Bournemouth (H) - Tue 20th May, 20:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Withnail]

At least we are at home where our recent form is pretty decent, I don't care how just win please City.

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

1,500 passes by city. Bournemouth 1 counter attack 1 goal 0-1 Bournemouth

 

[Kid A]

Ed
Nunes Khusanov Dias Gvardiol
Gonzo Kova
Silva KDB Marmoush
Haaland

This is what I’d like to see (assuming Bobb isn’t fit). I suspect we’ll see Gundo and no Khus though.

3-1 City

 

[Streetsweeper]

It would help if West Ham and Arsenal win today. We’ve been decent at home over the past few weeks (wolves apart, but they’ve been the form team recently) but a lot depends on whether we can get past yesterday. They’re more than capable of turning us over and since the goals have dried up, I’m more nervous about this than I probably should be.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

It would help if West Ham and Arsenal win today. We’ve been decent at home over the past few weeks (wolves apart, but they’ve been the form team recently)

I'd prefer a Forest win.
It may mean that they have something to play for against Chelsea on the last day.

 

[BlueMonkey79]

Bournemouth sit back , city fail to break them down, ball over the top Bournemouth score.

Rinse and repeat for most games this season.

Easiest team talk opposing managers have when we pitch up.

"Let them fuck about with the ball passing and plodding up to the final third. Wingers stay high and wide. Wait for the inevitable shit ball by Doku or Savinho and break with pace. 1 nil".

 

[come-on-barney]

Start Rico and Mcatee after a well deserved rest

Yeah what was all that about?

 

[lionheart]

Why not gamble on Grealish? Hopefully Kovacic will start.

 

[pudge]

He'll probably play the team that should have started the final

 

[The Norfolk Blue]

Coming so soon after yesterday, can only see us losing this. It’ll all be about Saying Goodbye to Kev anyway.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Coming so soon after yesterday, can only see us losing this. It’ll all be about Saying Goodbye to Kev anyway.

That’s the spirit mate!

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

I'm not saying he will start. I'm saying it would be worth giving him a go.

Partially agree on foden BUT as a 10 he is our best option at present despite his dire form

Bobb looks like a good prospect, but he’s barely played, consistently injured and doesn’t deserve to start in my opinion.

 

[kunaguero10]

This now feels a real chore to have to drag myself to, but is in fact a huge game for the trajectory of the club over the next couple of years or more

 

[JGL07]

Reading comments on the first few pages of this thread makes me think that City Supporters contain a the worst bunch of weak-willed, defeatist, spineless, wusses I have ever encountered.

Either that or the match day thread regulars have migrated over here?

 

[Xhavenjoe]

I'm not saying he will start. I'm saying it would be worth giving him a go.

Bobb and Ake weren't in the squad against Palace.
I cannot see Bobb or Ake making an appearance in our final 2 games, just too risky

 

[EdersonsSmiley]

In form players:

Kovacic, Gvardiol, O'Reilly, Nunes

Surely these 4 have to start? By the same measure surely Foden and KDB shouldn't be seeing a minute of this game.

 

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

——-———Eddie—————
Nunes-Dias-Gvard-Nico O
———Nico—Gundo
————Echeverri———
Marmoush—————Doku
————-Haaland———

 

[simon23]

Bobb looks like a good prospect, but he’s barely played, consistently injured and doesn’t deserve to start in my opinion.

Deserve?

If he is fit enough he deserves a go cause none of outr other options are any good there
Foden out of position and our of form
Sav pretty awful at everything

Might as well try it

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Start Rico and Mcatee after a well deserved rest

Yeah what was all that about?

And put Khusanov and Reis on the bench even though you have no intention of playing them.

Ripleys " Believe it or not"

 

[Mattyc55]

Wonder if our 500k a week striker would have the balls to take a pen in this one