2018-19 FA Cup Thread

[Live in the Now]

Couldn’t care less. Bigger fish to fry.

 

[Chimaera]

I think it’s clear the club decided to cut their losses here, play a rotated side and if they got out, so be it, but I can’t say I’m not a tad bit disappointed. FA Cup is still worth something.

 

[East Coast Bias]

4th Round Draw is set

• Swansea City v Gillingham
  
• AFC Wimbledon v West Ham
  
• Shrewsbury or Stoke v Wolverhampton Wanderers
  
• Millwall v Everton
  
• Brighton & Hove Albion v West Bromwich Albion
  
• Bristol City v Bolton Wanderers
  
• Accrington Stanley v Derby County or Southampton
  
• Doncaster Rovers v Oldham Athletic
  
• Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday or Luton Town
  
• Newcastle United or Blackburn Rovers v Watford
  
• Middlesbrough v Newport County
  
• Manchester City v Burnley
  
• Barnet v Brentford
  
• Portsmouth v QPR
  
• Arsenal v Manchester United
  
• Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur

 

[Cassano]

4th Round Draw is set

• Swansea City v Gillingham
  
• AFC Wimbledon v West Ham
  
• Shrewsbury or Stoke v Wolverhampton Wanderers
  
• Millwall v Everton
  
• Brighton & Hove Albion v West Bromwich Albion
  
• Bristol City v Bolton Wanderers
  
• Accrington Stanley v Derby County or Southampton
  
• Doncaster Rovers v Oldham Athletic
  
• Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday or Luton Town
  
• Newcastle United or Blackburn Rovers v Watford
  
• Middlesbrough v Newport County
  
• Manchester City v Burnley
  
• Barnet v Brentford
  
• Portsmouth v QPR
  
• Arsenal v Manchester United
  
• Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur

Where is Liverpool

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Arsenal v ManU
Palace v Spurs
ManCity v Burnley

Liverpool would have had either Championship side Stoke or League One Shrewsbury. Easy path to the 5th round if Klopp so desired.

 

[YNWA14]

Pretty disappointed.

Life goes on.

 

[Chimaera]

I mean, best chance at the EPL in 30 and rest before Bayern is a fair trade, but I would have liked to do better in this one

 

[bleedblue1223]

I mean, best chance at the EPL in 30 and rest before Bayern is a fair trade, but I would have liked to do better in this one

Yeah, it's ultimately a blessing in disguise for Liverpool. A treble is always great, but setting yourself up for the more important titles is a good thing. No one really cares about the FA Cup on its own.

 

[Ceremony]

Winning trophies is a waste of time

 

[East Coast Bias]

Happy with the Arsenal draw. Still unsure of the depth of improvement of this United team, but with solskjaer in charge at least they'll attack and not sit back looking for a Fellani winner. Both teams have poor defenses. Could be a fun one.

 

[robertmac43]

• Brighton & Hove Albion v West Bromwich Albion

Happy with this draw, we are the favourite and I would absolutely love seeing a Brighton cup run.

• Arsenal v Manchester United

Should be a fun one for the gunners, who knows how either team will be feeling in a few weeks time.

• Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur

Funny Brighton and Arsenal's main rivals ended up drawing each other.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

I mean, best chance at the EPL in 30 and rest before Bayern is a fair trade, but I would have liked to do better in this one

There would be only 1 match prior to Bayern. If they win that and then beat Bayern, THEN play your reserve squad. But lose to Bayern at home, and suddenly your CL future is grim and you have to hang everything on winning the PL.

It's just 90 minutes more.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Yeah, it's ultimately a blessing in disguise for Liverpool. A treble is always great, but setting yourself up for the more important titles is a good thing. No one really cares about the FA Cup on its own.

Try to get one before talking about a treble.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Try to get one before talking about a treble.

None of us can get one, so yeah, I'll get right on that. Treble's are nice and very difficult, but league titles and champions league means more than the FA Cup. If losing the FA Cup increases the chances of those, then it's better in the long run.

 

[Savant]

Where is Liverpool

On top of the Premier League

 

[robertmac43]

Looking at the draw again I like that there are many opportunities for smaller clubs to get into the final 16. Should add some fun drama

 

[Live in the Now]

Yeah, it's ultimately a blessing in disguise for Liverpool. A treble is always great, but setting yourself up for the more important titles is a good thing. No one really cares about the FA Cup on its own.

