25 Nov 2025 13:25:06
Barcelona will play with a high line tonight, which is something that, under Maresca, we’ve usually played quite well against. Wouldn’t be surprised to see James deployed in midfield, with Gusto getting high up the pitch from RB, much as he did against PSG in the CWC final. I’ll be interested to see which CB pairing he opts for, but I think it’ll be Fofana and Chalobah.
I think we can win the midfield battle, I think Cucurella has the know how to frustrate Lemal, as best as anyone can, but we need to take our chances if we hope to take anything from the game and Joao Pedro, who I expect to start as the 9, will need to get through a ton of work. Should be a good game, and I’m very much looking forward to it.
25 Nov 2025 15:39:04
J. I am also looking forward to the game albeit with some trepidation, I would start Estavou and let him go at their defence rather than bring him on later when things have gone wrong.
25 Nov 2025 16:57:47
Me too, I’d like to see him on the right and Neto on the left, working hard and helping out Cucurella, much like he did CWC final.
26 Nov 2025 09:33:06
These posts aged incredibly well, guys!
26 Nov 2025 10:47:22
2 guy’s who clearly know their football.