Dynamo Kiev (h) pre-match thread

[Ric]

Have to dust ourselves down for this one. With the advantage from the home leg, I'd be tempted to rest a few players with one eye on the derby. Personally, I'd keep Kompany, Silva and Aguero on the bench and hope they're not needed. Not sure Pellegrini will take any risks though, given the importance of the Champions League to the club.

 

[Eccles Blue]

If we mess this one up I want my money back. Even Mrs Glass Half Full is getting fed up with the dire football we are playing. We fight to the end, the Boys in Blue never give in is not working for me at present because they are not even fighting at the beginning!!

 

[deafmanstevo]

Big game this now. An early Kiev goal could change everything. I'd play all the big players and hopefully if we are at least 2-0 up by half time , bring the big players off and play a few kids in 2nd half.

 

[Bill]

We'll piss it. Looking forward to the draw to go somewhere warm :)

 

[pee dubya]

We should play to our strengths in this one. Pass it sideways for 90 minutes winning the occasional corner.

 

[Phelan's Pace]

2-0 and a cement our place in the 1/4's. Fantastic.

 

[deafmanstevo]

We'll piss it. Looking forward to the draw to go somewhere warm :)

I fancy Wolfsburg just somewhere different even tho it won't be warm there at this time of year. Or maybe Benfica don't think we have played them in a while ,never tho we've been to Lisbon for Sporting it will be a different ground, and at least it will be warmer there.

 

[Bill]

Didn't like Lisbon but I'll take it. Wolfsburg would do too actually.

 

[pee dubya]

We've conceded 3 goals or more 5 times already this season. First choice defence please. I'd rest Aguero and Silva, but that's it.

 

[Ethan23]

...............................Hart

Zabaleta Otamendi Kompany Kolarov

..........Fernandinho...Fernando...............

....Navas.....................................Sterling
.............................Kelechi.......................
..............................Pony..........................

Rest Silva and Aguero for the Derby. I know Pony has been awful the whole season but he should at least be able to hold the ball up and help defend set pieces. We should be able to course them problems down the left with Kolarov and Sterling.

If we score a goal I would even be tempted to take Kompany off. However I would gladly take a 0-0 again, just as long as we're in the next round draw

 

[Armaan]

Struggling to get up for this, our PL form has just dampened my whole mood for the time being.

 

[117 M34]

Score and we go through.
I'd start full strength and bring a couple off at half time if we are ahead

 

[pee dubya]

Score and we go through.
I'd start full strength and bring a couple off at half time if we are ahead

Scoring once doesn't make a huge difference though. Stay solid, play possession football, make sure they don't get an early goal.

 

[Gray]

Sorry no enthusiasm for this after our abysmal performances in the league this year.

I expect us to go through but what is the point, any half decent team just cut us to ribbons.

 

[richards30]

Would rather start full pelt then hopefully be able to make changes when the job looks done.

Hart
Zab
Vinny
Mangala
Clichy
Fernando
Dinho
Yaya (hopefully)
Silva
Sterling
Aguero

 

[warringtonblue]

The Kiev team are at this moment practicing defending our outswinging corners that rarely beat the first man, (something they have never encountered before) and what to do with the possession we give away when we have a throw in

 

[Erling Haaland's Eyebrows]

Kiev won on Friday 2-1 away, so I'm sure they'll be up for it. I'd play our best available team. Manure have to play Europa on Thursday, so plenty of recovery time for us.

 

[juhanni]

We have to play with the kids and kolarov, ,because the game against united must be a priority !!

 

[aguerooooo]

on the basis of us meeting anyone half decent next round i stand by my what i said pre Chelsea id rather have sacked this comp off for our place in the f.a cup Obviously the owners favour this competition and blimey imagine THIS forum IF we went on to win it, humble pie by the bucket load and we wont have to finish in the top four All part of the Pellegrini MASTERPLAN

 

[BoundedCascade]

Im worried about this game honestly. I hope we just carry on from our last match agsinst them but I never know what City team will show. Without Toure to help the attack we look toothless so we had better not conceed.