Injuries - 2023/24 | Ederson cleared to return to training (p 146)

Didsbury Dave said:
Stones is the big one here. Massive difference in our performances now without him.
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Cant shake the feeling there is a chance hes ready Dave? Pep saying his injury was better than first feared and having a two week break where im sure our fitness team etc have been working on him?
 
The annoying thing is that todays press conference will be dominated by idiotic questions about Everton's punishment and would it could mean for City, and probably not a single question about the injury situation, which is what most fans want to know about.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
Stones is the big one here. Massive difference in our performances now without him.
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Agree I feel Lewis can do a job similar to stones think this be my team!

Ake and silva help out Docu defensively Lewis and foden same that side Rodri the playmaker Haaland the Bulldozer..

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Walker__Akanji__Dias__ake

___Lewis__Rodri___Silva

Foden___Haaland___Docu
 
Ric said:
The annoying thing is that todays press conference will be dominated by idiotic questions about Everton's punishment and would it could mean for City, and probably not a single question about the injury situation, which is what most fans want to know about.
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And why the club should say press conferences are only about the game and players everything else we move k to the next question!

Pep thought is that nice he wants to answer every leading question
 
waspish said:
Agree I feel Lewis can do a job similar to stones think this be my team!

Ake and silva help out Docu defensively Lewis and foden same that side Rodri the playmaker Haaland the Bulldozer..

___________Ed

Walker__Akanji__Dias__ake

___Lewis__Rodri___Silva

Foden___Haaland___Docu
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waspish said:
Agree I feel Lewis can do a job similar to stones think this be my team!

Ake and silva help out Docu defensively Lewis and foden same that side Rodri the playmaker Haaland the Bulldozer..

___________Ed

Walker__Akanji__Dias__ake

___Lewis__Rodri___Silva

Foden___Haaland___Docu
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I'd be stunned if Doku started this one. You could see in the Chelsea game the problem with him: he sets us up to be broken at (by losing possession) and does not track back. I'm sure Pep will know this now as he rectified it at Chelsea and we improved immediately. And Bernardo simply must start and not Lewis.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
I'd be stunned if Doku started this one. You could see in the Chelsea game the problem with him: he sets us up to be broken at (by losing possession) and does not track back. I'm sure Pep will know this now as he rectified it at Chelsea and we improved immediately. And Bernardo simply must start and not Lewis.
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With sliva and Ake on that side to help defensively! Yep that's the team I'd pick but think you are right pep will probably play Gealish
 
Ake being back would be a big plus as Gvardiol has looked a bit sloppy at times in the big games. I still think we're a lot better with Ake at LB and Gvardiol should be playing at LCB, but I'm sure Pep will be working towards that at some point.

As others have said, Stones is a huge loss if unavailable. If he starts we win, if not there's still a good chance we do but it's a tighter occasion.

Bit questions ahead of this one - but with a few injuries I'd expect him to play the same midfield/attacking 6 of Rodri, Bernardo, Alvarez, Foden, Grealish, Haaland that destroyed the rags. Use Doku when the game is won!
 
Ric said:
The annoying thing is that todays press conference will be dominated by idiotic questions about Everton's punishment and would it could mean for City, and probably not a single question about the injury situation, which is what most fans want to know about.
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Pep wouldn’t answer anyway.

“I don’t know. We have training later, so we will see who is there.”
 
Staggers me Pep (or any manager) comments on any injury. Can only help the opposition knowing if someone is definitely out. Tough shit fans wanting to know, they’ll know one hour before kick off. Just like the opposition should.
Pep should simply shrug and say “we’ll see tomorrow.”
 
supercity88 said:
Ake being back would be a big plus as Gvardiol has looked a bit sloppy at times in the big games. I still think we're a lot better with Ake at LB and Gvardiol should be playing at LCB, but I'm sure Pep will be working towards that at some point.

As others have said, Stones is a huge loss if unavailable. If he starts we win, if not there's still a good chance we do but it's a tighter occasion.

Bit questions ahead of this one - but with a few injuries I'd expect him to play the same midfield/attacking 6 of Rodri, Bernardo, Alvarez, Foden, Grealish, Haaland that destroyed the rags. Use Doku when the game is won!
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Yep, agree with every point. If I were to be brutal I'm not sure Alverez is our best option as (basially) an attacking midfielder, and I think he works better with Stones dropping into to support. But without De Bruyne I think that's the best we've got. Definitely no Doku unless chasing the game.
 
Ric said:
The annoying thing is that todays press conference will be dominated by idiotic questions about Everton's punishment and would it could mean for City, and probably not a single question about the injury situation, which is what most fans want to know about.
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You're making the mistake, that these press conferences are about football, they're just for cretin journalists to ask cretin questions, not related to actual football.
 
KearsleyBlue said:
Ake at LB with Josko and Dias at CB would be my preference. Drop Akanji
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So bizarre.

In the last few games he's played, Akanji has been the most consistent. But you'd prefer the erratic form in Dias to start ahead of him?

Against the forward line of the Dippers??

No chance for me; it would have to be WITH Akanji and let him join the mid press a la Stones, instead of Lewis. He's another one not suitable against the mid of the Bins.
 
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