Kalimantan Gull
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Agreed, and i still believe Milner will get the nod
[Albion] Team for AEK Athens
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Yer not sure I want to see milner at RB ever again. He's simply not good enough there. Defensive mid late sub would be preferable.
Nobby Cybergoat
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Your post reminds me of the speech Tony Bloom gave in the dressing room at the end of last season where he promised he would assemble a squad to fight for 4 trophies. He's a man of his word.
I reckon RDZ has something very similar to your line ups scrawled on a notepad, but is always aware that even after the Chelsea game, we have Villa away 3 days later!
Even with the incredible squad we have, we need to avoid injury and suspension if we can over the next few weeks
Nobby Cybergoat
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Yes, Veltman should be playing right back, but I think RDZ is certain to use other players like Milner and Lallana with Euro experience
We can (just about) field a full team of players with (in some cases very little) experience in European competitions:
...............................Vergbruggen
Milner.........Veltman....Igor...........Pervis
..........Gilmour.....Lallana....Dahoud...
Adingra........Welbeck..........Ansu Fati
Plus the injured Moder (10 European matches at Lech) and if you accept the Asian Champions League as an equivalent - Kaoru Mitoma...
RenboSlice
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If I were in RDZ's position I would definitely utilise the European experience of Milner and Dahoud. Probably start Fati over Mitoma and I guess Igor could make a debut based on the same logic.
Verbruggen
Veltman
Dunk
JPvH
Pervis
Gross
Gilmour
March
Pedro
Mitoma
Ferguson
Veltman
Dunk
JPvH
Pervis
Gross
Gilmour
March
Pedro
Mitoma
Ferguson
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aolstudios
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This ^
Albion 4ever
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Verbruggen
Milner
Webster
Dunk
Estupinan
Gilmour
Gross
March
Fati
Mitoma
Ferguson
Would be my guess.
I cannot imagine Lallana or Welbeck starting two games 5 days apart.
Lamptey will need looking after such a long time out.
Milner
Webster
Dunk
Estupinan
Gilmour
Gross
March
Fati
Mitoma
Ferguson
Would be my guess.
I cannot imagine Lallana or Welbeck starting two games 5 days apart.
Lamptey will need looking after such a long time out.
whoever plays thursday, and sunday, is going to get a helluva lot of a practice at breaking down the low block.... pretty sure neither AEK nor 'muff will be stooopid enough to come out the blocks at us, they will both sit in and hope to disrupt and frustrate us.
question is: how do we score first? shoot on sight? or try to walk it in? the former might have worked better agaiunst WHU for example..
question is: how do we score first? shoot on sight? or try to walk it in? the former might have worked better agaiunst WHU for example..
seagull_si
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This is the easiest of the games on paper, but not getting three points here will make it so much harder to get out of the group. Surely we will put out the strongest possible team for this one. You can make up points in a 38 game league, its a lot harder in a 6 game league.
schmunk
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Apparently AEK play a high pressing game, and don't change that for anyone, so it might be an interesting game...
Matías Almeyda: How his man-oriented high-pressing has been successful in Europe so far with AEK Athens - scout report
Read our tactical analysis scout report of AEK Athens' tactics under Matías Almeyda. This is a tactical analysis scout report of AEK Athens' tactics.
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Where’s Gross? He IS European! Lived there presumably for 20plus years before coming to us.
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Nobby Cybergoat
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Hard press, high defensive line, manager disciple of Bielsa.Apparently AEK play a high pressing game, and don't change that for anyone, so it might be an interesting game...
Matías Almeyda: How his man-oriented high-pressing has been successful in Europe so far with AEK Athens - scout report
Read our tactical analysis scout report of AEK Athens' tactics under Matías Almeyda. This is a tactical analysis scout report of AEK Athens' tactics.
Hubba hubba
Nobby Cybergoat
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Solly March will play tomorrow : Source, Roberto De Zerbi
We’ll slaughter them if they try it.Apparently AEK play a high pressing game, and don't change that for anyone, so it might be an interesting game...
Matías Almeyda: How his man-oriented high-pressing has been successful in Europe so far with AEK Athens - scout report
Read our tactical analysis scout report of AEK Athens' tactics under Matías Almeyda. This is a tactical analysis scout report of AEK Athens' tactics.