Valencia vs Real Madrid

Zidane needs to be taken out the back and shot behind the head. What an idiotic obsession with the 4312. The formation by default poses challenges in regards to width and how that applies to attacking, penetration, defending, pressing, and marking, and in the end it's not worth it.

Take Modric off and maybe bring on Asensio, or make it a 4231 with a mix up of Asensio, Vinicius, or Rodrygo.

Valverde on the wing to make way for 50 year old Modric in the middle. FML

1st 10 seconds of the season and Asensio has done more than Gareth Bale

What a fucking goal by Benzema. Dinks the ball up in the air, then volleys it into the roof of the net with his left foot.

Great 2nd half and a massive W

Great second half. We absolutely crushed them

Beautiful ending to the match. We got lucky. Hopefully this reinforces our belief, enthusiasm, and opens Zidane's eyes regarding that stupid asymmetric formation we started with.

^^ wait isn't TMO the one who made us that not so extraordinary cringe farewell thread saying he'd never return to the forum??

anyway, here to post appreciation for Benzema's goal. I'm not his biggest fan, but it's nice to see he can still at least pull off stuff like that.

Yes, that'll be the same TMO lol. Great 2nd half but I have to agree with TMO, Zidane really needs to let go of that asymmetric formation.

That set up gives me depression. You take away Valverde's quality by putting him on the wing to play like Lucas. Just so that Modric can play. Don't get me wrong Modric works hard but he's done being a starter. With the way ZZ always starts him you'd think we were lacking quality in midfield which is the area we have the most quality in. Baffling

I have still nightmares about the City game when he thought it was a good idea to bench Kroos just so that Modric could play

French managers and this misplaced loyalty cannot be just a coincidence.