The FA Cup would be nice to win, but the squad needs to have breaks during the weeks when those games are played. It was huge for Liverpool to jet off to Spain last season. Came back with more energy and obviously everyone knows what happened from there.

There would be only 1 match prior to Bayern. If they win that and then beat Bayern, THEN play your reserve squad. But lose to Bayern at home, and suddenly your CL future is grim and you have to hang everything on winning the PL.

It's just 90 minutes more.

It's not just 90 minutes, it's all the minutes that have to be played around those 90 minutes. Fixture congestion is a bitch.

 

[Ceremony]

The FA Cup would be nice to win, but the squad needs to have breaks during the weeks when those games are played. It was huge for Liverpool to jet off to Spain last season. Came back with more energy and obviously everyone knows what happened from there.

I didn't think Liverpool won anything last year

 

[Live in the Now]

I didn't think Liverpool won anything last year

Going to the Champions League Final is far more important than winning the FA Cup.

Last I checked, a team doesn't win the FA Cup by winning in the third round away to Wolves. When a team only has a few healthy defenders, decisions have to be made and Klopp made the right decision.

 

[East Coast Bias]

I think the FA Cup is one of the places where there’s a disconnect btw foreign and local fans. Cause local fans care a lot about the FA Cup. There’s lots of old rivalries that don’t exist as much anymore cause of teams getting demoted that get rekindled. Lots of memories. It’s a fun tourney.

I’m saying that as an American fan as well, not knocking anyone else.

 

[Live in the Now]

I think the FA Cup is one of the places where there’s a disconnect btw foreign and local fans. Cause local fans care a lot about the FA Cup. There’s lots of old rivalries that don’t exist as much anymore cause of teams getting demoted. Lots of memories. It’s a fun tourney.

I’m saying that as an American fan as well, not knocking anyone else.

Every Liverpool fan forum, most of which are full of Scousers, was begging Klopp to throw out a trash lineup and hope for the best. It's not a worthless trophy, but considering the state of the squad, someone had to decide what to do. The decision was clearly to play a full strength team in every game before this one, rotate the team here. It has obviously worked considering Liverpool's league position.

The vast majority of the other top flight teams that played made heavy rotations. It was time to make those rotations and it didn't work out for Liverpool. They played poorly and still could have had a draw, it's not the worst thing in the world.

 

[East Coast Bias]

Every Liverpool fan forum, most of which are full of Scousers, was begging Klopp to throw out a trash lineup and hope for the best. It's not a worthless trophy, but considering the state of the squad, someone had to decide what to do.

The vast majority of the other top flight teams that played made heavy rotations. It was time to make those rotations and it didn't work out for Liverpool.

Oh I don’t think it was the wrong strategy. It’s what most of the teams in the title chase do. They try to get through the 3/4/5 rounds with rotated players. If they do, it’s on.

I just think the idea that no one cares about it is wrong.

 

[bleedblue1223]

I think the FA Cup is one of the places where there’s a disconnect btw foreign and local fans. Cause local fans care a lot about the FA Cup. There’s lots of old rivalries that don’t exist as much anymore cause of teams getting demoted that get rekindled. Lots of memories. It’s a fun tourney.

I’m saying that as an American fan as well, not knocking anyone else.

Yeah, there is a lot of history in it, and it's cool that everyone has a shot.

 

[Live in the Now]

Oh I don’t think it was the wrong strategy. It’s what most of the teams in the title chase do. They try to get through the 3/4/5 rounds with rotated players. If they do, it’s on.

I just think the idea that no one cares about it is wrong.

I agree with your statement about those rounds.

Let's be clear here though. I said I don't care, and I explained that Liverpool had a boost come the end of the season from not playing those games and going to Spain for a vacation instead. It's a fact. They had a nice ten day break, came back to England, and pulverized West Ham.

Never said anyone else didn't care. I think it's a positive for Liverpool to be out of the competition, especially considering that part of the reason they're out is because they decided to play a full strength game in all the matches prior to this one, but I won't speak for anyone else. Every game they play from here on out is more important than that one today, and matters much more.

 

[Cassano]

Oh I don’t think it was the wrong strategy. It’s what most of the teams in the title chase do. They try to get through the 3/4/5 rounds with rotated players. If they do, it’s on.

I just think the idea that no one cares about it is wrong.

It 100% is wrong Lol.