Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 22 minutes ago, Pizy said: Think Koulibaly will 100% start here. Potter will want to give him a mental boost and if he starts and plays well it could get him back on track. I’d actually be okay with a back 3 for this as well. Dortmund probably won’t expect and prepare fully for it since we haven’t been using it much lately. Reece and Chilly are MUCH more dangerous in that formation and it could cause BVB all sort of headaches. If KK starts, Dortmund will wreck him a new one. If there was one team I would not want an old slow immobile CB to start against it would be BVB. Their fleet footed attackers will run rings around him and Cucurella if GP is daft enough to start him again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,916 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Magic Lamps said: If KK starts, Dortmund will wreck him a new one. If there was one team I would not want an old slow immobile CB to start against it would be BVB. Their fleet footed attackers will run rings around him and Cucurella if GP is daft enough to start him again. What are the better alternatives, though? Chalobah hasn’t played in a bit now and I don’t trust him not to make a silly mistake or two. Fofana being thrown straight into the biggest match of our season thus far having been out for 4 months is surely not going to happen. I think Potter will trust that a hugely experienced KK will be okay now that he’s been dropped for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) Not putting Badiashile in the CL squad is a massive fuck up. Don’t trust any of KK, Fofana or Chalobah in a back 4. Still can’t believe we paid 100m+ for Fofana and KK. Mental. Edited February 15, 2023 by OneMoSalah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Really not sure what will happen tonight, I wouldn't be surprised if the atmosphere gets to this lot as we are a bit weak mentally and physically right now. Kepa, Reece, KK, Silva, Chilwell, Kova, Mount, Enzo, Mudryk, Madueke, Havertz Think it's a given that Havertz starts, we just have to expect that every game now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,185 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 37 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said: Not putting Badiashile in the CL squad is a massive fuck up. Don’t trust any of KK, Fofana or Chalobah in a back 4. Still can’t believe we paid 100m+ for Fofana and KK. Mental. 100m? I wish! Counting salaries, we are on the books for around £250m just for those two quote possibly perma rinsed CBs. Summer 2022 window was a fucking disaster. Likely around half a billion quid committed for what is likely 5 shit buys (CuCu, Auba, KK, Sterling, and W Fofana) Quite likely the worst Sr player transfer window in English history, especially as we also lost at least £130-150m on frees and shit sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 15 minutes ago, Vesper said: 100m? I wish! Counting salaries, we are on the books for around £250m just for those two quote possibly perma rinsed CBs. Summer 2022 window was a fucking disaster. Likely around half a billion quid committed for what is likely 5 shit buys (CuCu, Auba, KK, Sterling, and W Fofana) Quite likely the worst Sr player transfer window in English history, especially as we also lost at least £130-150m on frees and shit sales. Fofana might turn out ok and sterling too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulvhedin 526 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 hour ago, OneMoSalah said: Not putting Badiashile in the CL squad is a massive fuck up. Don’t trust any of KK, Fofana or Chalobah in a back 4. Still can’t believe we paid 100m+ for Fofana and KK. Mental. So you wouldn't put Mudryk, Enzo or Felix in CL squad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 8 minutes ago, ulvhedin said: So you wouldn't put Mudryk, Enzo or Felix in CL squad? Would of went for Badiashile over Mudryk tbf but his price tag undoubtedly would of raised a question. I mean Badiashile and Silva have arguably been our best snd most consistent players of late so its hardly that much of a surprise to say we should have put him in, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,324 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 44 minutes ago, Special Juan said: Really not sure what will happen tonight, I wouldn't be surprised if the atmosphere gets to this lot as we are a bit weak mentally and physically right now. Kepa, Reece, KK, Silva, Chilwell, Kova, Mount, Enzo, Mudryk, Madueke, Havertz Think it's a given that Havertz starts, we just have to expect that every game now. No Felix? Madueke cannot play CL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Just now, NikkiCFC said: No Felix? Madueke cannot play CL. FFS I'm mentally not right at the moment I completely forgot about Madueke. as for Felix, yes him in instead of Havertz, but that's outlandish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulvhedin 526 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Team traveled to Borussia: Kepa Arrizabalaga Enzo Fernandez Thiago Silva Mateo Kovacic Joao Felix Ruben Loftus-Cheek Marcus Bettinelli Trevoh Chalobah Mykhailo Mudryk Mason Mount Denis Zakaria Ben Chilwell Hakim Ziyech Conor Gallagher Reece James Kalidou Koulibaly Cesar Azpilicueta Kai Havertz Carney Chukwuemeka Marc Cucurella Wesley Fofana Lucas Bergstrom Lewis Hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulvhedin 526 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 9 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said: Would of went for Badiashile over Mudryk tbf but his price tag undoubtedly would of raised a question. I mean Badiashile and Silva have arguably been our best snd most consistent players of late so its hardly that much of a surprise to say we should have put him in, is it? As you said - noone sane would left Mudryk out after we paid so much money on him. And considering Sterling injury we have no other good options to play on the wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Just now, ulvhedin said: As you said - noone sane would left Mudryk out after we paid so much money on him. And considering Sterling injury we have no other good options to play on the wing. Perhaps but I think keeping our best defensive CB partnership in the CL is more beneficial than a top heavy area of the team where we have 7 or 8 options on paper. Strike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,916 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 There’s no chance any of the 3 that were chosen were going to be left out. All 3 are potential match winners. Mudryk in particular was extremely impressive in the UCL with Shakhtar and can be a game changer if we can actually get him the ball in space. Which should happen if Cucu doesn’t start today. Costa19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Just wonder if Sterling gets a sniff tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulvhedin 526 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 3 minutes ago, Pizy said: There’s no chance any of the 3 that were chosen were going to be left out. All 3 are potential match winners. Mudryk in particular was extremely impressive in the UCL with Shakhtar and can be a game changer if we can actually get him the ball in space. Which should happen if Cucu doesn’t start today. Wonder whether Chilwell is fit enough to start.. Hall played in Dev squad during the weekend, so I don't think he is considered in first team selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulvhedin 526 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, Special Juan said: Just wonder if Sterling gets a sniff tonight. He didn't travel with the team unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian 9 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Not confident given our recent form and theirs. Hoping for the best though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,274 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 lets see if dortmund confidence would be one of the worst weapons to them we can use that in our favor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artandur 939 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Did we get any injury update in the press conference? Didn't see anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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