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Posted August 27, 2015 07:42 · last edited August 27, 2015 07:44

patrick478 wrote:

Ryan54 wrote:

Is playing 3 extra FFA Cup games really going to wear out our squad that much. The competition is over long before the playoffs happen. Playing in the FFA Cup gives players a chance to play in knockout football which involves extra time and penalties. That would have to be a good experience for the playoffs. If we just cbf with this tournament then I don't see why we would even try and get into the AFC Champions League.

That's like saying teams who don't take the League Cup seriously in England shouldn't think about making the Champions League.

Except that the Premier league season is 38 games long, and they have the FA Cup as well as the League Cup. Premier League teams can only have 25 man squads too so that's only 2 more than us to play all those extra games (although they can use unlimited U21 players and have different squads for different comps).

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ConanTroutman edited August 27, 2015 07:44
patrick478 wrote:
Ryan54 wrote:

Is playing 3 extra FFA Cup games really going to wear out our squad that much. The competition is over long before the playoffs happen. Playing in the FFA Cup gives players a chance to play in knockout football which involves extra time and penalties. That would have to be a good experience for the playoffs. If we just cbf with this tournament then I don't see why we would even try and get into the AFC Champions League.

That's like saying teams who don't take the League Cup seriously in England shouldn't think about making the Champions League.
Except that the Premier league season is 38 games long, and they have the FA Cup as well as the League Cup. Premier League teams can only have 25 man squads too so that's only 2 more than us to play all those extra games (although they can use unlimited U21 pplayers and have different squads for different comps).
ConanTroutman edited August 27, 2015 07:43
patrick478 wrote:
Ryan54 wrote:

Is playing 3 extra FFA Cup games really going to wear out our squad that much. The competition is over long before the playoffs happen. Playing in the FFA Cup gives players a chance to play in knockout football which involves extra time and penalties. That would have to be a good experience for the playoffs. If we just cbf with this tournament then I don't see why we would even try and get into the AFC Champions League.

That's like saying teams who don't take the League Cup seriously in England shouldn't think about making the Champions League.
Except that the Premier league season is 38 games long, and they have the FA Cup as well as the League Cup. Premier League teams can only have 25 man squads too so that's only 2 more than us to play all those extra games.