StDomingosGringo
Player Valuation: £10m
This is living the Goblet dream, lads and lasses. An away trip in Belarus, to a stadium that holds just under five and a half thousand against a team that takes its name from the Borisov Automobile and Tractor Electric Equipment works. The biggest banana skin ever?
On the back of four clean sheets in succession with 12 goals scored, a win for the mighty Blues looks nailed on but we know following the Blues is never that easy. BATE drew home and away with Juventus in last seasons Champions League and sit 10 points clear at the top of the Belarusian league on 47 points from 19 games conceeding a miserly 12 goals in the process. They are no mugs.
Strange then that I'm going to highlight a defender as possibly their weakest link. The No. 5 Aliaksandr Yurevich is a left back playing out of position on the right since joining from league rivals FC Shakhtyor. Benfica exploited his lack of height (5'8") and questionable position with a deep cross for their first goal and he was drawn out of position easily allowing space for a runner for the second.
Moyes will be all over this like a wet flannel and I'm sure Baines and hopefully Billy will be under instructions to give him a torrid time. Even with Pienaar missing I'm going for a comfortable 0-2 win.
COYB!!!
On the back of four clean sheets in succession with 12 goals scored, a win for the mighty Blues looks nailed on but we know following the Blues is never that easy. BATE drew home and away with Juventus in last seasons Champions League and sit 10 points clear at the top of the Belarusian league on 47 points from 19 games conceeding a miserly 12 goals in the process. They are no mugs.
Strange then that I'm going to highlight a defender as possibly their weakest link. The No. 5 Aliaksandr Yurevich is a left back playing out of position on the right since joining from league rivals FC Shakhtyor. Benfica exploited his lack of height (5'8") and questionable position with a deep cross for their first goal and he was drawn out of position easily allowing space for a runner for the second.
Moyes will be all over this like a wet flannel and I'm sure Baines and hopefully Billy will be under instructions to give him a torrid time. Even with Pienaar missing I'm going for a comfortable 0-2 win.
COYB!!!