halamadrid2 wrote:ZZ doesn't like to cause headlines. If he doesn't start Danilo, the press will be out in full furce. I fully expect Danilo to start if Carvajal does not make it.

no one supports Danilo in the spanish medias, no one will question this lol.

and it's a final, Zidane will play it safe, and put all the chances on his side, Danilo is not good enough lol, and zidane knows it. just remember the game vs Atletico , carvajal got injured and who came on? Danilo? nope, Nacho

If everyone is healthy other than Carvajal

Navas
Nacho-Varane-Ramos-Marcelo
Modric-Casemiro-Kroos
BBC (if Bale plays the last La Liga game as a regular)

If Bale isn't fit enough, Isco will get the call.

Morata, Asensio and Vasquez will be the subs.

That's how I see it.

To be fair to him, he was great at the beginning of the season. I don't question his talent, but I think regardless of whether he does make it or not, it would be unwise and borderline insane to play him.

The final should be played by players who have been playing for far too long and are 100% fit and ready. You can't bring a guy straight from the treatment table after nearly half a season on the sidelines and expect them to play well.

Plus, playing him with Benzema is (I repeat) suicidal. We can afford to play one of them, but both? Might as well wave the white flag.

Cristiano should play because he's our main goalscorer and the guy who has been great in big games all season. The other two, I would rather they didn't play at all, and instead have them replaced with more talented players (you know who). But since Benzema's place is locked no matter how bad he plays, our only hope is for Bale to not recover in time, cause I know (just like in the Clasico), if he's even remotely fit, Z is going to start him anyway. And if he does, god help us...

Danilo wasnt even on the bench that game. The away game vs Atleti was the perfect game to play Nacho but nope he started Danilo.

Nobody rates Danilo but that won't deter the media from creating stories trying to destabilise our team

Besides when has ZZ ever made the right decision when it comes to the starting line up? We only ever see him make the right choices when there are injuries in the team

Btw James more or less confirmed his departure with that walk off the pitch. Good luck wherever you go

You want as much experience and game winners in a final as possible... inexperience will get eaten alive by those Juve defenders.

Danilo doesn't give one experience, match winning ability or actual ability.

Not talking about Danilo... talking about our strikers. You really can't play kids to start up front. You want to bring them on later to use their pace and with more space as Juve defenders get a bit tired.

What I would start against Juve


I dont care who starts up front with Ronaldo because none of them will score

halamadrid2 wrote:Danilo wasnt even on the bench that game. The away game vs Atleti was the perfect game to play Nacho but nope he started Danilo.

Nobody rates Danilo but that won't deter the media from creating stories trying to destabilise our team

Besides when has ZZ ever made the right decision when it comes to the starting line up? We only ever see him make the right choices when there are injuries in the team

Btw James more or less confirmed his departure with that walk off the pitch. Good luck wherever you go

the media know about the line up one hour before the game, deteriorate what?

you are giving them more power than hey have

no one gives a shit about danilo, if anything, they will call him a flop signing and thats it

Navas
Nacho-Varane-Ramos-Marcelo
Casemiro
Isco-Modric-Kroos-Asensio
Ronaldo

That would make me happy.

Bale is going to play and get injured though

To me, it's not even a question. I would bench Benzema and Bale for the final and play with an extra midfielder.

Credit to Zidane for making early subs for once, might've been a whole different game if he had stalled.

Bale and Danilo are indeed my worries also, but re Danilo, i think he's benchable. Everyone knows he sucks, he's become a meme and a joke, i think there was even an article from Marca stating he could have been playing his last game in the Bernabeu yesterday, and both Zidane and the club would receive much more backlash if we lost because of Danilo. None will care if we play and win the 12th.

Bale... he can come in as a second half sub, he will play, but Zidane and the club need to be smart about this, if we don't go out as best we can we might as well not even tune in for the final, i barely survived the last two

BBC will start in final just because lol, bale will claim he is fit so he will play. It's his home country of course he will start

Good point Nick... There is no way in the world that Bale doesn't start in Cardiff if fit. There would be a riot lol.

I don't mind the riot, I do mind seeing my side start with literally 10 men on the field.

Let's just hope he is fit because if he is fit he is a big game player.

Like Nick implied, he is probably going to play even if he is not fully fit which could cause problems like he had vs. Barca

Fit or not. He has been putrid since coming back from injury. For his/our own good he should just call it a season and come back stronger next season