Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Chelsea

[ZAPHOD2319 4,487]

PRE/POST-MATCH DISCUSSION, LIVE CHAT AND ANALYSIS

Wednesday 15th Febuary 2023
Champions League
Signal Iduna Park
8 pm UK

[NikkiCFC 7,955]

Same team with Chilwell, Fofana, Kovacic, Sterling hopefully ready to start for Badiashile, Cucurella, Madueke and RLC.

[milka 3,347]

Please no Mount , Cucurella or Gallagher . 

[Hashishi 148]

25 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Same team with Chilwell, Fofana, Kovacic, Sterling hopefully ready to start for Badiashile, Cucurella, Madueke and RLC.

I think Cucu still gets the start as Chilly is just coming back. He will put in a shift against Brandt/Bellingham like he did against Salah. I think Badman has been one of our best performers so it's a shame we have to drop him. The bigger shame is that we will probably have to play KK as Fofana would be lucky to make the bench.

Kova and Sterling back will be big. We have people to create tap ins for Sterling and Kovacic will complement Enzo for the time being. The problem is neither of them is a natural DM. So unless they share the load and both focus on interceptions I don't see us getting far. I think we need a Kante/Matic type player who will sit behind them and set them free.

[Vesper 28,855]

Potter needs to tell CuCu to pass the ball to Mudryk or his ass is going to rot on the reserve team

[Blue Armour 4,289]

4 hours ago, Vesper said:

Potter needs to tell CuCu to pass the ball to Mudryk or his ass is going to rot on the reserve team

Why even start Cucurella? Don't see what he even offers over Chillwell. Might as well start the latter.

[Blue Armour 4,289]

Who's going to start in CB? The magnificent Koulibaly or the fully match fit Fofana.

Ans: Probably Chalobah. And maybe even a back 3.

[NikkiCFC 7,955]

Perfect game for Mudryk to thrive. 

[Strike 7,217]

Next leg is three weeks away. Just keep ourselves in this tie - Kante, Fofana, Kova and others should be back for the 2nd leg. 

[Hashishi 148]

Who plays upfront for them in this case?

 

 

[milka 3,347]

[Pizy 18,368]

Depending on the XI we choose I think this will be a very tight match. Dortmund are in excellent form, yes, but they won’t have faced a team with our talent outside of Bayern in their league. Especially our attacking talent.

Koulibaly coming in from the cold is a big concern but it looks like Kova and Chilly should be good to start so LB & midfield should be much improved from recent performances.

[cosmicway 1,326]

Elo ratings: Borussia = 1840, Chelsea = 1864.
So they 're not better.

Watch this also: PSG =  1864, Bayern = 2004 !

[nyikolajevics 2,578]

5 hours ago, Hashishi said:

Who plays upfront for them in this case?

 

 

Haller just recovered, already scored a goal in Buli. 

Also got Anthony Modeste, who used to play  in PL - in Blackburn!!! And Adeyemi.

[Hashishi 148]

Predicted Lineup:

Kepa

James Chalobah Silva Cucu

RLC Enzo

Felix

Mount Havertz Mudryk

[Blue Armour 4,289]

Wouldn't be surprised if we see a back 3 again. Potter hasn't tinkered in a while, and he might try something different for Europe. Especially with an away game and no Badiashile.

[Thor 2,392]

8 hours ago, Blue Armour said:

Wouldn't be surprised if we see a back 3 again. Potter hasn't tinkered in a while, and he might try something different for Europe. Especially with an away game and no Badiashile.

Hope not. 

Players need to get used to the system he is trying to implement. Master one before fucking with anything else. 

[milka 3,347]

Kepa

Chalobah-- Silva--Koulibaly

James------- RLC --Enzo------ Chilwell

Joao Felix-- Havertz-- Mudryk 

Edited February 14, 2023 by milka