UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[rendravolt]

From the games that have been played so far in the champions league,I have had a foreshadow of what team will win the trophy,who will win the golden boot,and who will be the best player and best keeper in the tournament.There are four teams who have equal chances of winning the Champions league this season,and the first team is Mancity,they have had almost all their injured players come back,which will be bring a spark in their game.The sceond team is Real Madrid,they have been consistent in winning their matches in the champions league,and one man I must acknowledge in that team is Bellingham,he is going to win the best player of the tournament.The other two teams are Bayern and Arsenal.

With the complete squad that Manchester City currently has, it is clear that they are the strongest candidate to win the Champions League, but Real Madrid with Jude Bellingham, who has shown the best performance so far, will also be very difficult to stop. What happens if Manchester City plays Real Madrid in one of the Champions League rounds? isn't it very exciting?

Apart from that, if we talk about Bayern Munich and Arsenal, I think it is in the same place but not for Arsenal. We know their quality is still questionable and has often been discussed here. Maybe if Arsenal can get through to the quarterfinals and beat Porto that could be a good calculation but it's still quite far from winning the champions league. Mikel Arteta certainly realizes that his team is currently unable to compete with teams that have more tradition in the Champions League and I think they will be happy if they make it to the quarter-finals.

[Richbased]

Erling Haaland is most important part for Manchester City and has small opportunity without him will get highest phase in this season, if can't recovery as soon possible I doubt with their opportunity will lead until final round for this season or not.

Haaland is not the most important player in Manchester City's team, he also contributes to the team's success in the last Champions League victory; If the team have him, it will be an added advantage but without him, they will still play well since De Bruyne is back from Injury.

Yes, having Haaland will increase the attacking power for the better, but if we flashback to last season when in the semi-finals and final of the UCL he couldn't do anything because his movements were always broken by Madrid and Inter Milan's back line, actually I don't think so either. Haaland can do a lot in the UCL this season, even though he has always been Guardiola's mainstay in the front line. KDB's return is actually more than enough.

Without Haaland, it seems that Manchester City will be fine in facing their opponents in the UCL. I think they will be successful again this season in reaching the final because Manchester City has risen from adversity since KDB managed to recover from injury. I also hope that Manchester City will win the title again this season. this is as perfect as they did last season, no matter without Haaland I think with the main squad which is currently more than enough in my view.

The round of 16 will soon start where they will face Copenhagen who managed to become Runner UP in group A which is quite difficult but they managed to escape with a surprise, I think Manchester City cannot underestimate them, even so they could make things difficult for Manchester City later.

If Haaland is not in the squad, Man city will still win their matches, but if De Bruyne is not in the squad, a big problem for Man city a d they might have difficulties winning matches. Man City is on the relieve now that De Bruyne is back because he is a key player in the team. However, I don't think that Haaland will do all those goal scoring if Dr Bruyne is not in the match because De Bruyne assist is what hpd him to score more goals. What a bad season for Haaland, he has not scored much goals this season and I don't think he will be among the highest goal scorers this season. Round of 16 is a win win for Man City, but the next round might be difficult for them because they be meet a strong team.

Definitely, Manchester city can win matches without Erling Haaland even without Kelvin De Bryune because Pep Guardiola has built the club such that the absence of any key player may not really affect the club because all the players are perfectly doing well in their various positions and considering the fact that they also have quality substitute that can also stand as replacement if some of the key players are unavailable for any match and they can do quite alright.

[bots1]

Manchester City not get difficult opponent team on 16 phase round but its not guarantee they will have easily opponent on quarter final until semifinal phase, no doubt with Manchester City opportunity will easily qualify to quarter final but if face with top teams such as Bayern Munich or Real Madrid I don't sure with The Citizen for defending their Champion League tittle for this season. Have good news after De Bruyne recovering from injury but still have problem with Erling Haaland has possibility to recovery before first leg match against Copenhagen three weeks later or not.

Erling Haaland is most important part for Manchester City and has small opportunity without him will get highest phase in this season, if can't recovery as soon possible I doubt with their opportunity will lead until final round for this season or not.

Manchester City will be playing against Copenhagen in the last 16 of the Uefa Champions League; without the match being played, we know Manchester City is through to the quarterfinals of the Uefa Champions League. Even though Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are in form this season, Manchester City has what it takes to beat them.

