Crystal Palace (N) - Sat 17th May, 16:30 | FA Cup Final | Pre-Match Thread

[01cravend]

And O'Reilly.

He inverts to striker lol

 

[M Gaudino]

is it a back 5? with….doku right wing back?

i have nonidea

 

[ScottSinclair]

I'm done predicting anything based on lineups this season, but on paper that looks pretty wild. Back three with O'Reilly centre midfield?

 

[SWP's back]

KDB not good enough for a contract but starting yet again. Strange…

Not really

 

[lionheart]

Where is Rico Lewis? Keeping him and Kova for Tuesday?

 

[MichaelFrontzeck'sBathroom]

Akanji playing in mid ?

Right back

 

[Haaland94]

What's wrong with kovacic ?

Must be injured (a knock or something), surely

 

[pudge]

Akanji inverted to help them out

Sorry to sound like a broken record but he's utter wank in high/midfield positions and not even a clip of Rodri's Champions League winner will change my mind

 

[I'm Blue]

By fuck I hope not, he’s an embarrassment to the Arse let alone City …
Just a media whore who will do whatever it takes to stay relevant and keep the fazooles rolling in … Total bellend…!!!

Yep 100%
I saw the clip of him saying he’s really an arsenal fan, fair enough.
They’re welcome to him.
I also saw a clip of him celebrating with PSG fans when they knocked arsenal out of the CL.
Proper bellend.

 

[christened at st marks]

Kova not in, no DM he never fails to fuck me up

 

[Victorinodennistua]

Don't mind that line up

I assume kova has picked up a last minute injury or not well?

Bad omen

 

[Lowtower]

Kovs been decent recently

Anyway, won’t be dull.

Pep “has a plan”

 

[simon23]

GET IN!!!!!!! ONE NATURAL MIDFIELDER

From a manager who once said he would play with 10 midfielders if he could...I suppose Nico Oreilly is a midfielder.....

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

McAtee and Rico blew their chance against Southampton. Harsh but good team. Maybe would have liked kovacic in there.

A right back blew his chance in a game where we conceded zero shots on target?

I agree McAtee played poorly, though, I'm not sure that means Etcheverry, who hasn't played a minute for City, should be making the bench over him, but I've long quit trying to understand Pep's decisions.

 

[blueparrot]

Pep definitely doesn’t rate him

Bet he does. Come back next May.

 

[69FACUPfinal]

er....zero defensive midfielders or legs centrally against a team of pace and power......its either KDB or Bernardo playing as the 6 unless one of the defenders pushes in there (Maybe Gvardiol?????)

Otherwise we have zero cover centrally

Agree and that's my worry....

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

KDB not good enough for a contract but starting yet again. Strange…

I think there's a chance City will offer him another year.

I like the look of our starting 11.

Come on City!

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Bernardo better be ready to do a chunk of running today :)

Getting "Chelsea champs league final line up" vibes.

 

[SWP's back]

Pep definitely doesn’t rate him

Rodri didn’t play much first season. He did ok

 

[Goater=Legend]

What's the issue with Nico?