Burnley (a) pre-match thread

Burnley (a) prediction

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greasedupdeafguy said:
Not a chance fernandinho will be rested he is the heart of this team and its the only position we have no cover.

Wouldnt mind seeing kompany start.

Cant see anything but a city win
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Which is exactly the reason why he needs a rest. Surely he’s going to get an injury soon, or at least get severely burned out.

I think people take his fitness for granted, when actually it’s something that should be protected as if we lose him for 6 weeks due to a muscle injury then we could/would be screwed.
 
Adebayor said:
Which is exactly the reason why he needs a rest. Surely he’s going to get an injury soon, or at least get severely burned out.

I think people take his fitness for granted, when actually it’s something that should be protected as if we lose him for 6 weeks due to a muscle injury then we could/would be screwed.
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Its not a bad shout i doubt burnley will even come put of their half so maybe we don’t need to use him for this we could play gundogan there. Might even help break down their bus.
 
chaddblue I really don't think that Burnley players will be trying to kick us of the park. This is not the way that they play, they like a passing game just the way that we play. So all in all it should be a good game. let's get another good win and put pressure on the rags. So the lead is back up to 15pts with another game gone. Win the Burnley game and that's we go 18pts clear with just 12 games left. So after this game if the lead is still 12pts at worst we only need to win another 7 games between then and the end of the season.
Pep has to try to make the changes to a minimum to keep the balance of the team the same.
 
I would bring in Kompany for this one. Power, height, experience.
Tough place to go Turf Moor. Watched LIverpool and Utd both win there recently but Burnley did have patches in both games where the away teams had to dig deep.
Would leave out Zinchenko and let Danilo start this one. Just for physical reasons.
Im worried about this fixture. If we win this it would be a fantastic result.

Ederson

Walker Kompany Laporte Danilo

Fernandinho

Bernardo Gundogan KDB Sterling

Aguero
 
ederson
komps otamendi laporte
walker fern zinchenko
sterling kev bernado
sergio
 
Adebayor said:
Which is exactly the reason why he needs a rest. Surely he’s going to get an injury soon, or at least get severely burned out.

I think people take his fitness for granted, when actually it’s something that should be protected as if we lose him for 6 weeks due to a muscle injury then we could/would be screwed.
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You do realise we have a full week till our next match after burnley? Fernandinho wont be rested this game.
 
lionheart said:
What's the latest on Merlin's injury? Hoping he will be fit for Champions League & League Cup Final.
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Looked a lot like my sons hip when he ran into a door handle it blew up like a balloon. It was painful for a week or so but with painkillers probably fine. If it's the same as my son that is.
 
If it wasn't a tough enough ground to go to anyway, these lot will be after blood after the first league game.

Couple of guys in my work are Burnley fans and they are very confident. However they are convinced that there is a conspiracy to keep the top teams at the top due to revenue brought in.

2-1 City.
 
keep back 4 please
i heard SIlva is fit for the weekend

Ederson
walker (ota/kompany) Laporte Zinc
(ferna/stones)
Bernado KDB (Gundo/Silva) sterling
Aguero

0 - 4 City
 
No Silva ( likely ) , No Sane , No Jesus , No Delph , No Mendy , BUT wait

No Tarkovski , No Defour , No Marney, No Wood, No Brady , No Heaton , No Ward ( likely ).

You can't underestimate how much Burnley miss no names like Ward , Brady , Wood , Defour and Tarkovski.

They are the worst team form wise in the league have secured 4 points from a possible 24 and its no wonder they have nose dived scoring 4 goals in that spell including 2 against Manure.

I would be content with a point in terms of the title drive but they will miss these players more than we will miss ours.
 
If we played a back three, with Danilo and Zinchenko wide, that would allow the middle CB to step into the DM position, because they aren’t going to be playing 3 up front!

However, I’m not sure if anyone saw it or not, but Laporte wanted to come of in about the 92nd minute. Might have been a bit of cramp, or maybe a knock, but he stayed on.

Also, I heard Stones was just ill, so there’s a good chance he’ll be fine by weekend. If so, I might play him on the right side of the three and put Vinny in the CCB/DM position, giving Ota a rest. That’d be Ota, Fernandinho and Silva all being rested, with KDB hopefully only playing 60 mins max!

BTW, Ota is usually statistically our best passer, so maybe DM/pivot wouldn’t hurt him for a game or two.

We need to do WHATEVER WE HAVE TO, to keep Fernandinho fit and not banned until the League is sown up, and we had better have made a deal for Fred in the summer with Shakhtar, or whomever else we have picked out to give Fernandinho some relief!

..................Ederson
.........Kompany..Ota..Laporte
Danilo..............................Zinchenko
.........KDB...........Gündogan
Bernardo....Aguero.......Sterling

At the first chance to get KDB off the field, I’d move Bernardo into that slot, switch Sterling onto the right wing, and bring Diaz onto the left. And, if we were 2-0 up with 15-20 mins to go, I’d have Nmecha on for Aguero, because he has been putting in some serious shifts the past month, and before recently, he was a sicknote waiting to happen.