Manchester City is very lucky to be facing Kpenhagen in the round of 16 and I am sure Manchester City will have no problems beating Copenhagen and will qualify for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Moreover, the strength of the two teams is very unequal. Therefore, top teams such as Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayer Munich will almost certainly qualify for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. However, specifically for Bayer Munich, whether they are able to qualify for the semifinals or even the final, I doubt it, considering that their performance is not as consistent as Manchester City and Real Madird.

[Velvet78]

I believe Bayern Munich are one of the luckiest teams in the draw of this round. Because their opponent is Lazio which haven't been doing well since the beginning of the season. I mean Lazio are really bad in the Serie A but better in the Champions League. But being better here wouldn't be a big help for them against Bayern Munich.

Maybe Bayern Munich weren't very impressive with their game in the group stage in general. However they are still a much more qualified team than Lazio. In addition to that I expect a big improvement in their game from now on. I don't think Bayern Munich would have any issue no matter home or away.  

Is it the Lazio I watched against Inter Milan yesterday night? Lol, they're going nowhere even if I'm not happy with Thomas Tuchel and his decisions regarding transfer window, I know Bayern Munich are superiors to Lazio with a massive development and margin. This should not be the easiest fixture in the Champions League,but we'll still see next month exactly this date, Yes? I don't know how true is the new of Alphonso Davies accepting terms with Real Madrid already for next season? I'd love that!

For Paris Saint Germans, they should be okay with letting Kylian Mbappe leave, maybe he won't be part of them that will make history for the club, they need players who wants to fight and help win trophies for the club. Players with hard and tougher decisions. They're not doing bad in between, they also have a great coach.

Yeah I also watched that Inter - Lazio game and Lazio were able to do literally nothing with 0.33 xG.    There is a huge difference between the Lazio from the previous season and this one. They would probably lose both games against Bayern Munich by at least a gap of two goals. Because they don't have much to offer either in defense or offense.

PSG have offered a four-year contract to Mbappe by the way which is worth 100 million euros a year as well.    PSG president is ready to offer as much money as possible to Mbappe. But the only and important thing he can't offer now is the Champions League title. 

[Uruhara]

Imo, PSG's victory in round 16 against Real Sociedad was quite big and Mbappe and his friends certainly don't want to give up this opportunity to have the chance to advance to the next qualifying round. Real Sociedad is not a weak club, but compared to PSG, which actually has a fairly strong attacking line, Real Sociedad has to be quite wary of this. However, the problem is that if they have progressed to the next round, they will likely meet other big clubs who will definitely not be easy to deal with. However, PSG must continue to learn and try as optimally as possible to be recognized in the UCL and be able to reach the final. However, this is certainly not easy because they also have Man City on their line.

I agree with you PSG has a big chance to qualify for the next stage of course after beating Real Sociedad, we are not underestimating Real Sociedad, it's just that I think PSG are at a better level, if it were Real Madrid or Barcelona maybe we could consider them on the same level. Apart from that, Mbappe certainly wants to make the best contribution to PSG before moving next season so he will make every effort to achieve it. I think PSG can reach the top 4 after that we can't be sure because its competitors are certainly increasingly competitive, how far do you think PSG will go in this Champions League?

Real Sociedad is currently not even that good in Laliga so I also agree that PSG will currently be more favored in the last 16 match. And I also feel that PSG will survive this round and successfully continue to advance to the quarter-finals. But I'm not sure whether PSG will go further than that or not. because things will become more difficult to predict after entering the quarter-finals. Because all the teams that qualify for the quarter-finals are the best teams and of course their performance is also the best. So when a strong team vs a strong team, things will become more difficult for us to guess which one will be the favorite. Mbappe may leave after his contract expires. And yes, this season he has to play better and leave a good impression on the club.

[wakier]

Imo, PSG's victory in round 16 against Real Sociedad was quite big and Mbappe and his friends certainly don't want to give up this opportunity to have the chance to advance to the next qualifying round. Real Sociedad is not a weak club, but compared to PSG, which actually has a fairly strong attacking line, Real Sociedad has to be quite wary of this. However, the problem is that if they have progressed to the next round, they will likely meet other big clubs who will definitely not be easy to deal with. However, PSG must continue to learn and try as optimally as possible to be recognized in the UCL and be able to reach the final. However, this is certainly not easy because they also have Man City on their line.

