Bournemouth (A) - Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[paulchapo]

She's injured.

Those tea trolleys have a bad history, dirty buggers they are

 

[paulchapo]

We just need to keep on grinding out results until we get some bodies back and then hopefully kick into gear

 

[ufo]

She's injured.

So now we only have moonchester , moonbeam and tits out jackie on bench ?

 

[KingGeorge]

Nunes Haaland Foden
Gundo Kova Silva
Ake Dias Stones Lewi
sEderson

Subs: Ortega, Carson, JSP, Akanji, Gvardiol, McAtee, O'Reilly, Wright, Ruprecht @

SP and Ruprect are wishful thinking can see pep just going with 7 or 8 on the bench. Will see if they are in the EDS game later.

Really no reason why we shouldn't be able to win with that lineup, and I say that as a person that respects the capability of our opponent.

 

[IrishBlueSince92]

Its the same size pitch as ours

I actually googled this a while ago and was amazed, that all the pitches in the league are roughly the same dimensions.

Didn't think it was true......

No way Luton is the same size as Old Trafford

 

[paulchapo]

I actually googled this a while ago and was amazed, that all the pitches in the league are roughly the same dimensions.

Didn't think it was true......

No way Luton is the same size as Old Trafford

They probably look smaller as the crowds are closer to the pitch.

 

[Axel Freed]

" testicular fortitude" - the latest social idiom is what we need for this game. Come on Blues!

You’ve just committed a hate crime pal

Reported

 

[N1985]

Promote the lads from midweek to the matchday squad. Fuck the league. Let's have some fun.

 

[supercity88]

Feels a bit like last season with Rodri's suspension. Some tough away games, losing one in the cup which was the bottom of the priority list.

We still have enough to win these games, but they'll be incredibly difficult with a bench full of academy lads. Would be positive if Savinho is available to play some part. Three games before the International break and hopefully more then return.

Bournemouth will be buzzing from their last two results in the league. There's often a side that a top team struggled against and others then go and struggle too.

Our starting 11 should still have enough to win this though. A Stones-Dias partnership with Rico pushing up the pitch is a worry defensively though.

 

[ufo]

" testicular fortitude" - the latest social idiom is what we need for this game. Come on Blues!

 

[mike1923]

This from sky sports predictor has a ring of truth to it. This is going to be a tough game!

“Bournemouth possess the punch, intensity and speed on the break to run all over what is an ageing City midfield - and that should pave the way for another positive result for them against a top-six side, following on from beating Arsenal and drawing with Aston Villa.”

Wish I listened to them sometimes . They advised backing Dias for a shot on target from outside the box last CL game. Came in first shot of the game

 

[dronefromsector7G]

I heard even the bench is on the bench for this one

 

[kaz7]

We just need to keep on grinding out results until we get some bodies back and then hopefully kick into gear

This, and the shattered players should not go to internationals, they will be in the red zone after the next three games, plus cl ,if not already

 

[Alexia_Ko]

Really no reason why we shouldn't be able to win with that lineup, and I say that as a person that respects the capability of our opponent.

If everyone performs we could do with ease. Unfortunately a few players are out of form atm

 

[KingGeorge]

If everyone performs we could do with ease. Unfortunately a few players are out of form atm

Yeah I'm kinda hoping Haaland has one of his big games so we don't have to grind it out.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Stretched to fuck atm aren’t we?

I’ve watched Bournemouth 3 times this season and they’re a cracking little side. Semenyo and Kerkez are belting players.

I think we’ll drop points. 1-1.

Their 2 cbs are pretty tidy, too.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Tough game this. I thought Bournemouth were excellent against Arsenal. We aren’t playing that well either so I’ll go 1-1

 

[bluemoon32]

1-2 City, Foden with the winner

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

 

[kaz7]

Phil hasnt ever grabbed a game by the scruff and led the others, has been lacking in the stepping up department , he needs to change that now we are in an injury crisis

We can win this game if we dont get caught out with them breaking on us, wishful thinking because we miss rodders , badly