lcfc sheff Posted 6 June 2017 Posted 6 June 2017 In the most recent years we haven't truly gone for the FA cup or League cup; as most people want us to get into the europa league, should we play our strongest team and truly go for a cup next season?
Voll Blau Posted 6 June 2017 Posted 6 June 2017 We should try to win cups because we want to win them. Europe's just the bonus cherry on top. We absolutely should be aiming to win both of these, especially the FA Cup. More silverware is what will have this side marked down in history as a great 'era' side, not just a team who fluked their way to a league win.
Lovejoy Posted 6 June 2017 Posted 6 June 2017 I'd love to see us win the FA Cup at Wembley. Europe would just be a bonus.
marbles Posted 6 June 2017 Posted 6 June 2017 I dont think its been an issue of not going for the FA or League Cups. I dont think we have yet been in a position where we can go after them. 3 years ago we were in a relegation battle - couldnt risk tiring our best players Last year we were in a race for the League Title - once again couldn't risk it and this year we were once again in a relegation battle. I think we will see a different focus when we are not near, or headed towards the bottom of the table
Danizen Posted 6 June 2017 Posted 6 June 2017 Just now, marbles said: I dont think its been an issue of not going for the FA or League Cups. I dont think we have yet been in a position where we can go after them. 3 years ago we were in a relegation battle - couldnt risk tiring our best players Last year we were in a race for the League Title - once again couldn't risk it and this year we were once again in a relegation battle. I think we will see a different focus when we are not near, or headed towards the bottom of the table I hope so. I'd hate to see us ambling around midtable but then play a weakened team in the FA Cup.
Voll Blau Posted 6 June 2017 Posted 6 June 2017 1 hour ago, Danizen said: I hope so. I'd hate to see us ambling around midtable but then play a weakened team in the FA Cup. Yeah, Bournemouth's decision to do that this year was absolutely baffling. I'd argue wherever we are in the table that playing our strongest team is an excellent statement of intent for how we intend to uphold our league form at the same time.
MPH Posted 6 June 2017 Posted 6 June 2017 The FA cup is the one domestic trophy now that eludes us. Once we have one that, we can say we have won them all.....
Thracian Posted 6 June 2017 Posted 6 June 2017 38 minutes ago, lcfc sheff said: In the most recent years we haven't truly gone for the FA cup or League cup; as most people want us to get into the europa league, should we play our strongest team and truly go for a cup next season? No question but we need to have the depth of squad and I don't mean makeweights. The problem is keeping good players happy and involved while maintaining team momentum - but it can be done..
EGBFitness Posted 6 June 2017 Posted 6 June 2017 Previous years I haven't been too bothered about Cup knowing we either wasn't good enough to go all the way or seen league as a priority. Would love to see us win FA Cup next season though!
HybridFox Posted 6 June 2017 Posted 6 June 2017 Always been a dream to go watch Leicester play at Wembley in a cup final! I was too young to remember the league cup wins with O'Neill An FA cup win would be unbelievable though given it's the one trophy that's always eluded us
China Black Posted 6 June 2017 Posted 6 June 2017 Yes I would certainly like to us go for winning the cup competitions, especially the FA Cup. It would be great, especially after winning the league the season before last. A return to European football would be a bonus.
Dan Posted 6 June 2017 Posted 6 June 2017 We absolutely have to go for them. We have no excuse what so ever not to this season. No other games other than the league and you would like to think we will beat the drop fairly comfortably. It's even better while so many clubs don't take it one bit seriously and only start doing so once they jam a run into the quarter finals. Bournemouth, Stoke and West Brom last season were a disgrace. They're exactly the sort of sides you capitalise on. A problem with us is such consistently shoddy luck with draws. You watch us be sitting around 8th when the draw for the third round comes about and they send us to Old Trafford. Then again you couldn't blame the draw for our exit last year.
Jattdogg Posted 6 June 2017 Posted 6 June 2017 Id rather win something (significant) that actually means something....like the bloody league again! Arsenal and tottenham can share the cups.
lcfc sheff Posted 6 June 2017 Author Posted 6 June 2017 9 hours ago, Voll Blau said: We should try to win cups because we want to win them. Europe's just the bonus cherry on top. We absolutely should be aiming to win both of these, especially the FA Cup. More silverware is what will have this side marked down in history as a great 'era' side, not just a team who fluked their way to a league win. Completely agree, but really think that next season with us being an established prem team that we should be having more of a go than previous seasons
SheppyFox Posted 7 June 2017 Posted 7 June 2017 We need the squad depth first, then we should for sure.
