Yeah, it's interesting how this thread seems so stale even though the game is only few hours away. I would've expected a more enthuastic conversation by now, but I guess, like someone already said, people are overconfident of our win.
I hope DP will be at his best tonight since he has been quite poor in recent CL games.
I've noticed that Italian teams aren't afraid to play without natural wide players but tonight i think Capello will be a little more cautious and not go for a three-man attack.
We have a very useful player in John Arne Riise playing in left midfield and he may cause a lot of problems for Zebina. Camo may need to be a little cautious.
Baros: We Can Beat Juve
4/5/2005 4:08:00 PM
The Czech Republic player is confident that Liverpool can cause an upset tonight against Juventus in the quarter finals of the Champions League.
Milan Baros believes that Juventus is a great team with Pavel Nedved being the biggest threat for the Reds.
“Pavel is a great player but especially a great man. It’s obvious that his presence is a further reason of apprehension for Liverpool. But all of Juve is dangerous because of the great players like Ibrahimovic, Del Piero and Trezeguet.”
The Liverpool striker feels that, despite all the odds, his team can reach the semi finals as the squad is better equipped for these cup games rather than the championship.
“We play better in the Cup than in the Premiership and for this reason we can cause an upset,” concluded Baros.
The Juve coach believes his side will prevail in their Champions League encounter against the Reds.
Fabio Capello knows that between them and the semi final of Europe’s top competition there is a resurgent and good Liverpool side, but the Bianconeri are a team which can and must qualify for the last four.
“Anfield’s public is able to create a particular environment therefore we shall need a lot of caution, intensity and especially a great personality: without all of these things it will be difficult to beat Liverpool. However I’m convinced that we will succeed.”
When asked which result would be the best for his side, the Juve coach boldly replied: “To win…3-0 for us.”
++ [ originally posted by simpson-juvefan ] ++
Confident Capello Targets 3-0 Win
4/5/2005 4:22:00 PM
The Juve coach believes his side will prevail in their Champions League encounter against the Reds.
Fabio Capello knows that between them and the semi final of Europe’s top competition there is a resurgent and good Liverpool side, but the Bianconeri are a team which can and must qualify for the last four.
“Anfield’s public is able to create a particular environment therefore we shall need a lot of caution, intensity and especially a great personality: without all of these things it will be difficult to beat Liverpool. However I’m convinced that we will succeed.”
When asked which result would be the best for his side, the Juve coach boldly replied: “To win…3-0 for us.”
++ [ originally posted by Sadomin ] ++
I said this before:
Changing a tactic is not easy, especially not before a game this important. The 4-3-3 or 4-3-1-2 limits both Zambrotta and Camoranesi. Nedved has shown us he still performs well on the left, although not performing as well offensively, he takes on a more defensive role, which also allows Zambrotta to get higher up on the field.