ah - remember when Mourinho used to do that? he wo...

2008-01-04T21:29:00.000-05:00

ah - remember when Mourinho used to do that? he would call the starting 11, and then he would mention the subs that would be coming in? he did that in England and he got in trouble.. But you're right - Benfica's line up is so predictable, i almost want to throw in a twist in my previews just to make things exciting.

I think David Luiz would play on the left before Luis Felipe, or maybe Maxi, after all he has played every other position.

King drop me a line i want to ask you something.
Cheers

Well its a new year, we should be able to start ou...

2008-01-04T15:45:00.000-05:00

Well its a new year, we should be able to start out on the right foot.
Starting 11
**Yawn**
Back four will be the usual with the exception of Leo, I think we see Luis Filipe or Edcarlos take his place due to illness. Katso and Petit at d-mid while Maxi and Rodriguez support Rui Costa in the middle. Cardozo on an island up front. **Yawn**
We will see Di Maria in at 60, Adu at 75-80, Mantorras at 80-85.

Camacho will not change this line-up as he seems to think that this should be his setup. Like many coaches, he favors a more defensive posture when playing teams that are closer to the top of the table. I think they should change it up a bit, if you keep coming with the same look, other teams will get your number.
Also I think it shows a lack of faith in the back four.

I read an article some time ago about two coaches that brought their teams out of serie b by playing attacking football, sometimes even leaving 3 in the back and putting 3 up front. Maybe not relevant to Benfica right now, but my point is we've got to take risks by playing for the win from the start of the game.

Slow game with the lone goal form Di Maria.

Prediction 1-1

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