Burnley (A) - Pre-Match Thread

[deano ou812]

Can see this game being a draw as well,people calling for Fernandinho to go back into midfield isn’t going to happen,I could even see him being played alongside Laporte when he gets back from injury..

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Ederson
Walker Stones Rodri Mendy
Bernardo Fernandinho Foden
De Bruyne Jesus Sterling

 

[BlueLook]

Mindy???
Mahrez???

No offence, but did you watch the Newcastle game?

Jesus?? Bernardo?? Stones?? Sterling?? Walker?? Ederson??

 

[citytill1die84]

Jesus?? Bernardo?? Stones?? Sterling?? Walker?? Ederson??

Haha was just about to post this.

 

[Blue Bogey]

Ederson

Walker
Stones
Otamendi
Cancelo

Rodri
Fernandinho
Bernardo

De Bruyne
Jesus
Sterling

Cancelo is capable on the left so replaces Mendy.
Rodri and Fernandinho anchoring DM making sure theirs forwards don’t hit our CB’s. Walker and Cancelo keeping the width. Bernardo being a busy bee as No. 10 behind Jesus. De Bruyne and Sterling running between Burnley’s CB’s and fullbacks creating the space for Jesus in the middle.

Bring Foden on at RW later to rest De Bruyne for Derby weekend.

 

[sh249]

Mindy???
Mahrez???

No offence, but did you watch the Newcastle game?

In an ideal world, neither would be anywhere near the team at the moment. But there’s a dearth of real alternatives. Angelino is dreadful defensively (should have done better on all four goals against Liverpool and Shakhtar), and would be targeted non-stop for backpost crosses. For Mahrez - who else could play wide left, if we move Sterling back to the right (as we definitely should)? Bernardo isn’t suited to playing that side at all, and will only slow things down further. Foden? Perhaps, like I said. But for me the priority has to be to have someone who can run in behind.

And as others have said, inasmuch as Mendy and Mahrez were both wank yesterday, so were five or six others, and we can’t drop them all.

 

[WallyA]

352. Do it Pep. Tired of this fake width, and putting players in sub optimal positions.

Our current personnel is suited to 352.

 

[Sky Blue]

Fact is, we have lost a man advantage this season.

No team is pressing Ederson, going man for man against us all over the pitch, not too high, but just enough to ensure the ball goes out to our full-back, rather than the man coming short in midfield.

Gundogan is a coward who won't even attempt to drop into the hole with his back to the play.

Rodri will have an attempt, but he's not quick enough and then ends up relying on his size and bulk to shield it or lose it.

We have lost the triangle that Fernandinho was able to give us with Ed and usually Stones.

Pep has made it clear Fern has his new position, which is incredibly short-sighted, or just naive.

For all of Otamendi's faults, he should be playing next to Stones every week until Zinchenko is fit again.

Zinchenko running about like a good un in training today....

 

[ojeme]

Do we even have to play in a 4-3-3?

Ederson
Walker Stones Otamendi Mendy
Rodri Fernandinho
Bernardo De Bruyne Jesus
Sterling​

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Zinchenko running about like a good un in training today....

And that is good news. You know, I’d still like to see that guy play a genuine midfield role, just once (maybe League or F.A . cups?) I suspect he’s much better than we know. He’s certainly excellent for Ukraine.