Popular Post ender4 Posted August 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) Assuming we beat Hibs/Luzern, we have a crazy fixture schedule of 31 matches between now and the end of year: Sat 12th Aug 5.30pm - Newcastle (A) Sun 20th Aug 2pm - Everton (H) Thurs 24th Aug - Hibs / Luzern (A) Sun 27 Aug 2pm - Burnley (A) Thurs 31 Aug - Hibs / Luzern (H) Sun 3 Sep 2pm - Liverpool (A) Sat 16 Sep 3pm - Palace (H) Thurs 21 Sept - UECL group match 1 Sun 24 Sep - Chelsea (A) Wed 27 Sep - League Cup R3 Sat 30 Sep 12.30 - Brighton (H) Thurs 5 Oct - UECL group match 2 Sun 8 Oct - Wolves (A) Sat 21 Oct 3pm - West Ham (H) Thurs 26 Oct - UECL group match 3 Sun 29 Oct - Luton (H) Wed 1 Nov - League Cup R4 Sat 4 Nov - Nott Forest (A) Thurs 9 Nov - UECL group match 4 Sun 12 Nov - Fulham (H) Sat 25 Nov - Spurs (A) Thurs 30 Nov - UECL group match 5 Sun 3 Dec - Bournemouth (A) Wed 6 Dec - Man City (H) Sat 9 Dec - Arsenal (H) Thurs 14 Dec - UECL group match 6 Sun 17 Dec - Brentford (A) Wed 20 Dec - League Cup QF Sat 23 Dec - Sheffield (H) Tues 26 Dec - Man Utd (A) Sat 30 Dec - Burnley (H) Klopp would be wearing a black armband all year and Guardiola would be having a meltdown already. But seriously, how will Emery and the team cope with it? I hope it doesn't affect our league performance too much. From a personal point of view, i'm looking forward to having a match every 3-4 days from now until Christmas Edited August 7, 2023 by ender4 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Assuming we get to the LC QF too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, ender4 said: Assuming we beat Hibs/Luzern, we have a crazy fixture schedule of 31 matches between now and the end of year: Sat 12th Aug 5.30pm - Newcastle (A) Sun 20th Aug 2pm - Everton (H) Thurs 24th Aug - Hibs / Luzern (A) Sun 27 Aug 2pm - Burnley (A) Thurs 31 Aug - Hibs / Luzern (H) Sun 3 Sep 2pm - Liverpool (A) Sat 16 Sep 3pm - Palace (H) Thurs 21 Sept - UECL group match 1 Sun 24 Sep - Chelsea (A) Wed 27 Sep - League Cup R3 Sat 30 Sep 12.30 - Brighton (H) Thurs 5 Oct - UECL group match 2 Sun 8 Oct - Wolves (A) Sat 21 Oct 3pm - West Ham (H) Thurs 26 Oct - UECL group match 3 Sun 29 Oct - Luton (H) Wed 1 Nov - League Cup R4 Sat 4 Nov - Nott Forest (A) Thurs 9 Nov - UECL group match 4 Sun 12 Nov - Fulham (H) Sat 25 Nov - Spurs (A) Thurs 30 Nov - UECL group match 5 Sun 3 Dec - Bournemouth (A) Tues 5 Dec - Man City (H) Sat 9 Dec - Arsenal (H) Thurs 14 Dec - UECL group match 6 Sun 17 Dec - Brentford (A) Wed 20 Dec - League Cup QF Sat 23 Dec - Sheffield (H) Tues 26 Dec - Man Utd (A) Sat 30 Dec - Burnley (H) Klopp would be wearing a black armband all year and Guardiola would be having a meltdown already. But seriously, how will Emery and the team cope with it? I hope it doesn't affect our league performance too much. From a personal point of view, i'm looking forward to having a match every 3-4 days from now until Christmas Pep already has if his post match comments yesterday were to go by Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Emery is used to fixture congestion I’m sure we’ll be fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 This is why we imo need another winger otherwise we'll be relying on Coutinho and Traore staying fit for long periods of time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolta Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, nick76 said: Emery is used to fixture congestion I’m sure we’ll be fine. I wasn't paying amazing attention, but my impression was that Villareal didn't do very well in the league when they were doing well in the cups. Hopefully we have a bigger squad to avoid those kinds of issues associated with 8 extra games. Edited August 7, 2023 by Rolta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 18 minutes ago, ender4 said: Assuming we beat Hibs/Luzern, we have a crazy fixture schedule of 31 matches between now and the end of year: Sat 12th Aug 5.30pm - Newcastle (A) Sun 20th Aug 2pm - Everton (H) Thurs 24th Aug - Hibs / Luzern (A) Sun 27 Aug 2pm - Burnley (A) Thurs 31 Aug - Hibs / Luzern (H) Sun 3 Sep 2pm - Liverpool (A) Sat 16 Sep 3pm - Palace (H) Thurs 21 Sept - UECL group match 1 Sun 24 Sep - Chelsea (A) Wed 27 Sep - League Cup R3 Sat 30 Sep 12.30 - Brighton (H) Thurs 5 Oct - UECL group match 2 Sun 8 Oct - Wolves (A) Sat 21 Oct 3pm - West Ham (H) Thurs 26 Oct - UECL group match 3 Sun 