Brighton (H) - Sat 21st Oct, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[MCFC1993]

Kick off time 15:00 (BST).

Putting it in as a placeholder, I know it's a bit away though.

I think that Arsenal loss will get our team back on it, it has to. Rodri's back now and we've just seen how important he is, 3 games without him, 3 losses, nobody can do what he can.

I'm a bit stuck with who plays in midfield alongside Rodri and Bernardo. It could be an attacking midfielder with Stones back to step into the midfield.

------------------Ederson
Walker---Stones---Dias---Gvardiol
---------------------Rodri
-----------Alvarez------Bernardo
Foden---------Haaland-------Grealish

On the ball:
-----------------Ederson
------Walker---Dias---Gvardiol
------------Stones---Rodri
Foden-------Bernardo---Grealish
-----------Alvarez---Haaland

We have to show up and show we're up for any fight, like we have done for the past 3 years.

 

[Semper aggressus]

Our march to the title starts here.

No half-arsed slow passing. No going back instead of trying to find Haaland. No excuses.

 

[chesterbells]

This is gonna be one long wait …

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

It’s a tough game first game back and on the back of 2 losses that’s for sure. I thought they were the best team we played last season and they look pretty decent this one too bar the horror show at Villa. We really need to up our performance.

Stones/Rodri/Grealish all back in.

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Dias
Gviardol
Rodri
Bernado
Nunes
Foden
Grealish
Haaland

 

[richards30]

Hopefully:

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Dias
Gvardiol
Rodri
Bernardo Silva
Kovacic
Foden
Grealish
Haaland

 

[117 M34]

It’s a tough game first game back and on the back of 2 losses that’s for sure. I thought they were the best team we played last season and they look pretty decent this one too bar the horror show at Villa. We really need to up our performance.

Stones/Rodri/Grealish all back in.

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Dias
Gviardol
Rodri
Bernado
Nunes
Foden
Grealish
Haaland

This is the team

 

[Blue Steel]

It’s a tough game first game back and on the back of 2 losses that’s for sure. I thought they were the best team we played last season and they look pretty decent this one too bar the horror show at Villa. We really need to up our performance.

Stones/Rodri/Grealish all back in.

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Dias
Gviardol
Rodri
Bernado
Nunes
Foden
Grealish
Haaland

I like this team a lot. Looking forward to having those three back in - all absolutely pivotal to our game it goes without saying.

Hope all can come out of the international break unscathed.

 

[bluetonium]

No city for another 11 days? FFS. Who are England playing now to interrupt our domestic game? The international republic of fart knockers? Bloody hell.

Perfect game to re-establish ourselves though, but it'll be a test. Don't overthink it Pep! Hope to see grealish recalled, hopefully stones too. Back to a midfield around rodri, yet we're too reliant on him but now is not the time to seek that solution.

 

[blue cigar]

Looking forward to this one, a really good game in prospect with Brighton likely to play high tempo football. They are a brave team and will play through the press, this will be a cracker

 

[Blue Theatre]

Brighton have benn mostly excellent, with the occasional disastrous result thrown in. Plenty of goals either way, so should be an exciting game.