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

[ufo]

Iam confused with our line up?
Can some body help me how we gona score with that set up?
is it 5 in the back?

Depends and that’s the beauty like you madrid are equally scratching their heads

 

[tweety]

Amazon are taking the piss with inviting that fat granny shagging twat on, unbelievable.

 

[YaYa's Left Peg]

Very unusual for Madrid to release their lineup two hours before the kick off! And if (a big IF I hasten to add) the rumours are true re Pep changing our starting line up after he saw that Madrid team, then this smacks of Madrid and Ancelloti playing Pep! Hopefully not.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Feel like people are making too much of Grealish’s ability to win yellow cards. Three of the six Madrid players at the risk of suspension aren’t playing, and the other three will be given a lot of leeway by the ref I imagine.

They've dug Lahoz up for the game.

:)

 

[TFC]

Interesting line up, obviously going for control.

 

[ysmsa]

terrible team selection, again the onus of getting goals lies with Haaland,
what has Grealish done to deserve to start the game? I would have started with Marmoush for Grealish and Kovacic for KDB.
Real will win this 2-0

Shut up,

If we have any chance of winning this thing we need our better players performing.

Jack Grealish playing well in our midfield goes a long way.

Marmoush missed half a dozen against Orient!

 

[alexmcity]

Correct, it's a 180 minute game.

No point going gung ho and conceding loads.

This tie may be decided in the last 5 minutes of the 180.

Absolutely.

Going gungo ho and opening up spaces for their front 4 might be suicidal.

Play patiently, tire them out, draw fouls, dominate them in both boxes, unleash Marmoush, Doku and Foden after the break.

 

[mscenterh750]

FFS Pep can never win with some of you lot. Moan about this moan about that fuck me sideways. Decent line up and a decent bench.

 

[hihosilva]

Can't wait to see the banner in support of Rodri

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Sensible and pragmatic in my view.

Its set up to retain possession and be able to cover well on transitions.

Probably a better idea than you score 4 well score 5.

I’m assuming Gonzalez is injured?

According to slimy stone not recovered. But if that's the case he may as well be sat in the stands

 

[Protein Junkie]

Jeez you’d think this was a post match thread after a 2-0 win with all the doom in here

Amended for you

 

[stonerblue]

Strong team, cracking bench.

 

[ufo]

Let's be totally fucking open and honest here. We've been wank this season. We can't keep a clean sheet. The cold hard reality is that Real are likely to pump us home and away.

So, the manager has gone with people he's trusted in big games gone by. It might go wrong, but regardless of 51.2% of people on here saying we'll win, in reality it would be good to still be in it before the second leg.

It's a hard reality given what we've seen over the last 4 years, but that's football.

Let's all get behind the team for an 1-1....

:)

 

[Norbert D]

Very unusual for Madrid to release their lineup two hours before the kick off! And if (a big IF I hasten to add) the rumours are true re Pep changing our starting line up after he saw that Madrid team, then this smacks of Madrid and Ancelloti playing Pep! Hopefully not.

A bit like Joe Pesci thinking he’s getting made in Goodfellas :-)

 

[Revolver]

Fear the worst regardless of the team. Seems a defensive team.

Perhaps a wise move as we are so open to counter attacks this season

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

No one would have predicted that line up and to be honest, I don’t actually mind it.

I'm not sure what to make of it but I think first 30 minutes will be telling.

I just hope Pep uses subs early enough if need be.

 

[ufo]

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They've dug Lahoz up for the game.

:)

oh fuck not that **** again

 

[SWPISHOME]

Feel like people are making too much of Grealish’s ability to win yellow cards. Three of the six Madrid players at the risk of suspension aren’t playing, and the other three will be given a lot of leeway by the ref I imagine.

I'd prefer we had players starting that know were the net is tonight in preference to looking for the opposition to get bookings.

Tonight is massive to get a few goals to bring to Madrid, That team lacks goals other than Haaland. I get the feeling we'll see Foden and Marmoush earlier than normal tonight.

 

[Ric]

Not sure where to start with that line up. Doesn't trust the new signings by the looks of it…

He was never going to chuck four new signings into a game of this magnitude.

 

[M Gaudino]

can anyone shady please send me the links