Shakhtar (A) Pre Match Thread

[UUJblue]

Are all those dudes eligible?

I think all are through the youth CL except Zinchenko that a few has mentioned.

 

[UUJblue]

________________Zinchenko______________
____Zinchenko_____Zinchenko______Zinchenko__
Zinchenko_________Zinchenko_________Zinchenko
_____Zinchenko__Zinchenko__Zinchenko___
_______________Zinchenko______________


Boo the Anthem...we play who want...we play who wantt.. Oleksandr Zinchenko.. he plays when he wants...

 

[bellsouth]

Zinchenko not in squad..........as has been mentioned about 10 times in this thread already ;)

 

[kaz7]

TOURE: Our team is practising the best football in Europe but we want to play against the best teams to see where we are!

TOURE: I think teams respect us. We are in a good moment. We are full of confidence. The way we control games is fantastic.

Shakhtar have a beautiful team, a great squad, a great coach. For us it is a big challenge to play against them.

PEP: @DeBruyneKev is suspended tomorrow and @21LVA has a little problem - I don't know whether he will recover for Sunday...
PEP: @21LVA felt uncomfortable after his goal. He felt something. Hopefully he can play on Sunday

PEP: (On 100 @ChampionsLeague games) "It's a nice number, it's a lot of games in a marvellous competition. Hopefully I can enjoy this for even longer.

PEP: We are playing well but it does not mean we will go on to win the competition ... The most important thing is that last month we were ok. We believe in what we can do

 

[Dax777]

Crazy decision to not rest one or two more first teamers for a pointless game. If we don't pick up all three points next Sunday Pep will be partly to blame!

That is silly. We might not have picked up 3 points regardless of what we do.

I think we should rest key players but play a strong team.

Rest
David and Dihno: The middle 3 should all be rested

Kompany and Otamendi: Otamendi coz we need our best defender fresh and Kompany coz he is our best Ariel defender and he can't handle 2 games

Delph: Can't handle 2 games.

Sterling and Jesus: Both should be fresh to start at the weekend

Ederson,Walker, Sane and Aguero plus Mangala, Danilo, Duherty, Yaya, Gundogan, Foden, Bernardo,

........................Ederson..............................
Danilo......Walker....Mangala......Duhaney
...........................Yaya....................
...Bernado......Foden..Gundogan.......Sane........
.................................Aguero

That's how is play it. Pull Sane and Walker for Adarabioyo and Diaz.

 

[Dax777]

At least our 2 best players are getting a rest, that's something.

Which 2? I get confused as too whobthose are these dsys

:)

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Looking forward to seeing Zinchenko play.

 

[CityStu]

I think that ideally we'd be playing Bravo, Adarabioyo, Mangala, Danilo, Toure, Gundogan, Bernardo, Foden and Diaz, but fitting them into a sensible formation along with a pair of first team players who don't need a full rest is difficult! I think I'd go with:

Bravo

Walker/Delph - Tosin - Mangala - Danilo

Toure

Bernardo - Gundogan - Foden

Aguero - Diaz
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where Walker and Delph get a half each and Danilo moves over to RB. Aguero to get some rest too with a young striker/winger coming on (I'd imagine Nmecha is closest).

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[Delphinho]

According to Sky Italia, Pep has sent Sarri an SMS promising that we will try to beat Shakhtar tomorrow. I am afraid he will pick a very strong team, and leave Foden and Diaz on the bench

 

[cadds92]

According to Sky Italia, Pep has sent Sarri an SMS promising that we will try to beat Shakhtar tomorrow. I am afraid he will pick a very strong team, and leave Foden and Diaz on the bench

I think one of them will play but not both.

Expecting Vinny, Sane, Fernandinho and one of Walker or Delph to play though.