Borussia Dortmund (A) - CL QF | Pre-Match Thread

[CC1]

Anyone else worried he's going to go three at the back - Lyon style ... when they were playing that way to "prepare" against Bayern in the semi-final thinking ahead already ... I have a bad feeling he is going to do something like that ... and I am basing this on:

1- It's something he'd do thinking against Bayern or PSG (we'll know tomorrow but whichever of them is through) that we'd need to be more solid.

2- We are already 2-1 up so have that one goal lead - to encourage him to do this kind risky thing.

3- He has the players for it, Dias, Stones, Laporte, Ake, Ferna, Garcia ... he can pick any of them in a three at the back system he devises.

4- He might do it to put Dortmund off guard, theirs is a young couch who might think how we played last leg and this will be something that could potentially completely throw them off.

5- It's Pep, he overthinks and I still can't get over the fact that in first leg it was too unlike him to name a team we all actually liked.

So don't be too surprised by a surprise team selection come day after tomorrow.

God. How have we managed to do so well over the last few years with such an inept manager. You could do better for us

 

[Blue Maverick]

Nothing good about a massive fanny.

Hello hello hello

 

[LongsightM13]

Nothing good about a massive fanny.

 

[kaz7]

Anyone else worried he's going to go three at the back - Lyon style ... when they were playing that way to "prepare" against Bayern in the semi-final thinking ahead already ... I have a bad feeling he is going to do something like that ... and I am basing this on:

1- It's something he'd do thinking against Bayern or PSG (we'll know tomorrow but whichever of them is through) that we'd need to be more solid.

2- We are already 2-1 up so have that one goal lead - to encourage him to do this kind of risky thing.

3- He has the players for it, Dias, Stones, Laporte, Ake, Ferna, Garcia ... he can pick any of them in a three at the back system he devises.

4- He might do it to put Dortmund off guard, theirs is a young coach who might be thinking on how we played last leg and this will be something that could potentially completely throw them off.

5- It's Pep, he overthinks and I still can't get over the fact that in that first leg it was too unlike him to name a team ... that we all actually liked.

So don't be too surprised by a surprise team selection come day after tomorrow.

I agree , rather than manage the game he will over think and do something silly , in fact i am resigned to it year after year

 

[kaz7]

God. How have we managed to do so well over the last few years with such an inept manager. You could do better for us

Not in the cl we havent which is clearly his point

 

[tommy116]

I think we see Laporte, Zinny, and Jesus come in for Bernardo, Stones, and Cancelo. After what Gabby did to Varane I want him running at these as much as possible. Could see the diagonal from Laporte to mahrez being a huge weapon in this one. 2-0 city, Mahrez, Gundo

Post of the year

 

[SamBlue]

If we don't concede, I am confident we are going through.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Spanish ref. Won all our games with him though he did make life difficult in Schalke a couple of years ago.

 

[bluemoon32]

God. How have we managed to do so well over the last few years with such an inept manager. You could do better for us

In fairness his record in the CL since leaving Barcelona is wank

 

[CC1]

Not in the cl we havent which is clearly his point

Clearly. My point is that Pep is possibly a better manager than @MAG but most people on here know better than Pep