the wes 7,212 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,953 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Hopefully Kante's hamstring isn't at risk for aggregation and he's as close to 100% as he can be so he's not risking a long term injury by playing tomorrow. We need to be extra cautious and careful with him just like we did with Hazard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,143 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 This is going to be very tough and hopefully we stand up to the test. That game at home v Roma was some of the worst defending I have seen from us, if we can tighten up I think we can sneak this. Tibo Azpi Luiz Cahill Zappacosta Alonso Kante Bakayoko Pedro Hazard Morata That's what I think Conte will go with. Me personally would start Rudiger instead of Cahill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,953 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 1 hour ago, Special Juan said: This is going to be very tough and hopefully we stand up to the test. That game at home v Roma was some of the worst defending I have seen from us, if we can tighten up I think we can sneak this. Tibo Azpi Luiz Cahill Zappacosta Alonso Kante Bakayoko Pedro Hazard Morata That's what I think Conte will go with. Me personally would start Rudiger instead of Cahill. Have to hope and believe that Conte and the boys will treat this like the Atleti or Tottenham games earlier this season. Basically like a cup final. We can't go out an be passive or reactive. We have to take the game to them. If we do what we did in the first meeting with them and just allow them to dominate possession and feed off counter attacking scraps we'll lose this time. We couldn't get any sort of rhythm, couldn't string simple passes together, and gave the ball away over and over again. We need to show some balls here and must win. Also can't afford morale and confidence to be low for the weekend when United visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Last season, Roma would average 3 goals per game. This season, they struggle to score 1 per game. (3 times they've scored more than once in the league this season). That's the compromise for having statistically the 'best defence in the league', and it's certainly a bad compromise. Atletico Madrid are suffering from the same syndrome. Beating them wasn't the feat it would've been in seasons prior. I hope we get them again at a later stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted October 31, 2017 Author Share Posted October 31, 2017 Our record in Italy... D 1-1 Milan D 0-0 Lazio W 4-0 Lazio L 1-3 Roma D 2-2 Juventus L 1-2 Inter L 1-3 Napoli L 0-3 Juventus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluewillie 1,930 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 3 hours ago, Jason said: Our record in Italy... D 1-1 Milan D 0-0 Lazio W 4-0 Lazio L 1-3 Roma D 2-2 Juventus L 1-2 Inter L 1-3 Napoli L 0-3 Juventus There goes the last bit of confidence I had in the lads lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiclasCFC 2,582 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 I wouldnt risk Kante, save him for United. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,953 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Fox Sports are showing Celtic v Bayern here which will probably be 6-0 and United v Benfica which will probably be an easy United victory instead of our game. *sigh* Shitty online stream it is for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,953 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Well that's a disappointing XI... Expect us to be dominated in midfield once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,536 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Win and it's done...far to simple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,953 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Even without Kante, this team should have more than enough to beat Roma. If we just go out here and surrender possession and play like scared pussies we'll lose this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo7 3,496 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 That midfield struggled against worst teams than Roma. Why not play Drinkwater aswell. How I'm just being pessimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Hope for the best, expect the worst with that midfield and Cahill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufassir08 2,400 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Cesc and Baka against Radja Strootman and DDR, Hmmm this can get ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vybzkartel 284 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 This is why Conte never did well in Europe. His too stubborn. You keep your first clean sheet in 6 games and all of a sudden you decide to change that??. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 1 minute ago, Mufassir08 said: Cesc and Baka against Radja Strootman and DDR, Hmmm this can get ugly. I promise you every single one of those 3 is borderline awful this season. Their best midfielders aren't on the field; Pellegrini & Gonalons. That would have been interesting. This is more predictable - surely we win. That said, there's nobody who can't outplay our current midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vybzkartel 284 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 7 hours ago, Jason said: Our record in Italy... D 1-1 Milan D 0-0 Lazio W 4-0 Lazio L 1-3 Roma D 2-2 Juventus L 1-2 Inter L 1-3 Napoli L 0-3 Juventus After that pathetic line up he put out expect the bad run to go on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,062 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Not happy with Azpi at RWB & our midfield. Just hope we get a positive result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufassir08 2,400 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Just now, Leif said: I promise you every single one of those 3 is borderline awful this season. Their best midfielders aren't on the field; Pellegrini & Gonalons. That would have been interesting. This is more predictable - surely we win. That said, there's nobody who can't outplay our current midfield. Your last line sums it up for me. Even if all three of them have been awful, Baka and Cesc together have been nothing short of a train wreck this season. Not expecting any miracles against even if an out of form midfield but still a midfield with plenty of quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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