Real Madrid vs Barcelona - Copa del Rey

Woah.
Hopefully Mourinho is trying to play mind games. I'd hate to think he is trying to play down the importance of the Copa Del Rey.
Of course La Liga is important. This seems like he's trying to create some sort of cushion to fall on if we lose to Barca.

But we should try to go and win all competitions at a 100%

No Arbeloa
No di Maria
No Khedira
Athletic Bilbao in La Liga between both games

Not looking good, to say the least...

Call it gut feeling or whatever you want but i think we'll win the game 3-1. Benz to score first and Ronaldo to score a brace. Messi or Cesc will score for Barcelona.

Nice signature Pipita

3-4-3 against Barca.

nah, their wingers will eat us alive with messi giving trouble to our cb's.

No Arbeloa and no Khedira

----------------------------Casillas--------------------------
Coentrao-------------Pepe-------------Ramos---------Marcelo
-----------------------Lass-----------Xabi--------------------
----------------Di Maria---------------------Ozil--------------
----------------------Higuain--------Benz--------------------

Give both Di Maria and Ozil free roles in the upper third and watch magic. Both of them are extremely talented playmakers

Callejon isn't that good to start against Barca.

Everyone on the squad that has been playing recently is good enough to start.

I trust them all to try their best. Why can't you?

Mamad wrote:Callejon isn't that good to start against Barca.

Callejon is, actually. Why do you feel he is not good enough?

kiranr wrote:

Mamad wrote:Callejon isn't that good to start against Barca.

Callejon is, actually. Why do you feel he is not good enough?

He is good in the box but he cant create by himself.

But callejon on left wing mayl be tactically a good move btw

If we play 4-3-3 then Callejon can play as an inside forward.

Callejon would play worse than cr vs barca.....

Ganso wrote:Callejon would play worse than cr vs barca.....

Too bad he hasn't before vs. them with Espanyol.

I'm certain he will play becouse he might not have the workrate of Di Maria but he is closest to it

Pepe is injured.... fml

Ganso wrote:Callejon would play worse than cr vs barca.....

No one can emulate the fail that CR was against Barca last time.

Mamad wrote:It's not about trust. each player has his own abilities. Callejon is a great finisher. but as dribbler, Creator and Passer he is not good enough. i wish he was but he is not.

We have plenty of players that fit the bill but few of them actually perform against Barcelona. Having players that are good dribblers, creators etc. means zilch if they don't fit the tactical scheme for the occasion and if they lack the mentality to succeed. A player doesn't make the team, the team makes the player.

Callejon can succeed against Barca if the circumstances are right, as can any other player, but we won't get to see that. I'm pretty sure Mourinho will play someone else instead.

I don't really like Pepe as a CB vs Barca, hopefully Varane gets a chance. He's far more composed.

What if Albiol starts? omg.

--------------Casillas
--Lass---Varane---Ramos---Marcelo
---------------Alonso
----------Ozil------Sahin
----Callejon--------------Ronaldo
--------------Benzema

We have to use our calmest players against them. Marcelo at LB is a suicide. Ronaldo, i'm sure he'll play, even though he has one of the weakest mentality in our team. i think we should play like this:


The important thing for us is to not concede a goal in the first half. If we lacked creativity Di Maria should come for Arbeloa and Lass go to rightback.

Arbeloa is suspended.

Kuru wrote:Arbeloa is suspended.

Damn, didn't know. so that's the only way to go.


Not a safe line up tho.

__________Casillas
Contrao___Pepe___Varane___Marcelo
_________Xabi___Lass
DiMaria_______Ozil________Ronaldo
___________Benzema

Sub:
1- Sahin for Ozil if we are drawing or leading or ozil being annyomus again or after 65th min.
2- Callejon for Ronaldo (if he is flopping again).
3- Higuain for DiMaria on 70min.