BarçaBarça
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Our players will be motivated on a whole other level for this game, so I'm optimistic. A win would be great, but it is too much to ask for a favourable scoreline as well.
CL | Quarter Final - 1st leg: Juventus - FC Barcelona 3-0
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Lelouch vi Britannia
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They better be, because if the 6-1 won't motivate them I don't know what will. Honestly, it'll be a huge waste if we don't win the CL, let alone if we fail to pass the next round.
Neeraj
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I'm going to assume for now Gomes does not start. If Gomes starts, all plans, formations, tactics, prayers, motivation, will to live, form, luck, etc. go out of the window.
Busquets suspension comes at a really bad time for us; when the lack in squad depth is really coming to the fore. The most logical option seems to be playing a 3-4-3 (a 3-5-2 in reality if you think about it) with Masch, Umtiti and Pique in defense; Bob playing DM with Don, Rakitic on either side of Messi who heads the diamond. Suarez and Neymar on the wings. The only question now is - do you play Alba on the left between Umtiti and Neymar, and hence have no right wing; or do you play Denis suarez on the right side?
Anything other than this formation/lineup is a risk, IMO. I feel Enrique will go safe and play Bob on the right side and put Mathieu in the CB position.
Again, this is in the hypothetical (and oh so jolly) universe where Gomes does not exist.
Busquets suspension comes at a really bad time for us; when the lack in squad depth is really coming to the fore. The most logical option seems to be playing a 3-4-3 (a 3-5-2 in reality if you think about it) with Masch, Umtiti and Pique in defense; Bob playing DM with Don, Rakitic on either side of Messi who heads the diamond. Suarez and Neymar on the wings. The only question now is - do you play Alba on the left between Umtiti and Neymar, and hence have no right wing; or do you play Denis suarez on the right side?
Anything other than this formation/lineup is a risk, IMO. I feel Enrique will go safe and play Bob on the right side and put Mathieu in the CB position.
Again, this is in the hypothetical (and oh so jolly) universe where Gomes does not exist.
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ejuventus
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not sure if Allegri will prepare game-1 in a Psg-style (all pitch pressing) or with an attendistic tactic, with the hope of some counterbreak
I'm for the first option,
in order of which I'd put Dybala in the bench for another midfielder to line-up a 451, with A. Sandro as LW instead of Mandzukic and Asamoah as LB
The central forward, in this case, is a player that has to run a lot......and he can't do that all 90 mins. For that I'd let Dybala in the bench to make him sub around 60-65°minute.
we have to consider that Mandzukic is not very well physically, so at the moment we have only 2 strikers (just Higuain and Dybala), and we have the Serie A match on Saturday and the 2nd leg in a week.
So I'd do that.
------------- Higuain
A. Sandro -- Rincon ----Cuadrado
--------Pjanic --- Khedira
Asamoah -- Chiellini - Bonucci - D. Alves
-----------Buffon
with Rincon having the duty to start pressing in your midfield
I'm for the first option,
in order of which I'd put Dybala in the bench for another midfielder to line-up a 451, with A. Sandro as LW instead of Mandzukic and Asamoah as LB
The central forward, in this case, is a player that has to run a lot......and he can't do that all 90 mins. For that I'd let Dybala in the bench to make him sub around 60-65°minute.
we have to consider that Mandzukic is not very well physically, so at the moment we have only 2 strikers (just Higuain and Dybala), and we have the Serie A match on Saturday and the 2nd leg in a week.
So I'd do that.
------------- Higuain
A. Sandro -- Rincon ----Cuadrado
--------Pjanic --- Khedira
Asamoah -- Chiellini - Bonucci - D. Alves
-----------Buffon
with Rincon having the duty to start pressing in your midfield
Total-Football
Senior Member
Difficult to be optimistic with this team, honestly. Juventus is not an attacking inclined team but they are more than capable of scoring, however, i can already picture us going forward without a clear purpose like we usually do this season. Whatever happens, we need to snatch the away goal and go home with something at least.
MagIX
Senior Member
Same here, difficult to be optimistic with this team
I hope we won't enter the field tactically like amateurs
BUT FOR SURE:
Regardless of the 11 that will play, i want to see team spirit, running and fighting like lions (NO EXCEPTIONS, NO NAME IS ABOVE THE CLUB)....no excuses: they have to remember every second that they are wearing a barca shirt.
I hope we won't enter the field tactically like amateurs
BUT FOR SURE:
Regardless of the 11 that will play, i want to see team spirit, running and fighting like lions (NO EXCEPTIONS, NO NAME IS ABOVE THE CLUB)....no excuses: they have to remember every second that they are wearing a barca shirt.
Antimadridista1
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Not sure about our chances this season honnestly. The game against PSG was a great come back.
Juventus is gonna put a lot more pressure on us and I feel that Messi struggles this season in difficult away games.
If we lose, let's at least try to score a goal.
Juventus is gonna put a lot more pressure on us and I feel that Messi struggles this season in difficult away games.
If we lose, let's at least try to score a goal.
No chance Juventus will put more pressure on us. PSG had more physical players and younger players at that. And there is 0 chance Barca will repeat same mistake from Paris no matters how Lucho stubborn might be.
It'll sooner turn out to be bore fest where noone will want to overcommit. Us, knowing how se fared in Paris and Juve knowing they held back Madrid 2 years ago at Bernabéu.
It'll sooner turn out to be bore fest where noone will want to overcommit. Us, knowing how se fared in Paris and Juve knowing they held back Madrid 2 years ago at Bernabéu.
Marchisio8
Banned
Allegri himself will be very surprised if Rincon and Asamoah starts and Dybala will be on the bench
TornAndFrayed
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Sevilla and Lyon tied Juventus at Juventus' stadium.
Neymessi
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Yep. Can't see us getting a good result if gomes starts. And with busquets,rafinha and arda out and us lacking options, I can see lucho maybe starting gomes.
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