Borussia Dortmund Vs City (CL) Pre Match Thread

[sam-caddick]

We have to win to finish 3rd/get in Europa because of our inferior head-to-head record against Ajax.

Leave the Europa, we not going to win it because our hearts and minds won't be in it.

It won't increase our coefficient that much anyway, and either way we are still getting a tough group next season no matter what happens.

We cannot risk the injuries and tiredness Europa league football brings and it also has the potential to completely derail our season.

Team for Dortmund.

-----------------Pantillimon---------------
Maicon-Meppen Walters-Lescott-Kolarov
----------------Razak-Garcia-------------
-----Nasri--------Balotelli---------Sinclair
--------------------Džeko------------------

Razak is not in the CL squad and Kolarov
went out injured against Everton, our squad is looking thin at the minute.

Evans instead of Razak, put a youth player at left back!

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

No Dzeko please sick of watching his shite performances when starting

Hart

Maicon
Kompany
Lescott
Clichy/Zaba

Garcia
Rodwell/Milner

Sinclair
Balo
Silva

Tevez

Lets get the win so we can have some European football to look forward to after christmas

 

[sam-caddick]

No Dzeko please sick of watching his shite performances when starting

Hart

Maicon
Kompany
Lescott
Clichy/Zaba

Garcia
Rodwell/Milner

Sinclair
Balo
Silva

Tevez

Lets get the win so we can have some European football to look forward to after christmas

Play that team and we will lose the derby if you ask me mate.

Just forfeit Europa league and face the fact we have been awful in the CL this season, we are just going to have to do better next season.

We need to win the PL this season, the Europa League has the potential to completely derail our season.

 

[Jumanji]

Rest Silva and Yaya (Silva on bench ofc) and I don't care what the rest of the team looks like.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

Pantilimon

Maicon
K Toure
Lescott
Rekik(if fit, don't want to play AK or Zaba, Clichy if fit)

Garcia
Razak
Suarez

Scapuzzi
Balotelli
Sinclair.

Need as many first teamers as possible having the week off for the derby, focus on the league.

 

[kun]

Leave the important players at home: Kun, Silva, Yaya (Suspended anyway), Kompany, Clichy (Probably injured anyway), Zabba, Hart, Tevez

Team for Dortmund:
------------------------Pantyman
-------Meppen W-----Lescott-----Nastasic
Maicon----------------------------------------Barry
-------------------Garcia-------Evans
---------------------------Nasri
-------------------Balotelli----Sinclair

Subs: Johansen, Facey, Leigh, Rodwell, Milner, Rusnak, Dzeko<br /><br />-- Sun Dec 02, 2012 2:44 am --<br /><br />

Pantilimon

Maicon
K Toure
Lescott
Rekik(if fit, don't want to play AK or Zaba, Clichy if fit)

Garcia
Razak
Suarez

Scapuzzi
Balotelli
Sinclair.

Need as many first teamers as possible having the week off for the derby, focus on the league.

None of them are in the CL squad

 

[xzbit04]

our full CL eligible squad

Name
Goalkeepers:
Joe Hart
Costel Pantilimon
Eirik Holmen Johansen

Defenders:
Micah Richards
Maicon
Vincent Kompany
Pablo Zabaleta
Joleon Lescott
Aleksandar Kolarov
Gael Clichy
Matija Nastasic
Kieran Kennedy*
Courtney Meppen Walters*
Reece Wabara*
Jeremy Helan*
Shay Facey*
Gregory Leigh*
Ellis Plummer*
George Swan*

Midfielders:
James Milner
Samir Nasri
Javi Garcia
Jack Rodwell
Gareth Barry
David Silva
Yaya Toure
Emyr Huws*
Albert Rusnak*
George Evans*
Louis Hutton*
George Gkendon*

Forwards:
Edin Dzeko
Sergio Aguero
Carlos Tevez
Mario Balotelli
John Guidetti
Adam Drury*
Alex Henshall*
Devante Cole*
Alex Nimley

 

[MC ID]

Honestly lets just put out the worst team we can and save ourselves the bother of europa league/tiring out our best players ahead of the derby.

 

[mancity1]

If we don't qualify for Europa league we are fucked again next year so it's pretty important we win.

Dortmund finished last in their group last season and are many so called experts to win it this year.

If we don't qualify for Europa its not the end of the world.

I very much a point is on the minds of the players as we come up to the derby.

Manure will be resting much of their line up for the main game and so will we.

We lose Yaya and Kolo for 6 weeks and will need reinforcements in January that can come straight into the line up.

 

[m7mcfc]

our full CL eligible squad

Name
Goalkeepers:
Joe Hart
Costel Pantilimon
Eirik Holmen Johansen

Defenders:
Micah Richards
Maicon
Vincent Kompany
Pablo Zabaleta
Joleon Lescott
Aleksandar Kolarov
Gael Clichy
Matija Nastasic
Kieran Kennedy*
Courtney Meppen Walters*
Reece Wabara*
Jeremy Helan*
Shay Facey*
Gregory Leigh*
Ellis Plummer*
George Swan*

Midfielders:
James Milner
Samir Nasri
Javi Garcia
Jack Rodwell
Gareth Barry
David Silva
Yaya Toure
Emyr Huws*
Albert Rusnak*
George Evans*
Louis Hutton*
George Gkendon*

Forwards:
Edin Dzeko
Sergio Aguero
Carlos Tevez
Mario Balotelli
John Guidetti
Adam Drury*
Alex Henshall*
Devante Cole*
Alex Nimley

We might win if we throw that lot on.