Pre-match: Time to invade Ze Germans - The 2012 CL Final Pre-Pre Match Thread

I have a feeling this will be a just an all around better entertaining final then the past few ones. Both teams have been to the final recently and are hungry for glory. Can't wait!!

 

DAFUG?

Your team just beat Real on penalties!

With such a young squad!

We Chelsea fans know how tough penalty shootouts are!

 

penalties is just like Tuesday for the german clubs and NT

 

Bayern IS the German NT.

 

they used to be.. not anymore

Ozil, Khadira, Gotze, Hummels, Raus, Klose, Poldi bunch of others

 

hmm are you sure that you automatically qualify to the CL next year if you win the current one?

 

Yes, you replace the 4th place team in England, which means you have to go thru the qualifiers.

 

very interesting indeed... i think if chelsea cant secure the fourth place before the final then it will make things a lil bit complicated for Bayern...


I am cheering for Chelsea till may 19 to win all the games

 

I am concerned that we are going to miss the balance Rami gives us down the right side.

Really not sure how i'd play it and still keep Mata central, which I think is key.

 

I was thinking the same, but at the end of the day, these guys in blue, they'll give anyone a tough day, ask Napoli and Barca!

Cheer loudest on May 5th!

 

Although not quite as dynamic as Rami, Torres would be our best bet.

Torres on the right, Mata in the middle and Kalou on the left - in RDMs preferred 4-2-3-1 formation.

 

after may 19, in the last minute as we are wining he is welcome to get injured since germany playing the netherland in the euro


*evil grin*

 

i thought the match was postponed on May 5 against Liverpool.. no?

 

Madrid was able to carve Munich's defense a few times last night. And now without 2 of their starting back 4, I hope we can do the same. As much as we dislike Bos, a back 4 of him, Cahill, Luiz, and Cole is pretty damn good. If Cahill is still injured, Essien better get some reps in at CB. I think Cole can neutralize whoever he faces (Ribery and Robben switch back and forth all the time), but the key will be Bosingwa. He'll need some help on the right. Munich have some very crafty players.

In the midfield, we'll likely see some combination of Lampard, Mikel, Mata, Essien, and Kalou. Up top, Drogba, who I think should dominate whatever defense Munich puts out there. That leaves Turnbull, Bertrand, Ferriera, Malouda, Sturridge, Torres, and Romeu on the bench.

I'm sure RDM and his staff are looking at the tapes constantly, looking for weaknesses. We must not sit back. I think we should attack this defense and keep the pressure off of our back 4.

 

i'd rather someone competent

 

Torres is willing to defend, he's just bad at it. He's actually good as a forward in a 4-3-3 because he puts in good crosses, but we're not playing that way. That being said, we can't play Essien there because he has lost much of his pace, it won't work. I wouldn't be surprised if you saw Malouda out there.

 

To be fair, what UEFA actually did was change the rules the following season. For the season after Liverpool's win, both Liverpool and Everton were permitted to qualify, with Liverpool having to take the longest route imaginable (helping Stevie G's goal scoring record when he was scoring at will against Northern Irish and Bosnian teams) to qualify. People remember it differently only because Everton lost their play-in and thus didn't qualify for the CL proper.

 

As far as I know, the FA Cup Final is on the 5th.

 

you are right. I think the scheduled Chelsea vs Liverpool league game was re-scheduled ...

GO CHELSEA!! may you win the FA cup and become fourth and had no motivation to fight in the final!