maybe conte feels that pique would have morata/giroud in his pocket but that hazard might be too quick for him? We will see. Excited for a game now that there are no expectations. Only a 3+ goal loss could truly make me mad.
Happy with no Cahill. Hate no Giroud though. Of course if Willian plays well, the false 9 isnt a total disaster.
This is going to be about as much fun as a dentist appointment. Can't argue with the tactics we've shown so far but there's an air of inevitability to the Barcelona attack. We've looked good when we had the ball in the Barca half which has been all of 30 seconds.
Seems our attackers are playing with a good bit of confidence but defenders are definitely on their heels, especially with the ball at their feet.
Will be interesting to see who the subs are. I'd love to see one of Morata or Giroud for Pedro as he's been mostly useless, but hard to argue with the attacking strategy so far. Fabregas has been invisible too but I'm not sure I'd prefer to bring on Drinkwater.
Pedro has been far from useless. His pressing and defensive presence are a big reason our MF is so disjointed right now. Busquets looks awful.
Tough to see 0-0 score but that was a great half. Just need to keep up the energy and pressing and convert a shot or 2. Just feels like Messi or hazard does something amazing or a sub makes the difference
Is that a double flop? Not sure I’ve seen two players on the same team flop that poorly simultaneously
Conte got the tactics right. Tied Barca with their goal coming on an error and we hit the post twice. Not much more you can ask for. Ball doesn’t always bounce our way.
when was the last time he looked even decent? I would rather giroud if we are playing a striker unless morata has a good game and gets some confidence back before the next leg