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    17 73.91%
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    Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
    We've actually done better in the CL since that era. Yes, we're consistently losing to the real European giants but this year we got through a tough group. Against a lesser calibre of opposition in the Europa League I reckon we'd do OK.
    Yes, like we've done okay in the League Cup final against Birmingham or scraping through against Wigan on Penalties? Lesser calibre makes no difference if you can't control your nerves. We've gotten better in Europe when the pressure isn't on but fumble it when the pressure is turned back on. We should have topped our group this year.

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    Contolled our nerves pretty well during the penalties.

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    It's Wigan! A league one side. It shouldn't have got to penalties. It's not even the final. It's foolish to think we'd fair better in that competition in light of the last few years. The Europa League will have tougher teams. Atletico won that competition, Juve are still in it. It's no walk in the park.

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    So penalties aren't a high pressure situation?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
    So penalties aren't a high pressure situation?
    Are you serious? Wigan, Letters! Wigan!

    We should have had that won in 90 minutes.

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    OK. I'll try that again. See if you can have a shot at answering this time:
    Penalties in an FA Cup semi-final. Is that a high pressure situation?
    It's a pretty simple yes/no question really

    EDIT: Is that the same Wigan who beat City in the final last year and again in the quarters this year...?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
    OK. I'll try that again. See if you can have a shot at answering this time:
    Penalties in an FA Cup semi-final. Is that a high pressure situation?
    It's a pretty simple yes/no question really

    EDIT: Is that the same Wigan who beat City in the final last year and again in the quarters this year...?
    Yes, that's high pressure. But should it have gone to penalties? Should we be struggling against Wigan in a cup game? No! The Europa Cup won't be a walk in the park just because of lesser opposition. It shouldn't take this long to explain this to you.

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    I don't think the Europa Cup will be a walk in the park. But we've done pretty well in the CL against the lesser sides, it's generally only been when we've played a Barca or a Bayern when we've come unstuck. I think we'd do OK.

    And no, of course we shouldn't be taken to penalties by Wigan. Wigan shouldn't be beating City in the final or the quarter final but these things happen in football.

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    Birmingham league cup final? Dropping from 1st to 5th in the league? It happens way to often against us and I don't think competing in the Europa League will make a difference.

    No point in mentioning City because they've won the League Cup and they're still in the title race.

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    Fine, but the Cup Final is a chance to get that monkey off our back.
    If we don't then I despair but we should win it and if we do that could be a springboard to bigger things.

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