We can't expect to play Fabinho as a DM and play Hendo in the same side, or we will see Hendo keep passing the ball back to Fab. If Fab sits deep, we need more positive play from the other two, which is why I would go with Gini and Keita. C Backs have to be VVD and Matip, but only because they've played well together more recently. Full backs TAA and Robbo, and the front three of Mo, Bob, and Mane.
Shaq and Danny could be decent subs late on, but I wouldn't try go all defensive late on. Keep the press on till the final minute. Dropping back with an extra defender for a midfielder or striker has cost us so many times in the past. We must have learnt by now surely.
Also, they may just come out all guns firing and press us high, trying to get an early goal, which will mean we have to get three.
Difficult one to predict tactically, from them at least. Think we all know what we'll dish up. Heavy Metal Football.... BOOM !
Need a good crowd, like i'd expect anything else, and a bit of luck to go our way, and we'll get through this.
Remember at their place, we were undone by a late goal we never had time to respond to. They never looked any better than us throughout the game, and we were playing quite poorly on the whole back then. Tomorrow will be a whole new different ball game.
I'm gonna go full on 3;0 to the RED MEN.
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