While I’d love to win every game from now until forever, if we could rest some players, or at least only give them half a game or so and not not win at Burnley, I wouldn’t mind one bit. It may be one of the hardest places, and crummiest playing surfaces. in the League to play and today’s results have given us the luxury of dropping a few points this weekend and still being AT LEAST 12 pts plus GD ahead of our closest rivals with 12 to go.
 
anyone have any advice about parking near the ground?

My first time to Turf Moor so any tips would be appreciated..?
 
ChicagoBlue said:
If we played a back three, with Danilo and Zinchenko wide, that would allow the middle CB to step into the DM position, because they aren’t going to be playing 3 up front!

However, I’m not sure if anyone saw it or not, but Laporte wanted to come of in about the 92nd minute. Might have been a bit of cramp, or maybe a knock, but he stayed on.

Also, I heard Stones was just ill, so there’s a good chance he’ll be fine by weekend. If so, I might play him on the right side of the three and put Vinny in the CCB/DM position, giving Ota a rest. That’d be Ota, Fernandinho and Silva all being rested, with KDB hopefully only playing 60 mins max!

BTW, Ota is usually statistically our best passer, so maybe DM/pivot wouldn’t hurt him for a game or two.

We need to do WHATEVER WE HAVE TO, to keep Fernandinho fit and not banned until the League is sown up, and we had better have made a deal for Fred in the summer with Shakhtar, or whomever else we have picked out to give Fernandinho some relief!

..................Ederson
.........Kompany..Ota..Laporte
Danilo..............................Zinchenko
.........KDB...........Gündogan
Bernardo....Aguero.......Sterling

At the first chance to get KDB off the field, I’d move Bernardo into that slot, switch Sterling onto the right wing, and bring Diaz onto the left. And, if we were 2-0 up with 15-20 mins to go, I’d have Nmecha on for Aguero, because he has been putting in some serious shifts the past month, and before recently, he was a sicknote waiting to happen.

While I’d love to win every game from now until forever, if we could rest some players, or at least only give them half a game or so and not not win at Burnley, I wouldn’t mind one bit. It may be one of the hardest places, and crummiest playing surfaces. in the League to play and today’s results have given us the luxury of dropping a few points this weekend and still being AT LEAST 12 pts plus GD ahead of our closest rivals with 12 to go.
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We won't rest anybody for this. The next two games are the most important of the season to date . Win them and we are almost within touching distance and the chasing pack will give up although I think they have already. We then turn our attention to the cups and see where we are at the end of the month.
 
Father Paul said:
We won't rest anybody for this. The next two games are the most important of the season to date . Win them and we are almost within touching distance and the chasing pack will give up although I think they have already. We then turn our attention to the cups and see where we are at the end of the month.
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I completely understand your sentiments, and being 18pts clear before everyone else plays is a devastating psychological blow to the chasing pack, but I am sooo concerned that we can’t stand long term injuries to Fernandinho or KDB, and a hamstring or a knee tweak, or even just a rolled ankle, can be a month, six weeks or even longer for these thoroughbreds.
 
ChicagoBlue said:
If we played a back three, with Danilo and Zinchenko wide, that would allow the middle CB to step into the DM position, because they aren’t going to be playing 3 up front!

However, I’m not sure if anyone saw it or not, but Laporte wanted to come of in about the 92nd minute. Might have been a bit of cramp, or maybe a knock, but he stayed on.

Also, I heard Stones was just ill, so there’s a good chance he’ll be fine by weekend. If so, I might play him on the right side of the three and put Vinny in the CCB/DM position, giving Ota a rest. That’d be Ota, Fernandinho and Silva all being rested, with KDB hopefully only playing 60 mins max!

BTW, Ota is usually statistically our best passer, so maybe DM/pivot wouldn’t hurt him for a game or two.

We need to do WHATEVER WE HAVE TO, to keep Fernandinho fit and not banned until the League is sown up, and we had better have made a deal for Fred in the summer with Shakhtar, or whomever else we have picked out to give Fernandinho some relief!

..................Ederson
.........Kompany..Ota..Laporte
Danilo..............................Zinchenko
.........KDB...........Gündogan
Bernardo....Aguero.......Sterling

At the first chance to get KDB off the field, I’d move Bernardo into that slot, switch Sterling onto the right wing, and bring Diaz onto the left. And, if we were 2-0 up with 15-20 mins to go, I’d have Nmecha on for Aguero, because he has been putting in some serious shifts the past month, and before recently, he was a sicknote waiting to happen.

While I’d love to win every game from now until forever, if we could rest some players, or at least only give them half a game or so and not not win at Burnley, I wouldn’t mind one bit. It may be one of the hardest places, and crummiest playing surfaces. in the League to play and today’s results have given us the luxury of dropping a few points this weekend and still being AT LEAST 12 pts plus GD ahead of our closest rivals with 12 to go.
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Surely it's logical to get it won, move on and then rotate rather than your suggestions?
 
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