Brentford (H) - Tues 20th Feb, 19:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[mancityscot]

Well, I am a big fan, so I have no problem with that.

if you're happy with him starting yet again in midfield then that makes no sense whatsoever

 

[DMA's]

Wouldn't have Alvarez starting tonight but if he does then I expect Bernardo isn't quite fit enough to start

I’m expecting it to be a very similar team to when we played them few back weeks back. Foden off the left but operating centrally with Bernardo rw

 

[DMA's]

if you're happy with him starting yet again in midfield then that makes no sense whatsoever

He started against Brentford a few weeks back and we played very well. It’s makes perfect sense.

 

[mac]

Can't speak for anywhere else but it's on Canal + in France. I'll be going out to watch it and have a jar or two tomorrow evening.

Where are you , we near La Rosiere. 10 euro a pint. Costing us 160 a session

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

If Brentford defend as poorly as they did agaisnt the Dippers then we will score a hatful , but they are playing the best team in the world and will no doubt raise their game ,because they were only playing Liverpool last weekend , jus another game against title pretenders :)

 

[blueparrot]

if you're happy with him starting yet again in midfield then that makes no sense whatsoever

If it makes sense to Pep I'm happy with that, because there's a 99% chance he's right.

 

[oldius]

My team would be
Ederson
Walker Stones Dias Ake
Rodri Bernardo
Bobb KDB Phil
Erling

Three interchanging behind Erling.

 

[mancityscot]

If it makes sense to Pep I'm happy with that, because there's a 99% chance he's right

Yeah right enough, Pep knows best.

Just dont think he has much impact there, bernardo or phil much more suited to that central role.

 

[blueparrot]

Yeah right enough, Pep knows best.

Just dont think he has much impact there, bernardo or phil much more suited to that central role.

Well there are lots of things that I think and we all have our own opinions but at the end of the day I know to kkep in mind I'm wrong and he's right. So I know while it might not make sense to me It probably will make sense.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Wouldn't have Alvarez starting tonight but if he does then I expect Bernardo isn't quite fit enough to start

Pep knows how to win titles and resting and rotating key players at the right time is essential at this stage….hopefully Bernie gets a well deserved rest

edit: Silva hates scousers…..as long as he’s fully fit for that game, all good.

 

[Ric]

Ederson
Walker
Dias
Stones
Ake
Rodri
Nunes
Bernardo
De Bruyne
Foden
Haaland

 

[jaiguruKun]

Surely Oscar Bobb deserves a start?!

 

[Baker Boy]

Ederson

The Flasher
Dias
Stones
Ake

Bernie
Kova
Rodders
Kev
Foden

Nordic Meat Shield

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I wonder whether it's worth a punt on Brentford scoring with their first shot, after we've had a dozen on target and where VAR has indicated after their check on half a dozen pens that we can all fuck off - no pen. Might be evens.

 

[shevtheblue]

I think Alvarez will start again tonight, we know how Pep is with these kind of things - he usually doubles down on it. But teams that play a deep block are fine for him, where we struggle is teams that counter us because he leaves huge holes in the middle, Brentford will mostly counter direct. Brentford are a physical team, i think we need to go physical at the back to match them.

Ederson

Akanji - Stones - Dias - Ake

Rodri

KDB - Foden

Bernardo - Haaland - Doku

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I think Alvarez will start again tonight, we know how Pep is with these kind of things - he usually doubles down on it. But teams that play a deep block are fine for him, where we struggle is teams that counter us because he leaves huge holes in the middle, Brentford will mostly counter direct. Brentford are a physical team, i think we need to go physical at the back to match them.

Ederson

Akanji - Stones - Dias - Ake

Rodri

KDB - Foden

Bernardo - Haaland - Doku

I wish refs would see it the way we see it, but there would be a stark difference between the way the two 'physicalities' are treated. Our physical side will see him ripping off his pocket to get out a yellow, and VAR will offer Brentford any number of pens for the slightest contact that wouldn't waft a feather of a highly polished table. And Brentford? Well. apart from their goalie taking anything upto a minute over each goal kick, and every time the ball hits a Brentford player they will be down needing treatment, and when they are up they will have upto five or six bone-crunching tackles before the ref remembers what those cards are for! More of the same old!

 

[Blue and true]

This not on TV?

 

[Tomblue]

Ive said it a million on times on here but if Foden is stuck out wide again I think I might have a mental episode.

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

Haaland will hit 4 tonight bookmark this

 

[Buckshaw Blue]

CL night. UEFA don’t allow games kicking off at the same time as their games.

Wasn't on TV originally, so isn’t now, again also because it’s a CL night.

@Blue and true