CL game 5: Chelsea - Barca

[Horatio]

Be intersting to see if Flick sticks to the less kamikaze offside line as moved away from a bit in last game and a half.

Ridiculous. What I have been saying and you were trying to disprove.

 

[JamDav1982]

Ridiculous. What I have been saying and you were trying to disprove.

No idea what you are even saying.

Go again.

I feel this is more lies like earlier or your reading comprehension of a newt appearing once more.

But try again.

 

[JohnN]

Without Pedri we surely need FDJ back in the Lineup.
So that is a sure FDJ, Fermin duo and in my opinion Garcia in midfield. Olmo is too dangerous to play deeper. Garcia will run his lungs off, will be the destroyer we need and wont make easy mistakes due to overconfidence.
So my take would be
Garcia
Kounde - Cubarsi - Martin - Balde
Garcia - FDJ
Yamal - Fermin - Ferran
Lewy

 

[Horatio]

@JamDav1982

What games?

Barca have defended with more or less same high line in every game.

Failing to catch teams offside doesnt mean were not trying to or that there was even many situations opposition got forward and tried to break it that often.

Aye, more or less I can get behind with.

I will concede as it has to do with how high attacking opposing players position themselves as well.

But I think it was Getafe game.

Also against newcastle our central defenders stay behind much further.

Day and night with how things looked against Sevilla where our CB will try to get on same line as their upmost player.
But Sevilla more aggressive than Getafe yes.
I will need to investigate further.

Could Joan absence tie into it?

 

[JamDav1982]

Barca have defended with high line in more or less every game....and changed it in 2nd half v Celta and in last game.

Try again.

You were proven wrong on the post above already.

Reading comprehension of a newt again confirmed.

 

[Barcaman]

Going to be a very tough game would think.

Chelsea have the physicality in midfield and pace up top to get at Barca..

They also have a ropey defence though.

Be intersting to see if Flick sticks to the less kamikaze offside line as moved away from a bit in last game and a half.

Surely has to.

Strange. Thought you'd be optimistic since Frankie is back.

 

[JamDav1982]

Strange. Thought you'd be optimistic since Frankie is back.

Frenkie.

But point remains think it will be tough game and would think that if had Pedri and Frenkie.

 

[Devils]

Too hard to predict because no idea which Chelsea will show up. Too hot and cold to predict.

Our attack should exploit their defence no doubt though.

 

[serghei]

Very hard to predict this one, I agree. Chelsea are favorites I think. Mainly because they are home and no Pedri and Raphinha... tough. But maybe it's not so bad they are favorites. We neee an inspired night and to be clinical in offense like vs Newcastle.

We will have our chances.

 

[jamrock]

The squad is looking decent again. We are only missing Gavi & Pedri who should be back by the weekend or two weeks.

We just need to address whatever is happening at the club with all these injuries from senior to youth teams.

 

[JamDav1982]

The physio/doctor or whatever the fuck he is that was promoted to players rehabilitation/dealing with minor injurioes has already been demoted back off it this week apparently.

Players were complaining about what he had them doing.

 

[jairzinho]

They have loads of pace up front that could expose the high line. That's my biggest worry for tomorrow.

 

[behindbrowneyes]

Big game.

Haven't watched them recently but they've beaten PSG at CWC and are 2nd in Premier League. Will be tough.

 

[FC B]

Need to bring out A game in order to hope for something out of this match.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

They have loads of pace up front that could expose the high line. That's my biggest worry for tomorrow.

True. This could get ugly. We need to score 2+ goals is my guess.