Real Madrid (A) CL Semi Final 2nd Leg - Wed 4th May, 20:00 (BST) | Pre-Match Thread

[cibaman]

I wouldnt fancy us on pens

Depends to some extent which of our attacking players are still on the pitch after 120 mins. We just lost on pens at West Ham, but before that our record in pen shoot outs has been good, much better than our record in converting pens in normal play. I have faith in our players to keep their nerve in a shootout

 

[Fred_Quimby]

Hard to believe that tomorrow we play in a semifinal against Real Madrid for a place in back to back CL finals when on the day in 1998 we were relegated to the third tier. What a ride.

 

[applecentral]

because if we lose the game by 2+ goals in 90 mins we’re out. if we lose the game by 1 goal in 90 mins we go to extra time. we can either win in extra time or penalties (lose in the 90 but win the tie in ET or pens) or lose the tie in extra time or on penalties (lose in the 90 and lose the tie in ET or pens).

hope that’s cleared it up for you bud

Hang on I might need a couple of hours to dissect your permutations lol.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

We will score at least two. We will have to have a seriously poor showing to concede four.

Foden and Kev to take them apart when it matters most.

 

[Bill the Blue]

We will score at least two. We will have to have a seriously poor showing to concede four.

Foden and Kev to take them apart when it matters most.

I cannot recall ever reading a single bad post out of the tonnes you've posted on here mate.

This one needs to be filed right up there alongside your many top ones .

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I cannot recall ever reading a single bad post out of the tonnes you've posted on here mate.

This one needs to be filed right up there alongside your many top ones .

I once posted Bony was a top signing!!

With regards this game, I am not even nervous.

A vastly superior team in every way and if we turn up, we win, it really is that simple.

More worried about the impact on Newcastle and Wolves games.

 

[cibaman]

The problem with that argument is that you cannot recreate the football envinonment from the 1960s to the 1980s. Then teams from the likes of Portugal, Holland, Yugoslavia, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Czechoslovakia, and even Sweden were competitive in European Competitions.

Not any more. Ajax are 15th and Porto are 16th in the European rankings, The rest of the top 20 come from the usual suspects: England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France. Even France as hanging on by their fingernails.

The fragmentation of Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and the USSR has caused much of this as has the re-unification of Germany.

There isn't a hope in hell that football will return to a one team per country European Cup and even those who advocate it know that dammed well.

I recently watched the documentary about Notts Forest’s European Cup runs. Those games against teams from smaller leagues were really tough. Forest’s team comprised of GB players, no superstar foreigners. The foreign minnows retained their best players. It was a much more even competition.

It was also striking how little Forest knew about their opponents. The lack of television coverage in those days meant that most of the opposition players were unknown over here. It was quite common in those days for a relatively small team to cause a shock because they would compromise of 9 grafters and a couple of unknown classy players who would dictate the match.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

One more sleep!

COME ON CITY

 

[richards30]

safe journey to everyone going! Hopefully the lads can get the job done for you all.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

We will score at least two. We will have to have a seriously poor showing to concede four.

Foden and Kev to take them apart when it matters most.

Spanish press are saying they will use a high press and match us man for man.

If that's true that plays right into our hands.

Like you I think we'll score at least 2