Madrid (A) 15/03/23

[Hansern]

By Keita/Milner you mean Keita on for Milner in the second half after he gets a yellow and almost a red? Or Milner on for Keita after he stinks out the place and borrows one of the Madridista white hankeys?

Oh, I should be positive.

Urm. This is a great opportunity, once and for all, for Keita to really show his... you know what, I can't do it.

I was actually hoping for Milner and Keita so that we could play with 12 men.

 

[Irishanfield]

I just hope we don't leave this game with any new injury problems.

We'll get 2 weeks rest, Diaz back after the break and a save ourselves 4-6 midweek cames before the end of the season. Top 4 should still be in our hands.

Our next 3 league games are city and Chelsea away and arsenal at home. Would assume after those fixtures top 4 will be well out of our hands

 

[SummerOnions]

Who's gonna be our Shaqiri and Origi?

Balls to the wall what we got to lose hey

Ali
Trent Ibou Virg Robbo
Fab Milner
Salah Jota Gakpo
Nuñez

 

[MomoWASright]

I had a dream that we were winning 3-0 and Modric scored in the 92nd minute. VAR ruled it out due to Benzema wresting with VVD. I don’t think it’ll come true as I was having a pint with @Ijg and he’s dead. Cunt still didn’t give me that Casio he owes me.

 

[peekay]

Out for an unknown period of time.

 

[i_rushie]

Feels like this team has gone from mentality monsters to midgets. I wouldn't be confident about going through if we were 4-0 up at half time, let alone 1-0.

 

[binomial]

Feels like this team has gone from mentality monsters to midgets. I wouldn't be confident about going through if we were 4-0 up at half time, let alone 1-0.

That's EXACTLY how it's gone.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Throw matip in at dm ....

 

[Bradley]

Milner to kick fuck out of Modric and any other cunt he can catch.

Rather him than Naby. Actually, if Milner gets near Naby he can kick fuck outta him too.

 

[binomial]

Throw matip in at dm ....

Might not be a bad idea actually.

 

[binomial]

I'm getting lubed up early ready for Vini v Trent part V

 

[Markeh]

Gakpo to drop into Center mid again and become a mousa dembele type ball shielding, possession holding unplayable skilful lump

 

[StevieM]

Arise Curtis Jones and be the hero we’ve always hoped you could be

At least Harvey isn’t going to be physically intimidated by Modric and Milner isn’t going to feel old.

Come on Donkey Brain - prove you can be as useful as Lord Divock when we need you to.

 

[rurikbird]

Our spent force second string vs some master technicians. This is grim.

Can we bring back Gini Wijnaldum just for this one game?

Milner to kick fuck out of Modric and any other cunt he can catch.

That’s exactly our problem - Milner or any other of our second-string midfielders won’t get into the same postcode with Modric, let alone catch him.

 

[tombrown]

Jesus H Christ, what a miserable bunch of bastards you all are

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Jesus H Christ, what a miserable bunch of bastards you all are

I don't know why - but I feel we can do something today.
Fucking give it 100% and see what happens.

 

[MomoWASright]

I’ve got a feeling I’ll be going out tomorrow to buy mushrooms, olives and a sparkling Shiraz!

Corner taken quickly. Donkeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

Come on you reds.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

I’ve got a feeling I’ll be going out tomorrow to buy mushrooms, olives and a sparkling Shiraz!

Corner taken quickly. Donkeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

Come on you reds.

FILMING IT too!

 

[mom]

Nah we lose tonight.

 

[Gary25]

Score draw I reckon. 1-1

 

[bluebell]

Win or lose we're going out. This season is a write off

 

[Best Believe It]

That’s exactly our problem - Milner or any other of our second-string midfielders won’t get into the same postcode with Modric, let alone catch him.

One of the deficiencies in Fabinho's play this season has been a lack of winning the ball high up the pitch. It's an indication of how shit our midfield options are, but I'd still aim to have Fab and Milner as a double pivot and hope that Milner can mop up whatever Fabinho doesn't win.

It won't work, but going with a 4-2-4 variant is our best bet I think.

 

[Squiggles]

------------------Nunez--------------------
Jota------------Gakpo----------Salah
--------Fabinho-------Milner------------
--Robertson-VVD-Konate---Trent---
-------------------Ali-------------------------

Given the midfield shambles, I would just lump 4 forwards on and pray. Anything to stop Keita playing against Real Madrid.

 

[binomial]

Never been so uninterested for a CL knockout return leg before.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Never been so uninterested for a CL knockout return leg before.

Why were you interested in the Barcelona return leg then?

 

[jan]

------------------Nunez--------------------
Jota------------Gakpo----------Salah
--------Fabinho-------Milner------------
--Robertson-VVD-Konate---Trent---
-------------------Ali-------------------------

Given the midfield shambles, I would just lump 4 forwards on and pray. Anything to stop Keita playing against Real Madrid.

I think so too, probably with Jota up front and Nunez on the left or interchanging or whatever

 

[binomial]

Why were you interested in the Barcelona return leg then?

Maybe because we were flying domestically and I remember that 3-0 loss well first leg and as mad as it sounds thought we played pretty well. 3-0 flattened Barca that night.

 

[MomoWASright]

We should’ve been 4-0 up against Madrid inside 20 minutes. They can be got at.

 

[binomial]

Not interested in shouldv'e couldv'e would've.

They pulled our pants down and slapped us 5-2.

 

[MomoWASright]

So you’ll spend your evening catching up with Eastenders on iPlayer?