Adit wrote:Our biggest problem is that our midfield isnt agile enough to stop messi (who will be act as a CM) providing throw balls left and right to Villa and sanches.

Lass is headless as a mid and cant pass for shet so he isnt an option.Watch super cup again,it was messi pulling throw balls that deceived us and 5-0 of course..

Khedira and Xabi both gets easily bypassed by midgets

ragbirjosh wrote:I find it ironic that people call Lass headless when in fact he probably edges out pepe for having the biggest head in the squad.

Brainless would be more apt.

babun1024 wrote:mt, I expect a mix of the tactics. Our pressing is more intensive than theirs but can't be sustained longer I expect us to start with pressing tactics to go ahead in goals. Then Kaka in for stall tactics / counters, we'll park the bus and counter the sh!t out of them
They have to come at us this time around I think, counter tactics are more suitable

ijomer wrote:I believe this will be the line up!

Higuain is better at finishing and headers. Benzema is a better passer and dribbler, a tough choice, but if given chance, Higuain can finish spectacularly. I remember clearly Benzema missing 2 headers perfect chance in Bernabeu in Super Cup and in Camp Nou he volleyed a shot one timer where he could have taken an extra touch.

Lass can come on to midfield as well to help out, but main job of his will be to neutralize Villa.

Coentrao is a better Ball player than Khedira, can dribble well and has a better stamina and Defensive abilities. He can be LM and DM in same time. He will fall back when Marcelo is gone forward, but will be heavily involved when possession is not ours.

Kaka, well i have seen some sparks from him, Ozil has been poor of lately, and although he is better than Kaka for sure, i think Kaka will start.

Crimson wrote:

Zealous wrote:Fun fact we've never beaten Barca when Lass plays.

in midfield?

Lass is playing RB where he can't have such a detrimental effect on the team as a whole

deezydeez wrote:fun fact, we have beaten barca once since 08

Swagg_Johnson wrote:Its that time of year again.. Everything we have accomplished up to this point would mean absolutely nothing to me if we get hammered by Barca

I am confident we will win, but if we lose then I at least hope we put up a good fight... And don't get screwed by the ref

Jack Daniels wrote:This time, we really need to stop this dude.

Zealous wrote:Hi BL nice of you to contribute

Ozil at least in theory is someone I expect to start but I wouldn't be surprised if Jose did go 4-3-3 for this game.

I agree with you that Pep might tinker with his system a bit for the clasico. He has done this on numerous occasions when coming to the Bernabeu. However it usually isn't a major change and if it is a mistake he always reverts back to the original system in the second half.

Arbeloa isn't fit, Lass will play RB.

As for the line ups, if you believe Marca the line up is already up

halamadrid2 wrote:has anyone else thought of the possibility of Mou playing benzema on the wing and ronaldo as a CS

benzema for the last 2-3 games has played as a winger more or less, can that be the tiny bit of clue Mou has given us

as for the line-up i can see the 4-2-3-1 big time, all mou wants is for pur forward line to pressure the barca defenders at their throat just like they did in the supercopa and if we can actually score on our chances i can honestly say this tie will be determined by an individual moment of brilliance, a draw or a win for us

we have a better defence this time thank god, and barcas forward line are goign through a purple patch atm but no doubt they will be motivated for this game

btw villa has been on teh bench for two straight games, can that be because pep doesnt believe in him, two games is a lot and with no match practice i wouldnt be suprised if he got injured at some point during the game

one of the guys i am worried about is fabregas, the guy can make some ghostly runs into the box if marccelo and co dont have their eyes open for the full 90 mins, i think we will suffer

Iker
Lass-Pepe-Ramos-Marcelo
Khedira-Alonso
DiMagia-Ozil-Benzema
Ronaldo


Villa-Messi-Alexis
Iniesta-Busquets-Xavi
Abidal-Masch-Pique-Alves
Valdes

imagine all the world's best talents on the same field, if not Madrid who can stop Barca..... Hala Madrid

BarcaLearning wrote:

estrella bernabeu wrote:3-4-3 at the Bernabeu with a Real Madrid remarkable success rate of counter attacks will be just insane from Pep.
They could have been raped against Valencia, but Soldado was blind.

Barça line up won't be a surprise, the last 2 games can give us an idea about it.
Now, we're going to wait till the last 30mn before the game to know if Mou will play 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3

I thought they annouce the lineups an hour b4 matches? Or it that the CL...?

BarcaLearning wrote:Ok

Di Maria is certain starter, very dangerous player nowdays with his through balls especially...and as mentioned his work rate and ability to brign the ball from defense to attack fast. Him and Ronaldo in the other side will most likely look to do that, with Benzema/Higuain looking to run into our full back positions also...

For some reason, Im starting to feel that Mourinho will start with a 4-3-3....makes sense since they just need to close that space for Messi in front of the defense, and it will take 3 DMs really to counter our midfield...

H.A. wrote:It seems the media drama has already begun

Mou won't talk in the pre-game conference and will let the mighty Karanka do it. You know how the spanish media gets cranky when that happens :lol!:

Zealous wrote:He did the same thing last year.

Zealous wrote:He did the same thing last year.

ragbirjosh wrote:

Zealous wrote:He did the same thing last year.

Last year was even funnier ,he just sat there and watched and all the journalists were like

Adit wrote:Marcelo's lack of awareness defensively , failing to spot a run constantly,getting out of position,Going for sliding tackle at the wrong moment and willingness to track back might become a big problem for us as showed in last clasicos.What ever he makes up for it by his offensive display will not be enough against Barcelona.

"Vamos a jugar a ganar con un 4-3-3, con Cristiano y Di María en bandas y Benzema o Higuaín. En el centro del campo está Mesut (Özil), Kaká, Khedira, Alonso... hay varias opciones y eso es lo importante