February 13, 20169 yr Author Ligue 1 leaders Paris St-Germain held by Lille after resting key players  A much-changed Paris St-Germain saw their run of 16 consecutive wins ended following a 0-0 draw with Lille on Saturday.  Parc des Princes witnessed its first goalless draw in Ligue 1 for more than a year as Laurent Blanc rested the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva, Thiago Motta and Maxwell ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash with Chelsea.  Lille, beaten 6-1 last time out in Paris, rode their luck at times as they held on, with PSG extending their unbeaten run in the league to 35 games.   http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11800/10166918/ligue-1-leaders-paris-st-germain-held-by-lille-after-resting-key-players
February 13, 20169 yr Kurt out, JT may be out. Is it even possible to effectively park the bus with the two defenders out? Should they go for it up front and try to get as many away goals as they can even if it means conceding some chances, with the hope that Thibaut will save them? Oscar is dealing with a calf problem; that's why he wasn't there today. It would be another setback if he can't play. I think this will be determined by Costa and Courtois.
February 13, 20169 yr 16 consecutive wins in the league for them. That's ridiculous. Very too easy. Well big match. I hope Guus has done his homework. We need to get his first leg right. It will be interesting to see how the club/players view the CL. Obviously not CL next year unless we win it. Do they truly believe we can win it? I don't but hopefully the players are at least motivated to give it their all.
February 13, 20169 yr I have a good feeling about this, not that my feelings matter or have predicted things accurately. PSG may have become complacent and taking victories for granted. Our players have more to prove and want it. If they don't win this, it'll be the last Champions League round for more than a year unless they leave. I'm more pessimistic about City. Don't see us winning that one :(
February 14, 20169 yr I miss Ramires, this is the exact sort of game in which he'd either score an outrageous winner or frustrate us by constantly giving the ball away and then getting sent off.
February 14, 20169 yr we should just go hell for leather and attack this lot, they are top of a weak league, show them f**k all respect.
February 14, 20169 yr We're gonna have such a tough time dealing with their midfield. Matuidi has unbelievable energy and Veratti is a tenacious little man, not to mention they also have options in that Motta can sit deep or they can go attacking by having Di Maria in midfield.  I really don't know if we can deal with their midfield as our midfielders can't really outpass them, nor can we really outrun them. I think the game will be won in midfield.  We can keep Ibrahimovic quiet, and we shouldn't have too many issues with their wingers -- although I can see Baba getting exposed if he's isolated.  I'm not feeling confident about this match but hopefully Guus has something up his sleeve.  The team I'd put out:         Courtois  Azpi---Ivan---Cahill--Baba     Mikel----Fabregas  Hazard---Oscar---Willian        Costa
February 14, 20169 yr I will be very happy w/ a 3-3 draw in Paris - then come back to the Bridge & park the bus
February 14, 20169 yr We're gonna have such a tough time dealing with their midfield. Matuidi has unbelievable energy and Veratti is a tenacious little man, not to mention they also have options in that Motta can sit deep or they can go attacking by having Di Maria in midfield. I really don't know if we can deal with their midfield as our midfielders can't really outpass them, nor can we really outrun them. I think the game will be won in midfield. We can keep Ibrahimovic quiet, and we shouldn't have too many issues with their wingers -- although I can see Baba getting exposed if he's isolated. I'm not feeling confident about this match but hopefully Guus has something up his sleeve. The team I'd put out: Courtois Azpi---Ivan---Cahill--Baba Mikel----Fabregas Hazard---Oscar---Willian Costa It'll come down to Courtois. He needs to be on fire. He hasn't shown that form this season, but we know he has the potential. Goal is a weaker position for PSG. Maybe if we attack as much as they do, we can force a high scoring game and try to at minimum lose by 1. Then we can park the bus and aim for a 1-0 in the second leg, putting us ahead on away goals. Awfully risky strategy though. If I were the manager I probably wouldn't follow it myself haha Edited February 14, 20169 yr by offside
February 14, 20169 yr they have better quality (on paper) all over the park than us, but now the team have a bit more freedom to play and aren't held back to hold out for a 0-0, i think we'll see a lot more of an open game. i don't expect it to be too open as we'll want to still get a draw or narrow win. i believe veratti won't be playing, so that's a bonus for us at least. baba (if he plays) needs to stay tight as f**k to di maria and be alert because he's their top assist maker at the moment and is dangerous from outside the box.  motta thinks it will be a more difficult game for psg now we don't have mourinho.  http://www.espnfc.co.uk/paris-saint-germain/story/2803834/psg-beating-chelsea-more-difficult-without-mourinho-motta Edited February 14, 20169 yr by enigma
February 14, 20169 yr Baba shouldn't play LB in this game, Guss should bring in Miazga for Terry then baba should play LW because of his dangerous crosses and he can also fall back at times to protect Azpilicueta and the defence. I miss Ramires, he could have played RB for us so Ivanovic can play CB.
