Burnley (A) - Fri 11th Aug | Pre-Match Thread

[balotelli's back pocket]

Which he can do from left or right, I remember listening to a few outside the ground against the rags last season when we started with Ake & Akanji (plus no Rodri) that turned out ok

End of the day, if the likes of Haaland, KDB, Foden turn up and turn it on, there's no team in the world that can cope with them.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Is he available for tonight? ;-)

 

[Eccles Blue]

Onto my 7th page of A4 paper now.

If you took me off it would shrink. *smiles sweetly*

 

[SWPISHOME]

Is he available for tonight? ;-)

Can he play centre back?

 

[Keeper!]

Is he available for tonight? ;-)

He's died 41 times in the last 24 months

 

[SebastianBlue]

Can he play centre back?

I am sure Pep could work his magic and turn him in to a ‘dribbling centre half’.

 

[youngbob]

If those injuries are true then I'd take a point. We always come in undercooked anyway. Let Burnley have their night, let the other teams think they have a chance for a weekend. Then get going from next Saturday.

 

[Willtaylor]

I can’t help how you interpret my post. Only thing I'll say, and it's my final word on it, is that no one else seemed to have a problem with my post. So, maybe the issue is at your end. Have a good evening.

I think alot would have interpreted

'Player a, b and c are unavailable'

As a fact rather than speculation, that's pretty clear, thankyou and yourself, hope we get our season started with 3 points

 

[Inter Me Nan]

I can’t help how you interpret my post. Only thing I'll say, and it's my final word on it, is that no one else seemed to have a problem with my post. So, maybe the issue is at your end. Have a good evening.

What a polite way to say fuck off, impressive!

 

[MarsLlama]

Like what we're hearing about the team, shame if Stones/Dias can't play but Foden, De Bruyne and Lewis all starting sounds good. Didn't really expect Josko to start the first league game.

 

[TINY]

What a polite way to say fuck off, impressive!

Hahahahaha

 

[SebastianBlue]

I think alot would have interpretered

'Player a, b and c are unavailable'

As a fact rather than speculation, that's pretty clear, thankyou and yourself, hope we get our season started with 3 points

Since I am no longer a mod I will say what @jimharri cannot.

 

[JewelZee]

It might be something like this

Ederson
Walker Akanji Ake
Rodri Kovacic
Bernardo Lewis KDB Foden
Haaland

With Rodri dropping back into defence in possession.

If that's the back 3 then I agree with you 100%. Keep Kova back there with Rodri, not Rico...and you can even replace Rico with Alvarez in the line up you posted...

 

[jimharri]

What a polite way to.say fuck off, impressive!

As you know, I'm a bloody nice guy, actually. I could have banned him, but then I'd be accused of abusing my, er, "power".

 

[Brewie]

Has Grealish reversed to his 1st year form?

 

[city warrior]

Finally, the season starts. KDB and Foden both starting should be an offensive treat for us. We have to be patient because we are far away from our peak (more than any other team probably), but we still should win this match.

Cmon blues!!

 

[BringBackSwales]

Don’t think I did? I haven’t heard anything about Stones myself btw, just repeating what @SuperSilva21 posted the other day about a few injuries in training. Hopefully he’ll be involved tonight, to keep Sheila happy!

Agreed! I sometimes imagine things Ric and hear voices lol.

 

[SWPISHOME]

I am sure Pep could work his magic and turn him in to a ‘dribbling centre half’.

Harry Kane would be the perfect fit for a "dribbling centre back".

 

[SebastianBlue]

Harry Kane would be the perfect fit for a "dribbling centre back".

Yeah, but that’s the other meaning.

 

[MadchesterCity]

Does Alvarez not start?

What’s the starting 11, been confirmed?