Burnley (h) FA Cup 3rd Round pre-match thread

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

We really need to sign another attacker. It’s ridiculous that we’ve got to play SAS in this match.

Still, nice to see a strong line up, let’s get a couple of goals up and take some players off nice and early.

Come on City

 

[Newquayblue]

As well as ‘David Silva Ole’ we should belt out a verse Of ‘Mateo Silva ole’ if the magician makes an appearance

You mean, to help him stay focused on the game?

 

[SWP's back]

Burnley have drawn at Old Trafford & Anfield and won at Stamford Bridge.

And lost at the Etihad.

 

[Scottish Cityzen]

Great team selection, knew Pep would go strong!

Will be a proper cup tie this, come on City.

3-1

 

[SWP's back]

Some people just love to whinge.Burnley are no mugs and we need a strong team.Well done to Pep.

I read him, maybe wrongly, as saying we will be too strong for Burnley?

 

[oldhamblue]

Yaya can’t play two games in 4 months so Fernandinho was always going to play in one of these cup games.

Edited for accuracy

 

[bluealf]

What can I say. You can regularly find pre-match pressers on YT... ;-)

But here you are, go to 4:30 mate:

Cheers and slightly disappointing tbh, we surely have room to put one youth in the team verses a Burnley outfit liable to be substantially weaker themselves due to prioritising the prem over the FA cup.

 

[Cityfan]

Seems to be this weird logic that had developed where people think footballers are incable of playing twice a week

Don't think anyone thinks that, what is probably true though is that above a certain frequency of full on matches fatigue increases cummulatively and performance drops together with injuries increasing.

 

[schfc6]

And lost at the Etihad.

That goes without saying. Point being they're no mugs and a reply would be worse that a loss.
Either toss this off or win it. I'm delighted we're trying to win it.

 

[Cityfan]

Cheers and slightly disappointing tbh, we surely have room to put one youth in the team verses a Burnley outfit liable to be substantially weaker themselves due to prioritising the prem over the FA cup.

The Burnley line up is not substantially weaker.