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

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

I'd like to know where the vision is in that team.
I know what I'm expecting but I hope they surprise me.

 

[PragueBlue]

Phwoar. That’s certainly…a team of 11 players.

11 very good players too. The question mark is about the cohesion between players that haven't played together so much, especially recently.

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

Glad the big man gets a rest.
Time for some others to step up.
No a great side.
I know fuck all about leverkusen let's hope they're not very good

 

[chaddblue]

Has he got the fixtures mixed up and thinks it’s the fa cup 3rd round against a league two team

 

[Xhavenjoe]

If it's a great team why are none of them nailed on starters in our strongest XI?

People have been looking to see Stones, Khusanov and Ait Nouri starting.
Querying why there was no Marmoush.
O Reilly, Bernardo and Gvardiol looking tired.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Feck me - was expecting rotation but that's a Brentford LC lineup surely????

 

[jamesha]

Pep has made the match interesting if nothing else!

 

[malg]

Having perused the Player Performances forum in recent days, with increasing bewilderment, I’m looking forward to the comparatively level-headed sanity of the Match Day thread.

Bookmarked ...

 

[TinFoilHat]

The new Egyptian King and Johnny Boulders thunderbastards coming up.

 

[Dodge]

Shit the bed or not im still here and have been since 1968 so ill have my say whether you like it or not.

Fuck me, it was a joke mate. I know you're credentials as a fellow Alty boy.

Jeez x.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Wow. Just wow. 10 changes. Didn’t see that coming. How are 11 players that haven’t played together expected to do this? Midfield of Gonzales Lewis Reijnders. New back four?
Ok. Let’s see how that works out.

Gotta feel sorry for Nico G in that MF trio

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Probably the team that will play against brentford in caraboo Cup so wants mins in their legs whilst giving the first team some much needed rest. It's an absolute no brainer 5 points from next 4 will probs be enough for top 8 with bodo and gala to face we should before than alright.

 

[Cobwebcat]

I did not see that coming.

Just looks like a loss on paper. Come on City.

 

[hilts]

Im guessing Leverkusen are a bit shit?

 

[discopop]

Well it’s just as well Kalvin wasn’t registered for the UCL squad as he might have got mins tonight ;-)

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Jesus! Like a league cup line up

Pep still thinks that Erik Schtick to the plan is in charge of them.

 

[malg]

Tickets were actually pretty affordable for tonight and we’ve spent huge amounts of money on a squad. Are none of those squad players fit to start?

Couldn't give them away on the ticket exchange thread

 

[axlgod]

So as Geddy Lee once said, "plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose"

That’s the spirit (of radio).

 

[Blue Llama]

Our strongest 11 is picked from 22 players on a game by game basis. But they are all strong or they wouldn't be there. Have you any idea how good you'd need to be to get a professional contract at a top club?

On the basis that there are around 6 top leagues with possibly 5 top clubs each. Some will have less some like the PL more. At 25 players a squad that's 750 players. Allowing for some teams not being able to afford 25 top players use 20 . Again some will have more quality players others less. Basically you need to be one of the top 500 players in Europe, as a guess.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Gotta feel sorry for Nico G in that MF trio

Why he's finally got 2 players alongside him that can run and cover ground.