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It is a very important match.
If we top the group and are guaranteed a playoff place for the world Cup (which is what I believe would be the case) then it gives Giggs (or Page/whoever) a license to be bolder in the World cup qualifiers than he might normally be.
I wish I hadn't realised this as I've made tonight into a bit of a nail biter for myself.
Question is, will Page be bold tonight?
Kieffer Moore has to start Shirley.
The play-off spots go to the two highest ranked Nations League Group winners
I think if we win the group, given where we are in the current FIFA rankings we would be fifth ranked of all the winners.
It would need two of the four group winners in the A league, France, Spain and currently Italy and Belgium, not to win their World Cup Qualifying groups to deny us that play off spot (if we don't get one as runners up in our World Cup Qualification group).
Simples
It's a crazy situation of ifs and might bes.
Whatever it is, Page is lining up for a backs to the wall job which, when you think of it, has worked up until now but it just doesn't sit right with me.
Too many times we've blown it in similar situations.
I suppose it's a case of them having to come and win so let's see what they've got and hit them on the break.
Hope our Gareth lasts the course as I can see him covering some ground.