February 14, 20169 yr Tough to lose our first choice centre-backs going into this game. I'd have fancied us to do well otherwise. Baba Rahman and Ivanovic are going to have put in solid displays if we’re to have a chance of getting a decent result now. The way we backed off for the Newcastle goal yesterday doesn't inspire confidence. PSG have a formidable strike force and we're going to need a lot of luck and some good defending to keep them at bay.
February 14, 20169 yr Looks like there's trouble in the camp at PSG, Aurier has hammered blanc apparently.
February 14, 20169 yr I was jut coming on to post the same: Â http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2016/2/14/10988436/serge-aurier-verratti-pastore-concerns-psg-chelsea?_ga=1.5918451.1983825573.1432878579 Â He said that Blanc sucked Zlatan's balls. Â Â It also looks like Verratti and Pastore aren't going to start on Tuesday - not 100% match fit.
February 14, 20169 yr This is an away game for us so please do not think a scoreless draw is good result for us.. we need to attack them.. The manner we went out last season as well as that against atletico madrid 2 seasons ago still leave a bitter taste..Â
February 14, 20169 yr 16 consecutive wins in the league for them. . We broke our cycle yesterday, we'll break theirs on Tuesday.
February 14, 20169 yr I was jut coming on to post the same: Â http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2016/2/14/10988436/serge-aurier-verratti-pastore-concerns-psg-chelsea?_ga=1.5918451.1983825573.1432878579 Â He said that Blanc sucked Zlatan's balls. Â Â It also looks like Verratti and Pastore aren't going to start on Tuesday - not 100% match fit. Such a relief to not have to cast my eyes on Very ratty, the dirty little annoyance.
February 14, 20169 yr We broke our cycle yesterday, we'll break theirs on Tuesday. It's already broken - they drew yesterday.
February 14, 20169 yr Author You know that feeling of "your names on the trophy", I get that feeling with PSG, after the awful year the residents of Paris have had, it wouldn't surprise me at all.  We need to soak up pressure and spring out on the counter, yes it's an obvious tactic that will not surprise them, but we can surprise them and be less obvious with our team formation.  We cannot rely on our home leg to make up any deficit, we need to surprise them in the first leg, they will be expecting a compact and compressed Chelsea team, they will set up to break us down, but we have Cesc for the out ball, and we have got the quality and speed up front to get on the end of them. But we have to widen the pitch up, we can't afford to give up the wings, we have to go for the win in Paris.  5-4-1  ---------------------Tibo  ---------Ivanovic---Cahill---Terry-----------  Dave-------------------------------------Baba  -----------------------Matic  ----------------------Cesc  ------Willian----------------------Hazard  ----------------------Costa Edited February 14, 20169 yr by coco
February 14, 20169 yr Such a relief to not have to cast my eyes on Very ratty, the dirty little annoyance. Â Sorry but he'll probably play some of the match - I think he played half yesterday.
February 14, 20169 yr This is an away game for us so please do not think a scoreless draw is good result for us.. we need to attack them.. The manner we went out last season as well as that against atletico madrid 2 seasons ago still leave a bitter taste..Agree. Away goals are vital.
February 14, 20169 yr Sorry but he'll probably play some of the match - I think he played half yesterday. Deflated now
February 14, 20169 yr Our left wing will be the biggest issue, as they have Aurier + Di Maria with a shifting Matuidi (strong defensively and attackingwise). Meanwhile our right wing can expose them.
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