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

[SWP's back]

Foden false 9

Five different players false 9 mate

 

[balotellishaircut]

I’d have liked to have seen Jesus start, but can’t complain, Mahrez needs to close down though

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

great line up , excited now, come on blues

 

[kaz7]

I’d have liked to have seen Jesus start, but can’t complain, Mahrez needs to close down though

There is the problem for me , he doesnt bother pressing

 

[WallyA]

About What I expected.

KdB as the false 9 (433), or him and Bernie as double false 9s (442) when pressing.

 

[Georgian Maestro]

I would rather have had either Sterling or Jesus ahead of Mahrez but other than that it's the team I would have picked.
Cue a Mahrez match winning performance....

 

[MCFC1993]

Dortmund starting XI:



---------------------Hitz
Morey---Hummels---Akanji---Guerreiro
------Bellingham--Can---Dahoud
Knauff------------Haaland---------Reus


Huge opportunity for us.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

So relieved Phil is playing. He deserves to play in these big games. Jesus and Sterling to bring off the bench when the tire later on. Come on City.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Can be no arguments with that side, personally would have had jesus laporte and zinchenko in but its a toss of the coin. False 9 seems to be his new way of resisting against any mad cap idea that's cost us dearly in the past, good to see.

My only concern is cancelo at left back, not neccesarily for tonight but in the games when he has to defend he does look like a player playing on the wrong side and against the very elite that we will have to face next if we can get by dortmund I fear it will be exposed.

much rather he decide between the two at right back and decide between the left footers for left back or even push cancelo further forward if he wants both.

 

[01cravend]

Strong line-up. Bit of pace would have been nice though