Bournemouth (A) - Sun 30th Mar, 16:30 | FA Cup | Pre-Match Thread

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Thought we were past the midfield 2 of Mr Whippy and Kovacic

 

[paulchapo]

Surely, surely our key players have to find some form before the season finishes?

 

[BringBackSwales]

Give it a rest

Why the fuck should he?

 

[mosssideblue]

No trophy this year then

Why

 

[Xhavenjoe]

No problem with the line up, absolute quality with pace off the bench. Some utter fannies in our support

You may be right but I'd like to see some of the bench on early.

 

[bluegaz13]

Hopefully the team and Pep proves me wrong today….(and I will be very happy to be proven wrong)…..but so disappointed with this line up and Pep’s utilisation of young players all season.

This midfield has not worked all season….why can’t Pep see it !

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

I feel like when the weather is on the up, so are City.

The sun is shining I see; time for City to do the same.

 

[Ajm1985]

Kovocic will be fucked after an hour. Played 90 for Croatia twice, including extra time for France. Meanwhile Nico Gonzalez has been sat with his feet up for 2 weeks.

I'd add KDB played 2 90s and Bernardo played 90+ against Denmark.

 

[jimharri]

I like you, then again it's probably as others tell me I have low standards....

You certainly do, if you like me. I don't even like me.

 

[SiMCFC]

I know Peps the best ever etc but fuck me, talk about starting a bunch of players who have no pace and workrate, not sure if he's trolling at this point tbh.

 

[jaiguruKun]

Can only assume that Nico, Doku and Marmoush will start on Wednesday.

 

[eastmanc]

Ian Wright peddling the Lazy kushanov is poor narrative that TNT started

Fucking hell. Yawn.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Come on the Blues!

 

[Dax777]

With this line up, i can only hope Foden rediscovers his form while playing in his weakest position LM.

I hope Kevin finds his form and keeps his turnovers down

Im hoping Bernardo historical possession skills ( which has been average of late) far outweigh his lack of production offensively

I hope Gundogan doesn't tire early, and he perhaps finds his scoring boots

I hope Kovacic doesn't run into a cul-de-sac too often ending up out of position.

I hope Diaz doesn't spend most of the time as the City player on the ball trying to open up Bournemouth while other more talented "on the ball" players stand around listlessly in disadvantaged positions just ahead.

I hope Gvardiol doesn't make any lose pass to a midfielder in the middle

And finally, I hope Erling does not spend the whole game standing around watching a sluggish game transpire behind him.


I know i am hoping for a lot here... But that's the confidence i have in this personnel. The ageist in me is counting the number of 30 year olds on display, and it does not fill me with confidence...

But we march on.

 

[deano ou812]

Imagine the outrage if this lineup starts again on Wednesday haha..

 

[Stelea]

I'd add KDB played 2 90s and Bernardo played 90+ against Denmark.

And Gvardiol 90 x 2

 

[Sky Blue]

Give it a rest

No.

 

[Cuban heels]

Dads army again

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

That's a team built for speed.

 

[Eccles Blue]

The Boys in Blue never give in. They fight to the end. Come on City, come on City. Show ‘em lads, show ‘em all.
Especially those cherries, just because they live by the sea doesn’t mean the tide will come in for them. ;-)

Especially that know nowt load of whatchamacallits who like to think that they are the media! The cockalorum ninnies wouldn’t know a tennis ball from a football.

Especially the Specsavers needing whistle blowing, dalcop, drate pokes who call themselves officials.
Don’t they know who we are? We are:
MANCHESTER CITY THE BEST TEAM IN THE LAND AND ALL THE WORLD.

Give it to ‘em, City show the world. :-)