closed PSG v Chelsea

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

No Verratti for them, we might still have a chance.

                    Tibo

Dave-Cahill (  )- JT (Hopefully) Baba

           Mikel-Fabregas

       Pedro-Willian-Hazard

                 Costa

[Last Sicarius 610]

1 hour ago, SachaParis said:

Something you may be happy to know : unfortunately for us,  Verratti won't start the game because of an ending groin strain.

Good for us, I just hate him so much...

Dont start with Mikel-Matic and would be fine.

[SemperVerus 6]

I bet Oscar will be in for pedro. With Mikel and cess in the middle like this PSG's midfield could just muscle through ours

1 hour ago, Blue_Fox_ said:

No Verratti for them, we might still have a chance.

                    Tibo

Dave-Cahill (  )- JT (Hopefully) Baba

           Mikel-Fabregas

       Pedro-Willian-Hazard

                 Costa

 

[LAM09 6,535]

Our biggest game of the season. I would keep the same line up as yesterday with Mikel coming in for Matic. Just hope Terry is fit.

[Wizacar 93]

Unfortunately the cunt veratti will play. He played 45 mins tday against lille. I pray baba doest play because di maria will rape him. He is the reason towsend scored today cutting in and scoring bcoz baba was caught out upfield. Will go for

 

 

Courtois

Bane cahill terry azpi

         Fab. Mikel

Willian oscar. Hazard

        Dieego costA.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Verratti not playing is a blessing. 

I'd go with:

Courtois

Azpi - Cahill - Bane - Baba

Matic - Mikel

Willian - Cesc - Hazard

Costa

[Hybrid Angel 2,130]

3 minutes ago, The Skipper said:

Verratti not playing is a blessing. 

I'd go with:

Courtois

Azpi - Cahill - Bane - Baba

Matic - Mikel

Willian - Cesc - Hazard

Costa

 

3 minutes ago, The Skipper said:

Verratti not playing is a blessing.

I'd go with:

Courtois

Azpi - Cahill - Bane - Baba

Matic - Mikel

Willian - Cesc - Hazard

Costa

Matic is suspended. A blessing in disguise?

[Belgiannutt 3,201]

1 minute ago, The Skipper said:

Verratti not playing is a blessing. 

I'd go with:

Courtois

Azpi - Cahill - Bane - Baba

Matic - Mikel

Willian - Cesc - Hazard

Costa

Matic is suspended.

Curious what midfield Hiddink is going to field. Fabregas and Mikel will obviously play but who will be the third midfielder. Oscar apparently has an injury aswell.

 

[The Skipper 20,593]

6 minutes ago, Hybrid Angel said:

 

Matic is suspended. A blessing in disguise?

Forgot about that. I'd put in Pedro and drop Cesc to the pivot. I'd like to say give RLC a shot but that'll never happen. 

[Hybrid Angel 2,130]

2 minutes ago, The Skipper said:

Forgot about that. I'd put in Pedro and drop Cesc to the pivot. I'd like to say give RLC a shot but that'll never happen. 

I would play cesc in the pivot too. Every long ball he sends seems to be extremely dangerous. Besides that, he's coping with the opposition's pressure very well lately.

RLC is a tricky one. This is a game where our central midfielders will have to do a lot of running and closing down. Fabregas is an exception because he is our most creative player. I know it sounds cliche but I don't think RLC is ready for this sort of game yet.

Without Matic, Terry, and Zouma we are really low on the defensive end so I think a very conservative approach to this game would be equivalent to an invitation to get ourselves spanked. 

I really want us do have a go at them because all of our attacking players but Hazard are in top form. Playing a Mikel-Fabs pivot would be suicide if all we're trying to do is park the bus. 

[Henrique 9,133]

I'm the only one who believe we might actually win the UCL this season?

[cfcs most wanted 657]

1 hour ago, Belgiannutt said:

Matic is suspended.

Curious what midfield Hiddink is going to field. Fabregas and Mikel will obviously play but who will be the third midfielder. Oscar apparently has an injury aswell.

 

I think Willian or Pedro will play as the third midfielder with the other on the wings with Hazard

[MefiX19 1,092]

               Tibo

Azpi-Cahil-Brana/JT-Baba

         Cesc-Mikel

   Pedro-Wiliian-Hazard

            Costa

Probably the best team that we can put. 

[Jase 43,479]

PSG's Serge Aurier blows up social media; Verratti, Pastore injuries add to Blanc's concerns ahead of Chelsea clash

[Gilvorak 3,734]

4 hours ago, Henrique said:

I'm the only one who believe we might actually win the UCL this season?

Because we smashed an awful Newcastle team?

[CHOULO19 24,332]

10 hours ago, Spike said:

It is about as well disguised as Superman as Clark Kent. Matic is a bumbling neanderthal in an open game.

Still, if it weren't for Matic's suspension we would have seen him and Mikel start together, so at the very least it is 'well disguised' from our manager... 

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

Cahill can't close down an opponent and make a tackle even when we're 5:0 up.

I'm going to pray.

And btw looking forward to seeing Hazard destroying them again.

[Henrique 9,133]

1 hour ago, Gilvorak said:

Because we smashed an awful Newcastle team?

Good teams are supposed to smash awful sides.

Actually there are some reasons to believe more in this team than in the previous season:

1- The team showed tactical variations. We can park the bus and play ugly and boring football to get a safe 0-0 result, or can put some intensity and score 5. Matic, Mikel; Oscar, Willian, Fabregas; Costa will give you a different animal than Matic, Fabregas; Willian, Hazard, Pedro; Costa. Very different from the rigid 4-2-3-1 Mourinho adopted, that was so fucking predictable. We know that the only variation to the "classic" Matic; Fabregas; William, Oscar; Hazard; Oscar formation, was introducing Ramires in Fabregas position, and moving Fabregas to Oscar position.

2- This team showed fighting spirit since Mourinho left. During Mourinho's days when the team conceded a goal you actually knew we were going to lose, at the moment the guys are fighting until last minute, and Everton and United games showed this team can really fight back, very different from a team that would play a heartless football at home in two UCL in a row (against Atletico and PSG).

3- The team has some great individual quality.

4- The team is improving, so its the perfect moment to start a the UCL knockout stage. Many teams actually already reached their best moments this season and now are in decline, just like our team last season, that played a good football for the 1st half of the season, but was playing a shit football for the 2nd half, and this season we are doing the opposite way.

5- For the past seasons we have limited teams reaching the finals: Chelsea in 2012, Borussia in 2013, Atletico in 2014 and Juventus in 2015. We might be the limited team of the current season.