Burnley (A) - Pre-Match Thread

[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