Atalanta (A) CL Pre-Match Thread

[kaz7]

 

[mcfcfc]

Good team but 4 defenders on the bench and just 1 midfielder wow

 

[mccity]

Bernardo back in the midfield. Interesante. In a good way.

 

[paulchapo]

Too many key players chosen with Sundays game coming up. Surely a second string could have got a result here?

 

[Easy]

I’m all for momentum but could have done without De Bruyne and Fernandinho starting.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Shows how thin on the ground we're getting with that bench, really poor.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Good team but 4 defenders on the bench and just 1 midfielder wow

Rodri David Silva and Zinchenko are all injured, Foden is suspended

 

[abu13]

Now that is a strong looking side, makes a lot of sense to play Cancelo given that he knows Italian football so well.

I have wanted to see a midfield of Gundo, KDB and Bernardo for a while.

With Mendy playing tonight i am not sure if that means he is in for the Dipper game as well?

Glad that Jesus gets the startand a couple of the young lads on the bench.

 

[kaz7]

Yep we are looking down to the bones,please no injuries,they won't be tired with 4 days till the dippers

COME ON BLUEBOYS

 

[BigJoe#1]

A crazy team selection.

We can afford to lose this game, not that's what I want and we will still probably win the group.

It's much more important that we have a side like this out on Sunday rather than tonight...

Still in Pep we trust, but I will be extremely disappointed in we pick up injuries or fitness issues from tonight.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Shows how thin on the ground we're getting with that bench, really poor.

4 internationals and 3 highly regarded youngsters

 

[asahartford1]

Shows how thin on the ground we're getting with that bench, really poor.

Which players on the bench are POOR, ?

What do you take ?

 

[abu13]

Good team but 4 defenders on the bench and just 1 midfielder wow

Always the option to put Stones are Garcia in at Centre half and Move Ferny into midfield if needed.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Fernandinho, and mendy in particular should have been nowhere near the lineup tonight with Sunday in mind, there’s other options. Less issue with the likes of kdb and sterling playing as there’s not much choice right now.

We’re basically Resting nobody other than those due for rotation anyway. Liverpool wasn’t even top of their group last night and still rested half their team. Bizarre decision

 

[OntarioBlue]

Good team but 4 defenders on the bench and just 1 midfielder wow

Think it’s a matter of who’s fit at the moment.

 

[kaz7]

Shows how thin on the ground we're getting with that bench, really poor.

Everything about city is poor according to you

 

[SebastianBlue]

Always the option to put Stones are Garcia in at Centre half and Move Ferny into midfield if needed.

Or play Garcia as DM, which I think he could do very well.

I think he’ll end up being a CB/DM, actually.

 

[bert38]

our best chance of getting deep in this competition i to finish top. lets get the group won and then put it to one side.

 

[city saint]

Liverpool seem to get away with playing their best team time and time again so im relaxed about kev etc starting.if it happens that they get injured then we"ll have to deal with it but hopefully our luck will start to change for the better while dippers starts changing for the worse

 

[razman]

Fair to say....pretty strong team