Brentford (A) - Sun 28th May, 16:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[MCFC1993]

Kick off time 16:30 (BST). Probably won't be on TV will other games having more on the line.

Last game of preparation before the 2 Finals. 6 days before the FA Cup Final.

Hopefully no injuries and a fluid performance that keeps the momentum going.

There is an outside shot that Brentford qualify for the Europa Conference league if Villa and Spurs fail to win so they will go strong for this one.

Time to go full strength?
---------------Ederson
Walker---Stones---Dias---Akanji
----------------Rodri
------De Bruyne---Gundogan
Bernardo----Haaland----Grealish

Either that or rest everyone?

 

[Cityinmyheart]

--------------------Ederson------------------
Rico--------Dias-------Laporte------Gomez
---------------Philips-----Bernie------------------
Mahrez----------Alvarez-------------Grealish
----------------------Haaland------------------------

Gundo for Bernie at half time. Rodri and KDB for Philips and Haaland later in the match.

 

[Cityinmud]

We have to play our best team vs Brentford and treat it as a serious game atleast the first half. Inter will play quite similar to Brentford

 

[KnaresboroughBlue]

Full strength for me and use subs 2nd half. There's a week before the cup final.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Ederson

Walker
Dias
Laporte
Gomez

Lewis
Phillips
Gundogan (45 bernie)

Mahrez
Alvarez
Palmer

 

[mattcity5]

Rest fucking everyone. Seriously.

If there's a chance the player might be needed for either final, leave them out.

Convinced after tonight that Brentford will know they can try and kick us out of the game and the ref will give us little protection, if any. They'll hope that we'll back out to avoid injuries and tbh I could understand any of our important players feeling that way.

So play players who'll be desperate to do their best and to impress. Kids. Stick as many of the u23s in as possible and fill the spaces with u18s.

Might make it a bit of a home banker, but why should we care? Let Ivan Toney make some extra money while he's not available...

Ps. Yes, Stones going off terrified me.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Ortega, Lewis, fuck knows, fuck knows, Gomez, Phillips, O'reilly, Palmer, Mahrez, Alvarez, Haaland

 

[Franny 1234]

Give kev another chance to assist please pep. Bring them both off once he scores.
Keep the faith CTID

 

[Sibierskii]

Rhythym is key & thankfully Pep knows it.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

Think we'll go with our first choice eleven in this one as it's our last chance to get some rhythm.

On a side note, a draw would make it a fourth season under Pep that we've got 90+ points.

2 more goals would make it 150 in all competitions for the second consecutive season.