Real Madrid (H) - Tues 11th Feb, 20:00 | CL | Pre-Match Thread

Match Result Prediction?

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This team only goes 2 ways. Back to the treble, or the worst we’ve played all season
 
samuelyeboah said:
i must be the only one here MORE confident seeing the starting 11 than I was before
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I'm with you. We have seen the "usual" lineup perform badly over and over again for months, doing the same again would probably have delivered more of the same. At least we are trying something different this time. And we finally have some options on the bench to change and adapt to how the game is going.
 
Claytop said:
No Foden at all
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if he's not injured then I don't understand Grealish starting instead of Foden
the proof is in the pudding and we will all have to wait and see how the game goes and the result

When has Pep gone all out defence in any game in his career ?
Stones will be Holding but 5 centre backs really ?? at home

Park the fucking Bus Pep
 
Dax777 said:
But they wont tire if we don't make them chase. This team doesn't look like it would do anything other than slowly pass it around between defenders. :(
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Let's see. It doesn't look inspiring on paper, but we might be wrong. Think we'll try to win set pieces and dominate them with physicality and height in the box.
 
richards30 said:
Pep seems to have wimped out unfortunately
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I suppose only time will tell, Unless we win by a 2 or 3 goal margin, Pep is going to get criticism for that team selection...

Personally I think Madrid are here for the taking tonight they've basically there entire back line missing and taking Valverde out of there midfield to play at right back.

I think Real Madrid will get a boost of confidence seen that team selection, I hope I'm wrong but that team selection doesn't look right.
 
ninjamonkey said:
That's not overly encouraging. Stones in midfield I completely get, nico probably not fit anyway and not been here long enough, massive risk to play him against real madrid after 20 minutes against a league 1 side.

No kovacic? The guy has been holding our midfield together and should be a shoe in.

Grealish's inclusion is baffling, not done anything to warrant his inclusion imo but that's not the baffling part, it's that it likely means savinho isn't playing in his best position on the left. Savinho against Valverde at right back is a complete mismatch, savinho against mendy though is a decent battle and Valverde will handle grealish as he won't try and take him on.

Bench is the strongest bench we've had for a long, long time though. if Pep remembers we have subs to use, they could have a telling impact. Doku for 20-30 minutes could cause chaos, goal threats from foden and marmoush, energy of kovacic, nico and Nunes. Expect 5 subs to refresh the team against a madrid side that has about 3 attacking options max on the bench.
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But will the 5 subs be used quickly enough
 
Looks solid to me. Happy with that. All this talk of we have to smash them tonight. We stay in the tie tonight and snag them if we have to in the last 29 at theirs.
 
I think Grealish a much better player than he is often credited with on here but I'm shocked to see him get the start today.

Maybe the idea is for him to win us lots of free kicks and then get Haaland and the 5 CBs in the box against their makeshift defence ;-)
 
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