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UncannyDon't know if it has been mentioned already but it's the same as last year:
We welcome the current Bundesliga leaders in the first knockout round
RB Leipzig don't have Sokratis pretending to be a Centre Back. We were also a much better side than we are presently.
Our first leg 26th Feb at the lane.
I don't think it matters who the coach is, we aren't playing any better today than we were under Poch. The change that Jose has brought has been a mental lift, but we are far, far from convincing as was evidenced by how we played on Sun. (When we played Dortmund, we sat back and countered them, so what's the difference with Jose's sit back and counter?).2018.... Definitely.
2019.... We were already on the skids by then. Those 2 matches were probably our best 2 performances of the season.
Would you not concur that this draw suits JM more than it would have done MP?
He doesn't. It hasn't been announced yet.How do you know for sure?
Their style of play is similar to ours in our last two seasons at the Lane. It's a young, high energy side with decent tactics. It will be tricky but doable.Why the fuck are people so happy about drawing the team top of the Bundesliga. Perfect record from the last 5 league games. Scoring for fun. 6 points ahead of the team that utterly embarrassed us 10-3 on aggregate.
I get that we avoided PSG, Barca, RM etc. but I honestly don't think the task at hand now is any easier particularly.
Has anyone actually watched any of their football this year? That league position isn't going to have been achieved through luck.
Well, you (I) learn something new every day.
RB Leipzig were formed 10 years ago as a vehicle to promote a disgusting energy drink. They've been promoted 4 times since then from the German 5th division to the first , and are now in the CL knockouts.
That's a bizarre combination of Modern Football is Broken and Roy of the Rovers dreamland stuff.
Well, you (I) learn something new every day.
RB Leipzig were formed 10 years ago as a vehicle to promote a disgusting energy drink. They've been promoted 4 times since then from the German 5th division to the first , and are now in the CL knockouts.
That's a bizarre combination of Modern Football is Broken and Roy of the Rovers dreamland stuff.
He doesn't. It hasn't been announced yet.
Home leg could be any of 18/19/25/26 Feb, away leg any of 10/11/17/18 Mar. UEFA should announce the dates fairly soon though.
Bit like dirty Leicester and their league win.... Both financially and pharmaceutically dubious.
No need for that mate. Don't know if you'd realised but we're currently trying to cut out the bitter personal attacks on the forum. Vile vitriol like that isn't helping anyone. Calm it down eh?I bet the wally was looking at the generic UEFA dates!
Well quite. But at least Leicester existed before 2009.Bit like dirty Leicester and their league win.... Both financially and pharmaceutically dubious.
I can let you crash at my basement, I'll have to kick out ArcspacE though. He has been here for far too long.
I don't think it matters who the coach is, we aren't playing any better today than we were under Poch. The change that Jose has brought has been a mental lift, but we are far, far from convincing as was evidenced by how we played on Sun. (When we played Dortmund, we sat back and countered them, so what's the difference with Jose's sit back and counter?).
Every team that we come up against that plays with greater energy and aggressivity we struggle, same as Poch and now Jose. We are about to play against a team that is one of the most high energy teams in Europe. Would far rather play a slower less pressy team like Real or Juve.
Why the fuck are people so happy about drawing the team top of the Bundesliga. Perfect record from the last 5 league games. Scoring for fun. 6 points ahead of the team that utterly embarrassed us 10-3 on aggregate.
I get that we avoided PSG, Barca, RM etc. but I honestly don't think the task at hand now is any easier particularly.
Has anyone actually watched any of their football this year? That league position isn't going to have been achieved through luck.