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Originally Posted by iadom
....I cannot understand sides like Blackburn who are in a safe position in the league putting out a weakened side. 
Jim. |
They mentioned this on match of the day and the answer was that teams like Blackburn will be looking to qualify into Europe via the premiership as opposed to the FA Cup (which they probably wont win). They will be looking for 6th/7th place in the league, hence why they save their best for the premiership.
I think that whilst we all want to see English clubs in Europe, the ease of which clubs can qualify via the premiership does undermine the FA Cup. I'd rather see only the top 4 qualify for champions leaque (top 2) and UEFA and the rest coming from cup competitions. I think teams like Liverpool give up to easy in the league knowing that 4th will be enough for an attempt at champions league.