Birmingham City (H) - FA Cup R3 | Pre-Match Thread

[MAG]

Going by Pep's past team selections, this game was going to have two or three EDS starters and a few more on the bench and depending on how the game goes, one or two more would have come off the bench ... Starters would have been two of Doyle, Taylor Howard Bellis and Palmer and maybe Delap off the bench ... now with Doyle already self isolating and Palmer just tested positive ... I think it's THB to partner with Laporte in the central defence and Delap the only other EDS player to start but his chances are limited too given Pep wants to start Aguero at some point and Jesus has been out for a while so might want to see him too coming back from Covid.

Same way Walker would come back in ... Ake if fit on the other side (what's going on with him btw, it's our signing curse, never had known him to be injury prone till he came and signed for us) ... Rodri was rested already last night so he starts in midfield ... and same goes for Bernardo ... so team kind of automatically picks from the above ...

Steffan
Walker - THB - Laporte - Ake
Bernardo - Rodri - Foden
Mahrez - Aguero - Jesus

He will then swap Aguero out for Delap perhaps at half time or 60 mins or so ... and depending on how we're doing another two subs would be made accordingly. Jesus might play central after Aguero leaves and Sterling comes back in or Foden moves up there and someone else comes into midfield.

Not a lot of options for Pep ... just that above will be as close to the actual team that's put out.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Maybe THB or Mbete get a run out against Birmingham.

Heard the frank spencer guy m'bete is very highly rated wudnt mind seeing him get a start.

 

[Vienna_70]

Agreed, don't think Cancelo or Dias should be involved either.

Nor Stones.

 

[Vienna_70]

Maybe THB or Mbete get a run out against Birmingham.

I’d like to think that Taylor certainly will.

 

[Vienna_70]

And Carlos Tevez!

Billy Meredith and Sam Cowan!

 

[AliBobbyJ]

Billy Meredith and Sam Cowan!

FVOC!

 

[LongsightM13]

Heard the frank spencer guy m'bete is very highly rated wudnt mind seeing him get a start.

Hahaha Frank Spence

 

[ninjamonkey]

Probably easier to state who should be rested. Ederson Cancelo dias stones kdb and gundogan should all be given the game off.

Brackets are if the other hasn't recovered from covid yet.

Steffen
Walker
Laporte(THB)
Ake (Mbete)
Mendy
Rodri
Doyle(nmecha)
Bernardo
Mahrez
Torres(jesus)
Aguero

Delap to get. Run out when aguero tires and hopefully we put the game to bed early and allow 3 all 3 subs to get more rest into the regulars.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Nor Stones.

Not sure on that, I would play him while he is riding high. Hes a confidence player

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Agreed. He looks hungry for his football. I'd play him as long as he looks fresh. Why not alongside Laporte? Is Aymeric available, by the way?