League Place vs Cup

[riddick]

Cup for me. 4th would be huge in a lot of aspects but I would like us to actually WIN something rather than qualify for something..

 

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

It depends on the trophy. I can't get excited about the League Cup. It'd be great on the day, but it would fade quickly and become a statistic.

Finishing 4th would mean a lot of good days over a long period and the prospect of more, so that's my pick.

Years ago I thought that I'd love to win the Charity Shield because we would've had to win the League or the FA Cup, when it was very big, to get there.

As much as it’s seen as the lowest cup to win, Everton have never won it. Definitely worth winning one just to have it on our CV.

 

[4737carlin]

We've won nothing since 1995, coming second in the league would mean nothing to us, we need to win a cup, it's all that matters.

 

[hktoffee]

Both. A cup and 5th. Problem sorted.

 

[ExpatinBangkok]

4th, no question- its potentially a game changer while a lucky cup run is not...

 

[Jayhow15]

Would take winning the League Cup every year. City have no shame in doing so !

 

[wainy]

18th on goals scored and no cup.

 

[Eggs]

....we seem to have one of these threads every ore-season but it’s not a matter of either/or.

The best teams tend to be at the fore of league and cup competitions and we need to be one of the best teams.

 

[USABlue]

I'd love a cup even if we finished 17th

 

[Terrarian]

Seeing as winning the FA Cup gets European football then Cup.

 

[Terrarian]

I was listening to Arteta before the FA Cup final and he was saying winning the trophy is so important for a team because it is tangible success the players get that winning feeling, the adulation and all that goes with it and they want more, so it has to be a pot, we need to breed a winning mentality, finishing 4th is great but it's not silverware.

 

[mikey 62]

Voted 4th , tough one as along with rest of long suffering Evertonians I would love to see the Toffees lift a trophy ,
even better if along the way or in the final we beat the other lot !
, However believe Carlo will be focusing on qualification to the C/L as 1st priority

 

[paulbefc]

Spurs (I know, I know, two league titles) have quite ably demonstrated that you can have a very good team, finishing in the top 4 every year and continue to win absolutely nothing.

In the past I've argued for CL, but given how long it's now been, a trophy has to be number 1 priority.

 

[evertonandchelmsford]

In a normal season I'd say trophy all day long but with how football is at the moment without fans I couldn't think of anything worse than us getting to a cup final and either not being able to go or the stadium having to be 1/2-3/4 empty it'd put a real dampener on it and wouldn't be an enjoyable experience.

Then again we have absolutely zero chance of a top 4 finish next season so maybe just take a cup after all even if we make a few signings and with our manager it's going to take time and although we don't have much time I'd say we'd be lucky to scrape into the top 6. Pretty much every club expected to be up there is signing new players and making themselves stronger so even if we're trying to bridge the gap from last season teams like Chelsea are going to push on even further.

In conclusion I couldn't really give you an answer i'll sit on the fence. One thing that is certain next summer if we have another poor season like this one then Richarlison will be gone.

 

[Jeff Jones]

As much as it’s seen as the lowest cup to win, Everton have never won it. Definitely worth winning one just to have it on our CV.

It's just not important to me and it's a major reason we have fixture congestion. It was only brought in 60 years ago for lower league clubs revenue and a rough chance to win a trophy.
We have European fixture congestion now and the League Cup should be scrapped or be confined to clubs below the Prem, imo.
It's a 3rd rate trophy and I actually take some satisfaction with us not having won it. I'd much rather win the Community Shield which isn't listed in club's
silverware haul, and that's a pity because we've won heaps of them.