Brentford (H) - Sat 9th May, 17:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[M Gaudino]

bernardo and reinders? wtf

 

[WallyA]

No Nico G?

Very confused, Reijnders and Bernie seems a weak midfield.

 

[Claytop]

Not sure what to say really, who’s the holding midfielder?

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

Have a feeling Guehi gets benched today.

I was wrong..

 

[eastmanc]

Come on you Dolly Blues.

 

[come-on-barney]

Looks like it’s cup final or bust. Pretty flat here.

 

[Trojan1962]

I think it could be the end of Nico

 

[supercity88]

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Fucking hell, we are massive ;)

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

Not sure what to say really, who’s the holding midfielder?

Bernardo and a prayer?

 

[dronefromsector7G]

5-4 to City

 

[kanovic]

Would have liked stones to start

 

[ninjamonkey]

That team concerns me. Defence without Khusanov terrifies me because we'll still play the high line regardless of how slow it is. Midfield is non-existant, just play Nico or kovacic, Reijnders is a 10 or nothing, feels like 1 too many attackers and asking to be overrun in midfield. Please prove me wrong Pep.

 

[Semper aggressus]

I was wrong..

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That’s pretty good apart from Reijnders.

 

[OntarioBlue]

M

Not sure what to say really, who’s the holding midfielder?

Maybe Pep has a cunning plan

 

[ALDN_Ko]

Big game for Reijnders, the last time Pep tried this midfield two in the PL, we lost to Villa (A)

 

[eastmanc]

No Nico G?

Very confused, Reijnders and Bernie seems a weak midfield.

Bernie isn't the weak one. Nico G has one poor game and he's out. Very confusing.

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

Did I miss something.. what happened to Khusanov?

 

[Claytop]

I wouldn’t play Reijnders anywhere near where has to put a shift in, well I wouldn’t play him at all but to be the Rodri replacement?!

 

[come-on-barney]

M

Maybe Pep has a cunning plan

Is that meant to be comforting :)

 

[Semper aggressus]

That team concerns me. Defence without Khusanov terrifies me because we'll still play the high line regardless of how slow it is. Midfield is non-existant, just play Nico or kovacic, Reijnders is a 10 or nothing, feels like 1 too many attackers and asking to be overrun in midfield. Please prove me wrong Pep.

Of course he’ll prove you wrong. We’ll win 6-3.