Burnley (A) - Pre-Match Thread

[kaz7]

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?

Next to,he clearly doesn't trust john,if we buy he will be the back up/rotation

 

[mosssideblue]

Ottomendi? Really?

Is he better than Stones in the air?

Other than that decent team

Mendy deserved dropping after that performance at weekend as did Mahrez

Yes he is

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

Otamendi and Fernandinho worry me height wise against this lot who just pump balls up to two big men. I’d have played Stones with Rodri at the back and put Fern in midfield.

You and me both

 

[Ban-jani]

Sean Dyche responding to questions about our defensive vulnerabilities -

“Well that’s not straight forward, they’ve had several things go against them, one being injuries”

Is he alluding to VAR decisions I wonder?

 

[Eoiyflem]

Otamendi is the best we have aerially, was always gonna start. Angelino is a worry for me, big diagonal balls catch him out time after time. Can see walker playing most of the game centre mid again and Rodri dropping for long balls. Come on city!!!

 

[lmhblue1]

Glad you are. The biggest up and under merchants in the league and we leave out Stones, our only aerially competent centre half, and pick Otamendi (5ft 11’) and Ferna (5ft 9’) instead. I hope to Christ we don’t concede any corners or free kicks. Madness

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.

 

[The Black Shed]

Turn it off and back on.

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

 

[mosssideblue]

I would pick Stones over Otamendi in every aspect of defending

Not from what Stones has been displaying recently

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

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.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

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.

Mind boggling