Porto (h) post-match thread

[ami]

It's exactly what you said.

I think we all know what I meant, and that we can’t play the same players EVERY game. Read between the lines ffs.

Sterling is our first pick on the wings but he still don’t play every game, cup games etc. I want the same for Torres. That’s what I meant. Are we done now?

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Mendy??
mid rather have Aguero’s finishing over Jesus running about.

Yes, Mendy. I don’t rate him, but for balance he is the best bet if we want natural width with an inverted left winger. Ake I love, but he is more of a stay back and defend full back, which has its merits in certain games, but in that scenario, Ferran has to stay wide all game and I want to see him coming in centrally as often as possible. If we play Ake there the ball would just keep going back into the holding midfielder or centre backs. I’d only play Ake left back if we had natural left-footed width infront of him. But post-Sane we don’t really have that.

 

[mosssideblue]

I think we all know what I meant, and that we can’t play the same players EVERY game. Read between the lines ffs.

Sterling is our first pick on the wings but he still don’t play every game, cup games etc. I want the same for Torres. That’s what I meant. Are we done now?

Not my fault if you cannot convey correctly. Yes, we are done

 

[Centurions]

Not what I said. I meant...

Think you answered your own question there, not that is was a question but you get what I meant (pun intended ;) )

 

[blueinsa]

I switched it off at the VAR penalty check that felt like it was going on for 10 fucking mins.

A win is a win but it's a competition I literally have zero interest in.

 

[shevtheblue]

Who would have thought that playing Mahrez, Gundo and Rodri in the same 11 would make us slow and predictable? Now that Fern is out, i'd hope he rotates Gundo and Rodri for the same spot and not play them both at the same time. However, with KDB only just returning from injury it means Bernie & Foden are the only fit 8's apart from Gundo. We will probably see more of this, great...

 

[Super David Silva 21]

Pepe is one dirty twat

 

[willipp]

Every game feels like a real slog at the moment and we just have to grind out results. Kun looks like an old man and hopefully with each game he will get his fitness/sharpness back as we lack a cutting edge at the moment. Get a fit Kun, KDB back, Laporte, Jeus back and hopefully we start to look a bit more like our old selves. As for Cancelo, he needs to improve dramatically as that was really bad yesterday on every level.

 

[Josh_D]

Could someone point out if Ake is out long-term?

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Who would have thought that playing Mahrez, Gundo and Rodri in the same 11 would make us slow and predictable? Now that Fern is out, i'd hope he rotates Gundo and Rodri for the same spot and not play them both at the same time. However, with KDB only just returning from injury it means Bernie & Foden are the only fit 8's apart from Gundo. We will probably see more of this, great...

Id like to see Foden, De Bruyne and Bernardo in a 3. A lot more mobile and a lot more potential to pass forward rather than safe sideways and backwards. Bernie can put it about in a tackle when he needs to if we needed him to sit.