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Man Utd Away - EFL Cup - Pre Match

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Fox92

Fox92

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41 minutes ago, sharpylcfc said:

Literally if we play Vardy, Mavididi and Fatawu and 2 of 3 get an injury whether it's short or long term we're completely screwed. Imagine Vardy gets a long term injury and we have to rotate Edouard and Ayew up front for the majority of the season.

They could get injured in any game.

sharpylcfc

sharpylcfc

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35 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

They could get injured in any game.

I agree that they could but why risk it in a meaningless cup game when we have more important objectives like staying in league, wouldn't want our best players injured in a meaningless cup game. 

StanSP

StanSP

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Hermansen

 

Pereira - Coady - Vestergaard - Thomas

 

Skipp - Soumare

 

Fatawu - El Khannous - Reid

 

Edouard

 

I don't think Cooper would have been impressed with Fatawu on the weekend, so will revert back to Ayew for Ipswich away. Therefore leaving Fatawu as the choice for the 'weaker' squad tomorrow night. Same goes for Pereira. 

 

Soumare shouldn't ever play but if it means Ndidi gets a rest then so be it. Ipswich is obviously more important to save him, Vardy, Justin, Faes, Okoli, Buonanotte, Mavididi, who are all Cooper's preferred options. Some rightly so more than others...

 

Ward shouldn't play under any circumstances. 

 

 

Be good if there's some younger players on the bench - Alves, McAteer the obvious ones. Does Michael Golding still exist...?

 

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moore_94

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Steve Cooper Pre-Match Press Conference vs Man Utd

 

Injuries?

“Jannik is available again. He had a bit of a stutter with his ankle. He’s back with the group. He’s an experienced player. We’ll see what’s what in terms of availability.”
 

Kristiansen?

“It’s not too bad. It’s a muscle injury to the groin. It’s going to be a little while but at least it’s going to be days and weeks rather than longer than that. The scan showed it could have been worse than what it is.”
 

Ten Hag?

“Whatever level you work at as a manager, it’s a demanding job and the highs and lows are extreme. You feel for managers when there’s criticism and when they lose their job. It’s never nice to see because you know how hard and emotional it can be. It's a high-profile job and the scrutiny is intense.”
 

High pressure job at United?

“Any job, you feel the pressure. Once you go to a club, you take on the responsibility of what it means to the people. Whatever the size of the club, you feel it. But we’re all about preparing for a cup game and to get through to a quarter-final. The atmosphere will be really good and we have to try to thrive in that moment. We’re looking forward to that.”
 

How to prepare for an interim manager?

“We won’t overthink that. If you do, you can go to loads of places that might be miles from what they do. When you’re up against a new manager, it’s a good chance to show your own qualities and work. There’s even more reason to focus on ourselves. We have players who can have good moments and have an impact on games.”
 

Changes like the last rounds?

“Maybe, yeah. The difference is that it’s an away game on Wednesday and then we’re away at the weekend. It’s times like this you have to utilise the squad. All focus is on tomorrow and make sure we’re set on that.”
 

Need to build momentum again after Forest?

“It was a setback, but the Southampton and Forest games are great examples of what’s to come. We’ll have games where we get brilliant results, and we’ll have the opposite. That’s the nature of the league. We have to make sure we stay on task. We’re really disappointed how we let the game slip away from us. At half-time, there was the possibility of getting a win. That was disheartening when I watched the game back. But we have to make sure it doesn’t deter us from the journey we’re on. Whatever’s gone has to be used to make you stronger going forward.”
 

Preparations changed because of United change?

“It hasn’t changed because if we get our game right, it can have a positive influence on any game we play. We’re striving to get to a point where our play is the dominant play of any game. What we want to do hasn’t changed. It’s a talking point with the change in manager, but it’s not something we’re overthinking or focusing on.”
 

What would it mean to win?

“A lot. It meant a lot to get through the other rounds as well. We might have made changes but we believe in the squad. We want to give the right opportunities at the right moments. It’s about a culture you have to commit to every day. Over the course of time, we’ll get better. Our approach to any game we play, we want to be at our best. Our way is to approach any game with the same expectation and performance level.”
 

Change in profiles v Forest?

“For sure the first half, once the game settled, we controlled the game. It was two styles against each other. We put ourselves in a position to attack the second half. But that wasn’t the case. We made some mistakes, and not just with goals. We allowed the game to look how they wanted. First half we did some really nice things. We’d like to have been more creative. It was a pity we didn’t capitalise on the position we were in at half-time. The positions were different, but the shape was the same.”
 

Keep playing that way?

“That is the modern game. You have tweaks and adapt, but within your ideas. We have done a lot of good things. We just want to be a strong competitive Premier League team. We have to deliver on matchdays. You have to be seen to make progress even when results aren’t what you want. Let’s hope we have more good days than bad days and that’s what will happen when we get it right. I see great understanding and commitment from the guys.”
 

Responding to Forest loss?

“It can be harder after highs because that’s when complacency kicks in. When you get a positive result, I get paranoid about working even harder. It’s easy to work hard when you have a setback. That’s the requirement of the job. I’m even more obsessed after a positive result. The thought of thinking I’ve cracked it gives me the shivers. If you don’t like the lows and the setbacks, don’t put yourselves in this world of Premier League football. You’ve got to take it on and try to be consistent. We have to deal with the present and then move forward with the plan.”
 

Benefits of a cup run?

“We’d love to have a good cup run. If we have a good cup run, there’s so many good things to be gained from it. The excitement of going to United, winning and getting to a quarter-final, that’s what we all want. What’s coming for the rest of the week, we’ve got to use our squad. I think a cup run would be brilliant for the club and for the players.”

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CrazyKopCorner

CrazyKopCorner

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                        Ward

Ricardo   Coady  Vesty  Thomas

               Skipp   Choudhury 

 Ayew                Bilal            McAteer 

                       Edouard 

 

Horrendous team but they all need minutes and we need to minimise the possibility of key injuries for Saturday - Ricky desperately needs game time 

 

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SuperMike

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1 hour ago, CrazyKopCorner said:

                        Ward

Ricardo   Coady  Vesty  Thomas

               Skipp   Choudhury 

 Ayew                Bilal            McAteer 

                       Edouard 

 

Horrendous team but they all need minutes and we need to minimise the possibility of key injuries for Saturday - Ricky desperately needs game time 

 

Horrendous, yes - but at least your team doesn't contain Soumare, unlike others on here. Seriously - who is putting forward Soumare as someone who should represent LCFC? I would honestly prefer us to start with ten men than to see him lolloping through the game.

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Bert

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Ward 

Iversen

Bausor

 

Thomas

JJ

Ricardo

Okoli

Vestergaard

Coady

 

Winks

Soumare

Skipp

N’Didi

El Khannous

 

Buonanotte

Reid

Mavididi

Ayew

Eduoard

McAteer

Alves

 

Is the travelling squad 

FoxesFourLife

FoxesFourLife

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3 minutes ago, Bert said:

Ward 

Iversen

Bausor

 

Thomas

JJ

Ricardo

Okoli

Vestergaard

Coady

 

Winks

Soumare

Skipp

N’Didi

El Khannous

 

Buonanotte

Reid

Mavididi

Ayew

Eduoard

McAteer

Alves

 

Is the travelling squad 

My starting line up in bold Alves on at 60 mins replacing El Khannous.

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