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Chelsea also have the FA Cup final to think about, if anyone is going to make a lot of changes it will be them.
 
PhdWave said:
I was also thinking the same but losing to them twice before a CL final may be bad for our mentality (even if it was our B-squad both matches). I can positives for going full strength or weak strength squad on saturday.
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I don't believe that really has any telling impact on us if it were to happen, both times will have been against a largely second string side and as long as its a narrow defeat at worst they'll go into it knowing they've got a much stronger side in the final. And seeing as we will go into the final as league champions and strong favourites beating them with a strong team this weekend isn't really going to do our confidence much good, the players will already be confident as favourites. Just think Pep will lend more value to not letting Tuchel experience a game against our best side just weeks before the real deal over an early league win
 
It’s a very big match against Chelsea. If City win, it will secure the title and leave Chelsea looking over their shoulder at West Ham and Liverpool.

City would be able to rotate for the rest of the season, while Chelsea face tough matches which they need points. They play Arsenal, Leicester, and Villa in the league plus Leicester and City in Cups.

City need to go strong on Saturday. I would bring in Cancelo, Laporte, Rodri, and possibly Aguero or Jesus. I assume that Stones will still be suspended. Fernandinho needs a rest as does Walker.
 
ninjamonkey said:
I don't believe that really has any telling impact on us if it were to happen, both times will have been against a largely second string side and as long as its a narrow defeat at worst they'll go into it knowing they've got a much stronger side in the final. And seeing as we will go into the final as league champions and strong favourites beating them with a strong team this weekend isn't really going to do our confidence much good, the players will already be confident as favourites. Just think Pep will lend more value to not letting Tuchel experience a game against our best side just weeks before the real deal over an early league win
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Pep will want to win this game, both for the title and for the psychological edge it can give the players.

Also, we act like the CL Final is next Weds, not 3 weeks away! Pep should play the best fit & recovered (read:ALL OF THEM!) players he can play.

Putting the title to bed early is a big deal for the rest and recovery he would like to provide the entire squad between now & the CL Final.

There are plenty of games to play the squad players, and this game isn’t it! Lose twice in a row to Chelsea when there are TITLES on the line, and we send out a bad message to our players and create a growing sense of confidence in them.

If anything, we should be 24 hrs fresher than them (for a change!) and this could be a statement game.

They have a tough run in of PL fixtures, coupled with the FA Cup Final, before they can even START to think about the CL Final. If we take care of business on Saturday, at home, then the ONLY THING we have to think about is keeping players fit and fresh for that game!

THE. NEXT. GAME.
 
JGL07 said:
It’s a very big match against Chelsea. If City win, it will secure the title and leave Chelsea looking over their shoulder at West Ham and Liverpool.

City would be able to rotate for the rest of the season, while Chelsea face tough matches which they need points. They play Arsenal, Leicester, and Villa in the league plus Leicester and City in Cups.

City need to go strong on Saturday. I would bring in Cancelo, Laporte, Rodri, and possibly Aguero or Jesus. I assume that Stones will still be suspended. Fernandinho needs a rest as does Walker.
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Same sentiment, at same time. ;/)
 
Didn’t realize they’ve kept 18/24 clean sheets with Tuchel. These two games will undoubtedly be low scoring game if any at all. I would hate for the final to go to penalties.
 
Ederson

Cancelo
Dias
Laporte
Mendy

Rodri
Gundogan

Jesus

Torres
Aguero
Sterling

2-1, job done
 
Wonder how much Tuesday took out of us mentality wise and would expect some rotation, can easily make wholesale changes and still have a very strong team.

Eddy
Cancelo Ake Laporte Mendy
Rodri
Berny Gundogan
Sterling Aguero Jesus

Chelsea have hit on a formation that suits playing 5 at the back. They absolutely battered Real & should of won a lot more comfortably with Mount & Chilwell causing havoc. We struggled to close them down in the semi, so wonder if Pep matches formations
 
Same team with Sergio in for Bernardo, and the forced change of Laporte for suspended Stones.

Can’t understand why some are advocating for changes with 3 points needed to win the title and the next meaningful game (against the same opponents) 3 weeks away!
 
WNRH said:
Same team with Sergio in for Bernardo, and the forced change of Laporte for suspended Stones.

Can’t understand why some are advocating for changes with 3 points needed to win the title and the next meaningful game (against the same opponents) 3 weeks away!
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Yes with Shiteds fixture build up, they are going to drop points youd image as they are pretty safe where they are
 
adelaideblue said:
Yes with Shiteds fixture build up, they are going to drop points youd image as they are pretty safe where they are
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We’ve won the league but we have an actual chance to win it, at home against our champions league final opponents. It’s a no brainer for me.
 
Mahrez takes Chilwell to the cleaners each time I've seen them go head to head and he's shit scared of him.
Foden tore Azpilecuetta a new arsehole in less than 5 minutes at the end of the FA Cup semi.
Any game against our starting 11 will bear no resemblance to the FA Cup abhorration.
I honestle don't know what Pep will do weekend.
Go full blob and try and get it won and then rest or keep Tuchel from seeing the team for the final and getting a technical upper hand.
 
I want him to go strong but knowing Pep he'll probably go,
Eddy
Cancelo, Ake, Laporte, Mendy
Rodri,
Torres, Doyle, Sterling
Aguero, Jesus
 
Need to put down a marker in this game, lose again to Chelsea and it'll be in our heads in the final.
Chelsea cannot be allowed to score first as they'll sit deep for the rest of the game and try to hit us on the break like they did in the FA Cup semi-final.
 
Eddie
Cancelo
Dias
Stones
Laporte/ake
Rodri
Kev
Foden
Sterling
Aguero
Berny

Win the game, win the league, send a measage then rest players for the final 3 games
 
I'm not being churlish or a sore loser but I really felt that they just stopped us playing for ninety minutes in the semi-final (not an easy thing to do, admittedly). I honestly didn't see a team that offered very much in a positive sense. They were praised to the skies for it by the media. Tuchel's obviously had a major impact on them. We are still the better team in nearly all areas of the pitch. Honestly, we need to win this. If the boys have recovered after the enormous effort of Tuesday night, then by all means play that team. But Pep may well feel that people like Aymeric, Raheem, Gabi, Sergio and Cancelo are raring to go, and they're fresh.
 
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