MNF

[Claytop]

It's a really difficult call and one i'm glad I don't have to make. It will be a big test of Pellegrini's balls I think, it must be extremely tempting to play Garcia in that hole and tell him to man mark Messi. The thought of us playing Ferna and Yaya and Messi dropping into that inevitable gaping hole, turning, then sprinting at our defence the way he does is pretty terrifying. If we can null that threat (easier said) we must have a fantastic chance, home and away.

If we do go with two in midfield, Vinny's performance will be vital. He likes to follow his man when he drops and hit him on his first touch. He will need to do that to Messi for nigh on 90 minutes.

It's a mouthwatering prospect that really could go either way. Whilst I agree with Neville to some extent, it is Messi we are talking about.

F**k it, play 4-4-2.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

If we're to have any chance of getting through this tie then we need to take a lead of some description to the Nou Camp. We need to stop being scared of what Barcelona can do to us and think what we can do to them. We've played some really good sides at the Etihad this season, and Bayern Munich aside, we've beaten them all, some of them fairly comprehensively. Barcelona are fantastic when it comes to possession, and attacking flair, but I don't rate them too highly when it comes to their defensive capabilities. Pique is a good player, but I don't believe he is suited to the "English game" and as such I think we can get at him, Alves and Alba are brilliant when it comes to attacking, but they're not the best defensively, and Mascherano is a fucking midfielder pretending to be a centre half, he's surely got to be someone we can get at. For the home leg I say we go with what's served us well for the rest of the season, 2 up top. People are putting too much importance on the Bayern game, that has to be looked at for sure but, for me, Bayern were exceptional that night, and we were terrible. Some of that was down to the tactics/formation, but some was also down to simply underperformance from us, and Bayern putting in what I believe even they say was possibly their best performance of the season. If we want to be the kind of side that is challenging for European honours then we need to be the kind of side that forces the opposition to respond to what we're doing, and not the kind of side that changes it's tactics due to a fear of what the opponent could do.

How we lineup in the Nou Camp will depend a great deal on what result we need from that game. If we have a lead then I'd go with just the 1 up top, play an additional midfidler and try to stifle Barca, if we need to get the victory on the night then I'd go 4-4-2 and play our normal game.

I'm sure our players are scared of no one. The manager and team will have the utmost respect for Barcelona, but FEAR,
I think not. If you are meaning, us as fans, then this matters even less.

 

[SrilankanBlue]

this weeks MNF on video for all our overseas members

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1BAF4QSo-gcZGJFZlFCd08zQWM/preview?pli=1

 

[CitizenTID]

It's a really difficult call and one i'm glad I don't have to make. It will be a big test of Pellegrini's balls I think, it must be extremely tempting to play Garcia in that hole and tell him to man mark Messi. The thought of us playing Ferna and Yaya and Messi dropping into that inevitable gaping hole, turning, then sprinting at our defence the way he does is pretty terrifying. If we can null that threat (easier said) we must have a fantastic chance, home and away.

If we do go with two in midfield, Vinny's performance will be vital. He likes to follow his man when he drops and hit him on his first touch. He will need to do that to Messi for nigh on 90 minutes.

It's a mouthwatering prospect that really could go either way. Whilst I agree with Neville to some extent, it is Messi we are talking about.

 

[aguero93:20]

It's a really difficult call and one i'm glad I don't have to make. It will be a big test of Pellegrini's balls I think, it must be extremely tempting to play Garcia in that hole and tell him to man mark Messi. The thought of us playing Ferna and Yaya and Messi dropping into that inevitable gaping hole, turning, then sprinting at our defence the way he does is pretty terrifying. If we can null that threat (easier said) we must have a fantastic chance, home and away.

If we do go with two in midfield, Vinny's performance will be vital. He likes to follow his man when he drops and hit him on his first touch. He will need to do that to Messi for nigh on 90 minutes.

It's a mouthwatering prospect that really could go either way. Whilst I agree with Neville to some extent, it is Messi we are talking about.

love that painting.

 

[Tomfarrell]

It's a really difficult call and one i'm glad I don't have to make. It will be a big test of Pellegrini's balls I think, it must be extremely tempting to play Garcia in that hole and tell him to man mark Messi. The thought of us playing Ferna and Yaya and Messi dropping into that inevitable gaping hole, turning, then sprinting at our defence the way he does is pretty terrifying. If we can null that threat (easier said) we must have a fantastic chance, home and away.

If we do go with two in midfield, Vinny's performance will be vital. He likes to follow his man when he drops and hit him on his first touch. He will need to do that to Messi for nigh on 90 minutes.

It's a mouthwatering prospect that really could go either way. Whilst I agree with Neville to some extent, it is Messi we are talking about.

love that painting.

has a look of gollum

 

[pazzo]

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[colesy]

this weeks MNF on video for all our overseas members

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1BAF4QSo-gcZGJFZlFCd08zQWM/preview?pli=1

Cheers bud, much appreciated.<br /><br />-- Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:49 pm --<br /><br />Also how many times did the scouser call our Toure "Kolo", I counted it at least twice.

 

[whp.blue]

Should we start a Gary Neville fan club ?

Wouldn't go that far but he does give some amazing insights to the club mentality that they had at the Swamp way back in their successful period

the same mentality we as a club need to learn and adopt but without all of the arrogance

I actually find him a breath of fresh air and his comments about the way we won the league were worthy of an award

would still like to meet him in a pub so I could snot him for his playing days though

 

[aguero93:20]

love that painting.

has a look of gollum

Yeh, right after Oviedo's goal in the swamp. Maybe Edward Munch could see into the future?