Real Madrid (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[brian the blue]

Pep loses the plot selecting his teams in away CL knockout games.

The best logic I use for guessing his teams is to pick what I think would be the worst line up.. and it probably won't be far off what is selected.

So I expect

Ederson

Walker
Fernandinho
Laporte
Mendy

Rodri
Gundogan
David Silva
De Bruyne

Sterling
Aguero

 

[Father Paul]

Pep loses the plot selecting his teams in away CL knockout games.

The best logic I use for guessing his teams is to pick what I think would be the worst line up.. and it probably won't be far off what is selected.

So I expect

Ederson

Walker
Fernandinho
Laporte
Mendy

Rodri
Gundogan
David Silva
De Bruyne

Sterling
Aguero

The away form is poor in knock out games under Pep added to the fact that we concede too many at home as well. I have a better feeling about this one and I think if we can score
and come away with a draw or a 2-1 defeat we can win the tie. As always trying to predict the team is likely to be futile but the side above is likely to be close to what will transpire.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Italian Daniele Orsato is the ref.

 

[Easy]

Mahrez has to play ..he combines really well with KDB

Yes but with Mahrez it’s sometimes hit or miss. At least with Bernardo if it’s a miss, he still works incredibly hard defensively so I’d have him over Mahrez.

maybe both will start.

 

[cptaidan88]

What I'd like:
Ederson
Walker Otamendi Laporte Zinchenko
Fernandinho
Bernardo David KDB Foden
Aguero

What I think it will be:
Ederson
Walker Fernandinho Laporte Mendy
Rodri Gundo
Mahrez KDB Bernardo
Aguero

 

[Bobby Heaton Moor]

Ederson

Walker Cancelo Otamendi Stones Laporte Mendy Zinchenko

Fernandinho Rodri

KDB

Fernandinho in midfield??

 

[Bluethemaway]

————————-Ederson
Walker Ottamendi Laporte Mendy————- Debruyne Fern Rodri
—-———Mahrez Jesus Bernado


With the option of Fern dropping into a back 3.

 

[quiet_riot]

Fernandinho in midfield??

He's mobile, he can drop back into central defense if required.

 

[bluemc1]

......................Ederson.......
Walker.......Oti......Laporte......Mendy...
...............fern.......Rhodri........
....................Gundo................
...........KDB.............Bernardo.....
....................Jesus..............

let’s still be in the game when we play them at home, the atmosphere will be electric

feel Jesus youth and energy will be more beneficial in the away leg


Level or behind going into home leg

.............Ederson.....
..Walker....Oti......LaPorte......Mendy....
.................Fern......
............KDB......Bernardo.....
..Marhez. Sterling.
Aguero

 

[decmancity]

All I ask is we don't have some oddball Zinchenko at CDM, Gundogan at RW and Bernardo as sweeper. Pep has forgotten more than I will ever know but I am convinced he is sometimes too clever for his own good. The dippers and CL games have shown us some very odd starting line ups and results.