Newcastle United (H) - Sat 15th Feb, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Vester]

I think its safe to say that Reis is not exactly first team ready if every defender in a defense as awful as ours is ahead of him. Would probably have been better to just let him develop on loan.

 

[Father Paul]

I’m in Poznan this weekend and hoping to find a sports bar that will have the game on.

Any Blues with knowledge of good / likely bars that will be showing the game?

Hopefully you and

No Dias and Ake ffs

Lewis and Gundogan. Ouch.

At least Nico is back.

Back?

 

[Rodri’s ACL]

Anyone know is Ruben injured or what?

 

[houraisen]

Gundo and Lewis…

 

[HelloCity]

FA Cup line up when you’re playing mid to lower PL at home.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Lewis and Gundo, oh well. Fingers crossed

 

[johnny crossan]

No Gundogan

afraid so

 

[noseve]

Khusanov’s played right centre back, but Nunes and Lewis were the right backs in Khusanov’s two appearances.

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Fair enough - I'm just thinking about the area of the pitch that he occupied during the matches

 

[Gobshiight]

On the plus side : Foden, Savinho, Marmoush and Haaland in attack is exciting

 

[ninjamonkey]

Getting bummed in midfield. a guy that's played 20 minutes and a guy that's only got 20 minutes in him against arguably the best and most energetic midfield 3 in the league. Gulp.

Not a starting 11 that instills any confidence in taking 3 points, time for somebody to step up today.

 

[northmr8]

Wtf happened to Ruben

 

[Gray]

We are having no luck with injuries this season.

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

Well, that's some back 4. Hopefully, they can show us what they can do. Ake and Dias this season with their injuries...can't seem to manage more than 2 games in a row.
Pep saving the "big guns" for Madrid on Wednesday, a match we are extremely unlikely to progress from.
Another odd decision.

 

[Legal Alien]

Surprised Lewis is playing ahead of Nunes.
Whatever, but to have no senior fullback in the squad is a joke!

 

[eastmanc]

After seeing the side I am less than confident, anyway come on you Dolly Blues.

 

[noseve]

Let's re visit when doku and Sav have played the same amount of games.

How you can compare 3 players when one has played double the amount of the others is baffling!!

To be fair, 44 games is probably enough to see a trend, maybe?

 

[CatMan]

Why was Lewis not dropped to the under 14's. And as for Gundogan, he'd not even make a starting birth in my Over 50's walking football team!

 

[SWP's back]

Getting bummed in midfield. a guy that's played 20 minutes and a guy that's only got 20 minutes in him against arguably the best and most energetic midfield 3 in the league. Gulp.

Not a starting 11 that instills any confidence in taking 3 points, time for somebody to step up today.

Which midfield 3?

 

[Goater101]

If pep is ‘saving’ Dias and Ake for Madrid then he’s fucking stupid. We started Tuesdays game with all 4 centre backs and now only 1 is available

 

[Gobshiight]

Well, that's some back 4. Hopefully, they can show us what they can do. Ake and Dias this season with their injuries...can't seem to manage more than 2 games in a row.
Pep saving the "big guns" for Madrid on Wednesday, a match we are extremely unlikely to progress from.
Another odd decision.

Which "big guns" is he saving for Wednesday? Old men Bernardo and Kevin?

Looks like he's picked our strongest lineup from the players available