29 Oct - Luton (H) Wed 1 Nov - League Cup R4 Sat 4 Nov - Nott Forest (A) Thurs 9 Nov - UECL group match 4 Sun 12 Nov - Fulham (H) Sat 25 Nov - Spurs (A) Thurs 30 Nov - UECL group match 5 Sun 3 Dec - Bournemouth (A) Tues 5 Dec - Man City (H) Sat 9 Dec - Arsenal (H) Thurs 14 Dec - UECL group match 6 Sun 17 Dec - Brentford (A) Wed 20 Dec - League Cup QF Sat 23 Dec - Sheffield (H) Tues 26 Dec - Man Utd (A) Sat 30 Dec - Burnley (H) Klopp would be wearing a black armband all year and Guardiola would be having a meltdown already. But seriously, how will Emery and the team cope with it? I hope it doesn't affect our league performance too much. From a personal point of view, i'm looking forward to having a match every 3-4 days from now until Christmas This is exactly why we need a full squad of 25 players. We're for a long season. I think we will do very well in all competitions this year and maybe we can even grab a bit of silverware at the end of it all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 21 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Assuming we get to the LC QF too Getting turned over by Luzern after battering Newcastle, would be peak Villa. lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 minute ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Getting turned over by Luzern after battering Newcastle, would be peak Villa. lol Don’t even joke about these things mate! Talking of Luzern it really does look a lovely place to visit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Don’t even joke about these things mate! Talking of Luzern it really does look a lovely place to visit. Yeah i've wanted to go to Switzlerland for a while, never been, potentially a perfect opportunity. From what i've seen, the place literally looks like something out of a fantasy movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvonVillain Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Bring it on. Also: bring the kids on. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 14 minutes ago, ender4 said: Assuming we beat Hibs/Luzern, we have a crazy fixture schedule of 31 matches between now and the end of year: Sat 12th Aug 5.30pm - Newcastle (A) Sun 20th Aug 2pm - Everton (H) Thurs 24th Aug - Hibs / Luzern (A) Sun 27 Aug 2pm - Burnley (A) Thurs 31 Aug - Hibs / Luzern (H) Sun 3 Sep 2pm - Liverpool (A) Sat 16 Sep 3pm - Palace (H) Thurs 21 Sept - UECL group match 1 Sun 24 Sep - Chelsea (A) Wed 27 Sep - League Cup R3 Sat 30 Sep 12.30 - Brighton (H) Thurs 5 Oct - UECL group match 2 Sun 8 Oct - Wolves (A) Sat 21 Oct 3pm - West Ham (H) Thurs 26 Oct - UECL group match 3 Sun 29 Oct - Luton (H) Wed 1 Nov - League Cup R4 Sat 4 Nov - Nott Forest (A) Thurs 9 Nov - UECL group match 4 Sun 12 Nov - Fulham (H) Sat 25 Nov - Spurs (A) Thurs 30 Nov - UECL group match 5 Sun 3 Dec - Bournemouth (A) Tues 5 Dec - Man City (H) Sat 9 Dec - Arsenal (H) Thurs 14 Dec - UECL group match 6 Sun 17 Dec - Brentford (A) Wed 20 Dec - League Cup QF Sat 23 Dec - Sheffield (H) Tues 26 Dec - Man Utd (A) Sat 30 Dec - Burnley (H) Klopp would be wearing a black armband all year and Guardiola would be having a meltdown already. But seriously, how will Emery and the team cope with it? I hope it doesn't affect our league performance too much. From a personal point of view, i'm looking forward to having a match every 3-4 days from now until Christmas Fixture congestion is not a problem. It's what top teams get used to, so we will have to get used to it. How will UE and our squad cope? They will: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 32 minutes ago, ender4 said: Assuming we beat Hibs/Luzern, we have a crazy fixture schedule of 31 matches between now and the end of year: Sat 12th Aug 5.30pm - Newcastle (A) Sun 20th Aug 2pm - Everton (H) Thurs 24th Aug - Hibs / Luzern (A) Sun 27 Aug 2pm - Burnley (A) Thurs 31 Aug - Hibs / Luzern (H) Sun 3 Sep 2pm - Liverpool (A) Sat 16 Sep 3pm - Palace (H) Thurs 21 Sept - UECL group match 1 Sun 24 Sep - Chelsea (A) Wed 27 Sep - League Cup R3 Sat 30 Sep 12.30 - Brighton (H) Thurs 5 Oct - UECL group match 2 Sun 8 Oct - Wolves (A) Sat 21 Oct 3pm - West Ham (H) Thurs 26 Oct - UECL group match 3 Sun 29 Oct - Luton (H) Wed 1 Nov - League Cup R4 Sat 4 Nov - Nott Forest (A) Thurs 9 Nov - UECL group match 4 Sun 12 Nov - Fulham (H) Sat 25 Nov - Spurs (A) Thurs 30 Nov - UECL group match 5 Sun 3 Dec - Bournemouth (A) Tues 5 Dec - Man City (H) Sat 9 Dec - Arsenal (H) Thurs 14 Dec - UECL group match 6 Sun 17 Dec - Brentford (A) Wed 20 Dec - League Cup QF Sat 23 Dec - Sheffield (H) Tues 26 Dec - Man Utd (A) Sat 30 Dec - Burnley (H) Klopp would be wearing a black armband all year and Guardiola would be having a meltdown already. But seriously, how will Emery and the team cope with it? I hope it doesn't affect our league performance too much. From a personal point of view, i'm looking forward to having a match every 3-4 days from now until Christmas I've been looking forward to worrying about fixture congestion for years, I can't wait 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 This is what Emery does. However, I think everyone is aware that a European cup campaign can have an adverse impact on league performance. Look at West Ham last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) 3 games in 6 days at the end of Nov/start of December looks brutal. Not least because the last of the 3 is against Man City. I assume the reason that's not being played on the Wednesday is due to TV? Makes me think another signing and a couple more replacements/ improvements of players on the periphery would be ideal for the upcoming season. Expecting Watkins to play every single game is a non starter, and just swapping Diaby in isn't an option either because he'll be playing as second striker most other games. Archer or Duran going to get plenty of minutes unless we sign another striker. Edited August 7, 2023 by MrBlack Typos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AndyM3000 Posted August 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, MrBlack said: 3 games in 6 days at the end of Nov/start of December looks brutal. Not least because the last of the 3 is against Man City. I assume the reason that's not being played on the Wednesday is due to TV? Our fixtures haven't been adjusted for Europe yet, because we aren't actually in the group stages. Once they are then the league games will shift to Sunday and that City game will be moved to Wednesday. Don't think they can make us play Sun/Tue. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Just now, AndyM3000 said: Our fixtures haven't been adjusted for Europe yet, because we aren't actually in the group stages. Once they are then the league games will shift to Sunday and that City game will be moved to Wednesday. Don't think they can make us play Sun/Tue. Oh yeah... duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, MrBlack said: 3 games in 6 days at the end of Nov/start of December looks brutal. Not least because the last of the 3 is against Man City. I assume the reason that's not being played on the Wednesday is due to TV? Makes me think another signing and a couple more replacements/ improvements of players on the periphery would be ideal for the upcoming season. Expecting Watkins to play every single game is a non starter, and just swapping Diaby in isn't an option either because he'll be playing as second striker most other games. Archer or Duran going to get plenty of minutes unless we sign another striker. Yes, i think that's the Amazon Prime round of matches. But i'm sure they'll change it to Wednesday once our European dates are also confirmed. Edited August 7, 2023 by ender4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 I think the thing that stands us in better stead now more so than any other time under MON for a Euro campaign, is that we have become a more possesion based team over the last twelve months. We can control the pace of more matches than we ever did under previous managers, which results in having less chasing about after the ball to do, which will partly help towards managing the extra work load. Unai Emery has shown he is not afraid to rotate and use the younger players. I believe we have the best manager for us at the helm, and hopefully he in turn can get the best out of each of those players he has available during this campaign. We will have to get used to this workload as a club and a fanbase if we want to be succesful in the future. This is all part of the learning curve for the club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 we have the manager and we have a squad, with another one or two to come in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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