Club Brugge (H) - CL - Wed 3 Nov 20:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[balotelli's back pocket]

Obviously Pep is Ole in, what's the problem?

 

[domalino]

Why would it be more important? The United game might have a real impact on whether or not we win the league. It's not actually that different whether we get knocked out in the groups or in the semis, we aren't winning the CL either way.

Whats the point in comments like this?

No one actually thinks its impossible to win the CL when we were in the final last year, so whats the point?

 

[blueparrot]

With Peps comments I think he is throwing every thing at the champions league this year. It's the only trophy he hasn't won with us. Sounds like he's prioritising it over the league this year.

No he won't priotitise it over the league, but he'll prioritise the next game and won't think about the weekend until Thursday.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Which fucking lunatic was asking walker about competing with Ferland Mendy for his RB position?

 

[blue61]

We have only played a quarter of the season and virtually all of the team are fit. There is absolutely no reason we would shouldn't unable to field full strength teams in both matches with relatively minor changes between the games.

 

[Bozo]

Comments like this make me nervous that he could play a stronger team tomorrow night than on Saturday. Hopefully he's just saying it out of respect for Brugge.

This is why Ole has had Pep's number so far. Shit manager but at least he knows what a derby means.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

He's been saying the next game is always the most important one for about 5 yrs now.. i wouldnt read into it much,

Agreed. I thought it was a great press conference and Pep was buzzing. I think he was just trying to maintain focus on the Brugge match and take some pressure off for Saturday. It was a bit of kidology. He will go strong in both matches because we have an international break straight after. He will have to play a different system on Saturday, possibly to match up with United who will play a very negative five at the back formation. No doubt the press will spin it to make it sound like Pep was mocking United. I think Pep is right back on form compared to some of his press conferences last season when he seemed a bit off the rails. I think we will win both matches.

 

[K-Bo]

Pep's consistent 'what's the big deal' attitude towards the Derby has always irked me lol, of course technically he is right losing to Brugge has more meaningful long term consquences than losing to the scum, but he'd never spout that nonsense about el clasico.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

When he says stuff like this he makes a rod for his own back. It riles fans who are rightly sceptical as to whether he views derbies in the same way we do.

As a manager he doesn’t need to overtly show respect to Bruges, he just needs to not show disrespect.

Last season he was accused of "bigging United up. " I am relaxed about Saturday's match when the pressure will all be on United.

 

[worsleyweb]

The way is see it we can only win 2 trophies this season and only if we buy a striker in January. We won't win the league. Chelsea's goal difference tells you that already. If i was a betting man we will end this season trophyless.