Bournemouth (a) pre-match thread

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

Think we have to go 4-3-3 personally.
Ederson
Danilo/Kompany/Stones/Mendy
Yaya/KDB/B. Silva
Sane/Jesus/Sterling

100% this

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I'm assuming the travelling blues are well on the way down by now; halfway, or more? Have a good trip, and don't come back without the three points!

They shouldn't return unless they drag back four points!

 

[Armchair Supporter]

Get the A team out. Full strength. No compromises. We need a big number win to get some momentum and confidence. A full 11 today is going to give them floor time together for the next two big games coming up. After the relatively mediocre start to this season, the club needs to put a marker down as to just what this team is capable of and give the fans a lift.
Blow the doors off Pep! Let's get this party started!.

I obviously predict a nervous 2-1 victory for us.....

We should go and mangle them though. 6-0 (seriously). Show our rivals (Utd thus year in my opinion) that whatever they can do, we can do better.

Big win today please :)

 

[Cheesy]

Dominate possession, miss chances.

Lose 1-0 to their only shot on target.

 

[ojeme]

KDB: "City are building for the future and want to create a team for the next five or six years and not buy six players every window."

KDB: "If we get the chances we need to be more clinical so we can get the advantage and then teams can come on to us a bit more."

KDB: "We know 90% of teams will park the bus against us so it's very difficult to find openings, but we always find enough to win the game."

KDB: "On Monday we didn't convert the chances but I am very positive we will this season." [Sky Sports Premier League Live]

Haha! No one does this better than Karen.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Dear Pep, a back four would be nice today. Maybe bench a striker too, Sane and Sterling with two full backs overlapping would be very agreeable.

Can see Yaya getting a start here and Fernandinho at right back,

 

[Gabriel]

Cannot see us changing from three at the back just yet. Think Fernandinho will go to the left (didn't he play there last season in the corresponding fixture?) and Danilo will play on the right; better to have one fullback who can attack naturally on his side.

 

[york away to this!]

Dominate possession, miss chances.

Lose 1-0 to their only shot on target.

Don't be bloody ridiculous. They may have a soft header on target too.

 

[mancity1]

Hopefully a comfortable win as has been the case in the past at Bournemouth.

We wouldn't want to drop points in 2 of our first three games.

 

[Pete Campbell]

Ederson

Kompany - Stones - Otamendi
Danilo - Silva - Dinho - KDB- Sane
Sterling
Aguero

Pretty sure that is the side today

 

[Ethan23]

I'm here now. Anywhere know where everyone is heading?

 

[IWasHere]

We only have one

And unfortunately he's not fit enough to start

 

[01cravend]

7-0

 

[Deleted member 81382]

Ederson
Kompany Stones Otamendi
Sterling KDB Silva Bernardo Sane
Jesus Aguero

Would be funny just to see the media frothing at the mouth at Pep's arrogance

 

[schfc6]

Ederson
Kompany Stones Otamendi
Sterling KDB Silva Bernardo Sane
Jesus Aguero

Would be funny just to see the media frothing at the mouth at Pep's arrogance

I'd swap Stones for YaYa..

 

[richards30]

ederson
danilo
kompany
otamendi
mendy
yaya
b silva
d silva
de bruyne
sterling
aguero

 

[Easy]

Ederson

Danilo
Kompany
Stones
Otamendi
Fernandinho

Yaya
Bernardo
KDB

Sterling
Aguero

Subs - Bravo, Mangala, Sane, Mendy, Delph, Silva, Jesus

A very strong bench and great starting 11. I would prefer to see Mendy start but maybe it's better to just put him in around the 60min or so mark. Then bring on Jesus and Sane to change the game as well.

I believe Fernandinho can do a job at LB and it's better to play Danilo RB to make the most of his attacking qualities which suffer when he plays LB.

Sterling has to start for me, I wouldn't mind seeing him and Jesus up front which would be fantastic but Aguero also needs some games to get into form so he deserves them plus Jesus did ok but didn't put in a performance that merits him a start over Aguero. Sterling has been great all pre season and when coming on, also Bournemouth is a club he loves scoring against. Scored a great hat trick against them including one of my favorite goals ever when KDB slid him in and Sterling sold one defender with the fake shot and then another with the fake shot and scored. A class goal, sublime really by Sterling and a wonderful assist by Kevin.

I think we'll win this comfortably. 3-0 maybe more, they like to play football which plays into our hands.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Ederson
Kompany Stones Otamendi
Sterling KDB Silva Bernardo Sane
Jesus Aguero

Would be funny just to see the media frothing at the mouth at Pep's arrogance

I'd swap Stones for YaYa..

And Otamendi for Dinho.

Kompany has experience playing as a midfielder and Ederson is basically a DM that can use his hands, so I'd say that'd be the perfect Pep team.

Actually, switch Sergio for Ilkay. Now that would be some team. ;-)

 

[rnblade]

It will either be a comfortable win with 70%+ possession or it's going to be one of those matches yet again where we struggle to break down a fleet of parked buses. Is it just me or are teams resigned to playing this way against us, rather than actually trying to play football.
2-0 to CITY.

 

[SebastianBlue]

ederson
danilo
kompany
otamendi
mendy
yaya
b silva
d silva
de bruyne
sterling
aguero

Our defence is starting to sound like the rank and organisation system of an army out of Game of Thrones that Martin loosely based on the Mongols.

"They attacked the stronghold which was defended by a Danilo, a guard Kompany comprised of the bullish and stout Otamendi and their swift variety, Mendy. It was the practice when protecting the gates to drop Stones upon the invading hordes to slow them down. They would have brought the Kyle Walker out to reinforce the walls but, alas, it was bid-ridden from a Madley curse."