Two games stand in the way of another dreaded international break, but on this occasion it’s more than welcome, Atalanta are punching above their weight and have been easy on the eye in recent times and have taken some notable scalps, alas for them serie A is not a patch on the epl and they will not have come across such a side as ours, albeit somewhat depleted,
There are NO easy sides in the CL irrespective of the league they play in, however, they will be fired up for this especially in their own back yard, so for me we need to play as strong a side as we possibly can, including all our biggest guns, so not too many changes if any for me....some of you guys will play say Neco, Kostas etc but our back line is already stretched as it is so for me we will need a fullest back line as possible, Alisson, Trent, Rhys, Gomez, Robbo, are my back five,
Henderson, Gini & Shaq in midfield with Jota, Mane & Mo up top, I can see this being a tight affair but there is something about the CL and this team that resonates perfectly, it’s gutting to be without Virgil & Thiago, those two lift us to another level and if we can stay in this comp for the latter stages , and have them both playing in April/ May I’d make us favourites to win No 7, a win tomorrow night would almost guarantee passage into the knockout rounds,
Let’s just get through the next couple of weeks first though, starting from tomorrow night, if I’m honest I’d take a draw right now, but I’m a greedy kunt and want all three points.....
Alisson
Trent Williams Gomez Robbo
Henderson
Wijnaldom Shaqiri
Jota Salah Mane
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