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

[citeh94]

I’d be surprised if Nunes starts today.

Yes but he has to. Can hardly start Lewis. We need Nunes back.

 

[johnny crossan]

That looks like a very good starting 11 considering some players' form and the shit show we've had recently when the likes of Lewis, Foden, Reijnders and Haaland have started

if he's pulled Nunes for Ake and put Haaland back instead of Omar it's what we all expected - so prepare to be disappointed

 

[Bri1975]

 

[Lord Blue]

If Foden has a broken bone in his hand then it would be sensible to rest him if possible.

 

[citeh94]

It's a conundrum for Pep....

If that is the team and they play like we know and love and we come away with a convincing win does he stick or twist?

yep.
I mean, can you really keep Haaland benched?
If this does work, and we start the same way against Galatasaray with Marmoush up top, does Erl not start to get a bit pissed off with Pep?

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Is Doku injured?

I don't think he's 100%.

Don't forget he didn't get on in Norway when even before the game we were crying out for width.

 

[citytill1die84]

It's a great attacking line up if indeed true and I'm not against resting Phil & Haaland as they definitely need a break.

Hopefully Marmoush can show why he should be getting more game time.

 

[middle-englandblue]

No problem with Haaland and Foden benched if true, hopefully have more energy up top and with Guehi we should be more solid in defence, feeling cautiously optimistic haha

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

I'm sure you're right - but I bet they'd adapt tactics accordingly, as would any other coach in the league...

Fair point. I think everyone's intensely annoyed with playing a suicidal high line merrily when you've got a kid out of the academy (and that's not to demean him, he's done as well as could be expected) and a 21-year-old who has barely been played since January of last year (although he's a terrific prospect, more than that actually), along with a defender who is past his best and appears to be in any case somewhat crocked. Oh, and along with a defensive midfielder, who is the best in the world on his day, but is clearly somewhat convalescent, or at least not up to full speed.
Thus allowing the opposition to slice through us both on the flanks and through the middle like a knife through butter at the height of summer…
That's the thing that's doing everyone's head in. And it is really strange, because Pep's great strength in years past was his in-game management, his ability to tweak things either at half-time or even before it because he could see what was going wrong.
The question has to be put: has he become set in his ways? Do coaches, even the greatest, slowly ossify after a certain number of years?
I'm not saying “Pep out”. I'm just putting the question.

Well, he said mysteriously he knows what's going wrong. Let's see today. I really think today is a test. A big one.

 

[It'sBlue93:20]

Foden and Haaland benching is true. Marmoush has been well due a start.

Interesting to see how the back 4 lines up.

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

yep.
I mean, can you really keep Haaland benched?
If this does work, and we start the same way against Galatasaray with Marmoush up top, does Erl not start to get a bit pissed off with Pep?

Nobody is bigger than the club

 

[i kne albert davy]

What? That’s messed my FPL team up.

Just checking who my vice captain is now

 

[It'sBlue93:20]

I saw the leak and sold Foden for Semenyo and captained him

 

[LongsightM13]

I thought Matty was still recovering from flu, so I'm not sure I find this a credible source.

It isnt

 

[It'sBlue93:20]

Cherki would mean no Doku id assume. If he’s starting cause Cherki never plays centrally off ball.

 

[Ric]

Cherki would mean no Doku id assume. If he’s starting cause Cherki never plays centrally off ball.

If Doku's struggling to play twice a week at the moment then it'd make sense to rest him today so that he can start against Galatasaray when Semenyo is ineligible.

 

[Axel Freed]

Didn’t Bernie have quite a long spell at right back when we won 3-1 at Arsenal ? Or was that a different game ? I don’t think we lost anyway.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Can see us getting turned over today something isn’t right behind the scenes ??

 

[johnny crossan]

Well, he said mysteriously he knows what's going wrong...

He's been on here too much then

 

[johnny crossan]

Can see us getting turned over today something isn’t right behind the scenes ??

lol