Chelsea (H) | Pre-Match Thread

[walker_is_faster]

One game with out strikers next game all in.Mad lineup let's see what will happens.Come on City!!

 

[mdj0520]

Rodri gonna have some fun on his own in there.

Cancelo wil be next to him. Have people not been watching how we've set up all season?

That's a 3-3-4, which isn't dissimilar to our normal set up. One full back pushes up, one fullback drops into a back 3.

dias
Laporte
Ake

Cancelo
Rodri
Mendy

Torres
Aguero
Jesus
Sterling

 

[Nellies left peg]

The only benefits of Mendy in the team is to go through Mason Mount before the final. Not wishing any injuries on opposition mind you. Looks like they are saving him too

 

[OntarioBlue]

3-3-4

Probably, but does that mean Cancelo and Mendy in the middle ?

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Pep doesn't give token appearances out. He'd stubbornly play someone else there if he didn't think Mendy was up to it.

Nonsense, he’s a master of it when the pressure is off, this is when he overthinks it, imo!

 

[Citizen in Pakistan]

Purely experimental to counter Chelsea playing 3 at the back, if it goes well, we may setup like that in cl final with different personnel ofcourse. It's not the ideal lineup but i like it, it's good to experiment when you have the liberty to do so. A draw or a city win on the cards

 

[Saddleworth2]

Is Kev carrying a knock. His leg was strapped after the game on Tuesday.

 

[PragueBlue]

Final 3 weeks off
Wrap the league up we can then rest key players
Sterling and Mendy woefully out of form.
Just don't get it at all
Very disappointed in that selection

The players won't be getting 3 weeks off regardless. They'll get a bit of rest but they each need to play some minutes before the final to keep match sharp.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Any chance of opening the match day thread early , there are a few of our players i want to get stuck into before they even kick a ball :)

 

[mancity1]

One thing is for certain Tuchel didnt expect that formation or line up , would be hilarious if we stuff them with our fringe players they might not bother turning up in Istanbul.

or London if we get our way.

 

[kaz7]

I think I’ll trust Pep.

I am disappointed in that team, sue me

 

[MeatHunterrr]

Knowing the best 11 and playing against the best 11 giving them 90 minutes of analysis and 3 weeks to strategise ways to combat our biggest strengths are entirely different things.

But he can still do that just by watching the PSG games

 

[Bob Hope]

Aké must be playing in midfield, there's no way anyone would put Rodri on his own in midfield against Kante, Gilmour and Ziyech.

4231 with Rodri and Aké as a 2 with Torres, Sterling and Jesus in the 3 and Aguero up front surely?

Not 5 1 4.

Mendy and Cancelo will fill in when required

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

Seems I'm the only person happy with this. Let's see how they cope with our reserve team.

 

[Shaelumstash]

Fucking hell, why do we do this.

I’d rather her experimented now than in the final

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

Why do people keep saying “keep guessing for the final”. It wont.

No but if we played our strongest side and battered them, Tuchel could easily tinker a few things for the final.

 

[dhruvblue]

Our players were kicked all night against psg so this was expected. Even if we don't win or even lose today we will be champions next time when we take field as Rags play 3 times in 6 days and they aren't winning all.even if our midfield gets overrun we have enough at back to sniff out onslaught

 

[Len Rum]

The only benefits of Mendy in the team is to go through Mason Mount before the final. Not wishing any injuries on opposition mind you

Mount's not playing.

 

[Heath Park]

I think Pep knows we've got enough points already.

 

[Cornish_Blue]

Not turning this on until kick off. Can’t stand the sickening Sky bias.