Real Madrid - Champions League (H) 14/4/21 - 20:00

[Colonel Bumcunt]

5 hours ago, Crazy Dave said:

Some mad rumours about Tsimikas starting at lwb and us going 3 at the back.

I'm in.

 

I love it. 

 

----------------Al------------------

----Kabz--Natz--Robbo----

Arnz--Fab-Thigzy-Tzimz

--Jotz----Salazar---Sadz

 

 

[Lee909]

No Jota

 

 

[Grinch]

I'm sure glad we signed a real world class midfielder in the summer. 

[Megadrive Man]

I do find it a bit weird how Thiago has now been benched for three games in a row. I wonder if we are going to try and move him on in the summer?

[s(k)aturation]

 

I think, tonight, it's because we probably need urgency and push in midfield, rather than languid Continental finery.  Hence Milner.  But it's not a move in endorsement of Thiago, that's for sure.

 

[Bobby Hundreds]

I'd of put thiago on instead of gini first half and have gini run their legs off after 60.

[Bjornebye]

Why the fuck isn't Thiago starting. 

 

Also hope the talk of their bus window going through aren't true. 

[Scooby Dudek]

I think Jota poses more treat when coming off the bench. This might not be true, just my impression. 

Maybe similar thinking with Thiago, overrun their midfield early on and then bring Thiago once we need to control the last 20 mins, or need someone to play a killer pass. 

[Bjornebye]

Just now, Bobby Hundreds said:

I'd of put thiago on instead of gini first half and have gini run their legs off after 60.

Yeah this. 

[s(k)aturation]

I reckon we have to run their legs off sooner than later.

 

Preferably all game.

[BeefStroganoff]

More Jurgen madness. Hope he makes a mockery of us.

[Bobby Hundreds]

It's a good enough side we just need to be clinical when opportunities arise.

[Captain Howdy]

1 minute ago, Scooby Dudek said:

I think Jota poses more treat when coming off the bench. This might not be true, just my impression. 

Maybe similar thinking with Thiago, overrun their midfield early on and then bring Thiago once we need to control the last 20 mins, or need someone to play a killer pass. 

I agree, I honestly think Jota is a “super sub”.

[Davelfc]

Not looking forward to Thursday nights next season 

[ZonkoVille77]

11 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

No Jota

 

 

 

I'll go for a safe 4-1 to Madrid.

[Elite]

Hopefully we'll win tonight and get through but I'm not even that arsed, it doesn't even feel like a big european night without the fans.

[Scott_M]

Not the side I’d have picked but then again, I’m not paid £9m a year to make these decisions. 

[3 Stacks]

Lol at signing Thiago instead of a centre back and then not playing him in the Champions League quarter finals. We've been very competent for the last couple of years but this is what shit show, not competent clubs do. Ridiculous. 

[Colonel Bumcunt]

5 minutes ago, Scooby Dudek said:

I think Jota poses more treat when coming off the bench. This might not be true, just my impression. 

Maybe similar thinking with Thiago, overrun their midfield early on and then bring Thiago once we need to control the last 20 mins, or need someone to play a killer pass. 

 Hoping this is the plan.  Just depends on staying in the contest until the 60th minute.

 

But again they will drop balls in behind the full backs. The plan perhaps being to 'get to' the likes of Kroos before he can get his head up. Which, I presume, was the plan last time. Which failed. 

There needs to be intensity tonight.  There won't. 

 

 

[joe_fishfish]

I'm not even going to pretend I understand the thinking behind playing Mane and Milner. Luckily Klopp knows a lot fucking more than I do.

[BeefStroganoff]

Just now, 3 Stacks said:

Lol at signing Thiago instead of a centre back and then not playing him in the Champions League quarter finals. We've been very competent for the last couple of years. This is what shit show, not competent clubs do. Ridiculous. 

Agree mate. It feels like the Clubs collective brains have emigrated this season.

[joe_fishfish]

1 minute ago, Colonel Bumcunt said:

 Hoping this is the plan.  Just depends on staying in the contest until the 60th minute.

 

But again they will drop balls in behind the full backs. The plan perhaps being to 'get to' the likes of Kroos before he can get his head up. Which, I presume, was the plan last time. Which failed. 

There needs to be intensity tonight.  There won't. 

 

 

The problem with that strategy is that Kroos plays very deep in possession and always has options. The other problem is that Modric is nearly as good on the ball as Kroos anyway.

[3 Stacks]

1 minute ago, joe_fishfish said:

I'm not even going to pretend I understand the thinking behind playing Mane and Milner. Luckily Klopp knows a lot fucking more than I do.

He's going for the physical workhorse midfield. The problem is that we signed a class player on huge wages and are leaving him on the bench.

[joe_fishfish]

 

1 minute ago, 3 Stacks said:

He's going for the physical workhorse midfield. The problem is that we signed a class player on huge wages and are leaving him on the bench.

I mean maybe Thiago has a knock or something but I think you're probably right.

 

No clue on Mane. Has been total shit for a while now.

[Lee909]

6 minutes ago, Elite said:

Hopefully we'll win tonight and get through but I'm not even that arsed, it doesn't even feel like a big european night without the fans.

Feel the same. 

Even if we get through tonight I don't see us getting past Chelsea the way we are playing and getting twatted by City in the final is a god awful thought. Just don't think we have the form or ability to keep the clean sheets needed