Quote from: Alpha Marine on Today at 10:55:28 PM

Quote from: ginsan on Today at 09:35:14 PM

It's just that if Lazio plays defensively well enough then they have a chance to end the match with a draw and they will qualify for the next round. But Harry Kane will definitely work hard to score goals and bring Bayern Munich through to the next round.

Playing defensively against a team like Bayern can easily hurt you or work out well for you. It's a risk that has to be managed properly. If you want to defend against Bayern, you have to make sure you don't leave any room for error. A single mistake can make them hurt you. You also need to be very good on the counterattack. Fast wingers and quick passes.

I believe they'll stand a better chance if they also attack Bayern. Don't let them be comfortable on the ball and press them. When Bayern are comfortable on the ball they can easily hurt you.
It's going to be a very difficult game for Lazio but if they put their heads down and work enough they can win or draw the match.

In football, the best way to defend is to always be on the attack and that's what I think Lazio will need to do if they really want to defend their one goal lead from the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie against Bayern Munich when they travel to the home of the German champions for the second leg of the encounter. Bayern Munich as we all know is one team that posseses some of the strongest and most lethal attackers in world football and it's almost impossible to play against while thinking that you'll defend just one goal against them from the kickoff of a 90 minutes game especially when their most prolific footballer Harry Kane is fully fit and participating in the game. Lazio manager I don't even think will want to tell his boys to use that method against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena because I also think he knows the chances of succeeding with that method is very slim.

Quote from: AYOBA on Today at 10:29:02 PM

Quote from: bitcampaign on Today at 02:51:01 PM

I really understand that Porto's defense is very strong. At least Mikel Arteta can find a gap to score a goal in the second leg to advance to the next round. Even though Porto is in third place in the Portuguese League, that cannot be a benchmark for measuring the strength of a club. However, here you can see or find out who will be lucky in the second leg, hopefully Mikel Arteta can find Porto's weak points so they can win or turn things around.

To be quite honest, I was really aback by Porto's performance thus far this season considering how difficult even their most recent game against Arsenal was. Arsenal worked very hard to produce results, but the Porto defense prevented it from happening. They perform effectively in front and have robust defenses.

As you previously stated, I believe it would be preferable if Mikel Arteta could rationalize, improve Arsenal, and lead his team to a victory in order to qualify for the following round. That is, if Arteta was able to counsel the fans. In addition, I am aware of Arsenal's capabilities, that they can perform well and produce out a positive results.

Finding a gap to score against the Porto defense isn't as easy as many people especially Arsenal fans are thinking of it and that's I think it'll be a self deceit for Mikel Arteta to think that his boys will easily break the defense of the Portuguese club when Arsenal okay host to them in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie. Porto might not not be one of the best teams in Europe in terms of prolificity in front of goal posts but one thing that's kept them in the competition so far is their defense that's been led by former Real Madrid rockie Pepe. I'm not tryna say that Arsenal are not capable of breaking that defense rather I'm saying that it'll be very difficult for them and I think they will have to be at their best to eliminate Porto and go through to the quarter finals of the competition