Bournemouth (A) - Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Eccles Blue]

Every match we play there must be a player that comes out with an injury . Who is cursing us ?

That lot in Trafford and at the wrong end of the East Lancs? ;-)

 

[footballmanager]

lol a lot of players got "healthy" real fast, i dont love guys playing through injuries but pep got his message across i guess

 

[pudge]

Let's do our job now, hopefully.

Reckon it'll be an unpleasant game

 

[vanchi]

i don’t think dias and stones are “tactical” injuries to avoid playing the international games because they would miss three important city games first.

 

[Roachy]

Let's do our job now, hopefully.

Reckon it'll be an unpleasant game

But hopefully a pleasant result.

 

[Bluethemaway]

Come on City !

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

Reckon it'll be an unpleasant game

I've watched Bournemouth twice this season and was very impressed. I remember last year at their place, which was also very unpleasant despite the win.

 

[WorthlessPoster]

King Kevin is back!

 

[.db.]

Right, let’s make that Arsenal defeat pay!

Bournemouth were the better team in the second half when we played their last season, they were unfortunate not to win to be honest.

They’ve also beaten Arsenal this season. We need to turn up so let’s do so and put an early gap between us and Arsenal.

 

[Chak19]

Now Stones and Dias are suddenly not in the team, what is going on ?

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Stronger team and bench than expected. I feel more optimistic now: )

 

[ufo]

Now Stones and Dias are suddenly not in the team, what is going on ?

no thing is going on ,pep is just trying to manage through rough times

 

[youngbob]

Has malg hacked youngbob's account?

Haha. Just think with our fitness situation, Bournemouth's recent form, and Arsenal losing today, a point would be fine. We just need to stay in touch until February - then we can kick on.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Walker's a less skilled footballer than Rico all round, there's no doubt about it in my mind, but he can overlap, put crosses over, and get back in time to catch up his winger and generally make himself a nuisance. Or at least he could, it remains to be seen if he still can. Rico has much more difficulty doing that. He just does not have the pace. Rico, on the other hand, is able to do much more in midfield (not difficult, because Kyle can do nothing in midfield, nor is he asked to).

Love Rico but he needs to be in midfield, having Walker's pace back is a big bonus. At least one of those latest goals we conceded on the right side wouldn't have happened with Kyle in the side.

 

[houraisen]

 

[Dewey6]

Nunes to keep this form going. That would be a huge plus for us. Good side, great bench but hopefully we won't need Kev.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Would take a point. These are a good side.

We haven't won so many titles by accepting a point, Bob, we're going there to win.

 

[bert38]

Looks like a back 4 of who is the fittest

 

[Haaland94]

Just long enough to be fit after the next round of meaningless internationals.

Spurs at home after the break, so we desperately need them.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

lol a lot of players got "healthy" real fast, i dont love guys playing through injuries but pep got his message across i guess

And Dias and Stones got unhealthy really fast.