Burnley (h) pre-match thread

[zabisgod]

Garcia and Nacho to play up top with kun today please not fussed if it's a 3 or a 4 at the back apart from the odd long ball they won't be crossing over the half way line today. Pep will be hurting just as much as us I'm in no doubt he's gonna get this right only team that has turned us over this year are Spurs the rest is down to individual errors which are gonna happen when your a side in transition or your individualy not upto the task. As for banging on about Mancini...........move on!

 

[Big Swifty]

.........or conceding a late equaliser

 

[SWP's back]

Agree mate, we all get annoyed when we lose but on the balance of it being totally honest I would say spurs away is the only match we've deserved to get beat. Some may add Leicester to that but I don't, apart from a mad few minutes we totally dominated them. For some reason which pep needs to address is the fact since the beginning of October we've been average in every first half, apart from maybe Chelsea. 2nd half were a different side which frustrates the hell out of me. Start games as we end them and they'll be no problems. Quick start today, 6-0 ;)

That's why I think it's mad Pep doesn't give a pre game chat before kick off.

Fire them up from minute one rather than 45.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Yes BH,but this is City....there are always more questions than answers.

If we had kicked on & backed Bobby after 93-20 we'd probably have won 2 more Championships,2 more FACs & be genuinely dominating the English game & be right alongside Barca,Franco FC & Munchen.

We didn't,we haven't & we aren't.

A shameful betrayal of the man who restored our pride & respect.

Bobby's time has gone sadly never to return but as you say heads should roll from what we have become since, we've been on a decline every season since and are at the position we were in last spring where a CL qualification place is even in doubt as others continue to strengthen while we piss about with 2 proper centre halfs and probably 1 1/2 fullbacks, but don't worry we have 7/8 wide players and no height up front.

The worst thing this season is Pep's play from the back stuff, he knows and we know we haven't got the players but not only does he persist with it he also shifted our best defender Hart to bring in Bravo. To be fair to Bravo I don't think he's been as bad as he's being protrade just that he's not anywhere near Hart's level.

To keep on topic, come on let's smash these.

 

[Adlab123]

I'm expecting three or four changes at least today. I would change Bravo, Koralov, Silva(KDB in the middle) Sagna in for Zabs(play three at the back)

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

So you were wrong then?

Not really

 

[Adlab123]

Bobby's time has gone sadly never to return but as you say heads should roll from what we have become since, we've been on a decline every season since and are at the position we were in last spring where a CL qualification place is even in doubt as others continue to strengthen while we piss about with 2 proper centre halfs and probably 1 1/2 fullbacks, but don't worry we have 7/8 wide players and no height up front.

The worst thing this season is Pep's play from the back stuff, he knows and we know we haven't got the players but not only does he persist with it he also shifted our best defender Hart to bring in Bravo. To be fair to Bravo I don't think he's been as bad as he's being protrade just that he's not anywhere near Hart's level.

Getting rid of Hart so early was a major error of judgement imo. But that has happened and it is the here and now and we are stuck with Bravo.

 

[abu13]

Bravo
Sagna Stones Otomendi Kolarov
Dinho
Sterling KDB Nolito
Sane Aguero

Really concerned about today, i think we may get turned over,

 

[Adlab123]

Bravo
Sagna Stones Otomendi Kolarov
Dinho
Sterling KDB Nolito
Sane Aguero

Really concerned about today, i think we may get turned over,

Sane is not fit

 

[@BluePhil8]

Bravo
Sagna Stones Otomendi Kolarov
Dinho
Sterling KDB Nolito
Sane Aguero

Really concerned about today, i think we may get turned over,

Me too. Their attitude will be spot on. If we turn up looking lazy and lackadaisical it'll be one long slog. If we turn up with the right attitude I have no worries at all.