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[Benji]

Quote

"We know of his physical strength and that it is going to be a physical game. But we are a strong team and I cannot see there being any problems."

That's the only part that stands out.

[rayc]

Currently playing, Behind Blue Eyes,
The Who.

[axman2526]

That depends on us Benji, on how many balls in free play we can put on the Drog when he is against the Bayern CBs. No doubt he can get the better of them in that situation for me, however on corners and freekicks have to agree with Lahm because they can put Gomez on the Drog.

[KrazyTea]

14 hours to go! Go on the Chels!

[That Boy Brandinho]

I genuinely do not understand all of the negativity. If we can draw in the Nou Camp, we can win in the Allianz. Bayern are a great team - that they've made it this far is evidence enough of that, but they're no juggernaut. They didn't win the Bundesliga, they didn't win the DFB-pokal. Dortmund smashed their faces with a hammer in the cup and swept them during the season. Playing at home gives them an advantage, no doubt, and when you have two more or less evenly matched teams, conventional wisdom is to favor the home team. Fair play to that. But I'm seeing so many people just write us off and I have to laugh. Am I nervous? Yeah, I'd be nervous no matter who we're playing, it's the Champion's League Final! That said, there's been enough crow eaten by these sanctimonious pundits over the course of the Champion's League to end hunger in Africa. Let's serve those bar stewards dessert tomorrow.

[That Boy Brandinho]

axman2526, on 19 May 2012 - 02:05 AM, said:

That depends on us Benji, on how many balls in free play we can put on the Drog when he is against the Bayern CBs. No doubt he can get the better of them in that situation for me, however on corners and freekicks have to agree with Lahm because they can put Gomez on the Drog.

Gomez is tall but he's not strong or physical enough to trouble Didier. I'm far more worried about how we're going to defend against their wide players than I am about Drogba. If he gets proper service, he'll score. Mario Gomez, of all people, isn't going to prevent that from happening.

[KrazyTea]

Supposed to be a day of rain here tomorrow. Some real London type weather, I consider this a good sign!

[axman2526]

That Boy Brandinho, on 19 May 2012 - 04:40 AM, said:

Gomez is tall but he's not strong or physical enough to trouble Didier. I'm far more worried about how we're going to defend against their wide players than I am about Drogba. If he gets proper service, he'll score. Mario Gomez, of all people, isn't going to prevent that from happening.

Word is our plan for that is Bertrand in front of Cole on our left, Kalou in front of Bosingwa on the right. I would say Gomez is their best assest to defend set plays, unless Zippy wants to corret that?

[That Boy Brandinho]

axman2526, on 19 May 2012 - 05:11 AM, said:

Word is our plan for that is Bertrand in front of Cole on our left, Kalou in front of Bosingwa on the right. I would say Gomez is their best assest to defend set plays, unless Zippy wants to corret that?

Their best asset to defend set plays is to prevent us from having too many of them. If Gomez is matching up with Drogba often in the box, they're going to get scored on.

Edited by That Boy Brandinho, Today, 05:26 AM.

[KrazyTea]

axman2526, on 19 May 2012 - 05:11 AM, said:

Word is our plan for that is Bertrand in front of Cole on our left, Kalou in front of Bosingwa on the right. I would say Gomez is their best assest to defend set plays, unless Zippy wants to corret that?

That would be interesting but what formation would Bertrand fit into?