KonohasOrangeFlash

Cole is the best LB in the world. Marcelo is very good though.

If what Shulz said is true then I feel confident. We are pretty good at defending wide players. I mean, the left side will be locked down by the best LB in the world, Cole. Ivanovic is usally solid at RB too.

This picture just screams 70's Porn Star

I'm totally digging those Yellow kits Mikel and Robbie are wearing.

Did RDM have a press conference or something yet? Good to hear but we still need to destroy his plays. How would your team do if Pirlo has a poor game? Are Vidal and Marchisio creative enough?

If I turn on the television and see the team sheet with Ramires and Bertrand on the wings, I'll die a little inside.

I'd rather be confident as opposed to buying into this this 'it's the end of the world, Juventus are the greatest side ever, we are no better than a relegation team and will get destroyed" pessimistic bullshit.

What do you mean? What he stated is actually factual. You did get caught for Matchfixing and you did get relegated...

Whoever they start, it doesn't really matter. Our defense should be able to keep them in their back pocket. They don't have much threat. Its their midfield we should worry about.

Something I'm noticing too. I try not to but they get on my nerves. Juventus fans seem to have such a sense of entitlement, delusional arrogance and self assurance.

Fair enough, we'll see. We are favourites for more reasons than just being the home team.

These Juve fans are soooo annoying. Us > You

I'm sorry (not really) if the truth hurts you.

Keep defeat in your mind.

Its not like you have any good strikers.......

I loved the Orange ones as Orange is my favourite colour but hey, to each his own.

That Mourinho knee slide will never get old.

This is the biggest flaw on this forum. Too many like whores.

As a DM, who runs the midfield defensively and better strength wise: Old Essien As a player bursting forward with better technical skills and vision: Yaya Toure /thread.

Thank God for SBS (Even though all their other 90% of programs are boring as hell).

I actually wouldn't mind seeing Heksey here. Love making fun of the guy

Madrid beat Citeh with a 90th minute goal. Yes! So happy, made my day.

You're being unreasonably pessimistic. If we play Mata and Hazard and play somewhat attacking football we can create some chances. I don't think Juventus are particularly deadly on the counter attack as they aren't particularly quick. We can outplay Juventus if we do the right things. As I said trying to out possess them by stopping them playing in the middle will undoubtedly win us this game as they don't have great threats going forward. Our solid defense should be able to cope with them.

You must be joking. So you've just basically said Lampard should not be helping out Mikel in defense in a 4-2-3-1? So you believe we should have essentially 4 attackers and one DM? Utter nonsense. There are no hard and fast rules as to what makes up the double pivot. So you and others who argue the double pivot doesn't consist of 2 DM's, I can argue it doesn't have to consist of a Regista and a DM and can have 2 DMs. Especially if that Regista will offer no defensive cover, like Lampard. Lampard's lack of cover and even lack of effective link up play (which is what he should be doing well in order to warrant a starting place) is leaving us weak in midfield. We get out played in that area. Mikel and Lampard can't play together, no fault of Mikel, who is doing a good job and has shown he can be pretty reliable. With a better partner alongside Mikel, we may strengthen this weak area. Of course Lampard is not solely at fault for everything. However he is a weak link which we should address.

A role he doesn't play well either. How many times has Mikel been left exposed? Many times. Many. I hope RDM shocks us all and drops him for Ramires/Romeu.