Borussia Dortmund (A) - CL QF | Pre-Match Thread

[Saddleworth2]

Totally agree, I’d be really surprised if we don’t see Rodri and Fernandinho for this game.

Fern looked v tired at the end of that. Depends what his recovery is like.

 

[worsleyweb]

I am taking the positives out of today shit show.

We knew that team selected today was poor before kick off.

I will take Pep on his word if he is saying he thinks it was good enough.

Then after today display, surely we wont see any more crazy team selection. Just our best starting 11.

No one will have a problem if we lose with our best starting 11 on the Pitch at the end of the game.

We have a few fringe players we need to move on.

and maybe sterling?!!

 

[lmhblue1]

I don’t think Ferna should start after playing 90 today. If we want Rodri to get some help maybe play Bernardo deeper

 

[Millo]

Pep picks a defensive starting eleven and employs experimental tactics hoping for a nil-nil draw. Dortmund score, and we go to pieces, ending up with a man sent off and going out on the away goal rule.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Pep picks a defensive starting eleven and employs experimental tactics hoping for a nil-nil draw. Dortmund score, and we go to pieces, ending up with a man sent off and going out on the away goal rule.

Oh good another fucking expert on the tactics employed by Pep .

Why fucking bother with white like this ?

 

[chesterbells]

Assumed that we’d play the same side that started on Tuesday, but think there’s a chance that Cancelo could have played himself out of the side with that performance. Zinchenko might get the nod now.

I think Pep starts with the best team on current form:

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Dias
Zinchenko
Gundogan
Rodri
De Bruyne
Mahrez
Jesus
Foden

That would be my XI too.

 

[Akpowell]

If we get passed Dortmund whens the semi

 

[MAG]

If we get passed Dortmund whens the semi

27th or 28th April - First Leg (A)
4th or 5th May - Second Leg (H)

 

[hgblue]

Fern looked v tired at the end of that. Depends what his recovery is like.

Fair point, he played the full game today, but he’s not played that much football this season? I’d like to see a more solid line up for this game, we should still have enough going forward.

 

[BLUEMATT23]

Please no sterling or torres.
2 0 win

 

[ninjamonkey]

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Dias
Zinchenko
Rodri
Bernardo
Gundogan
Kdb
Mahrez
Foden

I'd have a standard back 4 for this, and Bernardo alongside Rodri, we need his energy in midfield to stop their counters and get us moving. let gundogan/kdb alternate between the false 9 roles with mahrez and foden on the flanks.

Keep it compact at the start, play keep ball first half and tire them out as they get more desperate and more tired we can pick them off, if we get a goal it's over, they'll have to score 3.

Big game for Pep tactically, game management is key to this. do not throw this away.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Dias
Zinchenko
Rodri
Bernardo
Gundogan
Kdb
Mahrez
Foden

I'd have a standard back 4 for this, and Bernardo alongside Rodri, we need his energy in midfield to stop their counters and get us moving. let gundogan/kdb alternate between the false 9 roles with mahrez and foden on the flanks.

Keep it compact at the start, play keep ball first half and tire them out as they get more desperate and more tired we can pick them off, if we get a goal it's over, they'll have to score 3.

Big game for Pep tactically, game management is key to this. do not throw this away.

That's the team , we have to play to our strengths and let Dortmund worry about us and take our chances

 

[Akpowell]

27th or 28th April - First Leg (A)
4th or 5th May - Second Leg (H)

Cheers MAG

 

[Cobra]

Keep it compact at the start, play keep ball first half and tire them out as they get more desperate and more tired we can pick them off, if we get a goal it's over, they'll have to score 3.

Why would they need three? A 2-1 win for them takes them to extra time and possibly penalties.

 

[bellsouth]

They’re losing at half time in their league game

 

[CmonCity92]

They’re losing at half time in their league game

They look dangerous on the counter and commit so many bodies forward to them. Imperative the entire XI is defending all 90' on Wednesday.

 

[Gray]

They’re losing at half time in their league game

Playing nine of those who started against us, no resting players for them. Perhaps want to keep them match fit?

 

[Akpowell]

They’re losing at half time in their league game

There're the better team though

 

[MAG]

Playing nine of those who started against us, no resting players for them. Perhaps want to keep them match fit?

They don’t have a choice ... if they were 11 or 14 pts clear at the top, they’d be resting all XI for Wednesday.

Edit: And they don’t have a cup semi final 2.5 days after Wednesday or a hope for an unprecedented Quad!

 

[Newman Noggs]

We take our chances we'll win easily. Squander them again and we're going out.