-Abidal to start,Adriano was one of our best 3 players against pana but the idea of playing with 2 very attacking minded fullbacks against Mourinho's Counter attack is not the best soln even if we play with Keita with a DMF or even Busquets with Mascherano together in the same 4-3-3 formation,ALves would have a more free role if Abidal is on the field aswell,Abidal starting is a must bec of Di Maria
-I am only worried by our lack of pace and our offside trap,Puyol and Pique this year are not their best and we will see how Mourinho deals with them,hopefully he wont force use to play with a high line by a defensive strategy
-Our Midfield is the biggest question,Should we start Busquets and Mascherano together,if we do should we start them as a double pivot meaning that xavi will play in a role which is not the best for him and for the team or as athe same 4-3-3 with Busquets played higher up on the pitch where he didnt play a lot and when he played there he didnt impress,for me I will just start with Mascherano,Busquets maybe still our first choice but this match is Mascherano's match,then Iniesta on the left wing or in midfield,I am a afan of Iniesta on the left wing,he is smart,knows when to hug the touchline to give us width,when to help in the build up and when to drop deep when we need him there so I will start with Keita who should give us an extra dimension of runnings into the box in the crosses especially when Messi drops away from the box,he will be willing to heelp Abidal in his job against di Maria
-The last question,David Villa or Pedro,in this match I will choose Pedro for his ability to perform well on both wings,his decent defensive qualities and him being superior to David in the last 2 matches
-If Di Maria(not Cristiano) ends up being the biggest threat from MAdrid,you heard it here first,Higuain always drops to the wings and drags the CB out os position allowing the trio of Ronaldo,Di Maria,Ozil to exploit spaces left behind but hopefully with a decent cooperation between our 2 or 3 CBs(when Abidal,or Mascherano) joins the CBs,we will be able to deal well with them,OZil is a smart player who depends more on is movements and this maybe a reason to pick Busquets ahead of Mascherano but I will go for Mascherano for many reasons,the lasdt question will we see a copy of Inter Milan vs Barca in the Camp Nou last year?obviously not,last year he went to the Camp Nou having 2 goals advantage so he has done what he is supposed to do,Madrid players will not be able to do what Inter did especially when your midfield consists of Alonso and Khedira instead of Motta-Cambiasso,not to mention that with only one goal we will top the league so the defensive strategy maybe not the best idea for Mourinho
-Alves is a very average player defensively and being caught out of position is a big liabilty for our the dream team but hopefully he will be able to deal well with Ronaldo(just a feeling)
-This will be my line up
Valdes
Alves-Pique-Puyol-Abidal
............Mascherano.......
............Xavi.......Keita.....
Pedro..........................Iniesta
....................Messi.............
This will be Pep's line up
Valdes
Alves..Pique..Puyol..Abidal.
................Mascherano........
..........Xavi...........Busquets..
..Iniesta..........................Villa
.....................Messi..........
. I just think Madrid will park the bus and then give us a nasty counterattack, Alonso is being used properly by Mourinho now, so chances are his long balls to Ronaldo/Di Maria could become really devastating on the counter for us.
