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Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:26 pmby carl_feedthegoat
blues2win wrote:You can’t start Rico against Vinicius Jnr. at the Bernabeu. It wouldn’t even be fair to him. If Gvardiol is fit he’ll play on the left with Akanji on the right and Stones and Dias in the middle. Haaland will surely start. Ortega probably will too. Difficult to leave him out after the last two performances.Im guessing SO MA JS RD JG RO PF KdB JG EH BS. Big call is whether Kovacic starts or not. If he does one of the creative players will miss out.
Akankji v Vinicius ? Are you insane ? He will be left for dust .
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:28 pmby sheblue
Can see us setting up more solid in the middle so wouldn't be suprised to see kova start and Phil pushed out right. If we don't were asking a lot from Rodri, who I thought looked a little tired today.
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:52 pmby blues2win
It’s Akanji or Stones and I guess Akanji gets the nod. Walker isn’t available so it is what it is. He’s a pretty good stopper when all’s said and done.
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:57 pmby blues2win
The other point to bear in mind is that whoever plays on the right will have to spend most of their time helping out whoever plays at right back. Losing Walker is not ideal for this particular match.
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:06 pmby Outcast
No matter how you look at it, our defence has been shite this season. Running out of crack fillers.
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:38 pmby patrickblue
MIAMCFC wrote:Original Dub wrote:I know we've a match in between and I was going to put this in the media thread but Holy fucking shit.
I've been reading propaganda in dept for 15 years now and this is absolutely special.
Real, the organic, fan based club vs evil money:
https://www.managingmadrid.com/23881345 ... nevitables
BENT as a 9 BOB note. They have spent a 100 years and more rinsing every club and region of Spain. Protected by Decades of Goverments. Who
Turn a blind eye. Whilst Deportivo Malaga and others were victims of the likes of Tebas who ignore the two clubs who have murdered Spanish football If English football need’s governance, La LIga would be fucked.
Tebas might be a slimeball, but he certainly seems to be no friend or ally of Real. Not really sure if it's the club itself he's got a beef with, of just Florentino Perez, who he's been having a running feud with for a couple of years. Maybe someone with knowledge of Spanish football can elaborate?
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:43 pmby Beefymcfc
Come on City!
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Sat Apr 06, 2024 5:32 pmby nottsblue
I reckon they will be more worried about us than we are of them
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:56 pmby salford city
patrickblue wrote:MIAMCFC wrote:Original Dub wrote:I know we've a match in between and I was going to put this in the media thread but Holy fucking shit.
I've been reading propaganda in dept for 15 years now and this is absolutely special.
Real, the organic, fan based club vs evil money:
https://www.managingmadrid.com/23881345 ... nevitables
BENT as a 9 BOB note. They have spent a 100 years and more rinsing every club and region of Spain. Protected by Decades of Goverments. Who
Turn a blind eye. Whilst Deportivo Malaga and others were victims of the likes of Tebas who ignore the two clubs who have murdered Spanish football If English football need’s governance, La LIga would be fucked.
Tebas might be a slimeball, but he certainly seems to be no friend or ally of Real. Not really sure if it's the club itself he's got a beef with, of just Florentino Perez, who he's been having a running feud with for a couple of years. Maybe someone with knowledge of Spanish football can elaborate?
Tebas is RM All day long Patrick
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:25 pmby Kippax Sean
Walker will be missed as one on one and covering. Our defence lacks pace and sitting deep for this one would be a safer option and keep it tight. A draw would be a great result.
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:22 pmby patrickblue
salford city wrote:patrickblue wrote:MIAMCFC wrote:Original Dub wrote:I know we've a match in between and I was going to put this in the media thread but Holy fucking shit.
I've been reading propaganda in dept for 15 years now and this is absolutely special.
Real, the organic, fan based club vs evil money:
https://www.managingmadrid.com/23881345 ... nevitables
BENT as a 9 BOB note. They have spent a 100 years and more rinsing every club and region of Spain. Protected by Decades of Goverments. Who
Turn a blind eye. Whilst Deportivo Malaga and others were victims of the likes of Tebas who ignore the two clubs who have murdered Spanish football If English football need’s governance, La LIga would be fucked.
Tebas might be a slimeball, but he certainly seems to be no friend or ally of Real. Not really sure if it's the club itself he's got a beef with, of just Florentino Perez, who he's been having a running feud with for a couple of years. Maybe someone with knowledge of Spanish football can elaborate?
Tebas is RM All day long Patrick
Well he clearly isn't because both him and RM are threatening to take each other to court. There's stuff in the media all the time about it, and it's a fact that Tebas and Perez have refused to speak to each other for the last couple of years. As I say, it would be interesting to hear from someone who knows about Spanish football. He probably is RM all day long when they're playing us, but he certainly isn't cosy with them.
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:04 pmby Mase
Real Madrid have no players suspended for this match, but Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni are a yellow card away from missing the second leg.
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:49 pmby Nick
Mase any site where you can do a custom bet against players getting booked ??
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:07 amby stupot
Nick wrote:Mase any site where you can do a custom bet against players getting booked ??
Don't bet on Ruben- he's our only player who'll miss the 2nd leg if he gets booked.
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:53 amby PeterParker
Mase wrote:Real Madrid have no players suspended for this match, but Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni are a yellow card away from missing the second leg.
I am prepared to bet all of them will be spared in dodgy situations.
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:57 amby Mase
Nick wrote:Mase any site where you can do a custom bet against players getting booked ??
Yeah mate, William Hill has it - Player to be Carded bet.
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:28 amby blues2win
Two big calls for Pep. Ortega or Ederson. From what he said sounds like Ortega might get the nod. The other is whether he plays Kovacic alongside Rodri in which case one of the creative players has to make way. Probably either Grealish or Bernardo. If Gvardiol isn’t fit I presume Akanji will play left and maybe Stones plays right but then who plays alongside Dias? Three at the back at the Bernabeu? Wow. Maybe Bernardo plays left back?!
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:31 amby Nigels Tackle
given our defensive pace issues we should set up like arsenal did against us and try to hit them on the break.
it will be the opposite though and they’ll sit back and we’ll get caught by them on the break.
expecting a frustrating night.
hoping we get out with a draw.
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:52 amby salford city
Nigels Tackle wrote:given our defensive pace issues we should set up like arsenal did against us and try to hit them on the break.
it will be the opposite though and they’ll sit back and we’ll get caught by them on the break.
expecting a frustrating night.
hoping we get out with a draw.
Stone's hammy is an issue - no way he is fully fit. Defence is going to have to pick itself from what remains - fuck knows what that looks like but Pep won't play Rico. Both Foden and Bernie were rested against palace but I don't see Pep taking KDB and / or Erling out which he will do against Luton. We don't sit back against anyone, anywhere but am expecting Kova to start
Re: Real Madrid vs The Champions Build Up
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Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:18 amby blues2win
Gvardiol apparently not at training. No Ake or Walker. Bernardo may have to play at LB. We’re really down to the bare bones in defence. Reminds me of a couple of years ago when an unfit Stones played at Right Back and broke down after 15 minutes.