Burnley (h) pre-match thread

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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!
 
Pleatfooted said:
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 ;)
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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.
 
CrownPointBlue said:
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.
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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.
 
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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)
 
blue b4 the moon said:
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.
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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.
 
Bravo
Sagna Stones Otomendi Kolarov
Dinho
Sterling KDB Nolito
Sane Aguero

Really concerned about today, i think we may get turned over,
 
abu13 said:
Bravo
Sagna Stones Otomendi Kolarov
Dinho
Sterling KDB Nolito
Sane Aguero

Really concerned about today, i think we may get turned over,
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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.
 
jimharri said:
So, when do we think Burnley will score today? I'll go for somewhere between minutes 17 & 33.
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The away team normally gets one late on for a point. I'll go early - could be the seventh match this season the first strike matches a concession - under ten. If we can withstand an East Lancs battering for ten minutes we should be OK! (Assuming the fuckers turn up and play!)
 
could see against liverpool bravo was under instruction to clear the ball long in order to not put ourselves at risk at the back. other than a few crappy balls long i thought he played really well.
we struggled at burnley so strong team this time with a little rotation.

..............bravo
sagna stones otamendi kolarov
..............Garcia
sterling de bruyne silva (sane/nolito)
..............aguero

the defensive midfielder position is one which does the most work so it's the one i'd rotate. toure is old and fernandinho looked a little off the passing last game, maybe because tiredness was kicking in.
I'd put in Garcia instead of fernando simply because of the opposition. Any formation that allows silva and de bruyne to play centrally should be able to beat burnley. Garcia has a lot of patience recycling the ball and that's something we will probably be doing a lot today against burnley parking on their 18 yard line.

Heavy fixture list, lesser opposition at home, perfect time for just 1 kid pep. come on m8
 
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