Brentford (H) - Sat 14th Sept, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Xhavenjoe]

Think KDB will be on the bench after two games with Belgium this week. Save him for Arsenal, he's got to be rested from time to time. Jack was in good form for England so I'd expect him to start.

Not sure if KDB will feature in the arsenal match and I can't see him being rested for the 2 games up to that match
We have 6 games in quick succession, between now and 1st October.
The Milan champions league match is in between the arsenal and Brentford matches. There'll be a lot of personnel chopping and changing and I'm not sure what games Pep will prioritise,if any.

 

[Withnail]

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Dias
Gvardiol
Rodri
De Bruyne
Gundogan
Savinho
Grealish
Haaland

Decent team that, Rodri, Walker and Stones need some games. I would put Phil in and rest Kdb for Wednesday considering he has played twice for Belgium in the past week.

 

[yeseye]

How can I watch this game ?
I’m in Torquay for the weekend and managed to forget to take my FireStick ffs!
I assume the pub days are long over.
All I have is my iPhone (Have WiFi in the apartment) which I can mirror to TV.
What are my options if any?
Ta.

 

[dublinblue12]

Who plays up front/false 9 if Haaland is out,

 

[paul power]

No great worries if Erling misses the Brentford game so long as he is recovered mentally for the Arsenal game.

Erling will Play tommorow.

 

[johnny crossan]

Who plays up front/false 9 if Haaland is out,

Probably Phil with Savinho or Doku off the bench out wide.
Still reckon Erling will play

Ederson;
Kyle Walker, Manuel Akanji, Rúben Dias, Joško Gvardiol;
İlkay Gündoğan, Rodri, Bernardo Silva;
Phil Foden, Erling Haaland (F/L), Jack Grealish:

Bench: Stefan Ortega, Rico Lewis, John Stones, Matheus Nunes, Kevin de Bruyne, Mateo Kovačic, Savinho, Jérémy Doku, James McAtee

City win 3-1​

 

[eversince 76]

With so many upcoming games it’ll be even harder to get close to a perfect starting line-up prediction.
What I do know is Ake won’t start any of them until the next international break. Unfortunately.

Anyways whatever line-up it’s always a tricky match that I expect us to win. They won’t mind how to manage an upset. Physically it won’t be beautiful.

Pep somewhere needs to give minutes to the likes of Rodri and Grealish (thankfully they had last week so international games suited us except for Ake). Foden needs minutes too.

Long story short: 3 points and still leading the table.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Erling will Play tommorow.

I think he will, then fly out to Norway straight after the game

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

How can I watch this game ?
I’m in Torquay for the weekend and managed to forget to take my FireStick ffs!
I assume the pub days are long over.
All I have is my iPhone (Have WiFi in the apartment) which I can mirror to TV.
What are my options if any?
Ta.

Go on the match thread and read the well balanced opinions of the game unfolding. It'll do wonders for your mental health ; )

 

[richards30]

We need to start keeping clean sheets again consistently, we give away too many sloppy goals

 

[Bay Area Blue 93]

Not sure if KDB will feature in the arsenal match and I can't see him being rested for the 2 games up to that match
We have 6 games in quick succession, between now and 1st October.
The Milan champions league match is in between the arsenal and Brentford matches. There'll be a lot of personnel chopping and changing and I'm not sure what games Pep will prioritise,if any.

I would think if Pep were to choose, he would rest KDB for Brentford rather than Arsenal?

 

[pavelsrnicek]

So many of our matches against Brentford have been tough niggley affairs and I don’t expect tomorrow to be any different. An early goal would be very useful. We should have enough but we need to control thr game

 

[MarsLlama]

Brentford are no mugs and I reckon it would be hubris to rest Erling (if he decides he’s OK to play). Hopefully we can bring him off after an hour with the game won, but leaving him on the bench would be risky.

 

[Fordyboy46]

There's a game today is there, all I've fucking heard this last week is 115, 115, cheats etc etc

 

[city saint]

There's a game today is there, all I've fucking heard this last week is 115, 115, cheats etc etc

wait till monday mate

 

[Plain Speaking]

If Haaland scores and lifts his shirt to show an undershirt with a tribute message to his friend who recently died, will he automatically be yellow carded? Is there flexibility for the ref to let him do it, does anyone know?

 

[Plain Speaking]

Brentford are no mugs and I reckon it would be hubris to rest Erling (if he decides he’s OK to play). Hopefully we can bring him off after an hour with the game won, but leaving him on the bench would be risky.

I think he will want to play and score to celebrate his close friend.

I imagine he would feel that's what his friend would want.

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

If Haaland scores and lifts his shirt to show an undershirt with a tribute message to his friend who recently died, will he automatically be yellow carded? Is there flexibility for the ref to let him do it, does anyone know?

Probably add to the 115 already charged with

 

[.db.]

If Haaland scores and lifts his shirt to show an undershirt with a tribute message to his friend who recently died, will he automatically be yellow carded? Is there flexibility for the ref to let him do it, does anyone know?

Should do what rugby players do and wrap something around the forearm and write it on there.

 

[69FACUPfinal]

So many of our matches against Brentford have been tough niggley affairs and I don’t expect tomorrow to be any different. An early goal would be very useful. We should have enough but we need to control thr game

Same here. They are one of those pesky mid table annoying teams who defend with 15 behind the ball, but are quick in transition and nick goals. They usually roll over for the Red arse teams, but very occasionally do us a favour and manage to grind out a draw against said red cartel favourites.

If we have no Viking I do expect it to be a long drawn out game of patience and hope none of our guys get injured, as they will foul without being carded. Need to watch out for mbewno ( sorry can't spell his name) - teams of this ilk usually have one player, who against us is capable of a worldly goal of the season contender, yet v Red Cartel miss easy tap ins.....