Leverkusen (H) - Tues 25th Nov, 20:00 | CL | Pre-Match Thread

[Dodge]

we really need to get a trafford border put in place at brooklands roundabout to keep you riff raff out!

With exceptions for the brasses working at the Normanhurst...

 

[Cobwebcat]

Leverkusen are 17th in the World …about the level of Spurs.

So imagine if we played that starting line up at home to Spurs.

I’m staying out of it but I’m very surprised. It will be interesting to say the least. It will be brilliant if we win.

What’s Pep up to? It looks like he’s sending a message but I’m not sure why or what it is!?

 

[I'm Blue]

Did we lose at the weekend?
Just checking cos tnt haven’t mentioned it.

 

[Gabriel]

Trafford
Khusanov
Stones
Ake
Ait-Nouri
Gonzalez
Lewis
Reijnders
Bobb
Marmoush
Savinho

That team should be good enough to win and gain the others much needed rest for the following week.

Good team selection…

 

[dom]

Am quite looking forward to seeing how that team fares now that the initial surprise has gone. Certainly be more exciting than what would probably have been a fairly routine victory with our strongest XI. Hoping some of the fringe players can push their case for playing more regularly.

Right enough, Ric
I think Pep is offering a Trial..especially to a few who have been grumbling about lack of playing minutes..

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Bloody el Pep.

Pep’s benched himself too.

It’s Lijnders in charge tonight to keep the real Pep fresh for Leeds.

 

[KS55]

More changes than I expected!

 

[Blueknows]

17th in the World …about the level of Spurs.

So imagine if we played that starting line up at home to Spurs.

I’m staying out of it but I’m very surprised. It will be interesting to say the least. It will be brilliant if we win.

What’s Pep up to? It looks like he’s sending a message but I’m not sure why or what it is!?

Probably "get your fucking act together"

 

[paul power]

Most of those players Are not in the first eleven.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

I’m staying out of it but I’m very surprised. It will be interesting to say the least. It will be brilliant if we win.

Only you haven't ;)

 

[argyle]

Im not an Alty boy I'm a Benchill Wythenshawe lad who now resides in Altrincham.

Lived in Benchill myself for a few years on Panfield Road off Hollyhedge. Now in Saddleworth. Well done on moving to Altrincham.

 

[uptheblues]

Wow , surprised at that team .., it’s either a master stoke or a disaster…

 

[Gorbachev]

Leverkusen are 17th in the World …about the level of Spurs.

So imagine if we played that starting line up at home to Spurs.

I’m staying out of it but I’m very surprised. It will be interesting to say the least. It will be brilliant if we win.

What’s Pep up to? It looks like he’s sending a message but I’m not sure why or what it is!?

100% think this the reason why he selected that lineup.

 

[denTTony]

Can understand some of the changes. stones, lewis, reindiers, marmoush seem more suited to slower euro matches but 10 changes will leave us like a tram of strangers

At least Savinho starts ;-)

 

[madloaf]

Well, thats a fun one. Not like pep to do something unusual in a uefa cup tie.....

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

This is gonna go one of two ways, peps a genuis all is good, on now to smash leeds.
Or a complete meltdown

 

[johnny crossan]

Headlamp selection lol

(bench with Rodri for Bettinelli would give the starting XI a good game)

Donnarumma
Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly:
Bernardo, Rodri, Foden;
Cherki, Haaland, Doku.​

 

[01cravend]

Not running our only available CDM into the ground again are we Pep?

 

[I'm Blue]

Wow , surprised at that team .., it’s either a master stoke or a disaster…

I’m trying to reserve judgement.
I was over the moon with the starting lineup against Newcastle and look how that turned out.

 

[Macca77macca]

I’m staying out of it but

but I will still comment extensively on the line up and therefore not stay out of it at all