Brighton (A) - Thu 25th April, 20:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[MCFC1993]

Kick off time 20:00 (BST).

Another must win. Already 1 point behind Arsenal, could be 4 by the time we kick off. Liverpool also play twice before then.

Hopefully our lads can get plenty of rest between now and then.

 

[John Wayne]

Pretty simple now - play your strongest team until you can't:

Ederson
Akanji
Stones
Dias
Gvardiol
Rodri
KDB
Bernardo
Foden
Haaland
Grealish

Happy to see Doku come on against tiring defences, and also happy with whichever four of our six defenders Pep chooses.

Only one priority now, one focus. Come on, City!

 

[Cityinmyheart]

-------------------Ederson---------------
Walker----Dias-----Akanji-----Gvardiol
-------------Rodri------Bernie------------
Foden------------KDB-------------Grealish
--------------------Haaland--------------------

1-3 victory to us.

 

[dickie davies]

Pretty simple now - play your strongest team until you can't:

Ederson
Akanji
Stones
Dias
Gvardiol
Rodri
KDB
Bernardo
Foden
Haaland
Grealish

Happy to see Doku come on against tiring defences, and also happy with whichever four of our six defenders Pep chooses.

Only one priority now, one focus. Come on, City!

We have 48 hours recovery before another away fixture
I've a feeling Pep will mix it up a bit with "fringe" players such as Kovacic, Nunes, Bobb and Lewis involved somewhere in starting line ups for the Brighton and Forest fixtures

 

[Franny 1234]

Cleansheets win you games.
Same defence again please don't mind who's in net.
Bobb deserves a start especially with a few big name forwards not in form. CTID

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

We have 48 hours recovery before another away fixture
I've a feeling Pep will mix it up a bit with "fringe" players such as Kovacic, Nunes, Bobb and Lewis involved somewhere in starting line ups for the Brighton and Forest fixtures

Sat-Thurs is a little more than 48 hours.

We’ll likely go 80% full strength to have some fresh legs for Forest on Sunday.

 

[Axel Freed]

Is Jackson immensely fast or was Kyle just a yard short today, he seemed to really struggle to get to him at times. Regardless I’d give him a rest and possibly Kev too. Just a bit worried about them being overworked recently.

Kovacic and Rico to come in, Ake and Dias at centre half, Gvard at LB

I’d pick Ortega again, I think he’s fucking brilliant.

 

[Gigant]

Hope we will not see Kyle nowhere near the start XI for the rest of the season,simply a player who plays for the opposing team, and thus more dangerous for our goal than for theirs

 

[Haaland94]

Is Jackson immensely fast or was Kyle just a yard short today, he seemed to really struggle to get to him at times. Regardless I’d give him a rest and possibly Kev too. Just a bit worried about them being overworked recently.

Kovacic and Rico to come in, Ake and Dias at centre half, Gvard at LB

I’d pick Ortega again, I think he’s fucking brilliant.

Kyle lost 2km/h compared to his last season, so more and more players will look faster than him. He is still fast, but 2km/h slower than last season. His top speed this season was vs 35.32 km/h vs Bournemouth, as compared to 37,31 km/h last season. Both Nunes and Haaland are faster than him this season.


Anyway, my team:

Ederson
Akanji
Stones
Dias
Gvardiol
Rodri
KDB
Bernardo
Foden
Haaland
Grealish


Tough to leave Jeremy out, but if the above 11 is fit, they are currently our strongest 11 and it's when we play the best football.
Get the game won early, and sub with Forrest in mind. We can't afford to drop points.

 

[Paul1970]

Gonna be difficult with most players playing on fumes . Kdb cannot start this game as he is totally shot needs a rest so Phil can step into his shoes