I agree with you PSG has a big chance to qualify for the next stage of course after beating Real Sociedad, we are not underestimating Real Sociedad, it's just that I think PSG are at a better level, if it were Real Madrid or Barcelona maybe we could consider them on the same level. Apart from that, Mbappe certainly wants to make the best contribution to PSG before moving next season so he will make every effort to achieve it. I think PSG can reach the top 4 after that we can't be sure because its competitors are certainly increasingly competitive, how far do you think PSG will go in this Champions League?

There is a big possibility that PSG can still qualify for the round of 16, even though Real Sociedad is not a weak team, in terms of squad and experienced PSG is far superior to Real and Mbappè will perform as well as possible in the UCL in his final period with PSG and if he can bring PSG to achieve the final. Although it is very difficulty for PSG to achieve at the moments because there are teams like Real Madrid, Man City and Inter who are much more consistent and stronger than PSG. Even so I hoped that PSG can perform well in the UCL this season.

[makishart]

Manchester City will be playing against Copenhagen in the last 16 of the Uefa Champions League; without the match being played, we know Manchester City is through to the quarterfinals of the Uefa Champions League. Even though Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are in form this season, Manchester City has what it takes to beat them.

Cristiano Ronaldo have also go ahead to suggest three clubs that are likely to win this season's champions league and I personally think the same way, as these are the most promising clubs that have shown the capacity prowess to push the giant stride. According to Ronaldo, Manchester City who are the current holders of the title are likely to take it back for the second time. He have also identified Real Madrid as the second club that can also take the titles of this season champions league and the third one is Bayern Munich who are also very much in form to take the league too.

As long as manchester city will have de bruyne and haaland to play together and it will be possible for city to get UCL trophy back again. The major problem if there will be no de bruyne and haaland to play for city and this is the problem.
It is important to acknowledge that what Ronaldo said is completely logical, however, it is crucial to highlight that the absence of key players due to injury should not occur again. This problem is specifically owned by Manchester City and it is the main issue they are facing. Haaland will not be able to play in the upcoming matches due to his injury, which will require him to rest until the following month.

Let's see how the events will play out.

Im still waiting for the good news that will come from haaland regarding his injury. Haaland has always become the best one as a striker.

[Hirose UK]

~snip~

Manchester City is very lucky to be facing Kpenhagen in the round of 16 and I am sure Manchester City will have no problems beating Copenhagen and will qualify for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Moreover, the strength of the two teams is very unequal. Therefore, top teams such as Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayer Munich will almost certainly qualify for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. However, specifically for Bayer Munich, whether they are able to qualify for the semifinals or even the final, I doubt it, considering that their performance is not as consistent as Manchester City and Real Madird.

Copenhagen will not be able to qualify for the next round because they will clearly lose to Manchester City. Moreover, in this match it is certain that Manchester City will have truly perfect squad or that none of the key players will be absent.
In the two matches that will be played, it is clear that Manchester City is the favorite and of course we hope that in these two matches, Manchester City can really win so that in the first match they can win on aggregate.
But when they reach the last 8 rounds, the competition will be more difficult and each team will look for an advantage in each match so that they can easily have the opportunity to reach the final.
The fight for the title will only begin after the last 16 matches are finished.

Well Real Madrid will still have the edge and they will be team that could possibly reach the final, but I don't agree with you that Bayern Munich lacks stability.
Bayern Munich will perform well when the last 16 matches officially start, they will be one of the strong teams fighting for the UCL title this season.

[Mayor of ogba]

~snip~

Manchester City is very lucky to be facing Kpenhagen in the round of 16 and I am sure Manchester City will have no problems beating Copenhagen and will qualify for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Moreover, the strength of the two teams is very unequal. Therefore, top teams such as Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayer Munich will almost certainly qualify for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. However, specifically for Bayer Munich, whether they are able to qualify for the semifinals or even the final, I doubt it, considering that their performance is not as consistent as Manchester City and Real Madird.

