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Dreading it. I think they're the best team in the league and they battered us there last season. They dont concede many, so our defence needs to match them on Sunday.

Our last 2 games have got me more confident but this is another step up. I'd take a draw, if we were to win, it would be a sign that we might be in the fight this season. Our last win there was the battering in the treble season.

Unchanged again?

---------------Donnarumma
Khusanov--Dias--Gvardiol--O'Reilly
----------------------Rodri
----------Foden-----------Reijnders
Bernardo------------Haaland----------Doku

Right wing is possibly the only argument but I think he goes Bernardo.
 
Arsenal/Twatwell/Dipper VAR v City

This is gonna be a bruiser where our players will need protection. However looking at who's reffing we're getting fuck all.

1-0 City

Erling Penalty and he takes the piss by doing his namaste celebration in front of pissed off tarquins.
 
big test, that 5-1 loss last season still hurts, we absolutely need to get a draw at least. them going 15 points after 5 games while us on stuck on 6 points is quite a shit start. someone needs to stand up to them.

not ideal they relax 48 hours more than us, but at least this Napoli game wasnt exactly high tempo until last second.

corners will be be hell of a test for our set piece coaches. Donnarumma better be ready for their dark arts.

who is the ref for this?
 
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TinFoilHat said:
Arsenal/Twatwell/Dipper VAR v City

This is gonna be a bruiser where our players will need protection. However looking at who's reffing we're getting fuck all.

1-0 City

Erling Penalty and he takes the piss by doing his namaste celebration in front of pissed off tarquins.
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Then Rodri runs over, pulls Erling’s shirt off, takes his own off and runs the length of the north bank wheeling them above his head

Things then take a nasty turn as Rodri is floored by a bag of quinoa thrown from the crowd
 
Damanino said:
big test, that 5-1 loss last season still hurts, we absolutely need to get a draw at least. them going 15 points after 5 games while us on stuck on 6 points is quite a shit start. someone needs to stand up to them.

not ideal they relax 48 hours more than us, but at least this Napoli game wasnt exactly high tempo until last second.

corners will be be hell of a test for our set piece coaches. Donnarumma better be ready for their dark arts.

who is the ref for this?
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Why do they get 6 pts for a win.
 
I am quite enjoying the doom and gloom approach at the moment as each win feels a lot better. I thought we were going to smash Spurs as it is long overdue and look how that turned out. Then I was confident that we would bounce back and smash Brighton. The superstition is high in me right now. Doom and gloom for the foreseeable. Arsenal 2-0 win with Dias sent off.
 
Id settle for a draw here as dont think we are near our top level yet

Difficult team to pick for this one..

Donarumma and the back four that started the last two games possibly but if Stones is fit does he start him instead of one of the two centre halves (khusnov for me needs to start at right back for certain)
rodri is obviously going to start as is Haaland and Foden

---------DRumma

Khusonov--- Dias--- Gvardiol----- Oreilly (or does he play Stones and shift Gvardiol to left back?)

-----------rodri
-----------foden---??????????
-????????-----Haaland ----Doku

Big question is who plays right side (bernardo probably)

But who plays cetnral with Foden and rodri - reijnders or Nico G? For me Reinjders is a decent player not uto speed yet. .....Arsneal are a very physical side and there could be a temptation to play Nico G there to add some more physicality to our core midfield areas

I think Pep will start with the exact 11 as the last two games with the only possible exception being Stones in the back line....but there are some other interesting possibilities
 
Their place, take a draw thanks. Be good to equalise in 90+ minutes whilst the Tarquins are celebrating
 
Hard game.

Stones in for O’Reilly maybe but other than that I think it will be unchanged.

If we could sneak a win it would get us right back in it. I think I’d be happy with a draw there currently though.
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
Hard game.

Stones in for O’Reilly maybe but other than that I think it will be unchanged.

If we could sneak a win it would get us right back in it. I think I’d be happy with a draw there currently though.
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I have a feeling that Pep may start the same team again.
 
Just hope there is less cynical targeting of our players than last season. Arteta will have his twats hyped up so the ref needs to keep them under control.
 
I'm dreading this. Still have PTSD from Donnarumma against us last season. I feel we have the weaponry to hurt your defence. On the flip side Foden has played well the past 2 games, Haaland is Haaland. A lot depends on what level Rodri turns up.

No chance it's another 5-1, probably a terrible game for the neutral and a goal either way in it.
 
bridgeno1 said:
I'm dreading this. Still have PTSD from Donnarumma against us last season. I feel we have the weaponry to hurt your defence. On the flip side Foden has played well the past 2 games, Haaland is Haaland. A lot depends on what level Rodri turns up.

No chance it's another 5-1, probably a terrible game for the neutral and a goal either way in it.
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You love your reverse psychology don’t you.. crikey.. why you dreading a game of football against a below par City ?
 
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