West Ham (H) - Sat 20th Dec, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[blueparrot]

Think I’d rather see Reijnders try and play out wide so Foden can play centrally

Foden will be central the width comes from Bernardo and Nunes.Same as most games.

 

[city!!]

Probs would have chosen sav over reijners but I can understand it as I imagine we’ll be much higher up the pitch than the palace game. So savinho’s pace in behind will be less useful

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Bench looks good for if we're strolling after 70 mins :)

 

[simon23]

Reijnders is the only one id question from that line up...since the first game vs Wolves he has done nothing to merit a start.

We have won inspite of him being in the starting 11. He needs to start showing his worth.

Despite the much deserved criticism of Sav i think his last few performances merited a start today with all the other wide players missing....bernardo, cherki or foden getting put outwide for Reijnders playing central doesnt help our attacking play

We should however have enough to beat this west ham team

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

Foden will be central the width comes from Bernardo and Nunes.Same as most games.

Bernardo and Nunes play on the same side.

 

[abu13]

Bobb, Stones, Rodri, Kovacic out. Marmoush and Ait-Nouri at AFCON

It was always going to be 3 or 4 fairly fresh academy lads on there.

Might need to do something in January.

Hope we get chance to give Heskey a run out.

 

[simon23]

Hope we get chance to give Heskey a run out.

Is Hesky a wide forward or more central?

 

[Asa's left peg]

Is Hesky a wide forward or more central?

Wide. Classic city winger.

 

[PragueBlue]

Is Hesky a wide forward or more central?

Wide left most times I have seen him.

 

[Chak19]

Well I think the starting team needs to do the job here.

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

For me, this looks too easy. Hope the players don’t see it that way.

 

[Semper aggressus]

Great first XI.

That bench is utterly piss weak though. We definitely need better strength in depth.

 

[bellsouth]

Is Philips just being paid to sit at home?

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Not much on the bench, so the starters need to get it done.

There are a few who might get a cameo, but we will need to have a 3 goal cushion with 15-20 mins to go to see any of the Academy lads, it seems.

This feels like the set up is 5-0 City, which always scares me a bit, as I sometimes think the players feel that, too.

Banana skin from a dead ball or nicked goal on the break is gnawing at the back of my head!

Come on, City!!! Let’s make this a nice comfortable win and allow some players some rest and not chasing a goal against a back 11 in a low block!!!

 

[eastmanc]

Nice to see us unchanged. Come on you Dolly Blues.

 

[Semper aggressus]

Maybe i'm wrong but it seems that some people don't want him to do well.

Of course everyone wants him to do well! I wish he was as good as Messi, or even Saka! But he’s a shit, ineffective disappointment so it stops us being as good as we could be.

I wish every one of our players was the best of all time in their position, ideally.

 

[Centurions]

8 academy products out of a 20 man squad, 2 starters and 6 on the bench, don't tell me people are whingeing about that?

 

[bert38]

Not much on the bench, so the starters need to get it done.

There are a few who might get a cameo, but we will need to have a 3 goal cushion with 15-20 mins to go to see any of the Academy lads, it seems.

This feels like the set up is 5-0 City, which always scares me a bit, as I sometimes think the players feel that, too.

Banana skin from a dead ball or nicked goal on the break is gnawing at the back of my head!

Come on, City!!! Let’s make this a nice comfortable win and allow some players some rest and not chasing a goal against a back 11 in a low block!!!

with the accumulated fatigue, more likely tight 2-1 and get a week's rest and hopefully a couple back.

 

[mosssideblue]

Come on lads

 

[daveiw01]

Stupidly put on bein sports and that smarmy, hairy handed nonce was once again accusing us of cheating, and the 135 charges, wouldn't mind but the conversation was about Semenyo.

He must absolutely hate us!