Shakhtar Donetsk (h) pre-match thread

[Pam]

.................................Ederson...........................

Danilo..............Otamendi..............Mangala......................Delphi

...................................Fernandinho...........................

.......................KDB....................Bernardo.......................

............Sterling...................Aguero..................Jesus.................

Silva in for De Bruyne early second, Toure for Fernandinho, Sane for Aguero.

1-1

No.

 

[tommyh]

Ederson

Walker Stones Otamendi Danilo

Fernandinho KDB Silva

Bernardo Jesus Sterling

 

[Kompany Car]

Do Shakhtar rate themselves highly enough to avoid bus parking exercises? What do people think about this?

Yeah anybody know anything about their team, only thing that has been mentioned is that their striker is crocked. Is there anyone who we should look out for ? They cannot be that bad as they got a good result against Napoli.

 

[chestervegasblue]

This please!

 

[kaz7]

Do Shakhtar rate themselves highly enough to avoid bus parking exercises? What do people think about this?

They beat Napoli last game and dinho said they are an attacking team

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

I hope a lot turn up for it tonight

 

[mosssideblue]

Do Shakhtar rate themselves highly enough to avoid bus parking exercises? What do people think about this?

They have 3 points already so a draw would be a good result for them. I think they will come with the mindset of not to lose, how they achieve that, I don't know

 

[mosssideblue]

No.

And a no from me too.

 

[Danny_Johnson4]

Yeah anybody know anything about their team, only thing that has been mentioned is that their striker is crocked. Is there anyone who we should look out for ? They cannot be that bad as they got a good result against Napoli.

Team with a nucleus of revolving Brazilians
They find them from nowhere and constantly sell sell sell and replace them with good players

Very important to know they play against brick walls every week and are by far the most attacking team in Ukraine, so it will be hard for them to completely revert to a bus
They'll come relatively compact simply because its City, but have the pace and power on the break to cause us problems. Put it this way, if they break the lines 3/4 times in the first half like Palace did, they will not be found wanting when the finish is needed.
Worth remembering they are a side who came and took the piss out of Chelsea at Stamford bridge a few years back scoring twice and were massively unlucky to lose. Ended up knocking Chelsea out in the home group game.
Yes that team had Willian and Ferna etc, but they are no mugs and whilst they arent AS strong as that anymore, they will always score goals

 

[The Black Shed]

City, 3-2 or 4-2, can't decide