Papa is suspended due to his fifth yellow card, Weigl is doubtful due to some thigh pain and so is Schmelle due to back pain. Ideally Sahin and Merino should be deployed but as usual Tuchel will stick to that worthless piece of shit Castro. Durm and Schürrle are not yet ready. I'm not feeling very confident cause this is HSV we're talking about, they're on a great run of form and they always seem to play at their best when facing us. The only thing we have going in our favour right now is that we're playing home.
It's a game to rest any player that is not 100%. The crunch games with Monaco and Bayern are not too far away. I would play this team. --------Burki-------- ----Pisczcek---Ginter---Bartra Passlack---Merino---Castro---Raphael ------Pulisic----Auba---Dembele I am know the guy in the middle should know the system the best and be the organiser of the defense (everything Ginter is not), but Bartra has been very good at LCB.
Starting XI: Bürki - Piszczek, Ginter, Bartra - Weigl, Castro - Mor, Dembélé, Kagawa, Guerreiro - Aubameyang
This match is exactly why I wouldnt care if Tuchel left. He is too dogmatic and married to the 4-1-4-1 even though it constantly fails and leaves us exposed.
Yes he is having a terrible game bu5 he is isolated, because LP can't pass the ball to him. Mor is getting excellent ball, because Raphael is constantly finding him, somethint Schmelzer can never do.
Really poor first half, but when has the 4-1-4-1 worked? Ginter, Castro(despite the goal) and Dembele are having poor games. There is no team cohesion. The only way we can attack is when Raphael finds Mor. Weigl is isolated in the centre and when they win the ball they have too much space to attack. Auba should have scored 2. Kagawa is very sharp, but in absolute terms not doing what he should be, because he is playing out of position. Like Pep, Tuchel won't admit he is at fault. Drop Castro deeper or bring on Merino. Give Dembele 10 minutesand if he does not improve bring on Pulisic.