Sporting CP (A) - Tue 5th Nov, 20:00 | CL | Pre-Match Thread

[MCFC1993]

Kick off time 20:00 (GMT).

Personally I think Brighton should be a priority, don't want to lose as we saw with the Spurs game it's not good for momentum. Pick a team that can get a draw.

--------------Ederson
Lewis---Akanji---JSP---Gvardiol
----------Kovacic---O'Reilly
Mcatee-------Wright--------Doku
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I haven't got a clue who is fit and who needs a rest.

Rather save Doku for Brighton if possible.

 

[skillman]

Fucking thrilled to watch this.

Amorin will be on a mission. That freak of a striker in the form of his life right as our defence is struggling with no protection.

Can’t wait.

 

[Akira]

Hope we smash them. If only to cast doubts in the Rags' minds about their new manager.

 

[Father Paul]

Can't see beyond a draw here but it could be a bad night.

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

Sack this one off play the kids

 

[Blue Bogey]

3 away matches in CL, first up Sporting who are a lot better than previous when we played them. Followed by Juve and then PSG. Need to up our tempo in matches and be more progressive with our passes.

We need to win minimum 1 of these 3 away matches and at least 4 points from 9 available. Then win all our home games otherwise may struggle to progress. There are some very good teams below us who you can expect to pick up more points in the next few games.

Expecting a tough game.

 

[M23 Citizen]

3 away matches in CL, first up Sporting who are a lot better than previous when we played them. Followed by Juve and then PSG. Need to up our tempo in matches and be more progressive with our passes.

We need to win minimum 1 of these 3 away matches and at least 4 points from 9 available. Then win all our home games otherwise may struggle to progress. There are some very good teams below us who you can expect to pick up more points in the next few games.

Expecting a tough game.

The thing is, does it really matter?

We could lose all three of those away games, win the home two, finish 19th, get a few of the injured players back fit for the extra round to qualify for the Ro16 which woukd actually be good minutes for them on return, and then go on to win the CL anyway with a few nice draws.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Impossible to pick a side right now, we've no idea what levels of fitness everybody is at. I'd be picking the intended Brighton lineup first and then pick this side with that in mind because that's going to be a killer game that i think we'll go into odds on to drop points again and losing that game off the back of today's result will be a major blow to our title hopes whereas dropping points here won't matter at all in the long run.

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

The thing is, doesn’t really matter?

We could lose all three of those away games, win the home two, finish 19th, get a few of the injured players back fit for the extra round to qualify for the Ro16 which woukd actually be good minutes for them on return, and then go on to win the CL anyway with a few nice draws.

Exactly this. All we need is top 24? Right? So get the home wins will be enough

 

[Gray]

Going to be 3 on the run I feel.