Nottingham Forest (A) - Sat 8th Mar, 12:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Cobra]

Or playing well

If playing well was a requisite for making the bench then we’d only have about 2 players on it!

 

[SWPISHOME]

The team basically picks itself these days, The only position everyone was unsure of was Phil Foden or Omar Marmoush.

Personally I would have preferred to see Omar Marmoush starting, I'm hoping by unsung reverse psychology Phil Foden will score a couple....

 

[ufo]

fucking love this attacking side
come on city

 

[ufo]

No echeverri again sadly

Ya no isco either again sadly

 

[Gumzy97]

Can see why Wirtz is priority in the summer without Kev there is no final pass in the midfield. Phil’s more of a goal scorer than a creative player.

 

[MCFCFanTX]

Looking for a Doku/Savinho masterclass.

 

[ufo]

Not much to complain about there…

Where is itchy berry? soon he’ll go to girona on loan 100%

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Looks like we're going to use the wide areas with Phil bombing in the box behind Earling...Hope Doku especially can find our men.

 

[.db.]

Not sure how Foden starts ahead of Marmoush, he has been crap for most of the season, (nailed on to score now)

Marmoush has been poor last few games against Lpool and Spurs.

Foden was poor against Lpool only came on as a late sub against Spurs.

It was a toss of the coin really. Or more likely that Pep’s seen something in Forest that Foden can exploit.

 

[ufo]

No real legs in the middle there. Foden really needs to get working to cover the ground for Bernardo.

Can bring Kovacic and Marmoush off the bench, though.

Let's see. Would take a point.

Unfortunately one pirate from gilbartar is injuired but didn’t know rest don’t have legs either. How can you kick the ball without legs?
we need eddie in the middle so that he can kick with his hands

 

[robbieh]

Or playing well

Apart from that if one of the CBs goes off we are very short defensively. Dias would mean moving Gvardiol inside and Nico O to LB
And Reis covers Khusa.
Further forward we have loads of options on the bench hence MacAtee doesn't make the cut.

 

[MCFC1993]

Like the team, the number 10 spot really is a toss of a coin at the moment.

Expecting a draw, I think Forest will be bang up for this one.

 

[.db.]

No echeverri again sadly

Pep’s said, ‘[Echeverri]’s going to start training and mainly will be for the end of the season, maybe the [Club] World Cup’.

 

[journolud]

I like that front three…but Nunes at RB..just no. Can see Savinho having to track back quite a lot !!

Too easy a jube. Nunes has had some decent performances and the derby apart hasn’t been the reason we’ve lost games.

Looking forward to him moving into midfield today, a role I think he has started to get the hang of

 

[Vienna_70]

When Jules said that Frank Clark "managed" City, she used the word in its loosest possible sense.

 

[SuttonColdfieldBlue]

I’m never that optimistic these days (or ever, come to think of it) but I’m as optimistic as can be having seen the line-up - on current form that’s our strongest team.

Khusanov has got to be double switched on with their forwards targeting Nunes and we need Doku and Savinho to be firing on all cylinders but otherwise, that’s a good team. Pleased to see the more “pedestrian” midfielders on the bench.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Decent side. I'd have played Kovacic and Marmoush for Bernardo and Foden who have been beyond shocking lately but happy with the rest. Exciting front 3.

 

[.db.]

When Jules said that Frank Clark "managed" City, she used the word in its loosest possible sense.

He managed a decline

 

[Norbert D]

Looks a bit lightweight in the middle, Foden and Silva don’t inspire me with much confidence these days. Would like to have seen Kovacic start in place of either.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Too easy a jube. Nunes has had some decent performances and the derby apart hasn’t been the reason we’ve lost games.

Looking forward to him moving into midfield today, a role I think he has started to get the hang of

Nunes has been one of our better players this season. The derby was unfortunate but it wasn't like he did it on purpose. He's currently our best option at right back, did great second half vs Spurs.