05 Nov 2025 20:24:03
I often say "our view" on here (and got picked up on it), rather than "my view", the reason being I'm in a group (our view) of 9 who meet up at most away games and all home games. 3 of us didn't bother going out tonight but others did and the collective message is Maresca tries too hard to keep the squad happy just as he did last season in the conference league.
This is the champions league and you get no easy games, play your strongest side and if the other squad members don't like it then tough. (We) don't care! rant over.
05 Nov 2025 21:20:27
Totally agree, Greenaway.
Maresca must realise we are in the CL not the ECL where he could play many youngsters.
It's as if the CL is secondary to him.
05 Nov 2025 21:56:23
I would love us to play what I consider to be our strongest team in every game. Obviously that cat happen, given it’s a long season.
We also have to consider injuries and the manager having to manage players coming back from injury or carrying an injury.
We are not privy to all of the necessary information but it never stops us fans being critical of team selection.
06 Nov 2025 06:23:35
My guess is that a club would expect about a rolling 10% ish of its squad to be injured at any one time. We at times have had over 30% of our squad injured.
Of course this season we have also had suspensions to contend with.
06 Nov 2025 09:24:26
Tom
If he keeps swapping the team around, he won't last long. There is no cohesion from game to game and I did not realise but read in the last five games, in each game he has changed 7 of the starting 11. How in heavens name are we going to build up momentum.
Interestingly, 5 of the 6 English teams won their Czl game, guess which one didn't.
06 Nov 2025 11:51:04
Yes Bill and sadly to a side currently placed at a very lowly 94th in European football club ratings.
This is below even Pafos of Cyprus - who we still have to play at the Bridge in January of course - though Qarabag have risen 16 places from pervious ranking of 110th.
We are currently placed 7th. Bayern are 1st. Arsenal highest placed English side at 3rd.
06 Nov 2025 17:04:15
Bill, four of the six clubs you refer to didn’t play in the CWC.
It would be brilliant if we finished in the top eight but you will have to remind me about the finishing position of PSG last year?
06 Nov 2025 17:13:52
Bill, Maresca has guided us to 6 wins and a draw in the last 8 games, why on earth would you think or hope he would be sacked for that?