When all said and done what can you say well not a lot realy the team was defiantly not the recognised championship team but they were more than fringe players. Gomez.McCann.Espinoza.etc all I can say is I hope for Coyle reason that he was resting players for the weekend.
It's got to be the league that's important for you this season. You've got the Europa league to contend with as well, so I would think it's a good thing to get out of the league cup early. The focus has to be on finishing in the top 6, and in that league it will be a pretty good acheivement.