Newcastle United (H) - Sat 4th March, 12:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[Crooked_rain]

It will be a test of their mental strength to go again after that loss. Finishing in the top 4 is still achievable but the wheels are coming off a bit. They're well organised and well structured and the sort of side that we struggle against with their compact defence and ability to burst through the middle. It's certainly going to be a challenge. I've seen a lot more positives to our play recently, but we're still not as solid defensively as I'd like us to be, or I'm used to seeing.

They also shithouse it from kick off, wasting as much time as they can so we need to be all over the ref about it.

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Dias
Ake
Rodri
Gundogan
De Bruyne
Foden
Mahrez
Haaland

No Grealish?

I’m not sure, I think he will be almost certain to start, but I might be wrong. He was rested for the cup game apart from a late cameo, so I thought it’s because he was being rested for this weekend because he had started about 10 games in a row before that.

It seems like he’s one of the first names on the team sheets these days

 

[MCFC1993]

Mahrez benched, hope that means Foden starting.

 

[jimharri]

Mahrez not starting

:-(

Grealish starts

:-)

 

[jimharri]

No Grealish?

I’m not sure, I think he will be almost certain to start, but I might be wrong. He was arrested for the cup game apart from a late cameo, so I thought it’s because he was being rested for this weekend because he had started about 10 games in a row before that.

It seems like he’s one of the first names on the team sheets these days

For the haircut, I assume?

 

[Crooked_rain]

For the haircut, I assume?

Haha oops

Sometimes I can’t be arsed to type, so I just use the voice typing and obviously it doesn’t understand me that well

 

[Tony - MCFC]

Foden starts

 

[SWP's back]

Foden starts

Where are these bits coming from sorry?

 

[Crooked_rain]

Mahrez benched, hope that means Foden starting.

Foden was excellent in the last match, albeit against limited opposition, but he showed his quality and looked very sharp, so I think he needs to be starting to get back to his very best consistently.

If he peaks at the right time, which it looks like he might, Pep played a blinder with his man management a few weeks ago.

 

[bluemc]

 

[It'sBlue93:20]

Where are these bits coming from sorry?

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