Liverpool vs Real Madrid

Don't call me James wrote:

FalcaoPunch wrote:Marcelo will have no problems with Sterling.

Ancelotti will probably play Coentrao so Marceloa doesn't get embarrassed.

How would a GBP embarrass Marcelo ?

Don't call me James wrote:

FalcaoPunch wrote:Marcelo will have no problems with Sterling.

Ancelotti will probably play Coentrao so Marceloa doesn't get embarrassed.

Coentrao is injured. Marcelo will play and I think he'll be fine.

Arbeloa should also start, we'll just need a solid performance defensively from him and we'll be OK.

Depending on the squad list I expect our line up to be;

-------------------Iker--------------------
Arbeloa----Pepe------Varane----Marcelo
---James------Modric---Illarra---Isco---
-----------------------Ronaldo-----------
--------------Benzema--------------------

Really disappointed that Bale got injured, it would have given us much more options with rotation.

Kroos will definitely need a rest but I can see Carlo playing him instead of Illarra.

Is Modric fit to start ?

Damn, Would have liked to see a full strength Madrid side playing at Anfield regardless of the outcome.

Nishy wrote:Damn, Would have liked to see a full strength Madrid side playing at Anfield regardless of the outcome.

imo it's full strength madrid, isco having better form than bale. work hard + play smart

squad may vary due to classico concern thou

will be a great match provided didn't spoil by ref.

arbeloa.

maybe ancelotti is really resting carvajal

I could see arbeloa being replaced by carvajal early in the second half.

coutinho and sterling could rip him apart if they play on the counter.

Damn we are amazing

Isco ffs

Kroos as usual

Pepe and Varane

Basically everyone bar Marcelo and Arbeloa who are struggling with speed atm but Carvajal is being rested so I don't mind

Hope Ramos forgets his car keys on Saturday and Bale is already out so we should be good

Told you Hala.

I was under assuption that Bale would start so forgive me

That's my boy Isco.

I knew they could do it.

Good game, Outplayed us. Hopefully we keep it tighter in the second one which probably wont happen. Cheers.

Great game. Everyone played great tbh.

Marcelo and Arbeloa were great hala. I can't name anyone who wasn't great. Isco standout though, fantastic performance from him.

We weren't perfect though. Defensively we're still a bit fragile. Barca can exploit that

5 star performance tbh.. Madrid...no words! *thumbs up*

I agree valk, we struggle to defend passes between our cbs and fullbacks, Carvajal is fast so can get back in position but Marcelo might be a bit of a worry. But we stopped playing after the hour mark so anything that happened defensively after that does not count

While Barca will punish us for any lapses in concentration, we have gotten our high pressing back so they will find it hard to circulate the ball between their defenders

Btw Isco is truly magic. The close control, the dribbling, the defending. Damn he is like a new player this season. To think that last season we thought he would never adapt as LCM. Hope Carlo starts him permanently from now on

Carlo on Ronaldo's substitution

"It wasn't agreed on earlier, but we did it to avoid problems. I didn't ask him before taking him off. I didn't need to. It's impossible to ask a player when he's on the pitch. Now we all have to do everything we can to recover from this match. Cristiano worked really hard, he sprinted a number of times and I preferred to take him off to avoid risks."

Dat subtle dig at Lucho

leaving aside the game, the squad is fecking complete. the depth is great when everyone is fit.

halamadrid2 wrote:Carlo on Ronaldo's substitution

"It wasn't agreed on earlier, but we did it to avoid problems. I didn't ask him before taking him off. I didn't need to. It's impossible to ask a player when he's on the pitch. Now we all have to do everything we can to recover from this match. Cristiano worked really hard, he sprinted a number of times and I preferred to take him off to avoid risks."

Dat subtle dig at Lucho

Fraudrique

Damn Isco

this should be posted in the Classic performance thread

ronaldo chilax on bench,