Brighton & Hove Albion (A) - Sun 31st Aug, 14:00 | Pre-Match Thread

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Great starting 11. I hope it's not too early for Rodri. If it is, Nico has been excellent, so we can always take Rodri off if he is not ready for 90 minutes.
 
paulchapo said:
Ha ha yes we have no idea how it's going to go. Too many new players bedding in, a new backroom staff trying out different ideas and the usual early season rustiness.
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Rashford would’ve solved all our problems from left back to right back and more
 
Don't mind that line up at all.

Plenty of pace at the back with Khusanov and Nunes. I think it'll be needed.

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paulchapo said:
Ha ha yes we have no idea how it's going to go. Too many new players bedding in, a new backroom staff trying out different ideas and the usual early season rustiness.
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There's going to be teething problems, we are actually still in pre season and will be for another few weeks. Come on you Dolly Blues.
 
lonestay said:
So what can we expect this afternoon from the prem WWE game this afternoon /
i expect a City player to get the first yellow of the game .
our 6" + striker to be wrestled to the floor at every corner, but thats ok cos hes a big lad so its only fair the defender can use extra force to nullify that disadvantage. Penalty you say under the new rules? look at the shirt colour .
a goal disallowed or allowed under a dubious VAR call that won't be any advantage at all for City because yea shirt colour again.
The ref will be invited to look at the monitor for on field theatre, the decision already made in a trading estate office near Heathrow.
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Need to add one more .
without fail Kush's chelsea moment will be mentioned by the comms team at some point and more than once!!
 
mancboy said:
absolutely not jealous of him at all, itd be the same with any footballer, when you're playing well and everything is going for you then nobody will take issue with anything you do, when you are playing badly and not putting in the performances people will always say concentrate on your football and doing the things which got you that lifestyle in the first place, the football should always take precedence over the lifestyle.
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I reckon I'd pick up the odd groin strain if I was going out with Maya Jama, to be fair.
 
Tomblue said:
You could argue 6 of our 9 substitutes are defensive options including the keeper. We don’t really have anything on there aside from Doku who can be an alternative going forward.

A pretty sad indictment of our transfer strategy.
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Very harsh foden cherki injured no idea if Sav is going or if any more are coming, we have plenty of attacking options. How they are/will be is a different story
 
Tomblue said:
You could argue 6 of our 9 substitutes are defensive options including the keeper. We don’t really have anything on there aside from Doku who can be an alternative going forward.

A pretty sad indictment of our transfer strategy.
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It’s a real shame we don’t have an academy. No attacking options and Mukasa etc still cannot get an opportunity.
 
I like the team, but I assume Stones will play on the right. I don't like Khusanov starting on the left for his first start. I've read a lot of people saying that Pep isn't starting him because he doesn't like his striking ability. If that's really the case, then logic dictates that he should play in his preferred position, wherever he feels comfortable.
 
paulchapo said:
I was never convinced by the Trafford signing. Last time he was in the premier league he was awful, so bad Burnley dropped him. A year later, after a great season in the championship and after watching a clip of all his great saves ....I thought...mmm...maybe he's matured and improved. After the Spurs game I went back to not being convinced. He looked like the Trafford I saw in the premier league with Burnley. There is a huge difference between the championship and premier league and Trafford looks lightweight and out of his depth. He's only 22 so who knows? For me he needs a couple of years out of the spotlight bedding in and playing cup games. I hope he has a blinder and proves me totally wrong.
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Im perplexed too. Felt too early for him to come as No.1 (even before last week), so why bother signing him. I know other clubs were sniffing around him but if he isn't ready, then he isn't ready! As you say, seems clear he needs at least a couple more years of development and we just cant afford to give him that, if we want to compete for the big prizes. Hope im wrong too, time will tell
 
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