Stadt Posted 7 June 2017 Posted 7 June 2017 7 hours ago, Jattdogg said: Id rather win something (significant) that actually means something....like the bloody league again! Arsenal and tottenham can share the cups. The FA cup is significant
Bert Posted 7 June 2017 Posted 7 June 2017 17 hours ago, Voll Blau said: We should try to win cups because we want to win them. Europe's just the bonus cherry on top. We absolutely should be aiming to win both of these, especially the FA Cup. More silverware is what will have this side marked down in history as a great 'era' side, not just a team who fluked their way to a league win. Never in a million years did we fluke our way to winning the league. We were the best team that season by a fair distance. Agree that we should want to win them but it's getting harder and harder to win the league cup though, let alone the FA Cup sadly due to the huge amount of money involved in football these days. Whether that be because the teams that are in a relegation fight are concentrating on staying up so will rest players which leaves them weaker or that the bigger teams in the league have earmarked their best chance of winning themselves some kind of silverware when they've realised their title hopes are already faltering in December. You look at the FA Cup this season just gone for example, the last 4 teams all finished in the top 5 of the league.
MarriedaLeicesterGirl Posted 7 June 2017 Posted 7 June 2017 7 minutes ago, Bert said: You look at the FA Cup this season just gone for example, the last 4 teams all finished in the top 5 of the league. Yes, but lower league teams overall did better than ever. And last year it was Crystal Palace (15th place) and Man U (5th place). Aston Villa, Hull, Wigan...finalists in the previous years.
Voll Blau Posted 7 June 2017 Posted 7 June 2017 1 hour ago, Bert said: Never in a million years did we fluke our way to winning the league. We were the best team that season by a fair distance. Agree that we should want to win them but it's getting harder and harder to win the league cup though, let alone the FA Cup sadly due to the huge amount of money involved in football these days. Whether that be because the teams that are in a relegation fight are concentrating on staying up so will rest players which leaves them weaker or that the bigger teams in the league have earmarked their best chance of winning themselves some kind of silverware when they've realised their title hopes are already faltering in December. You look at the FA Cup this season just gone for example, the last 4 teams all finished in the top 5 of the league. I know that and you know that, but what I'm saying is how would history/neutrals define us if we didn't win a trophy again with, largely, the current squad? Obviously I'm not saying that's right or what should matter, it's just how it is. It would be a great shame if we didn't get any more silverware in the next couple of years because for me, we definitely have a squad capable of doing it. It just depends on how seriously the management want to take the Cups. For what it's worth, I do think it's a good thing for the competitions in general that the big clubs are taking the Cups seriously. But, on our day, there's no reason we couldn't match them in knockout football at the quarters/semis/finals stage with our style of play.
SemperEadem Posted 7 June 2017 Posted 7 June 2017 9 hours ago, Jattdogg said: Id rather win something (significant) that actually means something....like the bloody league again! Arsenal and tottenham can share the cups. The F.A cup really means something.
Jattdogg Posted 7 June 2017 Posted 7 June 2017 47 minutes ago, baker11 said: The F.A cup really means something. I understand that point i just like to aim REAL high no matter how out of reach it seems.
Bert Posted 7 June 2017 Posted 7 June 2017 1 hour ago, Voll Blau said: I know that and you know that, but what I'm saying is how would history/neutrals define us if we didn't win a trophy again with, largely, the current squad? Obviously I'm not saying that's right or what should matter, it's just how it is. It would be a great shame if we didn't get any more silverware in the next couple of years because for me, we definitely have a squad capable of doing it. It just depends on how seriously the management want to take the Cups. For what it's worth, I do think it's a good thing for the competitions in general that the big clubs are taking the Cups seriously. But, on our day, there's no reason we couldn't match them in knockout football at the quarters/semis/finals stage with our style of play. Personally couldn't really care what anyone else thinks of that team. Most would define us as a one season wonder, but it'll always be the greatest top flight league title win ever.
Bayfox Posted 7 June 2017 Posted 7 June 2017 If you don't want to see us win the fa cup just because it's the fa cup then i think you follow football for all the wrong reasons and are part of the current 4th and 17th places being worth more conundrum.
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