Atletico (H) | CL QF 1st Leg - Tue 5th April, 20:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[Chi-town blues]

Bernardo as a false 9 is a total disaster, I hope it won't be so :(

I think between whippy and raz will play as 9

 

[Eccles Blue]

50th CL Game for KDB so we have to win it for him tonight.

Sock it to ‘em lads for Kev :-)!

 

[bert38]

Could be a Cancelo at RB, Stones and Laporte at CB and Ake LB. Wouldn't look so weird then.

No-that would be well balanced.

 

[PragueBlue]

Foden should be on the left, Sterling/Mahrez on the right. Grealish just doesn't do enough to warrant a start.

If we go traditional wingers, I would have Foden on the left and Sterling on the right but if we go with inverted wingers, then Grealish on the left and Mahrez on the left.

 

[Chi-town blues]

why moan about foden on bench ? we got more important game against dippers next and he loves to turn van dick inside out .

 

[MarsLlama]

Ake is a better LB tbf

Can't say I agree with this even a little bit

 

[bluke]

My bold prediction for tonight: City to score after a corner kick

 

[PragueBlue]

My bold prediction for tonight: City to score after a corner kick

With Ake, Stones and Laporte on the pitch, there's a reasonable chance of that.

 

[Cotontoquinn]

My bold prediction for tonight: City to score after a corner kick

You been on the Buckfast?? Who’s going to take Phil’s place standing a few feet away from the player taking the corner??
More chance of Jesus coming on and staying onside…..

 

[DATOIA]

Playing Bernardo as a RCM made a bigger sense today, due to reason that I thought Stones would be a RB and during build-up we would need more technically gifted player, so that we could control the ball faster and better. But if it will be Cancelo as a RB and Ake as a LB, then there is the big chance that Bernardo will be as a false 9 :(

But Stones has proven himself as a RB and we haven't seen that much from Ake..
Also, playing Bernardo as a False9, when you have Foden or Jesus is a nonsense..

I still hope, we will see something like this. This is the perfect team considering Walker is out and Raz had a good game against Burnley...

----------------------------Ederson--------------------------
Stones-------Laporte--------------------Ake-----Cancelo
-----------------------------Rodri-----------------------------
----------------Bernie------------------Gundo---------------
-----Mahrez----------------KDB-------------------Sterlng---