futbol wrote:Italian football is still 5 decades behind tactically.

press a Pep team aggressively

I can't even...

This morning I dreamt that I met Pep in what I think was the entrance hall of some party, in Berlin, going into opposite directions, and I stopped him to tell him that Juve game was a thing of beauty I'll never forget and that I love him.
I might've even spoken Spanish a bit, which I don't know how to in real life.
He looked paranoid and annoyed first, then loosened up a bit but still didn't really seem to get what I was telling him.

Stop visiting the KitKat club.

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Hapless_Hans wrote:He looked paranoid and annoyed first, then loosened up a bit but still didn't really seem to get what I was telling him.

I'm pretty sure that's how he reacts to anyone telling him anything, though, don't feel bad.

futbol wrote:He made it work because Juventus played like pussy cats and Italian football is still 5 decades behind tactically.

"So the team we're facing has 0 natural centerbacks. Hmm, so what should we do? Let me think: Ah, yes, sit back, wait and put no pressure whatsoever."

The moment Juventus had no other choice but to go for it, Bayern lost control and conceded two. 5 years after Mourinho already figured it out the hard way, people still don't understand that you have to press a Pep team aggressively and not sit back and wait?

if Italian football is decaded tactically, others aren't even begun
Anyway Mourinho did it against Guardiola in 2010 , playing counterattacking and not parking the bus, and infact he won 3-1. The Camp Nou 2010 (masterpiece) changed him , he believed after it that just the parking bus was the street to get the qualification .He didi even in a League Cup final against Spurs ....

Dybala and Marchisio maybe out for the 2nd leg tomorrow.

Well I had a very slim hope that we might get lucky with some Dybala magic then somehow hold Bayern back for the remaining part.

Tie is officially over for me now.

(they are officially out btw, confirmed on juventus.com)

I wake up and I read this
Chiellini out as well. There goes our 3 main players injured against the toughest rival.

Morata starting with Mandzukic. Hernanes in Marchisio's spot. probable defense of 4 unless Rugani steps up. Allegri will speak at 6 with the news. Evra or Sandro for LB. Khedira or Sturaro for CM.

Buffon; Litchsteiner, Barzagli, Bonucci, Evra; Cuadrado, Hernanes, Khedira, Pogba; Morata, Mandzukic

We need to do something about all these injuries

https://twitter.com/juventusfc/status/709692816553877504

Juventus twitter report they will be not available for match

Yeah its official. Plus we have the derby during the weekend. Torino steps it up. It'll be a long end of the season.

Bad news for Juve, and makes me feel a bit more confident (didn't think that was possible )

Joking aside, a tie like this is never over until it's over.

2:2 at Milan, Seedorf and Pippo for the 0:2 at home

And Juve in the first leg have shown that they can be very deadly if you give them just an inch, and that they weren't dead yet even when they looked beaten.
They rightly aren't afraid of anyone, and they're surely not afraid of us, after we gave it away in 10 minutes.

We are capable of not giving them anything at all, but it's going to be tough no less. The fact they managed to salvage a draw out of this has to give them a huge boost in confidence too. I'd say it's 61:39 chance for us now, when it was 50:50 before the tie.

Let's do this, Robes

Coman to add insult to injury and sink Juve imo .

Coman can't sink a rubber duck in a bath tub.

Coman MOTM for us last weekend

Didn't Bayern win like 5 or 6-0? Players are gonna shine when your squad is so much better than the opponents. Random Madrid players shine in their 6-0 wins over scrubs and then go invisible in the big match. We both know Coman isn't ready.

He's more than capable of tearing Evra a new one imo .

Coman is doing genuinely great, but yeah I guess he won't start tomorrow.

Eagerly anticipating this fixture now

Where the hell is @Sugar ?!

Hans did you lose a long term bet that gave you that Alba avatar? Everytime I look at it I just feel like punching Alba lol

I did.

I can take it off soon though, I think

Robben didn't train due to a cold, doubtful for tmorrow

Its the least you could do for mercy

rincon wrote:Its the least you could do for mercy

farfan wrote:Coman to add insult to injury and sink Juve imo .

Such a gud matchup ruined by injuries smh. Hope it doesn't affect the quality of football though. And by that I mean hope Bayern gets knocked out.