This is a PSG side unrecognisable from one of recent years that was star studded
They have a squad which contains some of France’s decent attackers like Kolo Muani and Barcola, young stars like Zaire-Emery as well as journeymen like Fabian Ruiz and Marco Asensio.
It’s basically a team that could cause us problems if we are off our game, but a match we should be winning
They’ve got a lot of pace and tricky forwards who I can see causing us issues. However this is also a team that Newcastle hammered a year ago and that was with Mbappe.
We probably need to win all our home games if we’re going to finish in the top 8 because our away form in Europe can’t be relied on.
Been a while since we had a big name scalp in Europe. Hopefully we get it done here.
@HCZ I was myself about to start a thread on this game but thought I'd do some research on PSG first
but I needn't have worried, you're on the spot as usual - I agree there's absolutely no need to mention Lee Kang-in who's scored 3 in 7, or Joao Neves (5 assists in 7), or ofc Ousmane Dembele (4 goals and 3 assists in 7)...
They're also got some good defenders like Marquinhos
Anyway, it sounds like Merino's not very far away so possibly will be on the bench for this one, otherwise we're probably looking at the same side which started v Leicester
MO is right we need to be on our guard here but if we are and we take our chances, we should win this and would be a statement to do so, whatever the merits of their team
Last edited by Mac76; 30-09-2024 at 09:26 AM.
Originally Posted by Mac76
@HCZ I was myself about to start a thread on this game but thought I'd do some research on PSG first
but I needn't have worried, you're on the spot as usual - I agree there's absolutely no need to mention Lee Kang-in who's scored 3 in 7, or Joao Neves (5 assists in 7), or ofc Ousmane Dembele (4 goals and 3 assists in 7)
They're also got some good defenders like Marquinhos
Anyway, it sounds like Merino's not very far away so possibly will be on the bench for this one, otherwise we're probably looking at the same side which started v Leicester
MO is right we need to be on our guard here but if we are and we take our chances, we should win this and would be a statement to do so, whatever the merits of their team
Ousmane Dembele isn’t going to be playing because he’s had a falling out with Luis Enrique
Lee Kang? Wasn’t he a character in Mortal Kombat. But no you’re right I didn’t do an in depth check a) because I didn’t care enough and b) because it’s pearls amongst swine.
But I’m pretty sure I would have come to the same conclusion despite those very impressive statistics you rattled off for a big fish in a small pond.
so i see - i guess it'son me then...
Must win.
No Dembele is good news for PSG tbf.
I don't see how with his numbers this season
Tbh i don't know how much this team varies from last year, apart from not having Mbappe, I'm sure they're no mugs though and for the sake of an interesting game I hope they offer some threat before we ease ahead in the second half
Had a bit of a mare here and booked myself on the coach to watch Wythenshawe Town play Stalybridge Celtic away, not realising this was the same night.
Ah well, just the group stage.
You used to be everything to me
Now you're tired of fighting
Mikel Merino expected to be in the squad for this evening. This sees him back earlier than expected
I don’t see any need to rush him back, at most maybe ten-twenty minutes at the end if we are winning comfortably
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