Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - The Scriptures Prophesied the Messiah Plays 3-4-3

[frush11]

Everyone talks about Peps spending but ignore the fact he's been without a left back for four months. You think Mourinho, Wenger, Klopp could play Fabian Delph and Zinchenko at LB and win games?
In the Manchester derby for half the game he had Fernandinho play center back. Pep is on another level.

Actually yeah

Flamini was our LB during our CL run in 06

Ashley Young being playing LB since Jose took over

 

[African_brehda]

Everyone talks about Peps spending but ignore the fact he's been without a left back for four months. You think Mourinho, Wenger, Klopp could play Fabian Delph and Zinchenko at LB and win games?
In the Manchester derby for half the game he had Fernandinho play center back. Pep is on another level.

Can't even be mad about the spending, any manager who has the chance will do same

 

[Givethanks]

Facts. I was watching the game last night and i had the same idea. We dominated Valencia but failed to score. And we know how Chelsea plays. They will try to score, and then put everybody in the defense.

For real eh, I'd be shocked to see if Chelsea doesn't have some secret next tactic that's gonna be used fpr this first leg. I think playing heavy D against barca is gonna end terribly for chelsea. Letting Barcelona attack, especially knowing the way how they play is suicide.

 

[Lee_Land]

Everyone talks about Peps spending but ignore the fact he's been without a left back for four months. You think Mourinho, Wenger, Klopp could play Fabian Delph and Zinchenko at LB and win games?
In the Manchester derby for half the game he had Fernandinho play center back. Pep is on another level.

This wasn’t even a year ago and people are shocked City spent the money they have on its back line.

 

[Yayo Toure]

Can't even be mad about the spending, any manager who has the chance will do same

Yeah alot of managers are spending these days, not alot are dominating.

 

[BlackBall]

This wasn’t even a year ago and people are shocked City spent the money they have on its back line.

Yrah and that old squad cost a fortune as well it just got over hauled

 

[MikeyC]

Everyone talks about Peps spending but ignore the fact he's been without a left back for four months. You think Mourinho, Wenger, Klopp could play Fabian Delph and Zinchenko at LB and win games?
In the Manchester derby for half the game he had Fernandinho play center back. Pep is on another level.

Mourinho played William Gallas at LB and won the league

 

[phillycavsfan]

What a surprise Batshuayi scored in his Dortmund debut.

 

[Lord_Chief_Rocka]

Ozil signed. Dumb move for him

 

[TobiOT]

Tony Chapron the ref who kicked Diego Carlos during the PSG/Nantes game is banned for 6 months

 

[Lee_Land]

What a surprise Batshuayi scored in his Dortmund debut.

 

[NSSVO]

nikka we had to play Ashley Young at fukking lb. We turned two fukking wingers into backs man. FOH with this fukking excuse for Pep

 

[frush11]

What a surprise Batshuayi scored in his Dortmund debut.

Bundesliga is the home off shiit defending. Not saying the PL is that much better.

But in that Leargue it is atrocious

 

[phillycavsfan]

Bundesliga is the home off shiit defending. Not saying the PL is that much better.

But in that Leargue it is atrocious

Actually the defending (and goalkeeping, especially) is better in Germany. But they handle attackers with pace a lot worse than in England.

 

[TTT]

Barca is killing it with the possession, but possession doesn't win games. We need to get these goals.

I find it weird to see the formation with Messi/Suarez up top in a 4-4-2. It can be dull unless it involves dynamic switching of positions like Ancelotti's 2014 Real and even Zidane's Real.