Copenhagen will not be able to qualify for the next round because they will clearly lose to Manchester City. Moreover, in this match it is certain that Manchester City will have truly perfect squad or that none of the key players will be absent.
In the two matches that will be played, it is clear that Manchester City is the favorite and of course we hope that in these two matches, Manchester City can really win so that in the first match they can win on aggregate.
But when they reach the last 8 rounds, the competition will be more difficult and each team will look for an advantage in each match so that they can easily have the opportunity to reach the final.
The fight for the title will only begin after the last 16 matches are finished.

Well Real Madrid will still have the edge and they will be team that could possibly reach the final, but I don't agree with you that Bayern Munich lacks stability.
Bayern Munich will perform well when the last 16 matches officially start, they will be one of the strong teams fighting for the UCL title this season.

Manchester City is the favorite to win their UEFA Champions League last 16 matches with Copenhagen when they meet next month. I do not see Manchester City using aggregate to qualify for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League because they will win against Copenhagen at home and away.

[bangjoe]

From the games that have been played so far in the champions league,I have had a foreshadow of what team will win the trophy,who will win the golden boot,and who will be the best player and best keeper in the tournament.There are four teams who have equal chances of winning the Champions league this season,and the first team is Mancity,they have had almost all their injured players come back,which will be bring a spark in their game.The sceond team is Real Madrid,they have been consistent in winning their matches in the champions league,and one man I must acknowledge in that team is Bellingham,he is going to win the best player of the tournament.The other two teams are Bayern and Arsenal.

Maybe I will be more specific to see the candidates in the Final, namely Real Madrid and also Manchester City, because I think they have the ability to deserve to be in the UCL Final this season, provided that these two teams are in good condition with each other, and for the golden boot in my opinion it is likely to be obtained by Haaland or Bellingham, for the keeper himself I can't predict it because I don't really pay attention to a keeper here.

For Bayern Munich and Arsenal I feel skeptical because the youth don't really have the performance I expected, especially Arteta is a little tired if you pay attention.

[rendravolt]

Im still waiting for the good news that will come from haaland regarding his injury. Haaland has always become the best one as a striker.

If I'm not mistaken, Haaland will return in February but I don't know exactly what date and hopefully before the round of 16 matches start he will be fit again. As a monster, Haaland is always hungry and wants to keep scoring goals, especially now that he is at the top of the top scorer list with 5 goals so far. Haaland competes with Griezzman and Morata from Atletico who have the same goals in the top scorer list.

Haaland is definitely very bored at the moment and I don't think he should rush because the most important thing is to recover from the injury first. I understand that as a young player he always wants more and that is actually very good for his mentality in Europe's biggest competition. I'm curious how many goals he will score until the Champions League competition ends and maybe I will predict around 10 more goals.

[RockBell]

From the games that have been played so far in the champions league,I have had a foreshadow of what team will win the trophy,who will win the golden boot,and who will be the best player and best keeper in the tournament.There are four teams who have equal chances of winning the Champions league this season,and the first team is Mancity,they have had almost all their injured players come back,which will be bring a spark in their game.The sceond team is Real Madrid,they have been consistent in winning their matches in the champions league,and one man I must acknowledge in that team is Bellingham,he is going to win the best player of the tournament.The other two teams are Bayern and Arsenal.

The Champions League wondering who is going to win the Champions League because there are a lot of prominent clubs that have about 70 percent chances of winning the champions league. and the competition for the Golden Boot and the best player Haaland and Salah are both seriously fighting for it and don't be surprised that Haaland will win the best player and I font know why I like Haaland. and for best goalkeeper I don't see any candidate for now because a lot of them are fucking up. and aside from Manchester City, there are also other clubs that have the chance of winning the Champions League talk as Arsenal, Liverpool, and Real Madrid. and if there is a good back then injuries won't affect the performance. Bellingham, will he still have my eyes for the other two?

[EL MOHA]

But this begs an important question: does PSG need talented players or does PSG need players who are fully ready to rumble with the best of the best in the Champions League? They have tried different approaches over the years now to finally lift the Champions League trophy, but maybe building a young team that is hungry for titles would be a superior way to give their hope another shot. They did all kinds of stuff now and nothing worked till perfection. But now they are running out of time because once Mbappe leaves, the club isn't as great anymore for other players as well.

