Sheff Wed (A) - FA Cup R5 - Pre-Match Thread

[Ric]

More than anything would like to see Doyle get a game and hopefully garcia and/or THB.

Can't see it happening. Think Garcia might start but not the others. Think we'll pick a fairly strong XI:

Bravo
Cancelo
Garcia
Otamendi
Zinchenko
Rodri
Silva
Foden
Mahrez
Bernardo
Jesus

 

[Alcatraz]

Can't see it happening. Think Garcia might start but not the others. Think we'll pick a fairly strong XI:

Bravo
Cancelo
Garcia
Otamendi
Zinchenko
Rodri
Silva
Foden
Mahrez
Bernardo
Jesus

Good call, although Gundogan went off early on Sunday which may suggest he is in place of Rodri. Think Sane would get minutes at the end if everything is going to plan

 

[cibaman]

Can't see it happening. Think Garcia might start but not the others. Think we'll pick a fairly strong XI:

Bravo
Cancelo
Garcia
Otamendi
Zinchenko
Rodri
Silva
Foden
Mahrez
Bernardo
Jesus

I think Pep might play Stones to get him back on the horse. If he doesn’t play tomorrow, when will he? Not sure that Rodri will play three consecutive games especially with the derby coming up. Still don’t know why Cancelo didn’t travel to Wembley. If he was prevented by injury then, given that other injured players travelled, it seems unlikely that he will be fit tomorrow. Could have just been a bug.

 

[Boris Becker’s Backhand]

the FA Cup would elevate this season from disappointing to very decent, assuming we don't clinch the UCL.

Winning a cup final at Wembley, lying 2nd in the league and winning away at Real Madrid to give us a fair chance of reaching the CL quarter finals doesn’t constitute a disappointing season for me regardless of how the rest of the season pans out

 

[BucksBlue]

Could Sane figure in?

No, not for me, he’s not ready. Leroy needs to get 90 mins with the Elite Team first.

 

[SebastianBlue]

No, not for me, he’s not ready. Leroy needs to get 90 mins with the Elite Team first.

Surely the City first team could be classed as ‘elite’?

I know everyone is disappointed with our current league position but we’re still a fairly decent side. ;-)

 

[wythenshaweblue£££]

Could be a potential banana skin this one we get through this round and we’re getting closer then with a few big teams dropping out.

 

[cibaman]

Surely the City first team could be classed as ‘elite’?

I know everyone is disappointed with our current league position but we’re still a fairly decent side. ;-)

I think he might be on the bench, get 20 mins at the end if the games in the bag.

I don’t think it’s the level at which he’s playing as much as the importance. If he’s playing with the kids he can jump out of tackles, take breathers etc. Make sure he gets through the game unscathed. Can’t do that if he’s starting for the first team.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Bravo

Cancelo
Stones
Otamendi
Zinchenko

Rodri
Foden
Gundogan

Mahrez
Bernardo
Jesus

 

[andy_aston]

Can't see it happening. Think Garcia might start but not the others. Think we'll pick a fairly strong XI:

Bravo
Cancelo
Garcia
Otamendi
Zinchenko
Rodri
Silva
Foden
Mahrez
Bernardo
Jesus

It's the youth cup game so Doyle & Harwood-Bellis will be involved in that I imagine, only Foden and Garcia will be with the 1st team squad.