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

Match Result Prediction?

  • Win

    Votes: 113 47.1%

  • Draw

    Votes: 69 28.8%

  • Loss

    Votes: 58 24.2%
  • Total voters
    240
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Blue Bogey said:
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.
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Struggling to progress means we finish in the bottom 8, we're probably only 1 win away from guaranteeing that doesn't happen already.

Even if we somehow struggle to make top 8 which i don't think will be anywhere near as difficult to achieve as most seem to think purely on how many of the top sides have already lost games, it doesnt really matter. You take the extra knockout tie next year and trust our squad will be significantly stronger at that point to handle it.

I'd trade a win against Brighton for 2 extra games in jan/Feb without hesitation right now.
 
I reckon we will need 17 points to qualify top 8. We have 7 points with 15 points up for grabs but as already said some really tough away games. They will be harder than Bournemouth away.

Current teams occupying 9th to 24th include some tough teams if playing the extra playoff - should try to avoid the extra game.

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Tough game, bit unsure what Pep does. All he can do is swap one out of form player for another and hope it works. Just please don’t play that midfield 3 again.
 
Brighton is the most important game so I'd go.

Ortega
Walker
Simpson-pussey
Braithwaite
Ake
Gundo
O'Reilly
Wright
Mcatee
Foden
Doku

And I do know pep wouldn't pick this team.
 
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