Real Madrid (H) - Tue 26th April, 20:00 (BST) | Pre-Match Thread | Team news (pg 67)

[shemnel]

Test again on Tuesday morning!

Ill be testing until 5 mins before I'm due to leave, trust me!

 

[cibaman]

Normally that be grounds for rubbing our hands together but with no right back and even Stones questionable it evens out at best imo

The way we’ve played in big Cl away games in the last couple of seasons, we don’t need to go all out for a big win. 1-0 would be fine

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I think Walker will play and Stones available for selection.

Jesus to play wide right like he did the last time against Madrid.

 

[Fordyboy46]

I think Walker will play and Stones available for selection.

Jesus to play wide right like he did the last time against Madrid.

So you're going: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Laporte, Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Jesus, Foden, Sterling

 

[razman]

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

So you're going: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Laporte, Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Jesus, Foden, Sterling

Would expect Zin at left back or Ake.

 

[plebhead8]

Imagine Walker and Stones aren't ready in time... would we see Dias RB? or Zinny? or would he go with a back 3 and get accused of overthinking it if we lose/being a genius if we win

 

[Impeccable One]

Call me crazy but I'd play our most energetic player at RB. And I'd keep Fernandinho in the middle. Not only does he cover up the problem I've just created in Bernardo's absense; he links great with Zinchenko.

......................Ederson...................
Bernardo Dias Laporte Zinchenko
......KDB ...Rodri ..Fernandinho......
Mahrez ......... Jesus .......... Foden

FULL ON BAT SHIT CRAZY

 

[super_city_si]

Raz doesn’t make starting 11 for me, too unpredictable. I think it’ll be Phil, Gabby and Mahrez.

also a good choice but wont have the press to stop modric getting the easy ball.
pros and cons with both. Foden and jesus are hopefully the consensus

 

[cibaman]

Imagine Walker and Stones aren't ready in time... would we see Dias RB? or Zinny? or would he go with a back 3 and get accused of overthinking it if we lose/being a genius if we win

No chance of a left footer playing right back. If we don’t have a right back available then some degree of over thinking might be required

 

[donsmoke]

Call me crazy but I'd play our most energetic player at RB. And I'd keep Fernandinho in the middle. Not only does he cover up the problem I've just created in Bernardo's absense; he links great with Zinchenko.

......................Ederson...................
Bernardo Dias Laporte Zinchenko
......KDB ...Rodri ..Fernandinho......
Mahrez ......... Jesus .......... Foden

I'm calling you crazy mate, no thanks

 

[plebhead8]

No chance of a left footer playing right back. If we don’t have a right back available then some degree of over thinking might be required

All I could think of was this but who knows what ideas Pep has up there

Eddie
Dias - Laporte - Ake
Bernie - Gundo - Rodri - Zinchenko
Jesus/Sterling - KDB - Foden

 

[117 M34]

No chance of a left footer playing right back. If we don’t have a right back available then some degree of over thinking might be required

We play a right footer at left back most weeks

 

[burning blue soul]

I can see plenty of goals in this tie. I think the 7th goal will be crucial!! :)

 

[cibaman]

All I could think of was this but who knows what ideas Pep has up there

Eddie
Dias - Laporte - Ake
Bernie - Gundo - Rodri - Zinchenko
Jesus/Sterling - KDB - Foden

I think it will be a back 3 but with Jesus at wing back to help out Dias

 

[Mancini Manus Domini]

Play KDB at right back. He can cause Madrid more problems going forward from that position than they could cause us. Jesus can come in as the striker. Rodri, Gundogon and Bernardo in midfield.

 

[applecentral]

Crazy.

I say lunatic!

 

[bluesince76]

Call me crazy but I'd play our most energetic player at RB. And I'd keep Fernandinho in the middle. Not only does he cover up the problem I've just created in Bernardo's absense; he links great with Zinchenko.

......................Ederson...................
Bernardo Dias Laporte Zinchenko
......KDB ...Rodri ..Fernandinho......
Mahrez ......... Jesus .......... Foden

Crazy, but... If neither Walker or Stones are fit, I'd stick Raz at RB. Orders not to get forward, as he'll get no cover from Mahrez, but we need pace there. He doesn't need to tackle, just track runners and be in the way until help arrives. If not, think that's an area they'll really exploit due to the lack of pace with the various options

 

[cibaman]

We play a right footer at left back most weeks

Right footers have plenty of practice playing on their wrong side growing up. Left footers don’t.

10% of the population are left footed, 30% of outfield positions favour a left footer. Consequently left footed players always play on the left as juniors. Right footers sometimes have to play on the left because of a lack of left footers. By the time left footers reach the top level it’s ingrained into them to play on the left.

Joleon Lescott once admitted that he’d never played on the right. He was a 31 year old international at the time. He’d played 50 games at left back even though he wasn’t a natural left back, but he’d never played right centre back.

Gael Clichy was born right footed but he had a pushy dad who made him play left footed from childhood because he thought he would have more opportunities. Mancini, Pellegrini and Pep all gave him a game at right back presumably because they thought that as a natural right footer he would be able to adapt. But they only gave him one game because he was absolutely dreadful. He could just about kick with his right foot but couldn’t tackle and his positioning was terrible. He just hadn’t played enough on that side.

 

[Blu3m00n91]

Ederson; Stones Dias Laporte Ake; Rodri KDB Bernardo; Foden Jesus Mahrez