Uff this match will be very interesting, lets discuss and try to read tactically what might happen in this match..
My thoughts:
The problem with Madrid, is that they can be in terrible form and play amazing in a big match, when they have to, and are under pressure, players step up to the challenge, you can see this in the Classico's, they might be struggling in form but when they have to play Barca they look like another team.
Man Utd is looking in mean form right now and pretty unbeatable, but we all know that records are made to be broken, and that one thing is good teams in the premier league, and another thing is world class top sides like Real Madrid..
Both teams play similar styles of footy. Mou has played Fergie twice in the champions league knock rounds, once with Porto when they shocked the world and won the tie with a last minute goal, by away differential, and the other time with Inter MIlan, when Fergie came triumphant with relative ease.
Madrid and counterattacks.. Real are the side that can counterattack best in the world in my opinion, in 9 seconds they can be in the oppnents box with great numbers... This might be super effective against a side that likes to push up like Barca, though i don't think Man Utd will struggle with this so much since they are super organized in the back.
Man United and playing comfortable without the ball... Man Utd is a side that in past years has shown the ability that they don't need to play well to win... they can have little possesion, and attack little and pull away bictories pretty consistetly. I think this will help us, because this allows us to go to Bernabeu, with a relatively conservative and safe formation, and still you can say its highly likely that the likes of Van Persie or Rooney or ven the littlepea can slip one in. If we get 1-2 goals which away, w can tak car of businss home in Old Trafford, where we can pull out more guns and attack more if we need to.
Madrid vs Barca and Madrid vs other teams. Its common to hear, that Madrid and Barca are the two best sides in the world. This might be so, but one thing is for sure, Madrid can look strong against Barca, but against other europan sides they don't look as solid. This maks sense since Mou's rep is kinda like "the anti-barca" and he is known to have obsessions to beat the blaugrana side. He learnt to play well against Barca, yet haven't look as strong and unstopabble against other top european teams like Dortmund, Bayern, or even Man City.
Its really hard to read and preddict this match, there will be a lot of tactics involved, one thing is for sure, me thinks Van Persie is in amazing form, and has the ability to get unmarked and into space with tremendous ease, I can see him slipping away from Madrids defense and winning their backs a lot. Give this lad half a second and with his wuality you will regret it. I think wayne rooney and van persrsie will be more decisive than any other madrid individuality..
Issues on the left back. Marcelo is out of form, and Coentrao might not cut it against a team that attacks with fury and potence down that flanc, Valencia and Rafa's 1-2's combinations and overlaps will be a headache, like Lahm and Robben where last year down that side... all match..
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