injury. Is he only fit enough for 20-25 minutes? But, after that spineless 1st half, Marti had to shake it up.
Similar with Morrison. Had 2 long spells out. Is he fit enough to play 90. Especially with JCS out and Cook struggling. Can we take the risk?
Andersen's legs have gone. But what was the alternative? Madsen, Bennie or 2 kids from the DS? |  |
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| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 10:32 - Mar 30 with 2410 views | Rangersw12 |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 09:11 - Mar 30 by Paddyhoops |
Field, Chair and Saito . Get better every game they’re missing.
What’s replacing them doesn’t cut the mustard unfortunately.
Sadly another season we can’t wait to get over.
We”ll keep coming back for more of the same though. |
We badly miss Field's off the ball work and it just shows you how poor the other midfielders are at doing the basics.
As for the OP , no chance he played a weakened team on purpose we just have a very poorly put together squad. | | | |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 10:34 - Mar 30 with 2394 views | Hooping_Mad |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 23:52 - Mar 29 by Gus_iom |
I don't think not starting players who won't last the 90 is quite the same as playing a deliberately weakened team. We really can't afford another player breaking down. |
Do I not think that that is a triple negative. Respect. [Post edited 30 Mar 10:36]
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| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 10:36 - Mar 30 with 2362 views | Rsole |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 10:32 - Mar 30 by derbyhoop |
I suspect there is a fair bit of info we're not privileged to know.
We do know Lloyd has missed recent games with a groin injury. Is he only fit enough for 20-25 minutes? But, after that spineless 1st half, Marti had to shake it up.
Similar with Morrison. Had 2 long spells out. Is he fit enough to play 90. Especially with JCS out and Cook struggling. Can we take the risk?
Andersen's legs have gone. But what was the alternative? Madsen, Bennie or 2 kids from the DS? |
I think you’d take the alternatives of Bennie and maybe give Tuck a go.
It could hardly be worse and who knows, it might have made things better.
Probably would have been better received too, regardless. |  |
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| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 11:25 - Mar 30 with 2225 views | Gus_iom |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 10:34 - Mar 30 by Hooping_Mad |
Do I not think that that is a triple negative. Respect. [Post edited 30 Mar 10:36]
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I know, but I thought, 'what the hell', and went for it.
Alcohol may have been involved, but it was quite liberating, to be honest. I burned my grammatical bra.
Anyway, a double negative would have been a positive, so I brought it back to the negative, therefore enhancing the vibe, if making it somewhat inarticulate.  [Post edited 30 Mar 11:28]
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| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 11:54 - Mar 30 with 2119 views | NorthantsHoop |
You might have a point here, injuries apart there have been some strange away team selections since the Millwall game at the beginning of February. I would even go as far as to say that these away games are being sacrificed to give the punters a better display at Loftus Road. It seems strange that all these last minute injuries and illnesses tend to take place before an away match. |  | | |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 12:15 - Mar 30 with 2047 views | NorthLondonR |
Posting on here as to avoid the attention of touts whom I've been snared by before, but if anyone requires a ticket for Cardiff, East Paddock, I cannot attend, so it's yours (if you want it)! Just drop me a dm. |  | | |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 13:12 - Mar 30 with 1928 views | connell10 |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 08:53 - Mar 30 by stevec |
It’s the ‘these players are not very good at 4-2-3-1, but never mind, I’ll keep playing it’ approach that I’m really starting to struggle with. |
This mate is so true, let's get back to pragmatic formation. Obviously we can't play Martis preferred formation, he seems to be very stubborn on this . |  |
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| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 13:22 - Mar 30 with 1884 views | 222gers |
Our pub pianner player Dick Busterkeys reckons Marti'll be gone if we lose to Cardiff. |  | | |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 15:57 - Mar 30 with 1626 views | Boston |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 22:12 - Mar 29 by colinallcars |
Ditto…I was feeling the same. Such a thought would never have entered what I call my mind years ago, we always assumed it was 100% effort every match.
Was the game so much more honest back then ? Maybe not. Of course there were no forums to discuss these things, just mates down the pub and at work on Monday morning. |
Ah the good old days, when fouls weren't cynical, just brutal. | |
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| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 16:01 - Mar 30 with 1606 views | Boston |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 13:22 - Mar 30 by 222gers |
Our pub pianner player Dick Busterkeys reckons Marti'll be gone if we lose to Cardiff. |
Think he's getting his Cross Keys in a muddle. | |
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| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 09:09 - Mar 31 with 1142 views | TheChef |
"Deliberately weakened"?? 
You clearly think our players are better than they actually are. |  |
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| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 09:34 - Mar 31 with 1082 views | loftboy |
Back in the day if you had an injury crisis then a youth player would be played, Petrie is on fire for the development squad, surely he should have been called up. |  |
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| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 10:23 - Mar 31 with 1012 views | daveB |
from his options at the weekend the only player avaliable he could and probably should have started was Morrison, apart from that it was our strongest avaliable team
I don't think he had them all in the right positons and probably should have played a back 3 but that wasnt a weak team on purpose that is our team [Post edited 31 Mar 10:54]
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| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 10:41 - Mar 31 with 953 views | francisbowles |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 10:23 - Mar 31 by daveB |
from his options at the weekend the only player avaliable he could and probably should have started was Morrison, apart from that it was our strongest avaliable team
I don't think he had them all in the right positons and probably should have played a back 3 but that wasnt a weak team on purpose that is our team [Post edited 31 Mar 10:54]
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I agree daveB.
It still leaves Dembele to start up front but not really too many options. | | | |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 11:34 - Mar 31 with 807 views | Esox_Lucius |
| Deliberately Weakened Team Today on 13:12 - Mar 30 by connell10 |
This mate is so true, let's get back to pragmatic formation. Obviously we can't play Martis preferred formation, he seems to be very stubborn on this . |
What formation would that be? Why would any new formation make a difference with 7 games to go? Perhaps if we had a fully fit squad available week after week there wouldn't be a need for any changes. |  |
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