As I said,its not that I want alba to be a LB.I want mathieu to start as a CB at all costs.He is our best CB right now and he has to start in the most important match.
And that leaves only alba to be a LB.
And yes,the first 15 minutes will not be aired in britain because of some stupid reason.Good that I don't belong there.
I definitely see your point, but at the same time, I feel that Jordi at LB will be a potential weak spot. It's yet another dilemma for Lucho's tomorrow line-up. There are at least five:
a) Where to play J. Mathieu? At LB or CB?
b) Busquets or Mascherano at DM?
c) Should Suarez start?
d) Should Pique even be playing for this team?
e) Xavi
a) If mathieu plays at LB, then just like you said, that means that we lose our best CB. If he plays at CB, then we have the unreliable Alba at LB.
b)Busquets has been rather poor lately, but has been great in past Clasicos. If we do play Sergio at DM, then we risk a PSG style fuck-up. If Mascherano plays there, it will be the first time for him in a mega match and we lose our toughest CB (albeit with a height problem)
c) Can Suarez start a game of this magnitude after 4 months of complete absence from competitive football? But if we use his as a super sub, that means that one of Pedro/Munir/Sandro will have to start, or that Iniesta is played out of position (rather negative history on that one) Furthermore, Suarez coming on as a sub may as well limit his potential impact.
d) Pique has been driving us crazy for some time now. Once considered the best CB in the world, he has become nothing short of a liability. Still, due to our lack of competent CBs and height, he is nailed-on to start the game. Fuck my life and fuck Shakira too!
e) What to do with Xavi? If in good condition he is miles ahead of Rakitic (no slight on the Croatian) but at 34 can he still pull such mega-games off? Real Madrid are not Eibar!