One thing I will tell you is that PSG has in the past got their buying decisions very wrong. They brought in players that weren’t needed for big check books every week. The likes of Messi, Neymar and Mbappe cannot be in a team that had such a below average midfield. The pivotal role in a team set up is the midfield. You must have that Defensive midfielder that disconnects counter attacks or intercept well, have a better box to box midfielder and lastly what they lacked importantly was an attacking midfielder. With Messi they had the most creative football in world football but still they couldn’t excel because the proper defensive midfielder wasn’t on the team. Imagine the likes of Messi, Mbappe and Neymar loosing a ball, we all know they wouldn’t track back like others and without a defensive anchor then the defense becomes vulnerable.

An example is when Madrid gather a lot of galaticos like the kaka, Özil, Ronaldo, Benzema, Raul and the rest during Mourinho’s first season with them, this team were expected to win the Champions League and everything but they couldn’t because they couldn’t play together. It was when Ancelloti arrived and this star players  have reduced that they actually started conquering the world and they won a treble of this competition. Same thing would be what should be happening to PSG if they want to conquer Europe. They should go for young players and build a team and don’t force players like Mbappe to remain in the team but rather palyers that wants to play for the badge. Right now though I don’t see them winning the champion league but with the few signings that Luiz Enrique has done then i see them moving in the right direction

[KTChampions]

Im still waiting for the good news that will come from haaland regarding his injury. Haaland has always become the best one as a striker.

If I'm not mistaken, Haaland will return in February but I don't know exactly what date and hopefully before the round of 16 matches start he will be fit again. As a monster, Haaland is always hungry and wants to keep scoring goals, especially now that he is at the top of the top scorer list with 5 goals so far. Haaland competes with Griezzman and Morata from Atletico who have the same goals in the top scorer list.

Haaland is definitely very bored at the moment and I don't think he should rush because the most important thing is to recover from the injury first. I understand that as a young player he always wants more and that is actually very good for his mentality in Europe's biggest competition. I'm curious how many goals he will score until the Champions League competition ends and maybe I will predict around 10 more goals.

Theoretically, in the City - Copenhagen game you can score 5-6 goals in one game (if you don’t take into account the envious Pep who will prevent Haaland by making a substitution), I’m more interested in how many goals he will score during his career in the Champions League. He's currently on a schedule that puts him ahead of Ronaldo. Unfortunately, due to the change in the format of the competition, these will be slightly different conditions, but it will still be possible to compare. But as we know, it is very difficult to maintain super-performance throughout your entire career, so maybe with age he will score fewer goals.

[tusandii]

From the games that have been played so far in the champions league,I have had a foreshadow of what team will win the trophy,who will win the golden boot,and who will be the best player and best keeper in the tournament.There are four teams who have equal chances of winning the Champions league this season,and the first team is Mancity,they have had almost all their injured players come back,which will be bring a spark in their game.The sceond team is Real Madrid,they have been consistent in winning their matches in the champions league,and one man I must acknowledge in that team is Bellingham,he is going to win the best player of the tournament.The other two teams are Bayern and Arsenal.

The Champions League wondering who is going to win the Champions League because there are a lot of prominent clubs that have about 70 percent chances of winning the champions league. and the competition for the Golden Boot and the best player Haaland and Salah are both seriously fighting for it and don't be surprised that Haaland will win the best player and I font know why I like Haaland. and for best goalkeeper I don't see any candidate for now because a lot of them are fucking up. and aside from Manchester City, there are also other clubs that have the chance of winning the Champions League talk as Arsenal, Liverpool, and Real Madrid. and if there is a good back then injuries won't affect the performance. Bellingham, will he still have my eyes for the other two?

We will definitely be confused about who will get the trophy in the Champions League because there are so many clubs that have very good achievements, such as Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and several other clubs.
What I know is that currently we can only speculate about who will make it to the final round, but there are no guarantees regarding this speculation, but the strongest candidates for me are only Manchester City and Real Madrid.
But are you sure that Liverpool will also compete in the Champions League? while this club is in the UEL competition.

