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Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea (PL) Sun 25th May 16:00 GMT

That should be the line up for such a massive game. We need someone to knobble Enzo in training on Friday.
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No chance unfortunately. Apparently he was playing with just one eye against United, due to some issue he’s having. If he turned up to training with no pulse Maresca would play him.

 
Heart says 0-1.

Head says 2-2.

I just think there are so many players in this squad that don't have the grit or mentality to handle these big stake away matches, nor do we have a manager that can cleverly out tactic his opposition.

 
I know Man Utd are a joke at the moment but what wasn't mentioned when we beat them was how they've managed to frustrate and take points against some good sides likes Liverpool, Arsenal, and City this season. So there more than just a wild chance of Utd taking points off of Villa. Bournemouth have a small chance of Europe so tonights game against City isn't going to be easy. Actually fancy a Bournemouth result tonight.

Still a win is what we want can't be hoping on others to mess up.
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Brightons win last night makes Bournemouth chances very slim. They would need to win both the last 2 matches.

 
Brightons win last night makes Bournemouth chances very slim. They would need to win both the last 2 matches.
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Does mean they need to go all out tonight to be in with a chance at the weekend, opposed to having nothing to play for.

 
Couple of the key areas that will decide this game:

Midfield: we cannot start with just Enzo next to caicedo, we would get killed. Either drop Enzo or a forward so Lavia can come in.

Set pieces: Wood, Murillio and especially Milkeovic, very dangerous. Would not be surprised to see Trev in as RCb so we have him and Tosin to deal with this, Lavia marking the third maybe.

Beating Matt Sels: arguably the leagues best keeper this season. Need a top performance from Cole Palmer, cannot trust the rest vs such a keeper.

 
Brightons win last night makes Bournemouth chances very slim. They would need to win both the last 2 matches.
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All the teams below 7th (Forest) are all done as far as qualification for Europe is concerned.

7th is the Conference place now that Palace have won the FA Cup and qualified for Europa League. 8th or lower doesn't get anything.

Forest, 7th on 65 points, can't be caught by Brighton, let alone Bournemouth !

 
All the teams below 7th (Forest) are all done as far as qualification for Europe is concerned.

7th is the Conference place now that Palace have won the FA Cup and qualified for Europa League. 8th or lower doesn't get anything.

Forest, 7th on 65 points, can't be caught by Brighton, let alone Bournemouth !
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Not quite. There are 2 scenarios around us and Newcastle finishing outside the top 5, and us winning the conference league that would see the 8th place get a place in the conference league

 
All the teams below 7th (Forest) are all done as far as qualification for Europe is concerned.

7th is the Conference place now that Palace have won the FA Cup and qualified for Europa League. 8th or lower doesn't get anything.

Forest, 7th on 65 points, can't be caught by Brighton, let alone Bournemouth !
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If Chelsea win the Conference League and to finish seventh, 8th place becomes a Conference league spot.

 
If Chelsea win the Conference League and to finish seventh, 8th place becomes a Conference league spot.
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It does ?

Fair enough then,

I read somewhere that PL would not be represented in the Conference League in 25/26 in that scenario but I guess that must be incorrect.

 
For goodness sake. This game needs to hurry up already. All we need is a game where our players play to their potential and we win. Maresca has to get a tune out of this lot. Forest aren't great, so as long as we make no mistakes (giving away a pen, red cards or passing out from the back), we should be capable of winning.

 
For goodness sake. This game needs to hurry up already. All we need is a game where our players play to their potential and we win. Maresca has to get a tune out of this lot. Forest aren't great, so as long as we make no mistakes (giving away a pen, red cards or passing out from the back), we should be capable of winning.

 
Forrest have been limping towards the finish for a few months but a huge game to end the season might galvanise them.

They’re nothing special but lessons will need to be learned from the first half against Newcastle. Game was essentially over at half time, not sure if it was the tactics employed or the atmosphere or a combo of both.

 
A "make or break" game for both sides. Tense atmosphere guaranteed. A rabid home crowd and......... Antony Taylor.

I think we all know how this will probably go down.
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Yeah.

Even if miraculously, we’re winning 1-0 and its 90 minutes.

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May have been said already in this thread but if we go behind in this game we are toast. Would be hard enough getting a draw off them from there, nevermind a win.

Also this game will be just like Newcastle was. Their fans will make it a big occasion just as the geordies did, so those opening 20 minutes may not win us the game bit we certainly could lose it there.

 
May have been said already in this thread but if we go behind in this game we are toast. Would be hard enough getting a draw off them from there, nevermind a win.

Also this game will be just like Newcastle was. Their fans will make it a big occasion just as the geordies did, so those opening 20 minutes may not win us the game bit we certainly could lose it there.
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I think that we have to be level at the break.

If we are leading, we will try to protect it and we're sh*t. If they are winning they will protect it and we're sh*t at breaking them down.

If we are level at the break they have no option but to come after us. They have to win. A draw doesn't work for them. In reality it doesn't work for us but mathematically it can, so i think that we would win a game of chicken with them. They would have to come out and become more attacking and open as the game wears on. Then we need to be able to counter, at speed, without over thinking (something Maresca spends hours and hours coaching into the squad!) or playing in a risk averse manner as normal.

 
A "make or break" game for both sides. Tense atmosphere guaranteed. A rabid home crowd and......... Antony Taylor.

I think we all know how this will probably go down.
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He's actually been pretty good to us in recent times, so we'll see if that continues when it really matters.

 
This is a bigger game than the Conference League final against Betis.

If we lose this and miss out on UCL qualification and win the tinpot Conference League what do we even gain? And I don't feel confident against Forest as against Betis.

Big, big game we can't bottle this!

 
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