Burnley (A) - Pre-Match Thread

[cleavers]

you think Pep is going to play Dihno over a fit Laporte? In maybe some sort of dead rubber match but why else would he?

He won't play "over" a fit Laporte, he'll play alongside him.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Nico is much better than john in the air and doesn't fanny out of a tackle

No, he fannies into them.

 

[Bluemoonie92]

Nico is much better than john in the air and doesn't fanny out of a tackle

Just spends half the game on his arse

 

[kippaxwarrior]

In 4K on prime. Looks great on my TV

 

[blueparrot]

Like going to the dentist

Wasnt Pep that said it though, it was one of the coaches

 

[mosssideblue]

Don’t be confused - he is.

Otamendi gets beaten in the air all the time.

No he isn't
So, he has never won and aerial battle? stop talking bollocks

 

[dublinblue12]

Amazon Prime? Should be a banner on the first page with something like "Live Sport tonight" on it.

Cheers, not showing in Ireland which explains why not seeing it

 

[jimharri]

Says everything on what Pep thinks about Stones currently. Should be interesting watching Otamendi anyway. Let’s hope it’s one of his better days!

"Interesting"? That's one word for it!

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Wtf haha do you even watch them play. Nico's aerial ability is basically his only redeeming quality. He's not the tallest but he leaps like a salmon. Stones gets outmuscled.

Stones wins 66% of his aerial duels; Otamendi wins 61%

 

[OntarioBlue]

yep same old line up and rodri holding

city setup is ok and if we score first its pretty much set the tone for going forward and opens up, but if we go 1 down first its a problem to our front line because its 10 men behind the ball and its in 5 and 5 lines for the rest of the game

Just the same as Newcastle. I full expect the home team team to play a 10 man defence.

 

[whp.blue]

Nico is much better than john in the air and doesn't fanny out of a tackle

If nico tries to hard to compete with Burnley's front two he will give away a pen
and prob get a red card before the Derby.

 

[mosssideblue]

Stones wins 66% of his aerial duels; Otamendi wins 61%

That really is a conclusive stat - lol

 

[domalino]

Pissed off with that and no Foden.

Again, zero fucking pace through the middle, although understand the need for height with Rodri.

Dave just doesn't justify starting these days.

Seemingly Pep has already decided it is Gundo, KDB and Rodri in midfield against United.

It's the same thing we had in year 1 with Pep, he has too much respect for seniority.

Eventually he will mentally get over it and Foden will start 90% of games after that.

Unfortunately our season might be over by the time he makes the call.

 

[urban genie]

Switched over, may as well was first 45 mins of palace game

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

That's an improvement but still about 1/4sec out

Try turning your source off and back on. That should force it to sync.

 

[colbee59]

Liking Nigel De Jong as a pundit, talking sense

 

[Gray]

Just the same as Newcastle. I full expect the home team team to play a 10 man defence.

So bloody shoot then, you might get a rebound or a deflection it may even fly into the net like Kev’s effort.

 

[lionheart]

Absolutely 100% chance that Raheem will get booked and miss the Derby. Why does Pep rarely think ahead?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Says everything on what Pep thinks about Stones currently. Should be interesting watching Otamendi anyway. Let’s hope it’s one of his better days!

It will be interesting to see what happens next summer.

City have been in no rush to hand Stones a contract extension and he will have just two years left at the end of this season.

Most clubs would cover that base already but it would not surprise me if we look to cash in, based on a reluctance to increase his already high wages?

As things stand, the only saving grace for him is he is homegrown, which sums up how far a talented £50m defender has lapsed.

He's taken his eye off the ball, both on and off the field this last year.

I genuinely hope he can get back his mojo.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

That really is a conclusive stat - lol

It conclusively shows that Otamendi doesn’t win more headers in aerial duels than Stones on overall stats which is what I’ve seen four posters say in the last few pages.

 

[lmhblue1]

Stones wins 66% of his aerial duels; Otamendi wins 61%

Unfortunately Pep and his coaching staff who've got access to far more accurate and conclusive stats disagree