Massive match! Not sure if Pep knows how to approach this match as they HAVE to win, but he knows if they go toe-to-toe, we can pick them apart. Be very interesting to see how they play it.
Itās all in their own hands. Pep can:
1) press high and go for it.
Itās like theyāre 0-1 down anyway. Unleash the wing backs and leave two CBs behind. Fernandinho to protect the CBs. But it means leaving gaps for our front three to counter. One big diagonal lob to our wingers taking out their wing backs and with 3 against 2, itās game over.
2) back four including Fernandinho sit back
Attack with 5 men. But that means 5 vs 11. At best 7, assume WBs attack too. Then there will be gaps behind. On paper, you want 5-7 men to break down 11 Liverpool players with the meanest defence defending from the front including VVD, Ali, Gini, Fab? Wish Gomes and Chambo were in there too. 9 vs 11 maybe youāll get a chance to score. But 7 vs 11 is a bit outnumbered. Their team will be stretched if half sit back.
3) employ Sergio Ramos tactics.
Get one of our guys sent off or injured for numerical advantage. Send off or injure our āone season wonderā, āpen cheatingā, ballon dāor candidate Mo Salah.
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