Real Madrid (A) - Tues 9th April, 20:00 | CL | Pre-Match Thread

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Real will be pushed to attack by their crowd , they will not settle for watching our team dominating the ball and this will be there downfall , we are lethal when in transition and we have the pace and a world class striker who thrives on the counter attack , we have been profligate with our finishing over the season but tomorrow there is no room for error , Haaland at his lethal best , KDB finding the right pass and Phil & Jack tormenting their defenders, why should we settle for a draw ? It wouldnt surprise me if we tore them to pieces again.
 
jimmygrimblesboots said:
Real will be pushed to attack by their crowd , they will not settle for watching our team dominating the ball and this will be there downfall , we are lethal when in transition and we have the pace and a world class striker who thrives on the counter attack , we have been profligate with our finishing over the season but tomorrow there is no room for error , Haaland at his lethal best , KDB finding the right pass and Phil & Jack tormenting their defenders, why should we settle for a draw ? It wouldnt surprise me if we tore them to pieces again.
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That’s woke me up and got the juices flowing
 
Just be clinical City with the chances that come our way.

No doubt they will fly out the traps in hopes of killing the game in the this first leg.
 
waspish said:
I've changed my team from the other day! With Grealish playing two 90mins games after coming back from injury I feel he won't start, also Kdb just had 90mins fell he won't start!

This is has good defence and gives Madrid something to think about!

_________Ortega

Lewis__Stones_Dias_Akanji

______Rodri__Kocacic

Silva_____Foden___Doku

______Haaland
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Grealish will certainly start. These are the games he was bought for.
 
They will know they will get twatted at The Etihad again. Therefore they will have to try and get a 2 or 3 goal lead from the 1st leg. Pep will make us hard to beat and I suspect would settle for a draw or 1 goal defeat
 
Given the new details that Ake, Walker and Gvardiol are out, I’d be very pragmatic in this one with Bernardo and Grealish playing basically as wing backs:

Ortega
Stones Dias Akanji
Bernardo Kovacic Rodri Grealish
De Bruyne Foden
Haaland​
 
The biggest job I can see tomorrow is City keeping their heads, The match officials will be under orders to make it a onesided game, City need a real performance and take as many chances as possible, Yes we are good enough to beat anybody home or away, But City have this (we do it the hard way) this season and go a goal down before we kick into gear

We can not let them boss us early and score, 3 key players need to perform for City KDB Haaland Foden, If they are in the mood then it will be ok and they will be scared of us more than the other way around.

#Together
 
ojeme said:
Given the new details that Ake, Walker and Gvardiol are out, I’d be very pragmatic in this one with Bernardo and Grealish playing basically as wing backs:

Ortega
Stones Dias Akanji
Bernardo Kovacic Rodri Grealish
De Bruyne Foden
Haaland​
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Could Bernardo play left back again and Rico Lewis right back
 
alexmcity said:
It's not so much about using 3 or 4 at the back, the poster explained that Rodri could make it a back 4 when we defend.

It's about whether Pep would go with Rico or with a more experienced player at Bernabeu. Pep started Bernardo at LB (or in a hybrid role?) at Arsenal last season.

Rico isn't a proper FB, let alone a LB. IIRC, he has had only one game at LB: when we lost at Spurs last season. I could see Pep going with Bernardo, Kovacic and Grealish for more control than only with 2 of these 3 and Rico.

I think Gvardiol will be fit and we'll play with Akanji, Stones, Dias and Gvardiol at the back.
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Whoever we play we simply cannot start with three defenders and Rodri filling in as a fourth. Literally the first name on the team sheet is Rodri in the holding midfield linking defence and attack. I do agree with the rest of your post though. Gvadiol will probably have to play ahead of Ricoh but I worry about his pace though.
 
So it’s either Rico or Gvardiol tomorrow? Two seasons ago Walker’s injury cost us against Real. Hopefully it won’t be the case tomorrow. I’d guess that Pep will make sure Akanji is up against Vinicius Jr and if Lewis plays it will be be left back if Gvardiol is out.

It will be very tough match, we didn’t create a lot away last year but KDB bailed us out. We’ll need to create more and ride out any storm.

We have the quality but we need to be much sharper in preventing counters and must take any opportunities that come our way. Outside of Haaland, KDB, Foden and Rodri we don’t have enough goal threat. We need more from Grealish and Bernardo or Alvarez or Doku if they feature.
 
Did these cunts have their game at the weekend cancelled? Haven't checked this but heard someone say they didn't play a fixture at the weekend and so will have had 9 days to recover. La Liga are one set of corrupt wankers if so. Trying to give them every advantage!
 
Mad_fer_it said:
Did these cunts have their game at the weekend cancelled? Haven't checked this but heard someone say they didn't play a fixture at the weekend and so will have had 9 days to recover. La Liga are one set of corrupt wankers if so. Trying to give them every advantage!
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No, they didn't have their game cancelled but
there were no league fixtures in La Liga at the weekend.
Copa del Rey final was on.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
Whoever we play we simply cannot start with three defenders and Rodri filling in as a fourth. Literally the first name on the team sheet is Rodri in the holding midfield linking defence and attack. I do agree with the rest of your post though. Gvadiol will probably have to play ahead of Ricoh but I worry about his pace though.
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20 yo gvardiol:

 
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