Monaco (a) pre-match thread

[Len Rum]

We must score first,get at it from the start,everyone needs a 10 out of 10 game

That's a big ask kaz.
I'll be watching it down the boozer pretending not to care.
Change of underpants required already.

 

[welsh_andy]

I'm not particularly sober ATM

class

 

[Blueband Brother]

This is going to be another battle- fight!! fight!!! and fight some more. The team is correct once again. Fernandinho has more energy to zip around the pitch than Yaya and although we will miss the orchestration of Yaya, Fernandinho is the right option for this match and he and De Bruyne needs to step up and take control of this game. Kolarov and Stones is the right decision, a case for Zabaleta at right back can be made but Sagna has been solid so it is his position. Clichy: have my doubts about him but he has played better in the last few games and we also need a good performance from him.

Two attacking, exuberant, exciting teams full of goals and creativity...so it is probably going to end up 0-0 or something. Regardless we have to attack, attack, press,win the ball back and attack some more..same old same old stuff.. and it works.. so fight, play well and get to the quarter finals.

 

[deano ou812]

Monaco same line up then bar falcao and gilk ?

 

[CTID1977]

 

[deano ou812]

Did kolarov play in the first leg?

 

[BlueMedic]

Feel more comfortable with us going out for goals than us sitting back & trying to contain. Look at PSG & how that worked for them against a strong attacking side.

Our strength is going forward, so it's the correct call for me. Let's go win this 4-2.

 

[bluethai]

Clichy and Sagna again?

 

[We'reNotReallyHere]

Did kolarov play in the first leg?

No, it was Stones and Otamendi with Clichy at LB

 

[B\connellblue]

Clichy and Sagna again?

So Not threat from our full backs then. Fern offers little in an attacking sense anymore either. Strange team selection to say the least.

 

[PragueBlue]

Clichy and Sagna again?

They might not be that great but they're the best full backs that we currently have, especially from a defensive viewpoint.

 

[deano ou812]

No, it was Stones and Otamendi with Clichy at LB

Hmmm don't know if that's a good thing or not now..

 

[Yates]

There's no way Pep sends a team out to "hold out" he said as much in his post match interview the other week. Attack so you don't have to defend as much. He's going out as per usual

 

[PragueBlue]

So Not threat from our full backs then. Fern offers little in an attacking sense anymore either. Strange team selection to say the least.

Seems quite a reasonable team selection under the circumstances. We have a 2 goal lead to try and protect.

 

[journolud]

• 1Danijel Subašić (GK)
• 2Fabinho
• 5Jemerson
• 10Bernardo Silva
• 14Tiemoué Bakayoko
• 18Valère Germain (C)
• 19Djibril Sidibé
• 23Benjamin Mendy
• 24Andrea Raggi
• 27Thomas Lemar
• 29Kylian Mbappé

I've taken an instant dislike to their number 24.

 

[kaz7]

So Not threat from our full backs then. Fern offers little in an attacking sense anymore either. Strange team selection to say the least.

Why strange ? we have to be defensive as well as attacking and yaya and zabba can come on later if we need to get more goals

 

[marco]

cant see them not scoring so its how many IMO,i think they will get 2 or 3 so we have to score 2 minimum to be sure,by saying all that my calculations are just as likely to go tits up and it finishes 0-0

 

[journolud]

So Not threat from our full backs then. Fern offers little in an attacking sense anymore either. Strange team selection to say the least.

Unlike you to see the negatives. Pep is hopeless isn't he?

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Clichy and Sagna again?

You mean our best right back and best left back? Yes, those two again.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Good selection in my mind — there's balance and a real creative spark. Hopefully Dinho can cover the midfield as will be needed tonight.