For the starting XI we need a good winger instead of dumfries(using him as a sub for his speed and strength when the opponent is tired like against atleti first tie).
A backup second striker since they are THE most important supersubs in UCL(as you saw against atletico with depay in the second tie).They are fast and agile and can punish the other team’s sleepiness in the second half or extra time unlike a normal first striker like Arnautovic or taremi being less mobile.
I think a bastoni backup is not necessary in a Ucl tie(since bastoni always play) but more overall for the whole season.
I was going to post this morning and ask: “is this a champions league contender?”
Indeed I think last year the whole issue which came to a front against athleti was forward depth. Now, hopefully, we’ve solved that.
Also I really liked TJB, and if he can get healthy for the knockouts I think he can steal PT from dumfries
Correa prime
Contender already, but you naturally worry about regression with the older players, specifically Acerbi and Mhki. After that, I’ve got concerns up front as Thuram’s back half of the season put some doubt in me and I’m really not sold on Taremi. The back line doesn’t have a ton of speed either; I’d worry in a hypothetical matchup against Real, although which club wouldn’t?
But honestly those are fairly small things, especially because there is solid cover at basically every position and while shit can always go super wrong, I don’t think you have to squint too hard to call this team one of the top contenders.
One left midfielder, one right midfielder, one good sub ST and one good CB
More dribbling, more shoots from outside, and more precision in the last shot.
Federico Chiesa
A couple good breaks to go our way. We are one season removed from a final and have a better squad now with more depth. A decent draw, fortunate results in knockout, and a few good bounces of the ball and we are where we want to be.
Are we the favorite? No. But we have a chance.
Last season a Thuram injury in the first half of our home fixture proved fatal because Arnautovic failed to finish easy chances. We have replaced the backup striker with the leading scorer in group stage of champions league season before last in Taremi. This is a great signing for our chances.
We absolutely need “european rhytms”. Italian teams are slow and predictable when playing in Champions League, the match in Madrid vs Atleti has shown it
Luck to not meet a Madrid team in the elimination rounds 🤷🏻♀️
Decent players on the right wing
Ancient CCB, Dumfries as a starter at RWB and Arnautovic as a ST.
I think we have a lot of talent and our first plan usually works decently well. But when it doesn’t work, like breaking down a team or if we just can’t seem to score, we really struggle. We focus a huge amount on the wings and sometimes it just doesn’t work. I would love a couple more dribblers in the team which TJ could be on the wings, just haven’t seen him play a lot yet.
Better attack overall. Lautaro and Thuram are good but they have dry spells sometimes so their subs become as important as them. Last year Arnautovic and Sanchez didnt cut it. We will see this year with Taremi, and hopefully he is as good for us like he was for Porto, but he got injured.
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Arnautovic, asslani to be kicked
A deeper bench.
For the starting XI we need a good winger instead of dumfries(using him as a sub for his speed and strength when the opponent is tired like against atleti first tie).
A backup second striker since they are THE most important supersubs in UCL(as you saw against atletico with depay in the second tie).They are fast and agile and can punish the other team’s sleepiness in the second half or extra time unlike a normal first striker like Arnautovic or taremi being less mobile.
I think a bastoni backup is not necessary in a Ucl tie(since bastoni always play) but more overall for the whole season.
I was going to post this morning and ask: “is this a champions league contender?”
Indeed I think last year the whole issue which came to a front against athleti was forward depth. Now, hopefully, we’ve solved that.
Also I really liked TJB, and if he can get healthy for the knockouts I think he can steal PT from dumfries
Correa prime
Contender already, but you naturally worry about regression with the older players, specifically Acerbi and Mhki. After that, I’ve got concerns up front as Thuram’s back half of the season put some doubt in me and I’m really not sold on Taremi. The back line doesn’t have a ton of speed either; I’d worry in a hypothetical matchup against Real, although which club wouldn’t?
But honestly those are fairly small things, especially because there is solid cover at basically every position and while shit can always go super wrong, I don’t think you have to squint too hard to call this team one of the top contenders.
One left midfielder, one right midfielder, one good sub ST and one good CB
More dribbling, more shoots from outside, and more precision in the last shot.
Federico Chiesa
A couple good breaks to go our way. We are one season removed from a final and have a better squad now with more depth. A decent draw, fortunate results in knockout, and a few good bounces of the ball and we are where we want to be.
Are we the favorite? No. But we have a chance.
Last season a Thuram injury in the first half of our home fixture proved fatal because Arnautovic failed to finish easy chances. We have replaced the backup striker with the leading scorer in group stage of champions league season before last in Taremi. This is a great signing for our chances.
We absolutely need “european rhytms”. Italian teams are slow and predictable when playing in Champions League, the match in Madrid vs Atleti has shown it
Luck to not meet a Madrid team in the elimination rounds 🤷🏻♀️
Decent players on the right wing
Ancient CCB, Dumfries as a starter at RWB and Arnautovic as a ST.
I think we have a lot of talent and our first plan usually works decently well. But when it doesn’t work, like breaking down a team or if we just can’t seem to score, we really struggle. We focus a huge amount on the wings and sometimes it just doesn’t work. I would love a couple more dribblers in the team which TJ could be on the wings, just haven’t seen him play a lot yet.
Better attack overall. Lautaro and Thuram are good but they have dry spells sometimes so their subs become as important as them. Last year Arnautovic and Sanchez didnt cut it. We will see this year with Taremi, and hopefully he is as good for us like he was for Porto, but he got injured.