Wolves (H) - Sat 24th Jan, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Gray]

Would it be a big surprise for us to not win on Saturday? With the way Wolves are now playing, I'd say not

Wolves never looked like scoring against Newcastle in their last match.

So could be a goalless draw.

 

[richards30]

Donnarumma
Nunes
Khusanov
Guehi
O’Reilly
Rodri
Bernardo
Cherki
Semenyo
Doku
Haaland

Even that team comport the old days is shit

 

[Jwoody19]

Wolves will have seen the last two games and will be bang up for it. They’ve got a right meat head of a centre forward too.

 

[citysince88]

Donnaruma

RAN
Ake
Guehi
Nunes

Oreilly
Rodri
Bernado

Doku
Marmoush
Semenyo

Would be my starting 11.

 

[chesterbells]

My god are the bookies wanting to give money away wolves anything from 11/1 to 15/1 I honestly can’t see us winning..

I’m tempted to have a look what the Double Chance odds are ngl.

 

[chris85mcfc]

Just trying to logically tell myself, that we'll have some players back for this game which will make a difference

Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, Ait Nouri, Rodri, Nico, Doku, Cherki, Semenyo, Haaland

Im probably miles off with that side, but I do want to see Nico alongside Rodri

 

[chesterbells]

I’m tempted to have a look what the Double Chance odds are ngl.

Edit. Just had a look.
Wolves or draw 7/2
Very tempting

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

3-0

 

[thyer64]

---------Donna

Nunes - Guehi - Ake - RAN

....Rodri - Nico G

Semenyo --Cherki---Marmoush

------ Haaland

THats assuming Doku is injured as Pep alluded to

 

[Prater70]

Time is now we need to get behind the players and Pep

They desperately need our support

Perhaps we would if they would win a tackle.

 

[Dial M 4 Mercer]

Quietly confident…

Loudly pessimistic.

 

[citytill1die84]

Fucking pray some players are back.

Donnarumma

Nunes Khusanov Guehi O'Reily

Bernardo Rodri Cherki

Semenyo Haaland Doku

Just fucking win. Even if it's an OG in the 95th minute to win 1-0 I'll take it ffs.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Gone for the win - more blind faith than anything.
We surely can't be that shit 3 on the bounce

 

[Blue Hefner]

It’s the Forster day of the rest of the season
Get Semenyo, Marmoush, Ghiue in and hopefully Gonzalez is back

Must win and will win. No ifs no buts

 

[RayCTID]

A nervy win.

 

[John Wayne]

Guehi and Semenyo coming in will give us a lift, and hopefully Nunes and Gonzalez will be available.

Would like to see some big changes, not just in personnel but also tactically. We can't keep playing this high line with no midfield cover, whilst passing it around aimlessly up front. Need to be far more solid and direct.

Like we were doing earlier in the season. All of our players are better suited to sitting that bit deeper and then breaking into space. United (h), Dortmund, Arsenal and Liverpool were all games where we soaked it up for a while and sprung up the field like scolded cats when the chance presented itself. Even Haaland's first v Everton, where O'Reilly bombed down the left and crossed it. It is also far more entertaining. Reverting to high-line, tedious bollocks possession-based football is killing us.

Sitting deep and breaking with speed suits Dias, Rodri currently, Bernardo, Gvardiol, O'Reilly, Guehi, Doku, Foden, Cherki, Haaland, Marmoush, Semenyo and Savinho. Pep thinks possession-based gives us control, but we spend more time sprinting towards our own goal than ever before. We don't have Silva, Grealish and De Bruyne anymore. Drop a few yards, contain the opposition and earn the right to attack - you'll see the team transformed.

 

[IrishBloodEnglishHeart]

Can't believe I'm not looking forward to playing Wolves!

 

[kippaxchris]

Time is now we need to get behind the players and Pep

They desperately need our support

Its difficult to get behind Pep at the moment when you take into considerstion the players clearly arent behind him.

 

[Scottish Cityzen]

Gigi
Nunes
Khusanov
Guehi
Ait-Nouri
O'Reilly/Nico
Bernardo
Semenyo
Cherki
Doku
Marmoush

Needs to be along these lines.

Rodri, Foden, Reijnders, Lewis and Haaland warrant being dropped / rested.

Give Ait-Nouri an opportunity in his rightful position and get Nico O into the centre of the park.

Hopefully the new signings and a few back from injury to help us dig out a result here. Wolves playing with new found belief in the last few weeks.

 

[xmusampa]

Nunes still not back means Lewis will play for 90mins. Haaland & Foden seem to still have a dirty laundry on Pep means they'll play the full game too. Yeah, we losing boys.

That must be some flu he’s got!