Bournemouth (a) pre-match thread

[Ric]

Walker is suspended, but hopefully Mendy will have recovered from his injury, otherwise we have a problem at full back.

Ederson
Danilo
Kompany
Otamendi
Mendy
Fernandinho
D Silva
De Bruyne
B Silva
Sterling
Aguero

 

[Andouble]

would love to see that team

 

[MCFC1993]

__________________Ederson_____________________
Danilo______Kompany_____Otamendi_________Mendy
________________Fernandinho____________________
_______De Bruyne_______________D.Silva__________
___________________B.Silva______________________
______Sterling_________________Aguero____________


Hope Mendy is fit. Danilo and Mendy can bomb on and Fern can sit.

Sterling and B.Silva have to start.

 

[dublinblue12]

Ederson

Danilo
Otamendi
Kompany
Mendy

Silva
Fernandinho
Bernardo

Sterling
Jesus
Sane

But suspect it will be be 352 again

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

would like to revert to 4-4-2 for this game , play Sterling and Sane as out and out wingers because Bournemouth like to play football and will be wide open if we can get down the flanks , need to get the Everton game out of our system and go top of the league on Saturday :)

 

[davek1808]

Who's the ref who's gonna try and fuck us over.

 

[ahoyle77]

I hope we go back to 433 (or 4141). I don't mind the 532, but for our team it doesn't seem to play to our strengths.

Ederson
Danilo
Kompany
Otamendi
Mendy

KDB
Yaya
Silva

Sterling
Jesus
B Silva

 

[uteblue]

Bournemouth have been dreadful their first 2 games so expect we will see them play out of their skins against us, I hope we go back to 4:3:3 with
Ederson
Fernandinho (rb)
Kompany
Otamendi
Danilo
Yaya
Debruyne
Bernardo
Sane
Jesus
Sterling

 

[KCblue]

Hope Mendy is fit and if so the lineup needs to be:

Ederson; Danilo, Kompany, Otamendi, Mendy; Toure, De Bruyne, Bernardo; Sterling, Jesus, Aguero.

Let Sane come on with fresh legs around 60' and bring Spanish Dave in if we need to control more possession. Need three points here.

 

[City Raider]

4-2-1-3
Danilo, Komps, Ota, Mendy

Toure and Ferna allow fbs to get forward

Bern Silva supplying the pace of Sterling, Sane and Jesus

I know no Merlin, Aguero or KDB but we need a look at other options and an away game is more suited to a pacier attack

 

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

------------------Ederson---------------
Danilo--Kompany--Otamendi--Mendy
---------------Fernandinho-------------
----------Bernardo----KDB--------------
Sterling--------------------------Sane
------------------Jesus-----------------

Jugular.

 

[Turner92]

Ederson Danilo Kompany Otamendi Mendy Yaya Silva De Bruyne Sterling Bernardo Aguero is how i think we'll line up if Mendy is fit we really need Aguero to get scoring goals again and i don't thnk Fernandinho is needed in a game like this much better having Yaya in the deeper role or if fit Gundogan

 

[doobyedoobye]

Ederson
Danilo
Kompany
Otamendi
Mendy
Yaya
Fernandinho
De Bruyne
B Silva
Sterling
Jesus

 

[bellsouth]

Pep=Stubborn = Sane at LWB

 

[leighton]

i dont see us playing a 4-4-2 or a back 4.
Feel it will be the same formation and same players with the exception of 1 or maybe 2 players.

Ederson
Kompany , Otamendi , Stones
Mendy Fernadhino KDB Silva Danilo
Jesus Aguero

I think Pep has a choice to make Jesus or Sterling. IF Mendy aint ready then a back 4 may well be the best solution. With a lot of changes.
Ederson
Danilo , Kompany , Otamendi , Fernandinho
Sterling , Yaya , KDB , Silva , Jesus
Aguero

How far away is Gundogan from regular game time??

 

[taleofbluehalves]

Walker is suspended, but hopefully Mendy will have recovered from his injury, otherwise we have a problem at full back.

Ederson
Danilo
Kompany
Otamendi
Mendy
Fernandinho
D Silva
De Bruyne
B Silva
Sterling
Aguero

Incredible after we've bought 3 fullbacks we've got a problem! Beyond our control I know.

 

[Ric]

Incredible after we've bought 3 fullbacks we've got a problem! Beyond our control I know.

Ha, it was always going to be risky going into the season with just three recognised full backs I guess.

 

[bellsouth]

Ha, it was always going to be risky going into the season with just three recognised full backs I guess.

Presumably Mendy's recovery has been longer than we expected?

 

[cookster]

Pep=Stubborn = Sane at LWB

My guess as well. He'll probably get targeted from the off again.

 

[Akiva]

Mendy to start this one, IMO. Gundogan off the bench.

Pep=Stubborn = Sane at LWB

My guess as well. He'll probably get targeted from the off again.

Sane only played part of the game last night at LWB, but don't let that spoil the narrative.