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

[foggy1974]

The only good things about the summer is sunshine, nature, ice creams and attractive women wearing shorts. Hate cricket. 5 days for a game that finishes in a draw. Tennis is fine. Pre season is good too.

Don't forget the transfer rumour mill.

Its roughly 10 weeks of supposedly doing those jobs that you'd put off & spending time with the missus

 

[mosssideblue]

Shit

Our players are better

 

[sir baconface]

Let’s win this tie, boys, and smash the dippers in the final.

Superhuman effort required but we have it in us.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Won't be watching TV until 5 mins before kick off. We just know it will be dippers this, dippers that

Yeah will put the tv with sound on to do the BOOOOOOOOOOing then its audio off and music while I scream at the screen for 90 mins.

 

[bluemoon32]

Gundo starts I’m leaving the pub.

Maybe i should have said the Gundo of last season ha.
Could never watch it in a pub down here, it's dipper central, i'd be arrested

 

[razman]

Let’s win this tie, boys, and smash the dippers in the final.

Superhuman effort required but we have it in us.

This. We ALL on this forum that we are capable.

Hopefully things will go our way !

 

[chaddblue]

We knew that anyway didn’t we?

 

[Dr Quincy]

The only good things about the summer is sunshine, nature, ice creams and attractive women wearing shorts. Hate cricket. 5 days for a game that finishes in a draw. Tennis is fine. Pre season is good too.

Great comment save for the cricket part for which you should be hung drawn and quartered
;-)

 

[SSL2]

Correct me if i'm wrong, aren't they all central midfielders?

Ino Casemiro is more defensive minded but the other 3? What formation would they play to fit all 4 in?

 

[havefaith]

Nights like tonight are why I stopped supporting Chelsea, CTID !

 

[Gingers Dad]

We conceded 3 goals because we didn't control the midfield
Ilkay is the key to control the pitch

I like Gundog but we've been down this route before in the Champions League. Slotting Gundog in as the extra midfielder to negate the opposition and it hasn't worked. Anfield away a few years ago springs to mind. Thought Gundog looked off the pace at Leeds.

 

[hertsblue]

Card Happy Ref tonight. Let’s see if we are officiated the same as the Dippers last night with only 1 Card in 14 fouls.

Orsato, who was the referee for Manchester City's sensational victory over PSG at the Etihad Stadium in November, has officiated 25 matches so far this season - showing 151 yellow cards and four red cards.

The Italian referee was also in charge the last time Manchester City visited the Santiago Bernabéu, with the Blues winning 2-1 in 2020, courtesy of goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Correct me if i'm wrong, aren't they all central midfielders?

Ino Casemiro is more defensive minded but the other 3? What formation would they play to fit all 4 in?

Valverde as a wide forward and other 3 in midfield

 

[cibaman]

I like Gundog but we've been down this route before in the Champions League. Slotting Gundog in as the extra midfielder to negate the opposition and it hasn't worked. Anfield away a few years ago springs to mind. Thought Gundog looked off the pace at Leeds.

It didn’t work at all at anfield. But then he was shunted out to the right and just didn’t seem to know what his role was. It ought to be able to work if he’s played deeper and de Bruyne and Bernardo are given a bit more freedom. But it’s a system that needs working on not just played on an ad hoc basis.
Stick to the tried and tested tonight Pep!

 

[cibaman]

Think that's because he wants revenge after Ramos took him out the Final v Real a few years ago - nothing to do with him not wanting to play City

Of course

 

[bumbleblue]

So I couldn’t sleep last night , fell asleep early hours missed a morning meeting… oops

 

[lazerblue]

two shits already, stomachs churning, only normally get like this on derby day, come on City, no drama, an early goal would help to settle nerves

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

If we get through tonight we will have the mood to win the PL

If we win the PL we will have the mood to win the CL

If I believe the above tonight is everything

Thats a bit scary

What happens if we lose tonight?

 

[roach3]

Desperately want us to win but would not look forward to playing the Scousers in the final.

im more confident beating the dippers than real to be honest

 

[SSL2]

Valverde as a wide forward and other 3 in midfield

Valverde the centre midfielder with 6 goals in 5 season at right wing? Would happily take that