Quote Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost... View Post
If we showed our professionalism in the previous game I'd have no case to present.

I've seen this so many times from us an yet I'm being told I am creating fallacies.

Your example is ridiculous and you know it. How many times have you heard about momentum in football.

Now how many times have you heard about sneezing in preparation for a game of this magnitude.

Why you don't want us to be leaving no stone unturned and leaving nothing to chance I cannot fathom.

You said we were pussies so clearly you don't think we've left everything out there, so why not?

Sneezing and car alarms I guess.


I find those who dismiss the importance of momentum in football, or indeed professional sport baffling. Whether it was distraction; attempting to avoid injury or deliberately trying to conserve energy in the Palace game, my view is that the weekend did have some consequences for PSG. We were not sharp and focussed for the first part of the PSG game, and it's very difficult to escape the feeling that had we used the Palace game as a primer for Tuesday's game this might not have happened. You could even turn it around and say that we were too wild (and therefore agitated) initially at the Emirates on Tuesday, having placed the emphasis on this, rather than the Palace game.

People point to the draws before the 2 Madrid games as somehow being evidence that league form has no effect on the CL, but for me this is trying to use an exception to prove a rule. Like I've said, you cannot turn professional performances on and off - it's a habit. At this level, the margins are super fine, and our preparation for Tuesday was not good. Dropping points to Palace has also affected our preparation for the return fixture - as our league position and even finishing in the CL places for next season is now considerably less secure, which makes Bournemouth almost a must win - given our remaining league games.