Leyton Orient (A) - Sat 8th Feb, 12:15 | FA Cup | Pre-Match Thread

[Delphinho]

Could they «accidentally» have posted the team for Saturday?

Ortega
Akanji Stones Khusanov Lewis
Bernardo Gonzalez O’Reilly
Savinho McAtee Grealish

Personally want to see Reis and Marmoush start. Need Marmoush to get a goal before Madrid

 

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

I think all the new signings will play as they cannot against Francos finest.

They can

 

[Mr. Shush]

Word on the street is he enjoyed himself a bit too much when he became a father and turned up to training a couple of days later not exactly fit for purpose, which presumably won't have gone down well with Pep.

I see. Well if he can't get into this game against leyton Orient, then I suppose we're not going to see him at all. Shame.

 

[eyalluvitt]

Hopefully Ederson will be back in then at least! Ortega was a mess at the weekend.

He really was like a German EIke Immel

 

[kun]

I think we'll rotate heavily with one eye on Madrid.

Ortega
Lewis
Khusanov
Reis
O'Reilly
Gundogan
Gonzalez
McAtee
Grealish
Bobb
Marmoush

Can't see Bobb starting after such a long layoff. Give him 20/30 off the bench. Start any one of KDB/Foden/Savinho/Nunes.

 

[Ethan23]

Could they «accidentally» have posted the team for Saturday?

Ortega
Akanji Stones Khusanov Lewis
Bernardo Gonzalez O’Reilly
Savinho McAtee Grealish

Personally want to see Reis and Marmoush start. Need Marmoush to get a goal before Madrid

I hope that's the team. Good blend of youth and experience.

Marmoush will be key against madrid so there is no point risking him

 

[blue b4 the moon]

The Guess The Team/Score Compy is available for everyone's theories.

 

[the talisman]

Hopefully Ederson will be back in then at least! Ortega was a mess at the weekend.

When does Ederson ever play in the FA cup?

 

[citymad]

Hopefully Ederson will be back in then at least! Ortega was a mess at the weekend.

In truth everyone was a mess that game but yes Ortega had a mare!

 

[Roachy]

Early goal if poss and a nice high tempo please blues.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

No injurys for madrid and get a few goals.

 

[aka blue jambo]

Could be a tricky tie
The beat the famous Heart of Midlothian pre season

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

Pep needs to get the right balance for this one, given the next few games. It would be a good competition to blood the new recruits and give the likes of Dias, Ake, Bobb and Doku some minutes to get fully fit, but Leyton Orient are at a different level to Salford, and league one sides often take Premier League teams to the wire. We definitely don’t need extra time or penalties, so I say go strong, start with Marmoush, Gonzalez, Bobb if fit, McAtee and Grealish and maybe rest Haaland, Silvinho and Foden

 

[The Black Shed]

The media have their headlines ready, but only because the orient manager is a Utd fan. If he wasn't then I doubt they'd bother giving it the time of day.

 

[K-Bo]

Ortega
Lewis
Khusanov
Reis
O Reilly

Gundo
Mcatee
Gonzalez

Marmoush
Mubama
Bobb/Savio

 

[Fordyboy46]

Will be a dodgy pitch no doubt that we will have to overcome, and I'm expecting a bit of thuggery from the Orient players

 

[Zenmanc]

Pep needs to get the right balance for this one

 

[eyalluvitt]

The media have their headlines ready, but only because the orient manager is a Utd fan. If he wasn't then I doubt they'd bother giving it the time of day.

Not many Richie’s from Moston, maybe his mum loved the Fonz, we need to give Ragboy a Salford City style hammering, Happy days

 

[citymad]

Could they «accidentally» have posted the team for Saturday?

No, thats probably the players that are actually fit.

 

[citymad]

Realistically, this is our best and only chance for a trophy. Hope Pep sees it this way.