Carabao Cup Final (Chelsea) pre-match thread

[TonyM]

I’d go...

Muric
Danilo
Stones
Laporte
Zinchenko
Fernandinho
Bernardo
Sané
Sterling
Aguero

... with Bernardo playing CM.

But I’d doubt if that’d be the team.

 

[ojeme]

Gundogan will start

This is the much I can tell you.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

I’d go...

Muric
Danilo
Stones
Laporte
Zinchenko
Fernandinho
Bernardo
Sané
Sterling
Aguero

... with Bernardo playing CM.

But I’d doubt if that’d be the team.

I doubt it too, there’ll probably be 11 on the pitch!

 

[TonyM]

I doubt it too, there’ll probably be 11 on the pitch!

Probaby not for long though ;-)

 

[bluefish]

Tough game this....Chelsea will work hard to redeem themselves after the 6-0. However I don't think they have the solid work ethic to trouble us too much. City win for me......but not by a cricket score.

 

[rnblade]

If they score first, it could be a long game of trying to break down the Parked bus.

 

[abu13]

Strongest team possible, but not Merlin & KDB together it looked really disjointed in Germany.

I think we are approaching the time where Merlin and KDB are no longer our best midfield option. i think we are going to see a lot more of Bernardo in the middle and rightly so.

Personally Bernardo is the first name i want to see when I look at the team sheet.

 

[zandvoort blue]

Will Otamendi be sat on the Delph naughty step, or will he play some part?

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Will Otamendi be sat on the Delph naughty step, or will he play some part?

Depends if Vinny and Stones are fit. Defo naughty step if they are. If not he might make the bench.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I think we are approaching the time where Merlin and KDB are no longer our best midfield option. i think we are going to see a lot more of Bernardo in the middle and rightly so.

Personally Bernardo is the first name i want to see when I look at the team sheet.

He definitely works harder in getting the ball back than De Bruyne that’s for sure. The latter would be on the bench for me Sunday. Not found his form yet.