Everton (A) - Sun 14th May, 14:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[alexmcity]

Have we ever dropped points against a Dyche team?

Think only once: 1:1 at Burnley, 17/18.

 

[Claytop]

Think only once: 1:1 at Burnley, 17/18.

Sterling open goal game?

 

[BringBackSwales]

Be surprised to see Kyle, Stones, Gundo, Grealish and Bernardo.play any part. Wouldn't shock me to see.no Haaland or Rodri.

Going to be a really tough game for us.

No Kyle stones Gundo Grealish Bernardo Haaland and Rodri, that’s 7 outfield changes from Tuesday - absolutely no chance of that whatsoever

 

[Cobwebcat]

Luckily City have Sports scientists to advise Pep which players can play v Everton and for how long before it impacts them v Real Madrid.

If they advise him to just twat Everton but be so scared of losing that they insist on him playing our best Players all the time, I would be disappointed and question their expertise personally.

 

[alexmcity]

I would be tempted to rest Haaland for this one, only a sub appearance if required if not keep him fully fresh for a difficult week ahead.

Ederson,
Rico
Laporte
Dias
Akanji
Gundogan
Rodri
Debruyne
Mahrez
Foden
Alverez

They might be shit at this point but they're fighting for survival so it could be a tough outing, what's important is energy is good from the start and having fresh front 3 should help

Haaland will probably start. We'll have lots of possession and he won't need to run a lot. Foden, Alvarez and Mahrez will press from the front. Guess one from Rodri and Gundo will be rested, can't risk both for other players can't play at DM vs Real.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Depends on what shape each individual is in but I suspect we may see something like:

Ederson

Akanji Dias Laporte

Lewis Rodri

Mahrez Bernardo Alvarez Foden

Haaland

That team is good enough for sure. Shame Rodri has to play but the only guy that can replace him is Gundo and he needs rest.

 

[HorlocksWalk]

So we have Anthony Taylor for this game. H'mm

And don't forget if it had not been for the corrupt ref/var and that rat faced bastard in the derby, the league would be all but sown up now,

 

[MadchesterCity]

This.
It was, is, and always will be. The mentality of some people here is let's beat our "rivals", Arsenal, Liverpool, United, and so on, to the title. We are way past that point. We win the league on a regular basis, and whether we win it this season or not, everyone in England will still think we are the best team, not Arsenal (we will win, so it won't be an issue anyway). In a way, don't we all laugh at small teams participating in the "We beat Man City Cup", for example, Spurs. Elite teams, the ones among the best in the world, fight for the holy grail of club football, the Champions League trophy, as the main priority. It is every young player's dream on the club level which is why it's Haaland's alarm clock in the morning. The competition might be corrupt, and so is the Premier League, but the Champions League is the most prestigious club competition in the world. Ask any average fan around the world, who is the best team in the world, and they will always pick the Champions League winner. That's why we still lack respect in the eyes of Madrid fans, Bayern fans, Barcelona fans, etc. They don't care about our Premier League success because we are yet to beat them to the CL trophy. That's why Pep feels his time here won't be fully successful until he wins it, probably more than once too.

Then we won't be great until we've won it back to back

 

[Ducado]

Be surprised to see Kyle, Stones, Gundo, Grealish and Bernardo.play any part. Wouldn't shock me to see.no Haaland or Rodri.

Going to be a really tough game for us.

So basically you are saying he’s going to play a weakened team against a team that is fighting for survival? Give your head a wobble there is no way he will do that

 

[LongsightM13]

This.
It was, is, and always will be. The mentality of some people here is let's beat our "rivals", Arsenal, Liverpool, United, and so on, to the title. We are way past that point. We win the league on a regular basis, and whether we win it this season or not, everyone in England will still think we are the best team, not Arsenal (we will win, so it won't be an issue anyway). In a way, don't we all laugh at small teams participating in the "We beat Man City Cup", for example, Spurs. Elite teams, the ones among the best in the world, fight for the holy grail of club football, the Champions League trophy, as the main priority. It is every young player's dream on the club level which is why it's Haaland's alarm clock in the morning. The competition might be corrupt, and so is the Premier League, but the Champions League is the most prestigious club competition in the world. Ask any average fan around the world, who is the best team in the world, and they will always pick the Champions League winner. That's why we still lack respect in the eyes of Madrid fans, Bayern fans, Barcelona fans, etc. They don't care about our Premier League success because we are yet to beat them to the CL trophy. That's why Pep feels his time here won't be fully successful until he wins it, probably more than once too.

Madrid and Bayern would struggle to finish top four in this league over 38 games, Barca and PSG would be Europa League at best

 

[Gigant]

Eddy
Kyle
Stones
Dias
Akanji
Rodri
Gundogan
KDB
Alvarez
Foden
Haaland

 

[Ohrodneyrodney]

Be surprised to see Kyle, Stones, Gundo, Grealish and Bernardo.play any part. Wouldn't shock me to see.no Haaland or Rodri.

Going to be a really tough game for us.

Good grief. Are we surrendering then?

 

[chris85mcfc]

Be surprised to see Kyle, Stones, Gundo, Grealish and Bernardo.play any part. Wouldn't shock me to see.no Haaland or Rodri.

Going to be a really tough game for us.

Well of course it will be if we make the 7 changes that you've mentioned.

Luckily for us you and a lot of others won't be picking the side.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Madrid and Bayern would struggle to finish top four in this league over 38 games, Barca and PSG would be Europa League at best

LOL If United and Newcastle can do it I don’t think Bayern and Madrid would have any problem finishing top 4 in the PL.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Well of course it will be if we make the 7 changes that you've mentioned.

Luckily for us you and a lot of others won't be picking the side.

So you’re saying some of us do get to pick the team? That’s great but I don’t want the responsibility.

 

[LongsightM13]

LOL If United and Newcastle can do it I don’t think Bayern and Madrid would have any problem finishing top 4 in the PL.

They wouldn’t be playing farmers every week.

 

[Blue and true]

Madrid and Bayern would struggle to finish top four in this league over 38 games, Barca and PSG would be Europa League at best

That is complete garbage. Madrid and Bayern would comfortably be finishing top four in this league.

 

[citytill1die84]

Madrid and Bayern would struggle to finish top four in this league over 38 games, Barca and PSG would be Europa League at best

Lol that's absolute bollocks mate.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Good grief. Are we surrendering then?

To be fair, about 5 changes seems reasonable considering we made 7 for Leeds. I don’t think recovery for Everton is an issue - we have 4 full days post-Madrid. They can recover. The issue is the 2nd leg and only having 2 full days to recover for that one. It won’t be possible for some of the players. So there will be changes. I think Lewis, Laporte, Mahrez, Alvarez and Foden have to start. They’re the 5 changes imo.

 

[LongsightM13]

That is complete garbage. Madrid and Bayern would comfortably be finishing top four in this league.

They wouldn’t be playing shite most weeks. Mid to lower table teams here have players that would walk into all their top 4 rivals in Spain and Germany. Budgets make our league massively more competitive
Does the 16th/17th place team over there have a Rice or Paqueta? Maddison? Lavia? Do they fuck