2023/24 Champions League

[DenverSpur]

Looking at this Bayern team with Kane at CF it’s hard not to think that they are nowhere near as good as the prime Poch team with Kane at CF. Player for player id say we were better in every position.
Neur in his prime may edge Lloris. Kimmich is a better footballer but Walker with his pace adds more at RB both in defense and especially in attack. Muisala and Dele are very similar in their precociousness. They have no one like Eriksen.
Overall this is not a very good Bayern team. Kane is wasted there.

 

[jay2040]

Looking at this Bayern team with Kane at CF it’s hard not to think that they are nowhere near as good as the prime Poch team with Kane at CF. Player for player id say we were better in every position.
Neur in his prime may edge Lloris. Kimmich is a better footballer but Walker with his pace adds more at RB both in defense and especially in attack. Muisala and Dele are very similar in their precociousness. They have no one like Eriksen.
Overall this is not a very good Bayern team. Kane is wasted there.

Why on earth would you pick a basis of comparison, especially one that suits your narrative!

In my simple mind he is in the CL semi final and fucked Arsenal over in the process.

How are we better? We play in diff leagues. Too many variables!!!

Edit - just saw it is DS. Makes sense .Chelsea fan !

 

[DenverSpur]

Why on earth would you pick a basis of comparison, especially one that suits your narrative!

In my simple mind he is in the CL semi final and fucked Arsenal over in the process.

How are we better? We play in diff leagues. Too many variables!!!

Edit - just saw it is DS. Makes sense .Chelsea fan !

Moron

 

[DenverSpur]

Musiala is such a greedy player. Holds onto the ball too long.

All their forward players with the exception of Kane are like that.

 

[DenverSpur]

Wish we'd somehow kept Walker. He's been such a massive part of City's success.

To be fair he’s vastly improved his overall under Pep.

 

[DenverSpur]

Hard to think who had the bigger impact

• Walker to City
• Modric to Madrid
• Bale to Madrid
• Berbatov to Utd
• Carrick to Utd

Interesting question. Not sure which one I’d pick.

 

[DenverSpur]

Sane played a huge part in that one, love him or hate him

His cross was terrible!

 

[Hazelton]

Decision to take off De Bruyne and Haaland was odd, that game was always going to penalties.

 

[Mr Pink]

Interesting question. Not sure which one I’d pick.

Bale and Modric.

 

[DenverSpur]

Bale and Modric.

Yeah I’d say it was a toss up between those two although Carrick helped transform ManU.

 

[Marty]

Only was able to watch the pens. Why was Haaland and KDB subbed? Injury?

 

[Oh Teddy Teddy]

Yeah, right – all that walking around, watching the game go by, must have been knackering for Haaland

 

[Shanks]

Tell you what though, what's the cracking about saka though, I know he scores rhe odd goal, but I just don't see what you get.

I've been critical of our brennan Johnson this year, but I'd rather Johnson over saka, I just don't see what's special

 

[ernie78]

Interesting question. Not sure which one I’d pick.

I think Carrick’s impact on Man U is massively under appreciated. He was a missing piece to their jigsaw.
I think people forget just how good he was

 

[KILLA_SIN]

There are only 2 possible offsetting factors to this:

- pressure of being favourites now
- Mbappe on his own can turn a one off game

Otherwise agree, 100% Madrid's.

p.s. it will be a cracking final though PSG v Madrid

I wdnt count out Dortmund to get to the final, PSG rarely live up to expectations

 

[easley91]

I think Carrick’s impact on Man U is massively under appreciated. He was a missing piece to their jigsaw.
I think people forget just how good he was

he rarely got goals and assists and many go by those numbers. Carrick was the one linking it all together and was so key for us as well as United.

 

[jackson]

Tell you what though, what's the cracking about saka though, I know he scores rhe odd goal, but I just don't see what you get.

I've been critical of our brennan Johnson this year, but I'd rather Johnson over saka, I just don't see what's special

Agree, i quite often hear that he's 'world class' from gooners and a lot of pundits however every time I watch him he's good in moments, cut in score nice a goal, deliver a decent cross but not a lot more than that.

He never seems to pick it up deep, beat a couple of players, spread the play or anything.

He's a good player but reminds me of Rashford to be honest...

 

[RuskyM]

Mbappe was pretty anonymous against Barca - yes he scored two goals but one was a pen and the other a tap in.

Agree, i quite often hear that he's 'world class' from gooners and a lot of pundits however every time I watch him he's good in moments, cut in score nice a goal, deliver a decent cross but not a lot more than that.

He never seems to pick it up deep, beat a couple of players, spread the play or anything.

He's a good player but reminds me of Rashford to be honest...

He's an excellent player - I just think he's knackered. In a genuine way, not in a "limp for sympathy" way. He's played far too much football because they have no alternative for him.

 

[easley91]

Mbappe was pretty anonymous against Barca - yes he scored two goals but one was a pen and the other a tap in.



He's an excellent player - I just think he's knackered. In a genuine way, not in a "limp for sympathy" way. He's played far too much football because they have no alternative for him.

Yep take out the limp meme and he's probably burning out (just in time for the summer..). He must be up there with starts and minutes for them surely?

 

[Marty]

I wdnt count out Dortmund to get to the final, PSG rarely live up to expectations

But this PSG is a bit different. They actually look like a team, not a footballing reality show where there's zero chemistry and everyone's out for themselves. I didn't expect them to turn it around before the red card, but the PSG banter era appears to be over.