[Group H > Nov 7 (CFR Cluj, Galatasaray, Braga, Man Utd)]

Re: Group H > Nov 7 (CFR Cluj, Galatasaray, Braga, Man Utd) Hi guys, this is my first post here since joining the forum yesterday :) I'm from Romania and i see nobody has written anything about CFR Cluj - Galatasaray so i'll give it a try in case someone is wondering what to expect from the game. CFR Cluj started the european campaign really good, with 4 points from 3 fixtures, losing only to ManU (and who doesn't). We beat Braga away and managed to get a point in Istambul and i think tonight won't be any different. I can see CFR manage to at least get a draw in this fixture and i back my prediction with a few simple facts. 1. CFR plays poorly in the national league, sitting on 6 at 13 points from the leader, and 5 points from the second place (which might become their most likely target this season), but they have a completely different face in the CL. The players motivate themselves much better and, just like BATE Borisov for example, they are a team capable of stunning the opposition. 2. CFR changed the coach last week after some misunderstandings between the management and the last coach, mainly due to the lack of internal results and they brought in a portuguese coach Paolo Sergio Brito, the former Hearts of Midlothian coach. He also coached Olhanense, Santa Clara, Beira-Mar, Pacos Ferreira, Vitoria Guimaraes, and Sporting Lisabona. It is well known the manager's affinity for portuguese players and staff so that comes as no surprise to me. The new coach managed to turn the things a little bit around and in the weekend they won 5-0 against a pretty good team. 3. Third and most important the players know that by winning, or at least drawing tonight they will secure their place in the Europa League next stage and, with a game agains Braga at home in hand they might set their hopes even higher. On the other side Galatasaray plays for a bonus of 1 million euros but with this CFR lineup - Felgueiras - Pinto, Cadu, Piccolo, Sepsi - Alberto - Sougou, Muresan, Godemeche, Camora - Kapetanos and their ambition to reach the further stages i think they have the quality to mount a threat and kick the turk side out of all european competitions. I would pick - Kapetanos to score any time (don't know the odds because i don't bet online, but you could give it a try) - 1X at merely 1.45 odds -CFR to score and to be honest i'm looking at a normal scoring game, perhaps 3 goals but i can't see more than this considering the situation. CFR will defend, Galatasaray will attack but i think CFR wil have the quality to score on the counter and secure at least 1 point. Good luck :)