Injuries 2024/25 | 8 players injured | Grealish, KDB & Walker unlikely to return until after international break

[blueste41]

It’s only ‘backfired’ to those who don’t want to give some extremely talented youngsters a chance.

I’d rather see O’Reilly or Wright than another £50 million pound couple of players come in on the odd occasion and not perform.

They’re good enough to play against the likes of Bournemouth and Brighton with experience around them.

They need chances and are now getting them.

That wasn't true against Spurs last night who are just below Brighton and just above Bournmouth?

 

[Ric]

It’s only ‘backfired’ to those who don’t want to give some extremely talented youngsters a chance.

I’d rather see O’Reilly or Wright than another £50 million pound couple of players come in on the odd occasion and not perform.

They’re good enough to play against the likes of Bournemouth and Brighton with experience around them.

They need chances and are now getting them.

I very much hope you're right. There were encouraging signs last night from the youngsters, but we've got three tough away games coming up. I guess we'll find out over the next week or so if they're ready to step up.

 

[cptaidan88]

Whoever is available we have to win next Tuesday, the rags next manager getting any kind of result against us is unthinkable!

Don't think it's a particularly big deal, let them cling on to that if they want but have to focus on the season overall.

We can afford to drop points in that game. Bournemouth and Brighton a much bigger priority.

 

[Gumzy97]

It’s only ‘backfired’ to those who don’t want to give some extremely talented youngsters a chance.

I’d rather see O’Reilly or Wright than another £50 million pound couple of players come in on the odd occasion and not perform.

They’re good enough to play against the likes of Bournemouth and Brighton with experience around them.

They need chances and are now getting them.

Bournemouth beat Arsenal. It’s not going to be easy. Same with Brighton they are 6th in the table and have dominated games with their midfield. Both teams press high energy. Throwing youngsters in against that would be a massive risk

 

[Gazza]

any keeper
Walker Akanji Gvardiol
Rodri
Doku De Bruyne Savinho
Bobb


All injured, not a bad team that.

 

[SWPISHOME]

I said in a previous page on here that I think we will win narrowly and they'll give us a game just as they did last season, They are doing OK this season, Nothing beyond that.

Yes they have beaten Arsenal and deservedly on the day, We also need to put things into perspective, They've been beaten by Leicester, Chelsea and Liverpool (convincingly) along with draws against Newcastle, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa, They also got absolutely battered by Everton at Goodison and somehow managed to score three late goals in a game which could and should have been 5 or 6-0.

We do have injuries, But we will still have a seriously good side going to Bournemouth and getting a victory. This team is a juggernaut, We'll find a way to win regardless of how we play on the day.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

It’s only ‘backfired’ to those who don’t want to give some extremely talented youngsters a chance.

I’d rather see O’Reilly or Wright than another £50 million pound couple of players come in on the odd occasion and not perform.

They’re good enough to play against the likes of Bournemouth and Brighton with experience around them.

They need chances and are now getting them.

Perhaps " those who don't want to give extremely talented youngsters a chance " have perfectly valid reasons for those decisions, based upon their experience of managing young players ?

Posters on BM, whilst obviously very knowledgeable, are not necessarily able to make such judgements, not being in full knowledge of all the circumstances which go into making those type of decisions.

They perhaps need to be given chances when the best opportunities for doing so are present.

It is why managers, coaches, medical staff , at clubs are paid as highly as they are......imo

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

I don't think we helped ourselves last night.

I understand Pep wants to play sides to try and won every game/competition. Given the injury situation we were already in though putting out the players we did wasn't great thinking imho

 

[blue ranger]

I would

I would start McAtee before Gundogan at this moment.

I’d start o’Reilly over both. Gundogan looks like he has won a competition to play for City. Even his passing is woeful.

 

[DallasMCBlue]

It’s only ‘backfired’ to those who don’t want to give some extremely talented youngsters a chance.

I’d rather see O’Reilly or Wright than another £50 million pound couple of players come in on the odd occasion and not perform.

They’re good enough to play against the likes of Bournemouth and Brighton with experience around them.

They need chances and are now getting them.

O'Reilly is not even close to being good enough.