Dortmund (H) - CL QF | Pre-Match Thread

[Tevez City]

Pep should let Zinchenko's wife to pick the formation this time.

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

Feeling confident.
Ultimately no matter what system Pep goes with its the players that count. Despite what Pep played against Lyon last year the fact that Laporte, Sterling and Eddy shit the bed cost us the tie. That won't happen again!
Laporte and Sterling won't start I suspect but we'll see.
I think we'll boss them second half after a tight 45 minutes and it'll be 2 - 0.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Dias
Cancelo
KDB
Rodri
Gundogan
Bernardo
Jesus
Foden

High pressure forward line, plenty of shots in the attacking 5, and Rodri, Cancelo, Gundo and KDB can all find the forward pass for the 3 silky speedsters to get in behind.

Mahrez
Aguero
Sterling
Torres

on the bench, with

Ferna
Laporte
Mendy
Zinchenko

isn’t a bad squad!!!

it’s now it never boys. Let the games begin!!

 

[applecentral]

We'll have most of the possession and when we lose the ball it will be mostly in their half. The best way to disrupt their counter will be to press high and tenaciously. If they don't get going, Haaland doesn't get the service, and no team does this as well as us at the moment, in fact it has been one of our best strategies for conceding very few goals.
No one wants an "overthought" line-up, and we won't need to in this regard. A tried and well familiar side.
I wouldn't mind Foden for Sterling, but I agree with earlier posts that suggest Pep's not as likely to start Phil here as most are thinking.

eddy
walker stones dias cancelo
rodri
kevin gundogan
bernie jesus sterling
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That’s a good post. My only concern is Sterling fucking up in front of goal so often. For that reason plus as you say with our best strategy of closing Dortmund down very quickly when we lose possession, then it has to be Foden. He will terrorise their back line with his darting runs and determination.

 

[applecentral]

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Dias
Cancelo
KDB
Rodri
Gundogan
Bernardo
Jesus
Foden

High pressure forward line, plenty of shots in the attacking 5, and Rodri, Cancelo, Gundo and KDB can all find the forward pass for the 3 silky speedsters to get in behind.

Mahrez
Aguero
Sterling
Torres

on the bench, with

Ferna
Laporte
Mendy
Zinchenko

isn’t a bad squad!!!

it’s now it never boys. Let the games begin!!

That’s the team for me. Full of energy and determination.

 

[applecentral]

After not having any City game for over two weeks, we now already have another one tomorrow and I haven't even caught up on the MotD highlights of the last one yet (out of habit watch those recorded as that's always with different commentary and analysis) ... bloody hell, I also need to do a Pre-Match write up for the next one ...

We look forward to your pre match reports. No pressure, but get on with it lad lol.

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Dias
Cancelo
Rodri
Bernardo
Gundogan
Foden
KDB
Mahrez

 

[Fordyboy46]

Could quite easily see Mendy playing again tonight, maybe that was the boost he needed plus he's got fresh legs

 

[toffee balls]

I'd go with Laporte rather than Stones just because Stones might not have got that England incident out of his head yet.

A doubt in my mind is whether we go with a central striker or whether we use Foden or KDB in that central role. I think I'd go with Jesus. He looked very sharp against Leicester.

I would think he was over that slip the second he won the game for England.

 

[Keith Moon]

Ederson
Cancelo
Dias
Stones
Zinny
Rodri
Bernardo
Gundogan
Mahrez
Sterling
De Bruyne