Villarreal (A) - UCL Semi Final 2nd leg, Tue 3rd May 2022 (8:00pm)

[Chairman Meow]

I think the fact we only beat them 2-0 at Anfield is actually a positive. It's tight enough that the players know they can't relax.

 

Hopefully as Villarreal have to score to stay in it they push forward a bit and we can see some vintage Mane and Salah at speed on the counter to put it to bed.

 

Cono ellas en el bastardo.

[sir roger]

7 hours ago, aRdja said:

Yeah fair call, I just reckon he needs a rest every now and again.

I think Jurgen said that Tsimi was ill for the first leg and was then going to play at Newcastle but he decided changing 3 of the back 4 was too risky.

[Bjornebye]

13 hours ago, aRdja said:

Alisson; Trent, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago; Salah, Jota, Mane

I'd go the same but swap Mane for Diaz. Tsimikas coming in is fine, Robbo could use a little break. Still a very strong side. We are fucking boss. 

[johnsusername]

First team full strength for this. 

[El Rojo]

Robbo's a real leader now. I'd play him every game at the moment given the importance of our fixtures, which is no slight on Tsimikas as he looks quality. I'm sure the medical team have an input into the likelihood of players sustaining injuries based on playing and training loads. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

7 minutes ago, El Rojo said:

Robbo's a real leader now. 

He almost single-handedly put an end to the period where United were actually involved in the game at Anfield.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Get the job done. Come on!

[JagSquared]

I’m actually quite excited about this, I know the threads not very active but there’s a spring in my step when it comes to big European nights. Get these beat and book a final slot. We will have to be careful they will be well up for it and it’s important for us to score first to take the wind out of their sails. 

[Scooby Dudek]

13 hours ago, gkmacca said:

We've not got a good mindset to take into this because we were so sloppy in similar situations in previous rounds. It didn't matter, people said, but these things do tend to be hard to shake off when you need iron hard discipline. We need a ruthless first twenty minutes or so - fast, precise, controlled aggression. Or not. Whatever works. Just get it done. Jurgen seemed slightly tetchy in the presser, which was a good sign. 

I am expecting/hoping this will be like the Roma semi final second leg.

[an tha]

Injuries permitting should be our best XI for this....massive game, and we can't be taking it too lightly or thinking it is easy because we have a lead.

 

We are coming through the worst of the madness of the schedule of games now and with adrenalin of such big games and what we could achieve tiredness really should not be an issue.

 

A place in the European Cup Final is up for grabs here - it does not get any bigger.

[bizzle10]

Get in reach a champions league final get out

[JohnnyH]

I very much hope we are successful in our endeavours. 

[Creator Supreme]

4 minutes ago, bizzle10 said:

Get in reach a champions league final get out, realise you've got FC Sportswash in the final, wish you hadn't bothered!

 

[Naz17]

Apparently it's chucking it down there...stormy season in Spain. Hopefully no injuries.

[Lario]

[Gnasher]

1 hour ago, Naz17 said:

Apparently it's chucking it down there...stormy season in Spain. Hopefully no injuries.

On TV now, it's lashing it down and has done for four hours, they've had to delay games to drain pitch before apparently, not good this.

[Carvalho Diablo]

2nd leg of a European Cup semi final, away from home in a hostile stadium, and I have never felt so relaxed before a game.

 

Complacency could kill us.

[Carvalho Diablo]

1 hour ago, Naz17 said:

Apparently it's chucking it down there...stormy season in Spain. Hopefully no injuries.

Long studs lads

[Bobby Hundreds]

Tonight's the night.... the fa cup becomes our main priority.

 

We should go through but if they score first its shit your pants time. For me that's usually everytime.

[Bjornebye]

Just been sent this ……

 

 

[Lario]

6 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Just been sent this ……

 

 

Soft day thank God.

[TheDrowningMan]

Entirely confident about this. Obviously go close to full-strength, but I wouldn’t be at all alarmed to see two or three regulars on the bench.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

1 hour ago, JohnnyH said:

I very much hope we are successful in our endeavours. 

I concur.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

22 minutes ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

Complacency could kill us.

Not this team.

[sir roger]

2 minutes ago, TheDrowningMan said:

Entirely confident about this. Obviously go close to full-strength, but I wouldn’t be at all alarmed to see two or three regulars on the bench.

Who are you, and what have you done with the original TDM ?