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

[Eric Hitchmough]

Comfortable win tomorrow kick starts our end of season charge to FA Cuo glory and a 3rd placed finish.

3rd from top?!

I applaud your optimism, Axel :)

 

[Fordyboy46]

Hope so but wish a couple of their attackers were banned.

That Senyenma guy looks a right player

 

[fanatic1]

We really don't want elimination at the QF stage. We've had too many disappointments this season already. We should really have enough too see off Bournemouth and later Palace and Forest shouldn't be a problem (Villa could be trickier). A bit more fight like the recent Newcastle and Spurs games please. Unleash Haaland and he will score.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Ederson

Khusanov
Reis
Dias
Gvardiol

Kovacic
Nico

Savinho
Marmoush
Doku

Haaland


Smash em City.

 

[Sky Blue]

I fancy us today unlike the many doomers on here. Erl the Pearl to bag a couple.

 

[aka blue jambo]

Beautiful weather
Great day for it

 

[oldius]

Really looking forward to this after the utter bore-fest of the international break.

I like the side suggested by @Kippax Street 1880 , but the central midfield is now so pivotal for us. I'd like to see O'Reilly and Gonzalez, but I suspect that won't happen.

 

[youngbob]

Hoping the occasion is too much for Bournemouth.

 

[Damocles]

For some reason, that's possibly tied to the amount of opiods I've currently ingested, I think we're going to twat them.
Someone is going to get a kicking off us soon and I feel it could be these

I still think this. I've got a feeling

 

[Fordyboy46]

Really looking forward to this after the utter bore-fest of the international break.

I like the side suggested by @Kippax Street 1880 , but the central midfield is now so pivotal for us. I'd like to see O'Reilly and Gonzalez, but I suspect that won't happen.

That shitty international break just passed by without any interest or comment whatsoever. It really is on its knees International football

 

[TheThirdDeano]

It has to be said I think the worst part of this season has been actually watching our games since we went to shit

 

[Fordyboy46]

Hoping the occasion is too much for Bournemouth.

Why would it be, if anything it will probably make them more motivated to get the win a place at Wembley. We go into this game with a half hearted carefree attitude which we've shown so many times this season, we'll get done. Effort is all we ask for, we better had see it today

 

[blueparrot]

Why would it be, if anything it will probably make them more motivated to get the win a place at Wembley. We go into this game with a half hearted carefree attitude which we've shown so many times this season, we'll get done. Effort is all we ask for, we better had see it today

I hven’t seen any lack of effort this season. Lack of a few things but not effort.

 

[01cravend]

‐------------------------Ortega--------------------
Khusanov-----Reis------Dias-----O'reilly
-----------------Nico G------Kovacic‐----------
Savinho---‐---------Foden-----------Marmoush
------------------------Haaland------------------------


Ortega is cup keeper, shouldn't be punished because we're out of Europe and title race.

Reis and O'Reilly deserve to keep places from last round.
O'Reilly to play inverted/attacking. Khusanov more Walkeresque in being cautious when attacking because of counters.

Interchangeable forward 3 behind Erling, an iteration not seen since beating Newcastle 4-0.

Good win on the cards if Pep gets it right.

 

[Paul1970]

Need to go shit if busy and just attack from the go .

 

[jimharri]

...... Effort is all we ask for, we better had see it today

That's all that 99.9% of fans ask. If we lose a game (any game) to a better (on the day) side, having given everything, I will never complain about the team. Teams lose games; it happens. If we dish up half hearted performances, however, they deserve any criticism they get.

 

[celf]

‐------------------------Ortega--------------------
Khusanov-----Reis------Dias-----O'reilly
-----------------Nico G------Kovacic‐----------
Savinho---‐---------Foden-----------Marmoush
------------------------Haaland------------------------


Ortega is cup keeper, shouldn't be punished because we're out of Europe and title race.

Reis and O'Reilly deserve to keep places from last round.
O'Reilly to play inverted/attacking. Khusanov more Walkeresque in being cautious when attacking because of counters.

Interchangeable forward 3 behind Erling, an iteration not seen since beating Newcastle 4-0.

Good win on the cards if Pep gets it right.

Kdb was unbelievable in the week, has to start.

Savio travelling bk from Brazil.

Gvardiol starts

Doku starts

 

[Marvin.]

It has to be said I think the worst part of this season has been actually watching our games since we went to shit

'I don't like seeing City lose'. No, neither do I.

 

[TonyM]

I'd start...
......................Ortega.....................
Nunes ...Khusonov Dias ...OReilly
............Gonzales Gvardiol............
Foden Marmoush Haaland Doku

I don't want to see Gundogan, Bernardo, Kovacic or Lewis starting.

I like the idea of Gvardiol in midfield. I'd love Grealish there but even less likely.

 

[Marvin.]

Kdb was unbelievable in the week, has to start.

Savio travelling bk from Brazil.

Gvardiol starts

Doku starts

Belgium did not play in the week. They beat Ukraine 3-0 last weekend and KDB struggled again.

Watching the FA Cup quarter-finals yesterday, I was reminded about just how intense these games are. If KDB play, then it should be off the bench when the game has slowed down. If he or Gundogan starts, they will struggle imo.