Burnley (H) - Sat 16 Oct 15:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[Didsbury Dave]

Think we saving some players for Cl

We rotate. It’s how you keep your squad happy. How people don’t get this in 2021 is quite amazing.

 

[Gabriel]

I'd agree with this more if it didn't jar with the fact Pep threw Sterling into the CL final to play a system we'd never played.

The whole Sterling saga I don't understand. If we want him to stay so much then meet his demands and play him on the wing. If we want him to go, don't constantly drop better performing players to accommodate him (appreciate that's not the case today with no jesus or ferran).

Oh I don’t think anyone is still trying to make sense of Guardiola’s decision making in the later stages of Europe. That’s way beyond my ken.

Every player is going to have to get accustomed to rotation this year, as are we.

 

[maurizio]

Anyone know much about Slicker?

 

[cookster]

Is slicker an academy gk then? I was wondering, wasn't sure I remembered seeing his name as often as some of the other young gks and outfield players

He is but I ask as we always seem to have 3 keepers in the matchday squad.

 

[mccity]

He is but I ask as we always seem to have 3 keepers in the matchday squad.

I don't know but I'd guess when we need to pad out the numbers, adding an extra keeper is better than taking an extra kid out of an academy/EDS fixture.

 

[Blueknows]

Anyone know much about Slicker?

Only that he's from Oldham and his hero growing up was Joe Hart

 

[chesterbells]

You know the score. 35 page thread if we win, 230 if we don’t

Yep, just human nature.

 

[Burtonblue]

I’m struggling to see what exactly Ake has done to upset some of our fans other than having spent most of last season injured.
From what I can recall he hasn’t exactly let us down when called upon.
The price tag wasn’t exactly his fault was it.
Hope he has a blinder today.

 

[Burtonblue]

Anyone know much about Slicker?

He will write his own headline when he has a good game for us ;-)

 

[Chi-town blues]

we should beat Burnley mo matter what the team is tbh
if we continue to drop points with the small teams it's pretty obvious that we aren't winning the PL this season

Sack the board and bring back Hughes .