Paris Saint-Germain (A) - CL SF | Pre-Match Thread

[madloaf]

I rewatched both their games against Bayern yesterday. PSG's defense and Bayern's finishing both were shit at the same time. If they had Lewa, they could have easily won the tie.

I am much more confident after what I saw if they play the same way as they did and we can keep a good defensive shape preventing any counters, we would overcome them. Just like we kept Haalamd quite over two legs(many were saying we couldn't), we need to keep Mbappe quite.

Have some faith Blues! Its time to grab the footballing world by its balls and show who is the boss.

I don't like the sleeping on Neymar. Diving **** he may be but keeping Mmmbop quiet is only half the battle.

 

[I'm Blue]

Hoping for a prolific performance from us.

 

[gingerprince]

Think Poch will overthink his team selection and I think Pep will overthink his team selection,

Should be a good game with Mbappe at centre half for PSG and Mendy as false 9 for us........

Win, lose or draw tonight's game, i have no doubt we will be going thru to face Madrid in final

 

[MAG]

The closer it’s getting to the kick-off time ... the more I’m worried that we’ll see two holding midfielders starting ... Rodri and Ferna ... and that’ll stifle our own creativity going forward.

Maybe I’m overthinking now but I’d rather we really didn’t worry about stoping them and all that double-pivot nonsense that we’ve tried without much success and instead went for it ...

He was taken off in the Final ... that makes me think more and more that he’s starting alongside Rodri ...

 

[colorado blue]

This was our defense last time Mbappe was playing us:

1st leg
Sagna
Stones
Otamendi
Fernandinho

2nd leg
Clichy
Kolarov
Stones
Sagna

I think that's improved don't you?

Yes but so has Mbappe and he didn’t have Neymar next to him. If our defense is solid tonight and we put away our chances we will be okay but if either of those fail us then it will be a struggle.

 

[LesBleuMiserable]

I am calm. I am really happy about our season. We are going to win the PL. Cup in the bag. Broke QF curse in the CL . I am not expecting us to win CL this season. However if we win it , that's going to be a cherry on top of the cake.

We don’t usually lose finals. So if we can get to the final...

 

[LesBleuMiserable]

Im still at work, at home, and my guts are going already

Hope you have a stockpile of Imodium!

 

[Cobwebcat]

He was taken off in the Final ... that makes me think more and more that he’s starting alongside Rodri ...

Nah Fern will be knackered now. Rodri KDB Gundo Foden Mahrez Bernardo

False 9

 

[thereWasATime]

I don't like the sleeping on Neymar. Diving **** he may be but keeping Mmmbop quiet is only half the battle.

I specifically left out Neymar. If he is feeling it then he is unplayable but there is something called complacency, that is where big talents falter. He choose to play in a farmer's league, day in and day out against mediocre opposition for a few years. He seems less and less arsed at the moment, hard to not be when you get paid and get away with anything. His performance in the league has been dreadful. He seems to have 'dumbed' down playing in that league instead of honing his skills in a top league.

Contrast that to our team, every week we play against teams whose average level is crazy high, you just can't not be at your best to win a league. Just put it this way, its easier for us to play at a very high level consistently than PSG who are being tasked to do it 4-6 times in a year. And thats where I put my money, to a team that has been consistent.

 

[thereWasATime]

He was taken off in the Final ... that makes me think more and more that he’s starting alongside Rodri ...

I dont think Fern has legs to play twice in 4 days. He was knackered towards the end and thats why he was subbed, yes age catches on look at Ronaldo.

I am 100% sure its gonna be Rodri and Silva in midfield. Thats why they were rested. Pep's a genius, he won the cup and rested midfield players, mindboggling.