Is it ok to tank it?

I'm about to play QPR in the league cup and I'm (Bournemouth) in league one and looking to win the league not the cup. I want to save my players and not waste them on what should be a blowout loss. Will it affect moral if a put a scrub team together to get killed?

I always use youth/reserve players in cup matches (unless I get really far, then I'll switch over). Teams do in real life.. There's nothing wrong with it IMO.

thanks, I just dont want to kill the run were on. Looks like we have a good shot at getting into championship...

Its the League Cup and the game normally doesn't even care about it.

Check your board's ambitions for that comp.

Put the kids out and tell them there's no pressure.

Morale will only go down on the players that actually play i think. So if you don't let any of your first team play, then they will not be affected.

I always lose the match after a cup match loss, even when I field my second team. Perhaps the game recognises that you almost changed your whole starting 11 and decreases the hidden (if there's any) team gelling factor? Either way, good luck!

I tank the League Cup all the time, doesn't affect my game.

Im just thankful this is FM talk and not a euphemism.

I just lost 5-1 to Hull with my first team (I am Sheff Wed in League 1) but the damn laptop crashed. So forget it, I'm gonna use my backups this time, save my fitness for the league. Normally I will do a mixture for cup games, resting those with bad condition

Actually it was 5-2 first time, second time lost 5-0!!

As a side note, regarding the post match press conference, can I ever please the whinging squad??

First time round I said "I was a little dissapointed" with going out

Secondly I said "It will give us a chance to focus elsewhere"

Both times the game said "they would not react well"

Well i would have look at Minium expection your board expects to reach in this Cup before deciding what team to put out. As if they expect you to progress further then you currently are they won't be happy with this and if you don't achieve the goals set for LEague and FA Cup that will only make matters worse.

So best check expection for that comp and then maybe do mixture of players, i tend to rest key players and play backup players and some youth player, depending on oppostion as don't forget a lose is not very helpful in morale for youth players and reserve players either. So you need to way it up base on your team, board expections and what players you have availble.

Just lost to Grimsby too in JPT, wouldn't have minded winning that but League is priority.

I generally select anyone with a below 7 average rating to play in cup games

Well i would have look at Minium expection your board expects to reach in this Cup before deciding what team to put out. As if they expect you to progress further then you currently are they won't be happy with this and if you don't achieve the goals set for LEague and FA Cup that will only make matters worse.

So best check expection for that comp and then maybe do mixture of players, i tend to rest key players and play backup players and some youth player, depending on oppostion as don't forget a lose is not very helpful in morale for youth players and reserve players either. So you need to way it up base on your team, board expections and what players you have availble.

This.

A mixture of players helps you have half a chance and not to get blown out.

not mick mcarthy by any chance?