Inter Milan perhaps in the previous season could reach the final but it looks like this season will have a different achievement because Bayern Munich may be more worthy of replacing Inter's position because in depth Inter does not have a strong performance even though they have more experience but Bayern Munich is far superior in terms of player performance.
Even though Bayern Munich could get rid of Inter Milan, they still won't be able to get rid of Manchester City.

[entertheabyss]

We will definitely be confused about who will get the trophy in the Champions League because there are so many clubs that have very good achievements, such as Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and several other clubs.
What I know is that currently we can only speculate about who will make it to the final round, but there are no guarantees regarding this speculation, but the strongest candidates for me are only Manchester City and Real Madrid.
But are you sure that Liverpool will also compete in the Champions League? while this club is in the UEL competition.

When I was briefed about the clubs who will win the UCL title, the only ones that came to me were Real Madrid and Manchester City. It's not yet time to predict who will win the UCL title this season, but it's early enough. I would urge us to be receptive and patiently wait for the quarter finals, the round that determines and selects the teams that will go to the finals. The UEFA Champions League is not for limited teams, and I expect an outstanding squad to win games with simplicity. We have elite teams that have a 50% chance of claiming the UCL title.

[Volgastallion]

Only a miracle or a few bad choices can make another champion of this CHampiosn LEague asides of Manchester city or Real Madrid, i really dont see any other team in good form to be a contender this year, maybe and only because they are good in head to head Atletico Madrid, but we already know they are not so solid this year.

[X-ray]

Manchester City is the favorite to win their UEFA Champions League last 16 matches with Copenhagen when they meet next month. I do not see Manchester City using aggregate to qualify for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League because they will win against Copenhagen at home and away.

Yep, city will be winning the game home and away. There's no doubt to think it will happen unless pep will be doing another experiment like a season. Pep was a typical of coach who was always identifying its opponent before try to perform against it.
Copenhagen was not a club that needs to feel worry about. It's caused by this club was so weak and it's so crazy to think manchester city is going to lose agains this garbage club. Copenhagen needs to feel worry about that coz the club can perform so badly.

manchester city has de bruyne on its side again and it will be so pathetic if city will not be able to win home and away games.

[Jody.Drummer]

Only a miracle or a few bad choices can make another champion of this CHampiosn LEague asides of Manchester city or Real Madrid, i really dont see any other team in good form to be a contender this year, maybe and only because they are good in head to head Atletico Madrid, but we already know they are not so solid this year.

Inter Milan are one of my favorite clubs, they've had an impressive run in Serie A, in the Champions League they didn't disappoint during the group stage, although in the end they fell to Real Sociedad but they only lost out on goal productivity. Last season they also made it to the final, even though last season they weren't as good as they have been this season.
They are between Manchester City and Real Madrid in my opinion. In the round of 16 they will face Atletico Madrid, it will be the first challenge for them. But when looking at Atletico Madrid's performance which still hasn't found good consistency, they have a chance to eliminate Atletico Madrid early and advance to the next round.
The Serie A club has recently become a club to consider, after in the last few seasons they have always struggled.

[poodle63]

Only a miracle or a few bad choices can make another champion of this CHampiosn LEague asides of Manchester city or Real Madrid, i really dont see any other team in good form to be a contender this year, maybe and only because they are good in head to head Atletico Madrid, but we already know they are not so solid this year.

So, you forget about intermilan reached final last season. Is not intermilan deserving to be a part of the strongest contenders to win the UCL this season? it's leading serie a and intermilan is also having perfect defense and attack. I think that might be a part of teams who have biggest chance to win the UCL this season. It was even stronger compared to the bayern munich and im not doubting it. It's quite strange to see that how people forgot if there was intermilan who is always climbing up right now.

It likes all of concentrations were focusing on to the manchester city and real madrid. That is why people were always calling up real madrid and city to win UCL this season. Listen to me if intermilan is still comparable to the madrid and city at this time.
It was also having on fire striker who is also top scorer this season and he is lautaro martinez. It is really strange to see that if you were not the only one but so numerous members here were forgetting intermilan.

Intermilan deserved to be treated like city and madrid coz it's one of strongest team last season. Simeone is just crazily improving the club to be even better by replacing some defenders and goal keeper + add more strikers in.