This is my concern too. Stones provides us with so much security playing it around at the back, and he has the recovery speed if we are broken at. We missed his passing between the lines at the weekend too. Vinny worries me these days. He could easily have lost us the Leicester game.
I bet he has a stormer
Pep :)Does anyone know if Foden or Brahim will travel to Huddersfield?
Kun played midweek, Jesus was rested , I think the likelihood is that their roles will be reversed against Huddersfield.I'm picking my fantasy team and can either have Jesus or Aguerro. Which one do you think Pep will pick or maybe even both.
Read the last few pages you lazy git lolAny news from the press conference?
Read the last few pages you lazy git lol
Everyone is fit except john and benny[
Sorry Karen, been busy today. Noted!, hope we win Sunday.
Everyone is fit except john and benny
I was amazed we didn't buy a centre half in the summer, and in truth we're overly reliant on 3 or 4 individuals in as much as we have no-one else in reserve capable of doing what they do to the same level and whose absence significantly weakens us. Stones is one of them, Fernandinho, KDB and Sane are the other 3.
Vinny is not the player he was, but I think we'll be ok with him until Stones gets back. The bigger concern is what happens if Vinny gets injured again as well and we have to rely on Mangala, as the latter simply isn't a good enough player in possession to cope with any kind of pressure. There were 2 or 3 times against Feyenoord when balls were pinged to him at knee height and I just about cacked my pants as he gawped down at the ball desperately trying to get it under control, blissfully unaware of opponents closing in, and ended up playing hasty passes as a result. Plus his presence completely robs us of momentum. Stones and Otamendi are probably the two best centre halves in the Premier League at carrying the ball up over halfway and playing quick accurate passes. With Mangala everything slows down whilst he gets the ball under complete control, nearly all the passes go sideways, safety first, and he doesn't carry the ball forward with any conviction. It's a potential problem for sure
Michael J Fox is more comfortable on the ball than Mangala.Totally agree. It’s why we should have bought Johnny Evans. I don’t care if it’s sacrilege to say it: he’s miles more comfortable on the ball than Mangala.
Have a funny feeling about Sunday being extraordinarily difficult as they are defensively sound and will relish this as a cup final on a cold Yorkshire evening.
I also have a few personal things on Sunday that I haven't to do for years, the last of which was 5 years ago the same night as we drew 0-0 at West Ham. So if finishes 0-0 it's my fault and I apologise in advance.
An early goal for us would be very nice indeed.
I’ve got this bad feeling that they will press Vinny into a mistake costing a goal, and we will miss 23 chances and lose our unbeaten record.
We are due some bad luck.
Put some money on Huddersfield then 18-1. That would soften the blowI’ve got this bad feeling that they will press Vinny into a mistake costing a goal, and we will miss 23 chances and lose our unbeaten record.
We are due some bad luck.