Re: Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund discussion

by Kamikaze692 Mon Nov 05, 2012 5:32 am

I just hope Higuain can finally find his form in europe. He just needs that one great performance and hopefully it will spur him on for greater things.....
That being said, its an important european clash so Mourinho will probably start with Benzema Upfront
What i wouldnt give to have Benz & Pipita on the pitch at the same time........

by Die Borussen Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:46 am

please tell me coentrao will be ready Neutral

i would start essien after his very good performance against zaragoza,
i dont know but i hope ozil shows his good self cause he will be vital

by LeVersacci Mon Nov 05, 2012 1:28 pm

Is Alonso back? And what about Khedira?

by buddytaller Mon Nov 05, 2012 4:23 pm

Alonso is fine and would most likely start the match, Benzema and Essien didn't train today, some reports suggest Benzema has a slight muscular injury.

My first eleven for the match would be
Casillas
Ramos - Varane - Pepe - Arbeloa
Essien - Alonso
Di Maria - Ozil - Ronaldo
Benzema/Higuain

by Cyborg Tue Nov 06, 2012 2:57 am

he might start modric alongside alonso

Casillas
Ramos - Varane - Pepe - Arbeloa
Modric - Alonso
Di Maria - Ozil - Ronaldo
Higuain

or he might play the team who started vs manchester city

Casillas
Ramos - Varane - Pepe - Arbeloa
Essien - Alonso - Modric
Di Maria - Higuain - Ronaldo

Leaving out ozil is a gamble seeing that we are at home, but he played this team (modric in for khedira) versus city and we played well, bringing on ozil in the second half.

We cannot lose this game. This formation and selection could be used. But dont knw if it would deal with there wide players well

by huntsman Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:10 am

Madrid and after three seasons under Mourinho still look like a team with no identity.

Teams with no identity rarely win the CL.

by Onyx Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:36 am

Chelsea randomly won the CL.

Anything is possible.

by Cyborg Tue Nov 06, 2012 5:07 am

huntsman wrote:Madrid and after three seasons under Mourinho still look like a team with no identity.

Teams with no identity rarely win the CL.

who would you like managing madrid? this is a serious question.

cause to me he is the only one who can handle the pressure of the club and produce results.

there is no one else who can, at least no ones comes to mind.

i would really like to know your opinion on this

by The Messiah Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:17 am

I see Dortmund scoring 3 goals, I really hope Dortmund win this match and more importantly I also hope Ajax win against City, that will put them in a pole position to qualify in expense of 2 club that can only attain success through spending endlessly because they are rich.

If Dortmund and Ajax qualify, it's good for football and signifies the end of an era when money takes advantage over academy

by SuperMAG Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:33 am

so real madrid doesnt qualify is good for football :facepalm:

GTFO

by Kamikaze692 Tue Nov 06, 2012 12:37 pm

huntsman wrote:Madrid and after three seasons under Mourinho still look like a team with no identity.

Teams with no identity rarely win the CL.

Chelski and their bus driver say hi :coffee:

by Lord Hades Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:23 pm

i read somewhere benzema is ruled out, yes?

by Kamikaze692 Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:38 pm

Nah, havent heard/read anything like that today. I hope its just a silly rumour, coz benz is key 4 these european games

by Guest Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:59 pm

No Benzema

The team:
Keepers: Casillas, Adán, Jesús.
Defense: Ramos, Varane, Pepe, Carvalho, Albiol, Arbeloa, Nacho.
Midfield: Essien, Xabi Alonso, Modric, Álex, Özil, Kaká, Di María, Callejón.
Attack: Cristiano Ronaldo, Higuaín.

by Mamad Tue Nov 06, 2012 2:51 pm

Higuain to score a hattrick Thumbs up

by Kamikaze692 Tue Nov 06, 2012 4:34 pm

Okay......
So today is probably a good time for Higuain to lose his European stage fright and finally translate his Liga form into goals in Europe. Thumbs up

Ill keep my fingers crossed eco smile

by Die Borussen Tue Nov 06, 2012 4:42 pm

do we know how dortmund will approach the game?
havent seen a lot of arbeloa at left back to be really honest so can we rely on him there? other than that the defence looks good

also kamikaze great avatar :bow:

by LeVersacci Tue Nov 06, 2012 4:53 pm

SuperMAG wrote:so real madrid doesnt qualify is good for football

GTFO

Don't feed the troll son..

by urbaNRoots Tue Nov 06, 2012 5:22 pm

Ninis wrote:do we know how dortmund will approach the game?

Sit back and counter.

by Cyborg Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:13 pm

Cyborg wrote:he might start modric alongside alonso

Casillas
Ramos - Varane - Pepe - Arbeloa
Modric - Alonso
Di Maria - Ozil - Ronaldo
Higuain

Official starting eleven:
Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Varane, Pepe, Arbeloa, Xabi Alonso, Modric, Di Maria, Ozil, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Higuain.

knew he would have started xabi and modric. hopefully ozil and modric have great games

by briarfish Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:19 pm

Gooooooooooaaal!
1-2!

by Onyx Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:33 pm

Dortmund are taking advantage of the fact that our style is play is really predictable.

I don't know why we're trying to play possession with a 4-2-3-1, where there's massive gaps between the defense, midfield and attack.