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

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MAG said:
Anyone else worried he's going to go three at the back - Lyon style ... when they were playing that way to "prepare" against Bayern in the semi-final thinking ahead already ... I have a bad feeling he is going to do something like that ... and I am basing this on:

1- It's something he'd do thinking against Bayern or PSG (we'll know tomorrow but whichever of them is through) that we'd need to be more solid.

2- We are already 2-1 up so have that one goal lead - to encourage him to do this kind risky thing.

3- He has the players for it, Dias, Stones, Laporte, Ake, Ferna, Garcia ... he can pick any of them in a three at the back system he devises.

4- He might do it to put Dortmund off guard, theirs is a young couch who might think how we played last leg and this will be something that could potentially completely throw them off.

5- It's Pep, he overthinks and I still can't get over the fact that in first leg it was too unlike him to name a team we all actually liked.

So don't be too surprised by a surprise team selection come day after tomorrow.
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God. How have we managed to do so well over the last few years with such an inept manager. You could do better for us
 
MAG said:
Anyone else worried he's going to go three at the back - Lyon style ... when they were playing that way to "prepare" against Bayern in the semi-final thinking ahead already ... I have a bad feeling he is going to do something like that ... and I am basing this on:

1- It's something he'd do thinking against Bayern or PSG (we'll know tomorrow but whichever of them is through) that we'd need to be more solid.

2- We are already 2-1 up so have that one goal lead - to encourage him to do this kind of risky thing.

3- He has the players for it, Dias, Stones, Laporte, Ake, Ferna, Garcia ... he can pick any of them in a three at the back system he devises.

4- He might do it to put Dortmund off guard, theirs is a young coach who might be thinking on how we played last leg and this will be something that could potentially completely throw them off.

5- It's Pep, he overthinks and I still can't get over the fact that in that first leg it was too unlike him to name a team ... that we all actually liked.

So don't be too surprised by a surprise team selection come day after tomorrow.
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I agree , rather than manage the game he will over think and do something silly , in fact i am resigned to it year after year
 
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Sprayleej3 said:
I think we see Laporte, Zinny, and Jesus come in for Bernardo, Stones, and Cancelo. After what Gabby did to Varane I want him running at these as much as possible. Could see the diagonal from Laporte to mahrez being a huge weapon in this one. 2-0 city, Mahrez, Gundo
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Post of the year
 
CC1 said:
God. How have we managed to do so well over the last few years with such an inept manager. You could do better for us
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In fairness his record in the CL since leaving Barcelona is wank
 
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I wud go 3cbs id also play fern and rodri
..................ederson....................
....stones ..diaz ...laporte....
..walker.............................cancello
................fern....rodri...........
....................kdb ...............

...........sterling ....jesus.........













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birchwoodgingerste said:
I wud go 3cbs id also play fern and rodri
..................ederson....................
....stones ..diaz ...laporte....
..walker.............................cancello
................fern....rodri...........
....................kdb ...............

...........sterling ....jesus.........













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Don’t know how Sterling can get in the team in front of Foden or Mahrez
 
Millo said:
If they score first we will lose. City don't seem to be a mentally strong team. We are alright when we are winning but when the other team score first we can't cope with it. We get rattled and lose the plot. That's why we are rubbish at penalties because we aren't strong enough psychologically.
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We win most of our penalty shootouts thought
 
CC1 said:
God. How have we managed to do so well over the last few years with such an inept manager. You could do better for us
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kaz7 said:
Not in the cl we havent which is clearly his point
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bluemoon32 said:
In fairness his record in the CL since leaving Barcelona is wank
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CC1 said:
Clearly. My point is that Pep is possibly a better manager than @MAG but most people on here know better than Pep
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Where did I say I know better than him or I that I can manage better than Pep?

I am merely pointing out what I am worried about as a fan ... and I listed my reasons why I think there is a possibility we could see something different come Wednesday.

The fact that majority liked the line-up and formation he picked in the first leg against Dortmund was a shock in itself ... and that is based on what he has done in the past ... Monaco, first leg (defensive subs when they were well tired and there for the taking, we stopped), then second leg - too gung ho ... Liverpool, first leg, Gundo as an extra defensive midfielder thrown in at the expense of an attacking player (and that Gundo was nothing like the Gundo of now) ... Spurs then, first leg, rotated and rested went too conservative ... Lyon ... where do I even start, and that is still fresh in memories so don't need to remind people ...

No questions that Pep is the best manager in the world, best now and best ever ... yes even better than Fergie ... but he does such eccentric things sometimes and almost always in the CL knock-out stage that this time him not doing it (in the first leg) was a surprise ... so I am just raising a point if anyone else is worried too and waiting to see if he does it in the second leg instead ...
 
You would think the side is fairly obvious based on who was left out on Saturday. Maybe 2 positions that are a question mark!

Seems to be a flip of a coin perhaps on Zinchenko or Cancelo (Cancelo when on his game we know what he offers, but last few games haven’t been the best) at left back. Walker being left out at the weekend surely he means he starts at right back?

wide men, Foden and Mahrez. KDB, Gundo and Rodri back in. Maybe a decision between Bernardo as a false 9 or Jesus, if even Jesus plays you would think he will play in that rotating 5 ahead of Rodri!
 
birchwoodgingerste said:
I wud go 3cbs id also play fern and rodri
..................ederson....................
....stones ..diaz ...laporte....
..walker.............................cancello
................fern....rodri...........
....................kdb ...............

...........sterling ....jesus.........













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I would rather see the team play with 10 players than see 3 CBs
 
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