https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54295512

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/12081192/tottenham-handed-carabao-cup-bye-as-leyton-orient-forfeit-tie-following-positive-coronavirus-tests

Looks like we'll be facing Spurs away on Tuesday in the Carabao Cup

Tottenham will be playing 3 games in 5 days

Typical Spurs fluking there way through a tie

Edited September 25, 20205 yr by Imran_CFC

I can hear Jose complaining about the fixture congestion from here.

Don't care about Jose, the last two years in these domestic cups we've played for sure Pool, United, City, Scums, Arsenal and Leicester. Some of them maybe more than once. What is going on with these 'draws'? 

1 hour ago, Droopy said:

Don't care about Jose, the last two years in these domestic cups we've played for sure Pool, United, City, Scums, Arsenal and Leicester. Some of them maybe more than once. What is going on with these 'draws'? 

Looks even worse when you compare our fixtures to Manchester City who nearly always get the easiest draw possible.

40 minutes ago, Imran_CFC said:

Looks even worse when you compare our fixtures to Manchester City who nearly always get the easiest draw possible.

I don't think there is any fishy business going on, but there are times when you look at the draws that play out over time and it makes you wonder if something isn't going on.

2 hours ago, Andy North said:

I can hear Jose complaining about the fixture congestion from here.

He can't really complain considering they've got away having to play in the fourth round.

9 minutes ago, Imran_CFC said:

He can't really complain considering they've got away having to play in the fourth round.

They've got 3 games in 5 days so he will. The 3rd one is in Israel. 

(I'm not even going to make a joke about that)

3 hours ago, Imran_CFC said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54295512

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/12081192/tottenham-handed-carabao-cup-bye-as-leyton-orient-forfeit-tie-following-positive-coronavirus-tests

Looks like we'll be facing Spurs away on Tuesday in the Carabao Cup

Tottenham will be playing 3 games in 5 days

Typical Spurs fluking there way through a tie

What bollocks. Making them forfeit the tie. And they wanted football back last season to "protect the integrity of the competitions"

So what about the league cups integrity?

All about money and making sure Liverpool won the title. 

Question is if you win a trophy in an empty stadium is anyone around to hear about it? Lol

Football is becoming more and more of a joke.

Just beat them Chelsea.

                      Mendy

Azpi     Christensen   Tomori    Emerson

                      Jorginho

        Kovacic               Barkley

 

Werner        Abraham    CHO

Didn't realise how soon this game was! We should go:

 

-------------------------------Mendy

----------Azpilicueta--------Zouma--------Tomori

James--------Mount-------Kanté-------Barkley--------Chilwell (if fit, otherwise Alonso)

 

----------------------Giroud--------Werner

Sorry Axman..... Liverpool were and are the best in English football ( hate to say it) they deserved the title..... we will be good enough,just the  side needs to gell. In Frank i trust. He just needs to use his head more not his heart.

If he puts his strongest side out Jose we will struggle and most likely lose

Spurs are playing today and in 2 games have another game, Jose is getting mad.

I want this competition and I believe that Lampard has to tell the players, that we need trophies and this competition.

I want us to play our best side, we need to fix that sh*t we made against West Brom.

------------- Mendy ------------

James --- Zouma --- Silva --- Azpilicueta

------------- Kante ------------

----- Mount ------- Havertz ----------

Werner ----- Abraham --- Hudson Odoi

 

We need that win for our confidence, we have so much talent to show but we're failing until now and it's okay, building a team to win everything takes a long time, but we need to start building it from these games.

COME ON CHELS!!!!!

Iam not fully into the cup draws maybe fixed mindset but my book is not closed on the matter .

If there was some iffy cup draws been made and take into mind that all major cup draws are shown live on TV these days ,how would one be able to fix whatever cup draws to help who or whatever team or teams ? 
 

 

I expect us to go strong against Jose, 

 

------------------- Mendy ------------

James --- Christensen--- Silva --- Azpilicueta

-----------Jorginho----  Kovacic--------

----- Mount ------- Havertz ----------Hudson Odoi

                       --- Werner  --- 

These games come thick and fast... Bloody hell. If Frank sees this as another pre season friendly we might see a decent lineup. 

Hear me out here....                               

                               Willy

                         AC          Silva

James                                                 Dave

                        Kova      Mount

                              Havertz

     CHO                Tammy             Werner

I want to save Mendy for the PL and CL games. Despite his howler I think Willy deserves the domestic cup games. I would also like to see CHO and Werner change sides a few times in the game. I think the Kova Mount Havertz triangle will keep winning the ball back for us in great positions. They all like to press and seem to be really good at it but when they do CHO and Werner will have to drop back 10 yards just incase they beat our press, Son can be leathal in those situations

  

Seeing as how RB Leipzig dominated Tottenham last year in the CL with the 3-4-2-1, I really think Frank should try using that formation again. Didn't we use it last year at times?

Mendy

Azpilicueta - Zouma - Tomori

James - Kante - Jorginho/Mount - Chilwell/Emerson

Havertz/Werner - Ziyech/Hudson-Odoi

Werner/Giroud

Or maybe finally try the 4-4-2/4-2-2-2 after all?

Mendy

Azpilicueta - Zouma - Tomori - Emerson/Chilwell

Kante - Jorginho

Havertz - Ziyech/Hudson-Odoi

Werner - Giroud

Edited September 27, 20205 yr by PraetorianGuard

This competition has been made meaningless by the forfeit of Spurs previous tie. Hull refused to take tests and they will likely say it was a smart move given what happen to Orient and the money they lost. 

I know it is Spurs, but there is no integrity left in this competition. Thus since we have to play this game, play whoever needs the minutes. 

If FIFA can auction world cups off

FIFA ban CFC from signings and let City walk

Platini get fired from UEFA
UEFA let City off 

& UEFA refs targeted CFC in CL KO matches re not awarding pens 

not a far stretch to imagine all these cup draws are potentially bent when someone wants an outcome 

Any tips on where I can watch this in Athens? Please don't dispatch me to one of those faux Irish pubs...

1 hour ago, Valerie said:

Any tips on where I can watch this in Athens? Please don't dispatch me to one of those faux Irish pubs...

Ah that explains your absence from the match thread, nice timing.

2 hours ago, Valerie said:

Any tips on where I can watch this in Athens? Please don't dispatch me to one of those faux Irish pubs...

 

On 25/09/2020 at 17:01, axman2526 said:

All about money and making sure Liverpool won the title. 

Do people seriously still think the restart happened just so Liverpool could win the league?