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Well we have no centre forward, so it only seems fair.Leipzigs 3 CB options for this game are Halstenberg, a recognised LB by trade, Klostermann, a recognised RB by trade and Ampadu, the kid on loan from Chelsea
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Well we have no centre forward, so it only seems fair.
This game has penalties, I can smell them. If Aurier is on game, they'll be all ours, too.Leipzigs 3 CB options for this game are Halstenberg, a recognised LB by trade, Klostermann, a recognised RB by trade and Ampadu, the kid on loan from Chelsea
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What does all this tell me? Stop Werner and score some goals in the first leg! I think we need to win this game by 2 clear goals to go through as I think we’re going to find it very difficult in the return leg. I think this is where we need to see Mourinho’s years of tactics come into the fold as I think this team is here for the taking, in the home leg at least.
By the sounds of it the Leipzig squad is a little thinner with these absences but they have decent alternatives.
Advantage for us, but not as big as first thought
Need to make the most of our chances before the first picks return for the second leg.... None of the wasteful shit we saw on yesterday.
Just the fact that they won’t have their first team back line out is a massive advantage for us.
The problem is I’m not sure Jose will set us up attacking enough to take full advantage. Especially given the fact it’s the first leg, I imagine he will be more interested in not conceding than us scoring.
I'd go with a high defensive line with as much pace at the back as .possible. Really bombard them and take our chances that we can score more than them.
Initially I saw a clean sheet as essential, now I see leading by 2 clear goals as more advantageous to us, especially with how we look on the counter these days. Go to hit them hard. Get Tanganga and his fresh, speedy legs amongst it from the off
That's one of the reasons why he has won so much silverware; if any manager can reach the quarter-finals (or even further) of the CL with this squad it's Mourinho.The problem is I’m not sure Jose will set us up attacking enough to take full advantage. Especially given the fact it’s the first leg, I imagine he will be more interested in not conceding than us scoring.
I’ll be upfront and say that I know very little of the Bundesliga and of RB Leipzig but I did some research into them:
So far this season they’ve scored 66 goals in the Bundesliga and CL and they have the third best defence in the league. In their last 5 games, they’ve scored 6 (3 of which were in the last game) and conceded 7. Their top scorer, Timo Werner, has 23 goals and 7 assists in the Bundesliga and CL combined. He has been involved in 45% of their goals this season. They also have a number of recognized CBs out of action but a number of them may be back in contention for the next leg.
What does all this tell me? Stop Werner and score some goals in the first leg! I think we need to win this game by 2 clear goals to go through as I think we’re going to find it very difficult in the return leg. I think this is where we need to see Mourinho’s years of tactics come into the fold as I think this team is here for the taking, in the home leg at least.
COYS!!
Just the fact that they won’t have their first team back line out is a massive advantage for us.
The problem is I’m not sure Jose will set us up attacking enough to take full advantage. Especially given the fact it’s the first leg, I imagine he will be more interested in not conceding than us scoring.
They've never played Lawnballschport on a lawn with wheels though, have they? Advantage Tottingham.It's actually RasenBallsport (Lawn Ball Sport) Leipzig, because they're not allowed to use a company name in their name.