Burnley (H) - FA Cup - Sat 18th March, 17:45 | Pre-Match Thread

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Kick off time 17:45 (GMT). Live on BBC1 for those in the UK.

Those travelling to the game be aware that there is a national train strike on Saturday.

Quite a nice game to have at this point in the season, the last game before a 2 week international break. I feel like this is the last game we'll play this season without significant pressure on us.

Should be a good day all around, be nice to welcome Vinny back.

Burnley have been excellent this season, free-flowing possession football and look nailed on to win the Championship. They'll obviously expect less of the ball against us so I expect them to be more rigid.

Team Prediction:
-----------------Ortega
Walker-----Dias-----Laporte-----Ake
------------------Rodri
--------De Bruyne----Foden
Mahrez-------Haaland-------Alvarez

I believe Bernardo is suspended for yellow card accumulation in the cup.

Here's to you Vincent Kompany, City loves you more than you will know.
 
pretty sure bernardo is suspended for this one

apparently he is not.

he is
 
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---------------------Ortega--------------------
Walker------Stones----Laporte----Ake
---------------Rodri-------Gundo-------------
Mahrez------------KDB---------------Foden
----------------------Alvarez---------------------

3-1 to City
 
MCFC1993 said:
Kick off time 17:45 (GMT). Live on BBC1 for those in the UK.

Those travelling to the game be aware that there is a national train strike on Saturday.

Quite a nice game to have at this point in the season, the last game before a 2 week international break. I feel like this is the last game we'll play this season without significant pressure on us.

Should be a good day all around, be nice to welcome Vinny back.

Burnley have been excellent this season, free-flowing possession football and look nailed on to win the Championship. They'll obviously expect less of the ball against us so I expect them to be more rigid.

Team Prediction:
-----------------Ortega
Walker-----Dias-----Laporte-----Ake
------------------Rodri
--------De Bruyne----Foden
Mahrez-------Haaland-------Alvarez

I believe Bernardo is suspended for yellow card accumulation in the cup.

Here's to you Vincent Kompany, City loves you more than you will know.
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Agree with most of the team but I’d rest KDB and Haaland

Team Prediction:
-----------------Ortega
Walker-----Dias-----Laporte-----Ake
------------------Phillips
--------Gundogan---Foden
Mahrez-------Alvarez-------Grealish
 
The latter stages of the FA CUP, against very talented and ambitious opposition,and (before a meaningless International break) people are suggesting we go understrength?

Madness.....get this fucker taken seriously,get the game won,and lets ensure we win at least one trophy this season.
 
Last game before we sit on our arses and watch through our fingers as fat-fingered international managers manhandle our players for two weeks.

Playing against top of the Championship is just like playing a midtable PL club. Maybe not in quality, but the winning mentality of a team top of a table bridges that gap. Not to mention that Kompany is definitely going to be keen on making a mark on his old club.

Ortega

Walker/Stones/Laporte/Gomez

KDB/Phillips/Bernardo

Mahrez/Alvarez/Foden

I really don't rate Gomez or Phillips, but Laporte/Stones/Walker should be a stiff enough trio to pick up whatever slack those two drop. Ake and Rodri need a proper rest. If either or both of those two sustain an injury now, we are absolutely fucked.

We just don't have enough midfield personnel to rotate properly. Bernardo and KDB at least have had some rest in the past few weeks, so we'll have to risk it with those two. We can, however, play a very strong front three.

I'd really like to see Perrone get a proper run-out, though that would only happen if we were comfortable.

It's going to be a tough game, but it's just something we have to gut out.
 
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