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

[Amadeus71]

4-1 Jesus haha

What's so funny? I think we"ll pick'em apart.Their defense is so slow,they won't be able to cope with our movement and passing.

 

[mosssideblue]

-------------Edesron-------------
Cancelo-Stone-Dias-Zinchenko
---Bernardo-Rodri-Gungodan---
-------Mahrez-KDB-Foden------

Take that team tonight.

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

Sadly we only played Lyon in a one-legged affair

My post didn't ready that clearly. It should have said "we should beat these over two legs, however we expected to beat Lyon last season and look what happened there".

 

[Claytop]

When do we get the first rumours from people in the know that Pep’s been on the Vino again pre match picking his team?...

 

[Cheeky Txiki]

First 10 minutes are most crucial, I was a bit worried before second leg vs Gladbach but the first 10 minutes convinced me we were going through. Setting the tempo of the game, not giving the ball away and finding De Bruyne, Foden and Mahrez/Sterling in good positions is key.

 

[MCFC1993]

When do we get the first rumours from people in the know that Pep’s been on the Vino again pre match picking his team?...

I would guess rumours will start an hour from now.

 

[DWIFF]

Ederson
Cancelo Dias Laporte Zinchenko
Rodri
Bernardo Gundogan
Mahrez KDB Foden

We have the better players so just go for it from the start.
Please don’t over complicate it Pep.

 

[OntarioBlue]

Anyone think playing Jesus in these games would be a good idea? - he would have a point to prove playing against the team containing many people's favourite for the main striking role at City.

Imo, Jesus doesn’t have anything to prove to anyone. He is a world class player in his own right. As I said at the weekend his contribution to our team is much more than the goals he scores although his scoring record is pretty impressive. With Jesus in the lineup Pep is able to set us up without a “striker” which has worked pretty well so far. Many people think we won’t go a recognised striker to replace Sergio because thats not the way Pep wants to set the team up.

 

[TonyM]

Well, when you put it that way.... ;-)

 

[Chippy_boy]

I still remember the first time we played them at the Etihad and they absolutely bossed it for 90 minutes with probably the best football I had seen from a visiting side, ever. They were crazy good.

Thankfully a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then! And we are miles better and them miles worse than back then.