I was searching for a decent thread for the pre-game of Porto, and couldn't find one. Mods please merge or keep it alive based on your expert opinion.
I think we need to be careful about Porto here. I have heard ex-players, journos and pundits mentioning Liverpool could go a long way if they get a favourable draw after Porto. So, I decided to watch Porto a bit, and to be fair they are if not scary, considerable opponents at the least. They have a striker(Aboubakar) who is good enough to play for a top 4 club in England. They have full backs who are very good and can cause problems if given a chance. They have a manager who looks to be quite good. They have Hector Herrera anyone remember him from the World Cup? He has hit a bit of form.
The other attackers - Brahimi and Moussa Marega looked really good to me in the champions league match replays I saw. I think we are in danger of getting ahead of ourselves and underestimate these opponents. I know Klopp won't allow it, but make no mistake the away tie to their stadium is a tough one. Bayern Munich(with Pep at the helm) and Chelsea have tasted defeat there in recent years.
Another point to note, is that they have scored a freakish amount of goals from headers/setpieces/corners, they have really tall guys. We need to be on our guard and take this tie seriously. Especially the away tie, we need to be at our defensive best, because they have the tools to score 2-3 goals in their stadium.
I think, we need to be psychologically ready for these, because if we treat this tie with the proper respect, we have it in us to win this tie.
Hopefully we can track them in this thread, as we gear up to this clash.
