Steaua Bucharest (h) - pre-match thread

[Saddleworth2]

Bucharest's supposedly weakened XI: Cojocaru, Aganovic, Tamaș, Mitrea, Momcilovic, Bourceanu, Enache, Sulley, Popescu, Hamroun, Tudorie.

Think thats only 3 that started last week. Might be v interesting tonight!

 

[yeah whatever !!]

I know pep wouldn't be happy with that at all and I know listening to his press conference that he want to win...so he is either giving hart a send off (fair enough) or giving him a chance to show what eh can do ( probably not likely) but either way he must trust him enough or he wouldn't have played him as if hart was to go against what pep wants the other players in the team wouldn't get a chance to praise what pep wants them to...especially the young full back that we have playing tonight

I may be coming across as a toughey on this but believe me I don't like seeing established players going, but that's how its always been tbh...its just some are more iconic than others... I was unhappy when Mario went ffs.

 

[simon23]

shame sane isn't there...would have loved to have seen him come on at least for the last 20 mins

Yaya - big game for him...very interesting to see how he plays....will he do the running that pep requires from his midfielders?

 

[Saddleworth2]

Looking forward to this game a bit more now, should see goals goals goals!

Only three starters from last week playing.

 

[MarsLlama]

So who is z captain? Kolarov?

The only ones there apart from Kolarov and Touré who have experience as captain are Hart (seems unlikely somehow) and Delph. Don't know about Nolito but he may not be able to communicate to everyone like a Captain should yet. My money's on Delph or Clichy.

 

[mosssideblue]

i actually think there will be some so called fans who will be gutted to see hart int he starting 11......which just goes to show every club has its fair share of idiots!

When you mature a little, you will come to understand that people will have differing views to yours.

 

[simon23]

I may be coming across as a toughey on this but believe me I don't like seeing established players going, but that's how its always been tbh...its just some are more iconic than others... I was unhappy when Mario went ffs.

i think you misunderstand me....i also have no doubt that hart is going

 

[taconinja]

You're right. Guess I'm just finding it hard letting go

No shame in that. He's part of a great time in history for us.

 

[yeah whatever !!]

Their manager said he would play a weaker team,i don't know if he has

well he cant play a better team than last week. ;)

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Hart's known Pep's coming since February at the latest, and everyone knows Pep wants his keepers to be good with their feet and pass it out. That's half a year to improve and less than a minute into his first appearance vs Arsenal, he's already kicked it out of play. And then played almost no short passes the whole of the game. My point is that while whether Willy is better with his feet is open to opinion, the fact that he tried when he got his chance and Hart didn't is clear.

he only played 45 minutes. my point is who do you know he hasn't tried to improve in that area in training. you never know he might try and pass out the back tonight :)