Huddersfield (a) Pre-Match Thread

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blue61 said:
Kompany should play every other game. Plays V Huddersfield, West Ham, Rags & Spurs. Alternative for games against Southampton, Shaktar, Swansea & Leicester. That will take us up to the Xmas games when hopefully Stones will be back
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Surely the other argument is that you play him more to build his match fitness up?
If he's fit he' available in essence for all games? I don't get the logic. We can't have a main centre back out and use another option sparingly when the other alternative is Mangala?
We need VK as much as possible in all games. Mangala cannot be trusted.
 
In my opinion, Kompany has to start when ever he can for his leadership qualities alone. OK he may have lost a bit of pace but given the choice between Kompany and Mangala?
 
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northstandgiveusasong said:
In my opinion, Kompany has to start when ever he can for his leadership qualities alone. OK he may have lost a bit of pace but given the choice between Kompany and Mangala?
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Has vinny really lost that much pace? Seems a bit of an easy stick to beat him with. Thought apart from his tackle on vardy he was very impressive last week. Him and otanendi - happy with that.
 
worsleyweb said:
Has vinny really lost that much pace? Seems a bit of an easy stick to beat him with. Thought apart from his tackle on vardy he was very impressive last week. Him and otanendi - happy with that.
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Everybody is losing their pace according to some on here. I think they only watch the slow mo replays.
 
northstandgiveusasong said:
In my opinion, Kompany has to start when ever he can for his leadership qualities alone. OK he may have lost a bit of pace but given the choice between Kompany and Mangala?
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And what happens when Kompany gets injured and then we're down to just Mangala and Otamendi with no alternatives? Kompany could go and play every game for 6 weeks until Stones is back and stay fit and healthy but lets be honest here, it's highly unlikely, we need to use him sparingly.

I think we'll be very comfortable with Mangala in there until we play a team that is capable of beating us, namely, Spurs and United. If Mangala plays against either of those, they'll force the ball to Mangala and hound him into a mistake. Tthe likes of Huddersfield,Southampton and West Ham aren't capable of doing that. Therefore, he shouldn't play for us again now until United, give him that game and Spurs then we can play him whenever knowing we'd cope if he was to get injured afterwards
 
Play our strongest XI that most posters have already named. Hopefully we'll get ourselves into a position where we can remove the likes of KDB and coast through the latter stages of the match. Actually, if we can afford to sub Kompany off early or he doesn't have to exert himself too much, i'd play him again against Southampton rather than West Ham. Mangala, for all his faults, is well suited to coming up against against Carroll or Ayew whereas the likes of Shane Long are more likely to expose his weakness on the ball if we're going to use him next week. Either way, with Southampton in no real form, also playing on the Sunday and having to travel to the Etihad, that's the game to sit one or two key players out rather than Huddersfield.

I'm sure everybody wants to see more of Foden and Brahim immediately but since Zinchenko can't play against Shakhtar, why not use him against Southampton. Fitness aside he looked okay against Wolves and given the opportunity in an otherwise strong back four, we might find he can offer a more naturally attacking left back option than Danilo, at least in home games we expect to dominate against teams struggling in the bottom half.

But Huddersfield have had some decent results at home so let's not take any chances just yet.
 
Ederson
Walker Vinny Nico Delph
Fernandinho KDB Silva
Sterling Kun/Jesus Sané
 
rnblade said:
Back to our slick ball movement please. It needs to go forward quicker, otherwise they will just get organised like Feyenoord.
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I fully agree with this. We need to quicken up. A couple of games ago we were unplayable with Raz and Leroy scaring teams to death.
 
What is your opinion of Gabriel Jesus ?.
He really does try hard - closing defenders down. - but do any of you think he over complicates - Yes he scores goals - and maybe it his enthusiasm
that gets him in off side positions. I know he is only 19 or is it 20. - is he as good as some people think?.
Sergio is still some great player and will be forever in my/our memory. Would you play him on Sunday.?
I do think we will win Sunday - quite easily - if we click on all cylinders.
 
blue61 said:
Kompany should play every other game. Plays V Huddersfield, West Ham, Rags & Spurs. Alternative for games against Southampton, Shaktar, Swansea & Leicester. That will take us up to the Xmas games when hopefully Stones will be back
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Bluep*ss said:
What is your opinion of Gabriel Jesus ?.
He really does try hard - closing defenders down. - but do any of you think he over complicates - Yes he scores goals - and maybe it his enthusiasm
that gets him in off side positions. I know he is only 19 or is it 20. - is he as good as some people think?.
Sergio is still some great player and will be forever in my/our memory. Would you play him on Sunday.?
I do think we will win Sunday - quite easily - if we click on all cylinders.
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Like every other player he has faults.
Rest assured that Pep will be working with him to minimise those faults and encourage him to enhance his good points / skills.
He is already racking up good scoring stats in the EPL.
Give the lad time and he will develop into a legend - just like many others of the squad since the takeover.
 
Bluep*ss said:
What is your opinion of Gabriel Jesus ?.
He really does try hard - closing defenders down. - but do any of you think he over complicates - Yes he scores goals - and maybe it his enthusiasm
that gets him in off side positions. I know he is only 19 or is it 20. - is he as good as some people think?.
Sergio is still some great player and will be forever in my/our memory. Would you play him on Sunday.?
I do think we will win Sunday - quite easily - if we click on all cylinders.
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We are a better team with Jesus included,as he's on the same wavelength as Sane and Sterling.

He'd be my first choice every time,i hope thats the case on Sunday.
 
foggy1974 said:
I can see the point of playing Mangala ahead of Kompany, We have 3 games in the league before the derby, and Kompany looked rusty but what if his calf goes again, Although Mangala looked ok in the last 2 games but he hasn't got the passing out of defence ability of Stones. Win the next 3 league games and we can park the bus at the Swamp.Now that would be funny just to see Peg lose it.
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although we won't and we shouldn't the thought made me smile. It would be a fitting tribute to the genius that is peg to park the bus at his place but an even better tribute would be for us to rip him and his sorry bunch a new one.
 
Bluep*ss said:
What is your opinion of Gabriel Jesus ?.
He really does try hard - closing defenders down. - but do any of you think he over complicates - Yes he scores goals - and maybe it his enthusiasm
that gets him in off side positions. I know he is only 19 or is it 20. - is he as good as some people think?.
Sergio is still some great player and will be forever in my/our memory. Would you play him on Sunday.?
I do think we will win Sunday - quite easily - if we click on all cylinders.
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Jesus over Sergio every day of the week for me. Doesn't matter if the only time Jesus touches the ball is to tap it into an empty net, his pressing and energy is how we keep the ball away from Mangala or whoever else is back there. He's a big part of our defence. I don't think Jesus is as good as blue moon rates him, no. Not yet. But he's a better option than Sergio in our set up. We are more fluent with Jesus.
 
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