Crystal Palace (N) - Sat 17th May, 16:30 | FA Cup Final | Pre-Match Thread

[jollylescott]

No defensive midfielder. The counter attacks by Palace are going to be nerve jangling!

 

[deano ou812]

Hahahahaha this is going to be fun either way come full time..

 

[waspish]

That's a Brain Horton team 3-2 city after going 2 down again

 

[No1 was Colin bell]

Unbelievably one sided coverage. Turned sound off to listen to city app. Hope game is as one sided to the mighty blues. Fuck me that is one attacking line up!

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Gloves off team this

Fuck it let’s go for it selection

 

[Scottyboi]

No defensive midfielder. The counter attacks by Palace are going to be nerve jangling!

I think the plan is for us to be doing the counter attacking.

 

[happy]

I have a fiver on City to win 5-3 at a rather meagre 100/1...Having seen the line ups, I wonder what I would have got for 5 all?

 

[bridgeno1]

Complete Palace wankfest on Talk Sport. Same as when anyone plays against my team Arsenal and for that reason I hope you batter them.

 

[marco]

this is the side pep should have put out at southampton with zero threat of a counter

 

[YatesA]

Peps ŵent more brave than I imagined he would. That Southampton result must have pissed him off haha

 

[I'm Blue]

That line up should at least feed and support the Viking today..

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Several pundits have predicted 3-2 to Palace

Yeah, but second half we'll smash them :)

 

[Damocles]

Gonzalez is supposed to be the Rodri cover yet can’t get a game when Rodri misses the entire season. And he still can’t start when the player generally preferred to him (Kovacic) is also unavailable. Struggling to see a future for him here considering we I’ll have Rodri fit again next season and might bring in Reijnders. Pep simply doesn’t rate this guy. Another complete waste of money/panic buy.

Nico Gonzalez will play 300 games for City.

 

[ancoats]

Looks wide open with the starting line-up BUT, knowing Pep, he's got something up his sleeve, and a player will be playing in a strange position, the front line. and KDB Silva is so top-heavy and no defending midfield

 

[footballmanager]

bold of pep playing without a midfield

 

[CΛL]

No idea how that team lines up, somebody enlighten me haha

 

[lee one pen]

Unbelievably one sided coverage. Turned sound off to listen to city app. Hope game is as one sided to the mighty blues. Fuck me that is one attacking line up!

You would off thought palace were in the top 5 the way they are talking.

 

[1961_vintage]

Lot's of mobility, fluidity and movement in that selection. If Kevin's radar is tuned-in, we should have some joy.

 

[samuelyeboah]

Why did we buy Nico Gonzalez

 

[johnny crossan]

Gonzalez is supposed to be the Rodri cover yet can’t get a game when Rodri misses the entire season. And he still can’t start when the player generally preferred to him (Kovacic) is also unavailable. Struggling to see a future for him here considering we I’ll have Rodri fit again next season and might bring in Reijnders. Pep simply doesn’t rate this guy. Another complete waste of money/panic buy.

How many millions did we pay for Nico - please remind me?