Burnley (h) pre-match thread

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We looked to run out of steam after the first 35 minutes yesterday which makes me think we need to rotate

however, we have the league cup next week which is a good chance to rest the first team and give the bench a chance

Same team again and get the game won early , bring players off in the second half to give them a break

Rest the team that starts on Saturday , and play something like this in the league cup


Bravo

Danilo Tosin Mangala Duhaney

Toure

Gundogan Bernado

Brahim Aguero Diaz
 
Nobody appears to have suggested this but, if Fernandhino has to be rested, why not return Delph to his former midfield slot and replace him with Danilo at left back? I would also rest David Silva and bring in the Gundog or Bernardo. No other changes needed as KDB & Jesus can rest next week.
 
Burnley will be stubborn, but part of our current effectiveness stems from our speed at switching the ball and the ability we have at delivering the ball earlier into the danger zone than last season. I imagine we may thus play a very similar team and try to get ahead before making necessary changes.
 
Never play a weakened team in the league. Gundogan, Bernardo, Aguero can all come in, no problem. Mangala and Touré? That's gonna weaken the team. We can't afford it, got to stay on top.
 
Charlesfarsbar said:
We looked to run out of steam after the first 35 minutes yesterday which makes me think we need to rotate

however, we have the league cup next week which is a good chance to rest the first team and give the bench a chance

Same team again and get the game won early , bring players off in the second half to give them a break

Rest the team that starts on Saturday , and play something like this in the league cup


Bravo

Danilo Tosin Mangala Duhaney

Toure

Gundogan Bernado

Brahim Aguero Diaz
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Quite funny to see Brahim Diaz playing in two positions
 
Officials announced for the Burnley game.

The bad news is that incompetent Roger East is the ref the good news is that the excellent Sian Massey-Ellis is a linesperson.
 
Charlesfarsbar said:
We looked to run out of steam after the first 35 minutes yesterday which makes me think we need to rotate

however, we have the league cup next week which is a good chance to rest the first team and give the bench a chance

Same team again and get the game won early , bring players off in the second half to give them a break

Rest the team that starts on Saturday , and play something like this in the league cup


Bravo

Danilo Tosin Mangala Duhaney

Toure

Gundogan Bernado

Brahim Aguero Diaz
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Do not give up the day job just yet.
 
I'd certainly give starts to Gundogan and Bernardo. Don't mind who they will replace, it won't make us weaker. Aguero might be more involved as well.
Burnley on paper have had great results vs the bigger teams and away, but they had their share of luck as well. Let's keep the homewins comming.
 
There's a risk to rotating, but there's a benefit too. I'd rather we brought one or two in as they would then be firing for the Wolves game.

My fear with the Wolves game is that we'll rotate too much and it will take a bit for people to get going. If we give some of them time against Burnley, they'll come out firing against Wolves. By this I don't mean wholesale changes, but players like Bernardo, Danilo or Gundogan could slot in to our existing line up, get up to speed and then we could lean on those heavier come midweek as we rest another couple of players.

I think an unchanged side would be risky for a few reasons.
 
Some looked worn out last night, so there will definitely be rotation. Burnley's away record is ridiculously good this season, and against good teams as well. It will be an interesting test.
 
People keep saying "full strength" "don't weaken the team in the league" etc Bringing in Gundogan, Bernardo, Danilo etc is not weakening the side. We have a squad of probably 18/19 players (including Kompany and Mendy) where we're not weakened if any of them play.
 
Definitely need to rotate for this one. There was a reason why we couldn't keep up the intensity against Napoli and it wasn't just down to Napoli. Gundo, Bernardo and Aguero need to start and rest KDB, Jesus and Silva. Doubt Aguero will be match fit for a full 90 so Jesus could come on after an hour. KDB on in the second half if it's looking like a struggle.
 
malg said:
Some looked worn out last night, so there will definitely be rotation. Burnley's away record is ridiculously good this season, and against good teams as well. It will be an interesting test.
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This will be a difficult game,they have improved a lot and have taken points away from the other top teams,take it for granted at our peril
 
We have a touch of the Liverpool 2014 side about us, wanting to overwhelm teams in the opening half-hour of games.

I just hope we can win the title like they did that year.

I said last year we were a three-goal team to be certain of a victory, that dynamic can clearly be changed if we can score a couple inside the first 30 minutes.

Teams are starting to discover we won't be sitting back trying to protect a narrow lead.

For me, if we just attempt to score more than our opponents, each and every time, regardless of conceding, we will be counting our losses on less than five fingers this season.
 
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