Fulham (A) - Tue 2nd Dec, 19:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Eaststander1]

I’d like to see Marmoush get a start in a strong city line up instead of the rotated sides.

Well he won't be starting many more games for us before AFCON if Egypt get their way!

 

[noseve]

Cut the gap to 2 points and let’s see if the southern Jessie’s continue to wobble.

Not really sure that dropping points away to two of the top 6 is a 'wobble'. We've only played 3 of the current other 5 so far and have dropped 8 points in those games.

Encouraging/surprising that we're still so close, though.

 

[Yue Wollongong]

Brentford have the 3rd Bes

But currently Nico G is the only Fit CM/CDM

Bernardo is The Swiss Army Knife of a player, puts a shift in wherever you play:0)

Rico Lewis at CM/CDM???

We need a more balanced CDM who plays that role regularly!!

What is your solution for Stability??

I don’t have solution. It’s a very hard one at this moment. The team must rest the only CM Nico G as he has played too many hours in a short turnaround. For the ones to be CM in Fulham game, a make shift is Stones. There is not a second alternative.
O’Riley cannot play CM now. In the future he would be able to. He is still too brave and lack of passing vision/skill to do CM.
Gvadol doesn’t have any attribute to be a CM apart from his physical presence. Bernardo is not a CM and will never be for his lack of ability to keep the ball in the center of our half court. Rico was supposed to be a CM but he has been disastrous in that role so better don’t risk it.
Pep might give up control of midfield too. But that will drain the energy from players too fast and will leave trouble for later games.
When both Rodri and Kova are back, City will crush over any team. Them and Nico G are among the best few CMs in European top leagues.

 

[leighton]

Depending on fitness levels I would limit the changes. We can start strong make changes once game is won. Also Fulham can't rotate as much as we can if they take players out there much more weaker than us.
Donnarumma
RAN Stones Dias O Reilly
Nico Rejinders
Marmoush Foden Bobb
Haaland

Would try RAN at right back and leave O'Reilly for this game.
Bobb and Marmoush on the wings.
Would have Cheirki playing behind Haaland but with Fodens goals in the last game would keep him there for now.

 

[Ric]

Pep's pre-match press conference lasted all of two minutes today.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Pep's pre-match press conference lasted all of two minutes today.

Lack of questions or his choice?

 

[deano ou812]

Pep's pre-match press conference lasted all of two minutes today.

Any reason for this,sounds a bit ominous,although to be fair who wouldn’t be fed up getting asked the same stupid irrelevant questions ..

 

[Saddleworth2]

His press conference is on the bbc sport website verbatim. Sounds v tetchy.

'On if it is a concern Gianluigi Donnarumma picked up a fourth yellow card of the season against Leeds: "I have a lot, I have many [concerns]. It's what it is.'

 

[Bri1975]

 

[noseve]

Thinking about resting players: Declan Rice has averaged 83 minutes per PL match so far, over 76 in the Champions League.

Anybody think that we overdo it?

 

[Ric]

Lack of questions or his choice?

He didn't cut it short himself, but he did seem a bit tetchy.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Looks mithered to fucking death the kid.

 

[Gaz76]

Pep's pre-match press conference lasted all of two minutes today.

Certainly didn't look like a man who wanted to be there, pretty much looked exactly how I do at our works Monday morning bullshit meeting

 

[Ryan.98.]

Depending on fitness levels I would limit the changes. We can start strong make changes once game is won. Also Fulham can't rotate as much as we can if they take players out there much more weaker than us.
Donnarumma
RAN Stones Dias O Reilly
Nico Rejinders
Marmoush Foden Bobb
Haaland

Would try RAN at right back and leave O'Reilly for this game.
Bobb and Marmoush on the wings.
Would have Cheirki playing behind Haaland but with Fodens goals in the last game would keep him there for now.

This is not the game to be trying a natural left wing back at right full back at all.

 

[citymad]

Thinking about resting players: Declan Rice has averaged 83 minutes per PL match so far, over 76 in the Champions League.

Anybody think that we overdo it?

Also he's ever present for England. He's a one off. Hardly ever gets injured. A fabulous player.

 

[IrishBloodEnglishHeart]

Thinking about resting players: Declan Rice has averaged 83 minutes per PL match so far, over 76 in the Champions League.

Anybody think that we overdo it?

Yep. These are athletes with the best physios and sports science facilities available and we assume they can't do 90 minutes twice in a week. Especially the young ones. Crazy

 

[Ric]

Ugh, Pawson has been named as ref for this one.

 

[leighton]

This is not the game to be trying a natural left wing back at right full back at all.

At the way that some teams are playing you can play on both sides being a fullback. Now your seeing players over and under lapping going forward. Look at the best fullbacks did not matter if it was left or right fullback they could play it. Also Pep is currently playing with 2 midfielders in full back roles so of course this is a option if the player is good enough.

 

[waspish]

Ugh, Pawson has been named as ref for this one.

Maybe he feels guilty about the Foden none pen or maybe he is a bias dick

 

[Ryan.98.]

At the way that some teams are playing you can play on both sides being a fullback. Now your seeing players over and under lapping going forward. Look at the best fullbacks did not matter if it was left or right fullback they could play it. Also Pep is currently playing with 2 midfielders in full back roles so of course this is an option if the player is good enough.

Let’s go back to basics mate he can’t even kick the ball with his right foot.