Olympiacos (A) - CL | Pre-Match Thread

[wolviedinho]

Get Fernandinho back in. We need his aggression. This team is soft as sh*t off the ball

The amount of tackles we miss is shocking. No wonder the counter attack is so effective against us.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

----------------------Ederson----------------------

Cancelo-----Dias-----Laporte-----Mendy

----------------------Gundogan---------------------

-------------------Silva------Foden----------------

Sterling-------------Jesus--------------Torres

 

[Wienerwald]

Wednesday 25 November

Olympiacos v
Manchester City

Kickoff: 5:55pm (UK)
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece

Referee: Davide Massa [ITA]
Assistant Referee: Filippo Meli [ITA], Stefano Alassio [ITA]
Fourth Official: Paolo Valeri [ITA]
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati [ITA]
Assistant VAR: Alberto Tegoni [ITA]

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Don’t get caught out by the early kickoff on Wednesday ...

Win this and pretty much qualify at the top the group ... then can focus on the league around the next two midweek games.

G-POWN for the plane spotters.

 

[Cityinmyheart]

----------------------Ederson-------------------

Cancelo-----------Stones----------Laporte-------Mendy

---------------Gundo-------------------Fernan----------------

Bernie-------------------Foden----------------------Torres

--------------------------Aguero-------------------------------

 

[Marvin]

Good to see KDB rested. Much needed. I hope that means Foden plays centrally.

 

[OccupiedPalestineBlues]

I have us confidently down for a win here (despite having it dented a few too many times recently).
Our current form in Europe is top notch and our lads are under very little pressure so I fully expect a resounding victory.

I know we should only ever look to the next game but I keep peaking through this one to Saturday 3pm when I’ll have more concern.
If it were me I’d be giving game time to players returning from injury and resting those who best deal with thumpers like Burnley, but Pep has his way of doing stuff and he’s the boss (which I’m very happy with).

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

(despite having it dented a few too many times recently).

Not confident about anything much at present. I was certain that we were going to smash Spurs. It just seems so easy to nullify us at present. Don't come out and play against us. Stay in your half. Pack your area with 11 players as soon as we get the ball. Block the twenty or thirty shots that are going to come in. Doesn't matter if you concede corners, they come to nothing. Doesn't matter if we pass it back and forth thirty times. One of those passes will be slightly off. Then… break at pace… if you get two shots in, it'll be two goals.
That's what's on the packet. Just add boiling water and stir.
Not rocket science. Not a tactical masterclass.Never mind that it's fucking awful football. It works.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

He looked a bit pissed when he was questioned about teams figuring us out

He shouldn't be pissed off about being questioned about it. He should be pissed off about it happening.

 

[dadnlad]

Get Fernandinho back in. We need his aggression. This team is soft as sh*t off the ball

tactical fouls are back

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Surprised FFS isn't starting after the weekend. Usually when he has a shit game Pep starts him for the next one just to cheer him up.