[Albion] Will people bother going to the home tie next week?

[dazzer6666]

you misunderstood my post.

It would be nice to stand a chance.
But we don't
So attending a last 16 Europa league game with 0 expectations might be more enjoyable than a nerve-wracking exit.

This. Celebrate the cup run and put it to bed. Good long break for many of the players then before we go again

 

[Mo Gosfield]

We play in the FA Cup every season...... European football might be a rare or at best occasional treat, and we had at least as good a chance in the EL as the FA Cup. 100% right to concentrate on it imo.

....and we have never won a domestic trophy. We have the best squad in our history. Now is our chance. Beat Wolves...we had a ticket for the semis. We had no chance of winning the Europa League or even progressing deep into it. There are battle hardened teams in the EL. We are rookies. Earn your spurs at home first. Win something. Make a real name for yourself. Not flutter briefly with Europe never to be seen again. Build up your kudos at home. We have fallen between two stools this season and are wasting domestic opportunities.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

The exchange will be swamped

38 on last night and 27 this morning

Knee jerk hasn’t impacted that badly

 

[um bongo molongo]

I’ll be going, and will be in the ground in time to see us concede our customary early goal

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Maybe it isn't so easy to switch to a completely different style for just one game?

It is a fair point. I just think the frailties we showed last night were identical to those we've shown for a few weeks now.

 

[Milano]

....and we have never won a domestic trophy. We have the best squad in our history. Now is our chance. Beat Wolves...we had a ticket for the semis. We had no chance of winning the Europa League or even progressing deep into it. There are battle hardened teams in the EL. We are rookies. Earn your spurs at home first. Win something. Make a real name for yourself. Not flutter briefly with Europe never to be seen again. Build up your kudos at home. We have fallen between two stools this season and are wasting domestic opportunities.

I agree with you to a point BUT to be fair RDZ put out a strong team v Wolves and we should have at least taken Chelsea to extra time. We have had zero luck with cup draws this season. Domestically we were drawn away every single time, compare to Chelsea who have been drawn at home every single f***ing time in both cups this season, it’s just luck. Then in the EL we have the toughest group possible and then we get IMO the toughest possible draw in the R16. It’s just luck but we’ve had none, compare to Liverpool who hardly need help but have received as close to a bye in the group and R16 as you can get. It doesn’t excuse the defensive shambles of the last 2 matches but it hasn’t helped.

 

[Machiavelli]

No I didn't see tonight's game, as my mum is in hospital again and I've worn a deep groove on the M23 & M25 between Brighton and NW London in the last week. But from reports it sounds like you had chances, like on Saturday which I did see. Perhaps de Zerbi is as tactically blinkered / inept as some of you think, but I'm a bit surprised that there is such a defeatist attitude for your first European campaign. If de Zerbi can't be convinced, you can still communicate your passion directly to the players on the night.

I've also been going up the M23 to hospital once or twice a week for too long to remember.
I'm not saying that RDZ is tactically inept or blinkered, but results have taken a downturn in the last 3 or so months. It's mainly down to injuries but, as stated elsewhere, it's difficult to not make the comparison between our defensive set-up and that of our opponents and notice how open we are or can be.
You're right about last night: we had our chances, and I think Michael Owen was right to say that a fair summation of the result would have been 3-1 (I think their third was offside). You're also right that our EL campaign has been joyous and exceeded what our expectations could have been, and there's a fair bit of catastrophising.

 

[dazzer6666]

....and we have never won a domestic trophy. We have the best squad in our history. Now is our chance. Beat Wolves...we had a ticket for the semis. We had no chance of winning the Europa League or even progressing deep into it. There are battle hardened teams in the EL. We are rookies. Earn your spurs at home first. Win something. Make a real name for yourself. Not flutter briefly with Europe never to be seen again. Build up your kudos at home. We have fallen between two stools this season and are wasting domestic opportunities.

City aren't in the EL, so we had a better chance of winning that

 

[worthingseagull]

City aren't in the EL, so we had a better chance of winning that

but Liverpool are (and are arguably just as formidable atm)

 

[dazzer6666]

but Liverpool are (and are arguably just as formidable atm)

So a 50% better chance in EL then

Anyway....it is what it is as someone once said

 

[The original gezza]

Cannot wait another European night at the Amex beats going to Mansfield

 

[Garyoldfan]

You have to go next week. Whatever nonsense I come up with on here I still support the team through thick and mid table.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Just for the potential scenario that we could be 4-4 on the 78th minute and the family behind me who leave on 79 every week will have the best inter family argument ever seen

IN

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Cannot wait another European night at the Amex beats going to Mansfield

Are you sure?

 

[The original gezza]

Are you sure?

Lmfao

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Could be our last European game EVER! why wouldn’t you go?

Was hoping for at least another 3 home games

 

[RustyKent]

I'll be going, can't wait to see all the Italian head injuries!

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

2 goals in the first half, 2 in the second, one in extra-time...bingo

 

[Milano]

Even at 4-0 last night they STILL had a cheating twat feign a head injury. So question - if the tie has 100% gone after 85 mins then where would people's principles be to 'someone like' Dunk absolutley twating one of their more dramatic players? Proper row Z job. Any ban would be Europe only so hardly a problem long term!
Persoanlly I'd be fine with it.....

 

[WestYorkshireSeagull]

Yes