Barcelona H CL Pre match thread {merged}

[RandomJ]

If we were really looking to take advantage at set pieces then surely Lescott would have been playing?

And yes, suffice to say Im a little miffed that MD is playing.

Your not alone there. Lescott is limited but he is a solid defender. I can just see Messi turning MD inside out for fun.

 

[City_Sean]

lets fucking ave these tonight, city!

in at em from the off, play for set pieces, use the stoke city blueprint for success, 10 men behind the ball when not in possession.

 

[SebastianBlue]

If we were really looking to take advantage at set pieces then surely Lescott would have been playing?

And yes, suffice to say Im a little miffed that MD is playing.

I think Pellegrini was worried about Lescott's lack of mobility which Fabregas and Messi (and later likely Neymar) would make him pay for.

 

[baldybouncer]

lets fucking ave these tonight, city!

in at em from the off, play for set pieces, use the stoke city blueprint for success, 10 men behind the ball when not in possession.

Good evening Mr Pulis!!

 

[Helmet Cole]

Messi vs. MD - not a contest I'm looking at with optimism TBH.

 

[RandomJ]

If we were really looking to take advantage at set pieces then surely Lescott would have been playing?

And yes, suffice to say Im a little miffed that MD is playing.

I think Pellegrini was worried about Lescott's lack of mobility which Fabregas and Messi (and later likely Neymar) would make him pay for.

But DM is slower than Lescott so....

 

[andrewmswift]

what the fuck is this soap on?

 

[pee dubya]

If we were really looking to take advantage at set pieces then surely Lescott would have been playing?

And yes, suffice to say Im a little miffed that MD is playing.

I think Pellegrini was worried about Lescott's lack of mobility which Fabregas and Messi (and later likely Neymar) would make him pay for.

I reckon he was more worried that the best way to get at Barca is a counter-attack, we're not going to dominate possession. Demichelis can make the pass into midfield, Lescott can't, not under the pressure Barcelona will apply to our back line.

Kolarov in, means Clichy will play narrower support Demichelis defensively

 

[ElanJo]

If we were really looking to take advantage at set pieces then surely Lescott would have been playing?

And yes, suffice to say Im a little miffed that MD is playing.

Your not alone there. Lescott is limited but he is a solid defender. I can just see Messi turning MD inside out for fun.

TBH, Messi against Lescott scares me just as much if not more than vs MD.

 

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