Spurs (H) - Sat 23rd Aug, 12:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[theholysmurf]

A few telling omissions in today’s squad - Gundo, Akanji, Ortega, Savio.

 

[Eccles Blue]

The body language of the Spurs players when they first arrived was interesting! They had their shoulders down and as if they’d already run out of energy!!!

 

[PragueBlue]

A few telling omissions in today’s squad - Gundo, Akanji, Ortega, Savio.

Savinho is supposedly injured.

 

[Damanino]

really hope we will pay back for the 0-4...
cant see we get a clean sheet here, but can see a high scoring game like 4-2, 5-3 haha

 

[ufo]

Just come back 4 pages and it appears no one is moaning about the line up. Can't remember last time I saw that on here. Matchday Thread could be boring today.

Tough game and pep fucked up the line up ,
1-1 ?

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

Just 3 of the CL Final starters playing, this team is a complete revamp and a new City side.

 

[69FACUPfinal]

The body language of the Spurs players when they first arrived was interesting! They had their shoulders down and as if they’d already run out of energy!!!

Years of watching the body language in your ex profession Eccles hopefully, your 'hunch' on this occasion proves to be correct. X

 

[scarty10]

Got 0-0 written all over it ;)

Very excited for this team...my only worry is if it backfires and we lose, it will be the first and last time he ever goes so attack minded!!

But let's pray we spank them and it gives us all a glimpse into the future :)

 

[ufo]

Oh ! ok thanks.
Do you have banana bread recipe?

 

[Fred_Quimby]

Goalkeepers practicing long balls into the other half; so, 9 at the back and hoofball it is, no change from last, or any other, season. Thought Franck was a bit more adventurous than that.

 

[johnny crossan]

Our biggest problem against Al Hilal was transitions...

Looking at our back 4 and their wingers, both Kudus and Johnson are fast as hell..

Rico :D
Stones
Ruben
Ait-Nouri...

At least Khusanov or Matheus and use their pace ?

Either Johny Stones plays his best game of career or we score 5 goals, otherwise I don't see how we can win here..

I think using Al Hilal as a benchmark is curious.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Akanji and Gundo…..the end of an era.

 

[Gumzy97]

Cherki must be really special to have Peps trust already in Midfield.

 

[waspish]

Cherki hey?

Didn’t pep say he can dictate the pace control the game last week?

Feel this will be an under 60% possession game for us but lots of goal activity! It’s going to be so good this game….

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

I’m having that lineup. Buzzing.

We’re going to smash em.

 

[AirbagsOptionalTheReturn]

So Rudolph will play the Bernie role with Cherki a little further forward by the looks of it. I am excited to see how those two can play together. Nervous as hell as I hate playing Spurs it always seems like they save their best effort for us

 

[Lavinda Past]

Savinho is supposedly injured.

**taps nose**

 

[ufo]

I’m in Ibiza. 1:30pm kick off here….

I’ve no idea how this will go but let’s say 3-1 City. Reijnders, Haaland and Marmoush

Straight from the afters mate

 

[Xhavenjoe]

What about playing our best defenders and having some balance ?

You're depressing me and the match hasn't even started

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

I’ve just added that hoodie pep had on to my Christmas list.