Brighton (a) pre-match thread

[hello]

I am going to relax and enjoy three evenings of European action , after that I will go into the usual worry mode.

So much is my hatred of the scouse twunts I won't even relax and enjoy tonight's game unless barca smash a couple in first and the camera panning to distraught scousers crying into their palms, so possibly 2 1/2 evenings of enjoying European football for me as a distraction till the weekend.

 

[aguero93:20]

I can't see Sane starting after last night, Pep seemed livid with him shortly after coming off the bench.

He was livid with everyone. We were a far better team with Sané on the pitch.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Foden will have to wait, or at least until late on if we are needing another goal threat from the edge of the penalty area.

They are terrible playing out from the back and Sergio looked goosed last night, I would play both him and Jesus for the press.

Make sure we leave someone up if they get a corner.

Newcastle should have been three up inside the first half hour last week.

 

[domalino]

He was livid with everyone. We were a far better team with Sané on the pitch.

Sané gave the ball away 2 or 3 times just after we scored and I thought Pep came close to taking him off. He was worked up in general, but he was apoplectic with Leroy.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Foden will have to wait, or at least until late on if we are needing another goal threat from the edge of the penalty area.

They are terrible playing out from the back and Sergio looked goosed last night, I would play both him and Jesus for the press.

Make sure we leave someone up if they get a corner.

Newcastle should have been three up inside the first half hour last week.

All our attacking players are looking a spent force at present, only Bernardo is showing any signs of consistency. Raheem and Silva are our worst performers but so long as we're winning where is the worry?

 

[aguero93:20]

Sané gave the ball away 2 or 3 times just after we scored and I thought Pep came close to taking him off. He was worked up in general, but he was apoplectic with Leroy.

We still looked far more coherent and threatening as an attacking force with Sané on and Bernardo in midfield. If we're still missing De Bruyne and Dinho, I can't see Guardiola not starting him.

 

[domalino]

We still looked far more coherent and threatening as an attacking force with Sané on and Bernardo in midfield. If we're still missing De Bruyne and Dinho, I can't see Guardiola not starting him.

All of that applied to yesterday's selection as well, but Pep didn't start him.

 

[aguero93:20]

All of that applied to yesterday's selection as well, but Pep didn't start him.

True, but he also changed it earlier than usual, which would suggest he knows he got it wrong.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

All our attacking players are looking a spent force at present, only Bernardo is showing any signs of consistency. Raheem and Silva are our worst performers but so long as we're winning where is the worry?

I have seen enough from Jesus to think he might have more joy getting behind a tightly-packed Brighton defence than Leroy from the start, coming in from the left hand side?

He presses better than anyone else in our team and our success will come only if we don't let them breathe and they keep hammering it clear.

Got a few tricks, has our Gabs.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Ederson, Walker, Zinchenko, Laporte, Kompany, Fernandinho?, Gundogan, B.Silva, Sterling, Sane, Aguero.

Subs: Muric, Danilo, Stones, Foden, Mahrez, D.Silva, Jesus.

2-0 City, please please please