Mattoon Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 2 minutes ago, Moose said: The referee will simply not allow us to win this game This is my worry like, we could play the perfect game, nick one, defend like titans and the ref will just blow his whistle for something ridiculous and give them a penalty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Second time we've played Barca with a Quarter-Final place at stake. 8 minutes ago, Moose said: The referee will simply not allow us to win this game If Yamal remains a booking away from suspension from a potential QF I shudder to think what it'd take for him to get booked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 So I have an 8 out of 8 record in the new extension, do I try to continue that run and watch this one in there, or, save it for Sunday. Those who don't know, I had a 10 games at SJB without a win until the Forest game, I take my jinx very seriously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 The opening post rams home just what a task this is. Can't in all seriousness predict a win but I know the lads will do us proud, and you never know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 7 minutes ago, Dokko said: So I have an 8 out of 8 record in the new extension, do I try to continue that run and watch this one in there, or, save it for Sunday. Those who don't know, I had a 10 games at SJB without a win until the Forest game, I take my jinx very seriously. Sat in the East Stand for nearly 20years on that back of superstition. Having not seen us win from February-October I sat there and saw us win three on the bounce and Keegan came back a few month later too. Still haven't got credit for any of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abacus Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 1 hour ago, oldtype said: I probably should not have checked to see what their home record is this year. Blissful ignorance would have made this much more enjoyable. Howe breaks all sorts of records. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 (edited) I spent a few minutes asking Claude what the biggest upset results in club history were: Candidates were: (1) 3-2 at home against Barcelona in 1997 CL (2) 1-0 at home against Juventus in 2002 CL (3) 5-0 at home against against Man United in 1996 (4) Last year's league cup final win Given that this is away against a team that is close to unbeatable at home this year, if we get a result there's a fair argument that it's the club's greatest upset ever. Cup final has the benefit of being a cup final but I never felt that we were that much worse than Liverpool. Edited March 16 by oldtype Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_n_white Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Such a shame we didn’t hold on to that 1 goal lead. I’m sure the boys will give it their best until the final whistle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 1 hour ago, Conjo said: Early lead in a game against a better opponent has worked how many times this season? We need to keep it tight for 93+ minutes before we score if we want to realistically be believeing we can hold onto a lead. Literally the last game we played Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 41 minutes ago, Jonas said: Sat in the East Stand for nearly 20years on that back of superstition. Having not seen us win from February-October I sat there and saw us win three on the bounce and Keegan came back a few month later too. Still haven't got credit for any of it. The things we go through. Such a thankless task. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 18 minutes ago, Dokko said: The things we go through. Such a thankless task. It can do you in - wondering about socks midmatch etc. So appreciate your taking full responsibility for this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Can’t wait for this but feels bittersweet. To think we may be out of Europe soon is gutting, love being in the CL and I don’t want it to end. Fucking come on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 1 hour ago, Nobody said: Literally the last game we played Chelsea better opponent? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 3 hours ago, oldtype said: I spent a few minutes asking Claude what the biggest upset results in club history were: Candidates were: (1) 3-2 at home against Barcelona in 1997 CL (2) 1-0 at home against Juventus in 2002 CL (3) 5-0 at home against against Man United in 1996 (4) Last year's league cup final win Given that this is away against a team that is close to unbeatable at home this year, if we get a result there's a fair argument that it's the club's greatest upset ever. Cup final has the benefit of being a cup final but I never felt that we were that much worse than Liverpool. Claude knows nowt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 3 hours ago, oldtype said: I spent a few minutes asking Claude what the biggest upset results in club history were: Candidates were: (1) 3-2 at home against Barcelona in 1997 CL (2) 1-0 at home against Juventus in 2002 CL (3) 5-0 at home against against Man United in 1996 (4) Last year's league cup final win Given that this is away against a team that is close to unbeatable at home this year, if we get a result there's a fair argument that it's the club's greatest upset ever. Cup final has the benefit of being a cup final but I never felt that we were that much worse than Liverpool. Was Barca really that much of an upset? We both qualified as the second place teams in our domestic league and Barca lost 3 of their 6 games in that group, only winning one (us at their place). They finished bottom of our group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakaHislop Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Will be extremely difficult, just looking at their home record. We need to be perfect in every aspect of the game for 90 mins and also have the margins on our side. Dreading the reffing for this. If Barca needs it, they will get a soft pen or one of those Europa handball pens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 9 hours ago, TRC said: Tough game tactically for Howe, not sure what he should do. It will be a lot harder than the first leg. Big question is whether he plays Tino or Trippier. I think the rest picks itself. I would pick Tino who is defensively stronger We'll be under the kosh more in this one given how strong they are at home. As for winning the tie, we do have weapons of our own. We have two in this 25/26 CL list. Arsenal, Chelsea, and Man City have zero, but noone would say they lack threat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 1 hour ago, Stottie said: Big question is whether he plays Tino or Trippier. I think the rest picks itself. I would pick Tino who is defensively stronger We'll be under the kosh more in this one given how strong they are at home. As for winning the tie, we do have weapons of our own. We have two in this 25/26 CL list. Arsenal, Chelsea, and Man City have zero, but noone would say they lack threat. Hope he takes the No1 spot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 21 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said: Hope he takes the No1 spot. Should be playing our best team if available. Tino is a more effective player than Trippier nowadays and therefore should play. Harsh on Trips who has played so many games while Tino was injured but you have to be ruthless if you want to be winners. However I suspect Trippier plays since he was rested for Chelsea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I was wondering if we might go back to the 3-4-2-1 for this. Similar setup to PSG, where it worked really well after a shaky 15-20 minutes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Must win Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) If we are to go through to the next round Edited March 17 by TBG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokerprince2004 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Win this and it could possibly be our greatest result in our history - Knocking out Barcelona at the Nou Camp in the champions League. Is it possible? I'd give us around 20% chance but Eddie has proven so many times in big cup games he comes up with the answers. Can't wait! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 It feels like this is either going to be a tight win, or a 4/5-1 hammering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tisd09 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I can see us going with three centre halves for this. Last thing we want to do is be too passive, I don't think this should start out as one of our uber defensive set ups, I am think Arsenal second leg semi would be ideal. Can we keep Yamal quiet again for 90 mins. The bit of success they did have last week was from him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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