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JRockBlues said:
Maybe just fast-tracking Dias into the style of play we have.
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I think it's more to do with the high tempo & pressure that City will face against a Bielsa side, Pep will want the team sharp. They will need to play fast & precise or get punished
 
razman said:
How significant is a double training session?
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I think it's a good thing. If things didn't go as they should in the last PL game, then it's a sign of a good coach to want to work extra hard with the players to fix it. I could be eating my words if Pep used it to try out some mental new system, if it then doesn't work in the game.

I hope we don't give Leeds too much respect like with Lyon. If we play our game we should beat them, it could be a Kevin Keegan style you score 3 and we'll get 4 though.

Looking forward to this game.
 
Knowing how much Pep admires Bielsa, I think it’s fair to say he will be constantly strategising this match & most likely over think it.

In saying that so will Bielsa & the one thing I have noticed from Leeds even in their Championship games he will always want his team to attack, so I expect some space for us to exploit.
 
Otamendi's Beard said:
Ruben cost £60m, he's not some kid.

Throw him in at the deep end and let's see how good he is - it's not like he's lacking match fitness.

I want to see this leadership and strength of character that's been talked about.
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this 100% Laporte started the first game after being at the club for a few days so should Dias
 
What I hope to see:

Ferran - Sterling - Bernardo
Foden - Fernandinho - KDB
Aké - Laporte - Dias - Walker
Eddy

What’s more likely:

Ferran - Sterling - Mahrez
Bernardo - Rodri - KDB
Mendy - Aké - Laporte - Walker
Eddy
 
noirish said:
Today I want us to have the feeling Liverpool had when VVD was added to the ranks and he scored against Everton in his debut, or when they got Allison - That we have seen the glaring issues and we have fixed them and that we will be the team to beat after all this season, and that Leicester was an exemption!

Leeds will definitely put us under pressure, so this should be a very good game to see where we stand. No Mahrez, no Mendy (although good at Burnley) and no Garcia, and we will win this!

Feels like a pretty easy team to guess if Dias is available, but who knows with Pep?!

Either 4-2-3-1

Eddie
Walker - Ruben - Eric - Aké
Fernandinho - Rodri
Bernardo - KDB - Torres
Sterling

or 4-3-3 / 4-1-2-3-3
Eddie
Walker - Ruben - Eric - Aké
Fernandinho - Rodri - KDB
Bernardo - Sterling - Torres

I want us to lay down a marker now - Go Citizens!
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Why are we suddenly playing 2 CDMs? It’s that kind of experimentation that made us lose to Lyon. We need two attacking mids who press a lot: KDB and one of Foden/Bernardo.
 
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ami said:
Why are we suddenly playing 2 CDMs? It’s that kind of experimentation that made us lose to Lyon. We need to attacking mids who press a lot: KDB and one of Foden/Bernardo.
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Agree. We never played this in the seasons we did well except when we got hammered, for example by spurs in the cl away leg, or Liverpool 3-0 when pep played fern and gundogun. Makes no sense
 
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