CL Inter Milan 1st Leg Build Up

[SB]

It’ll be interesting to see who Jurgen plays up front for this one. Does he go with Diaz Jota Salah for this after Diaz was rested & Jota came off the bench?

Then in midfield does the captain continue to start despite his recent form or do we go with Thiago Fabinho Keita?

I think the back 5 pick them selves or do we rest Matip & give Konate a start?

[danperkins]

I think he will go for Diaz Jota Mo which is a very exciting and dynamic line up. Thiago & Fan are bankers, the other spot is up for grabs.

[Pablo]

If Elliot is fit enough to start I'd be tempted to go Fab, Thiago and him in the midfield three.

Agree Diaz might start this one.

We can't **** about with this team selection though, it's a big game.

[danperkins]

If Elliot is fit enough to start I'd be tempted to go Fab, Thiago and him in the midfield three.

Agree Diaz might start this one.

We can't **** about with this team selection though, it's a big game.

[RichC]

I'd be surprised if we didn't start with Mane, Salah and Jota/Bob on Wednesday. Diaz to come on from the bench if needed.

I think we'll see Thiago, Fab and Keita who was excellent at the weekend start. Jones might get a look in after being rested completely at the weekend.

Good that we've got options all over the pitch (not right back!)

[frank the tank]

I would imagine that Jota will get the nod over Bobby for this one.

I would be surprised to see Diaz start but it depends on the condition of both Mane and Mo after their AFCON tournament taking it out of them.

I would have thought:

------------------------------BECKER------------------------------

TRENT---------MATIP------------------VIRGIL------------ROBBO

----------------------------FABINHO-------------------------------

-----------HENDERSON----------------THIAGO--------------------

SALAH--------------------JOTA----------------------------MANE


But I wouldn't be too surprised to see Keita start over henderson either.

I don't think he will start Elliot for another month or so to be honest - not until he is really ready to complete a full 90 minutes.

Will be great to see a strong bench - as the starting line up above would mean a bench containing Keita, Diaz, Firmino, Konate, Elliot

We will have some really good players that won't even make the bench - which is great

[Rich]

I would imagine that Jota will get the nod over Bobby for this one.

I would be surprised to see Diaz start but it depends on the condition of both Mane and Mo after their AFCON tournament taking it out of them.

I would have thought:

------------------------------BECKER------------------------------

TRENT---------MATIP------------------VIRGIL------------ROBBO

----------------------------FABINHO-------------------------------

-----------HENDERSON----------------THIAGO--------------------

SALAH--------------------JOTA----------------------------MANE


But I wouldn't be too surprised to see Keita start over henderson either.

I don't think he will start Elliot for another month or so to be honest - not until he is really ready to complete a full 90 minutes.

Will be great to see a strong bench - as the starting line up above would mean a bench containing Keita, Diaz, Firmino, Konate, Elliot

We will have some really good players that won't even make the bench - which is great

I think that's the team he'll go with, if they're all fit.

[Doc_Piptorious]

I would imagine that Jota will get the nod over Bobby for this one.

I would be surprised to see Diaz start but it depends on the condition of both Mane and Mo after their AFCON tournament taking it out of them.

I would have thought:

------------------------------BECKER------------------------------

TRENT---------MATIP------------------VIRGIL------------ROBBO

----------------------------FABINHO-------------------------------

-----------HENDERSON----------------THIAGO--------------------

SALAH--------------------JOTA----------------------------MANE


But I wouldn't be too surprised to see Keita start over henderson either.

I don't think he will start Elliot for another month or so to be honest - not until he is really ready to complete a full 90 minutes.

Will be great to see a strong bench - as the starting line up above would mean a bench containing Keita, Diaz, Firmino, Konate, Elliot

We will have some really good players that won't even make the bench - which is great

Think I would start Keita over Henderson. Inter have some smashing midfielders who can press and harry well along with being very good on the ball not least Barella.

Matip or Konate to partner VVD.

Diaz as a maybe over Mane if Mane needed a break between games after his time at the AFCON.


Really looking forward to watching the two games though. Inter have a number of players that I would love to see play for us (that probably never will) and will be interesting to see how those players fare against a team as strong in every department as the current Liverpool team.

Barella, Brozavic, Skriniar, Handanovic (37 and still plays like he is ten years younger), de Vrij, Dumfries, Bastoni and some lad called Martinez is a pretty good spine to a team.

They are a team that is we are a shade off of our game that could make things very tricky for us, but at the same time if we play as well as we know we can from the get go it would be no shock to see us put them to the sword in some style. Such is the difference between a good team like Inter and a team like ours that is amongst the very best in Europe.

[Pablo]

The reason I think Diaz might actually start is because of his Champions League experience. Better off putting him in for this one than getting lumps kicked out of him against Burnley. This game would would suit him I think.

[Doc_Piptorious]

The reason I think Diaz might actually start is because of his Champions League experience. Better off putting him in for this one than getting lumps kicked out of him against Burnley. This game would would suit him I think.

Think Diaz vs Dumfries would be a good watch and think Diaz might cause Dumfries more problems than Mane would.

[Irishnev]

So they are missing Barella both games and possibly Bastoni for this one. We need to be tactically astute here and exploit their back 3

I expect

Ali, Trent, Matip, VVD, Robbo, Fab, Thiago, Elliott, Mane, Salah, Jota

[Mark79]

I think Diaz stats. Keeping in mind that Mane wasn’t supposed to start yesterday.

[Doc_Piptorious]

So they are missing Barella both games and possibly Bastoni for this one. We need to be tactically astute here and exploit their back 3

I expect

Ali, Trent, Matip, VVD, Robbo, Fab, Thiago, Elliott, Mane, Salah, Jota

Forgot he was serving a ban for the two games against us.

That is a massive blow to Inter as he is a genuine top class midfielder, easily their best midfielder.

Bastoni being unavailable woyld be a big bnlow to them too.

[SB]

The reason I think Diaz might actually start is because of his Champions League experience. Better off putting him in for this one than getting lumps kicked out of him against Burnley. This game would would suit him I think.

Totally agree with you.

[Buzzo]

I think he will go for Diaz Jota Mo which is a very exciting and dynamic line up. Thiago & Fan are bankers, the other spot is up for grabs.

I cant wait to see Diaz again Properly excited by his potential.

I think Keita could get the nod with Fab and Thiago.