Burnley (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[BringBackSwales]

so that means a perfectly good player can be verbally abused by his own fans!??

You disappoint me

Plus he wasn’t slowing play down, he has always rotated the ball quickly, he just wasn’t flash enough for some people. Once he started scoring goals the slaggers stopped slagging

 

[Blue Theatre]

I'm pretty sure that before each game, Pep reads all the team predictions on this forum first ... then picks one that's different again.

 

[SatOnTheWall]

Plus he wasn’t slowing play down, he has always rotated the ball quickly, he just wasn’t flash enough for some people. Once he started scoring goals the slaggers stopped slagging

I think it’s the opposite. He’s a bit too flash and there’s not enough graft (or enough of the headless chicken running about) from him. The type of City fans who loved say Joey Barton (the archetypal headless chicken) might be the ones who can’t be doing with Mahrez, I suspect.

Come on, City. Let’s beat the letter signers.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

I'm pretty sure that before each game, Pep reads all the team predictions on this forum first ... then picks one that's different again.

He DEFINITELY looks at my fantasy team...

sees that I've got Foden/Jesus/Cancelo/Sterling/Torres/whoever in my starting line up...
so picks a team that leaves Foden/Jesus/Cancelo/Sterling/Torres/whoever on the bench...
then sees that I'd get BIG points when my subs replace my none starters...
so slings Foden/Jesus/Cancelo/Sterling/Torres/whoever on for 5 minutes at the end...

he does this JUST to piss me off.

True story.

 

[Sir Joe Aguero]

Can’t sleep. Shitting it. In theory, should be a cakewalk, but I think there’s going to be some twists and turns this season.

 

[Gingers Dad]

Please remember Burnley beat the dippers at Anfield and only lost to a freaky deflection to the rags. We underestimate the Clarets at our peril.

No easy games in the Premier league.

 

[Gingers Dad]

Other way round for Ferna and Rodri

In theory yes but Fernandinho will get booked in the first half at Anfield.

 

[Gingers Dad]

forget about liverpool and resting players in the burnley game ? pep has to go best 11 and win the game
then make changes once the game is won or under control ? burnley will be doing their best to kick us off the field and need the points

also the pitch will be tailored to suit them and slow and heavy and not good for passing it around fast
so city will be having to get it through midfield off the ground and the switch will offer city the best way of hurting them. so can see us trying to get down the wings and around them

Rest integral players at Burnley and we could end up losing both games. Best team to face Burnley hopefully get a win, puts pressure on the Scousers to win against us.

 

[andyhinch]

In theory yes but Fernandinho will get booked in the first minute at Anfield.

Quick edit.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Rest integral players at Burnley and we could end up losing both games. Best team to face Burnley hopefully get a win, puts pressure on the Scousers to win against us.

Bird in the hand.

 

[Gingers Dad]

A nickname? Only by the fake fans. Your choice of nicknames shouldn’t be used by any City fan for one of their players - and like it or not, Mahrez is a top player.

I also think you misunderstood - believe me, the people using those nicknames DON’T like Mahrez - they just haven’t sunk to the depths of freely using the c word

To be honest I thought Nigel Gleghorns first name was Fck Off for quite a while

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Rest integral players at Burnley and we could end up losing both games. Best team to face Burnley hopefully get a win, puts pressure on the Scousers to win against us.

I agree, but none of us is the manager on here.
Pep will rotate. We have a ton of games coming up. And we will win.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

I’ve got a feeling we’re going to batter Burnley 4 Or 5 nowt

 

[BringBackSwales]

I think it’s the opposite. He’s a bit too flash and there’s not enough graft (or enough of the headless chicken running about) from him. The type of City fans who loved say Joey Barton (the archetypal headless chicken) might be the ones who can’t be doing with Mahrez, I suspect.

Come on, City. Let’s beat the letter signers.

I was talking about Ilkay Gundogan by the way, but was drawing parallels with the fact that a lot of the same muppets who slag off Riyadh Mahrez were slagging off Ilkay not so long ago

 

[BringBackSwales]

Let’s go all out to best Burnley tonight, strongest team possible to do it. Then we can think about how we get past our most dangerous opponent on Sunday, Michael Fucking Oliver

 

[Tricky_Trev]

i don't put anything past him.

FYI we won the last match and kept key players fresh for our most difficult period of the season. You should be happy, but I don’t put anything past you.

 

[Dirty Harry]

Just don't give the Whistling wankers any decisions to make, today or Sunday, and we'll be fine.

 

[CC1]

Were not at the match here. We are taking football on a football forum.

A forum that discusses many thing including football, football manager and yes even footballers.

Exactly. Discussion is what it’s all about. Abuse is a different thing

 

[Sir peace frog]

Don't think they have anything to frighten us with (except 6 fingers), a tough 3-0 win

 

[Bill]

FYI we won the last match and kept key players fresh for our most difficult period of the season. You should be happy, but I don’t put anything past you.

why make games harder though? we could easily drop points here. we nearly did last game . i'd feel better if we had a full squad to choose from, we are weaker right now so let's not make it worse .