Ka-pi96 said:
And what if you win the trophy and stay in the league? It's not as if going all out for the FA Cup is really going to damage their league chances all that much. It's just one game, the semi final. The final isn't until after the league has already finished so that won't interfere with trying to avoid relegation at all. And hey, maybe the knowledge that they'll soon be in a cup final could galvanise the players in their last couple games too and get them better results than they would have achieved otherwise. |
They need to get to the final first and the topic was about some fan saying they'd rather win and get relegated because they're used to dropping and getting promoted but as Sunderland have shown that is no longer the case for teams, relegation battles are far more taxing than being in any other part of the said league.
Have you played any sport at highly competitive level? Going all out can hurt your performance else where we see it every season especially from teams in Europe, Tottenham are a recent example where they burnt themselves out before going into the clash against Juventus. This is a late season relegation battle if they lose or draw one game they're likely done.
