18 Oct 2017 23:25:22
We are a young team, playing in a pretty poor league and when we play Psg or Bayern we are playing the best players in the world. These teams are filled with seasoned internationals who are used to wining champions leagues and world cups.
We need to put it in perspective and hopefully learn over a couple of seasons in the group stages.
Our realistic target was getting more points than Anderlecht and we are on course to do that.


1.) 19 Oct 2017
19 Oct 2017 00:08:38
Saintboneventure you are correct to a point. We understand we are behind PSG, Bayern, Man City etc but you need to adapt your game plan. Brendan seems to think that we should still try and play the same way we do in the league? We can't play that way because we don't have the ball and the other players are superior so we re always going to struggle.

We need to change the way we play in Europe not simply say we won't change. Unless we change we will continue to be beaten. You can go out against teams like PSG and Bayern and play wide. You need to be very compact and rely on hitting on the break, give the ball up when they are in front of you and try and snatch something. Trying to press and play these teams like SPL teams is wrong. BR has got it wrong in Europe several times now.


2.) 19 Oct 2017
19 Oct 2017 06:33:48
Better opposition granted. Put that aside it still irkes me that we continue to suffer from rabbit in the headlight syndrome and misplace simple passes. Never helps in these ties.


3.) 19 Oct 2017
19 Oct 2017 07:43:50
Doesn't matter how good the opposition is, there is no excuse for misplaced passes, in fact when you give away possession cheaply, you not only disupt your own teams momentum, you fill the opposition with confidence, and make them look better than they are.


4.) 19 Oct 2017
19 Oct 2017 10:23:34
Aindoh the mis placed passes comes from the quality and fitness of opposition we're up against, we've got to pass that second or two quicker than in our domestic games hence mistakes happen. Unfortunately this is the difference between £50 million and £5 million pound players they think quicker and pass accurately quicker.