Newcastle United (A) - Sun 21 Aug, 16:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[AliBobbyJ]

Thank you! I meant Holland! :)

Makes good steak puddings.

 

[Turner92]

Ederson Walker Dias Ake Cancelo Rodri Gundogan KDB Mahrez Foden Haaland

 

[TonyM]

.............Ederson...............
Walker ...Dias ..Ake ...Cancelo
..............Rodri..................
Alvarez Gundogan Bernardo KBD
............. Haaland ..............

 

[thepolarbear]

It’s a fucking friendly. Why the fuck do you focus on this rather than his excellent performance in the 180 mins in the 2 league games?

Because I prefer John Stones

 

[Zenmanc]

Bench Halland just to give him a bit of perspective

Pep pre match to Erling: "2 goals and an assist- not just a pass to the player who scored- a true goal creating assist- that in the first 2 games simply isn't good enough you Norwegian cyborg- you should be scoring 3 a game minimum and making the other defensive players visibly shat themselves- until then- to the bench."

 

[Zenmanc]

Ake really doesn't deserve a benching whilst if John is ready- especially with Laporte out- he needs minutes.
...............Ederson..............
Cancelo.Stones...Dias........Ake
................Rodri.................
Alvarez.DeBruyne.Bernardo(TBA)
...............Haaland..............

Subs- Walker in, Cancelo to the LB- Either Stones or Ake off with the requisite position changes.
TBA is whomever between Jack and Phil who shows the most this week in practice and that start will be scrutinized with a 60m sub of the other in. Mahrez in for either Alvarez straight in or for Haaland and Alvarez to the 9. Would like to see Phillips in the mix as well.

 

[abu13]

If we dropped a player every time they made the wrong decision we'd struggle putting a side out. Yes Foden should of squared it, but my god less was made of Mahrez's failure to square it to foden at 2-2 against the dippers last season and he's a seasoned pro.

And from a man management point Pep made his point by subbing him off, to put him back in the starting line up tells Foden that he has faith and trust in him.

 

[Dave El Magico]

First 30 mins of Community Shield Ake was all over the place.

Wasn’t on his own was he and it was the first game after a short pre season. Ake has been our best defender so far and deserves to stay in the starting eleven.

 

[blue ranger]

Grealish in for Foden for me, just for first half - we cant be individually selfish in tight spots when we've got easier options on - Haaland needs to bag a few, we need to put them to the sword, and I'm sure we will

Glad I don't live in a world where Phil Foden isn't in our best 11.

 

[blue ranger]

..............Ederson..........
Walker...Dias....Ake....Cancelo
....KdB...Rodri...Gundogan
...Mahrez...Foden...Grealish

Bench Halland just to give him a bit of perspective and give opportunity to a few of us enjoying false nine City teams. Also, imagine an opposition team training their back line for five days how to deal with a big lump in the middle, just to encounter our rotation up front.

Seriously I've read on this forum to drop Foden and Haaland. Is this for real?