Sheffield United (A) - Sun 27th Aug, 14:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[lazerblue]

This game could be like the Huddersfield away game in 2017, I can see them causing us one or two issues from set pieces or corners, then we eventually come out on top in the end.

how do they cause us issues at set pieces and corners, we're not exactly midgets at the back!

 

[balotellishaircut]

how do they cause us issues at set pieces and corners, we're not exactly midgets at the back!

Hopefully they don’t cause us any problems but if they do I can only see it being from corners or set pieces where the ball will be going into our box, where do you think there threat will come from ?

 

[lasereyes]

The biggest issue for us would be complacency. Ordinarily it would be a cakewalk - but we need to be at it from the start so they dont build up any head of steam and get the crowd into it. We beat them handily in the Cup last year and I expect a similar outcomes

 

[wythenshaweblue£££]

Phillips to start this one and give Rodri a rest.
If we can't trust him early in the season against Sheffield united then we may as well just sell him now.

I think the ship has sailed on this one. Rhodri to start City to win.

 

[Sartorial_Stonesy]

VEEERY CONFIDENT FOR THIS ONE

Greasy Chip Butties 0 - 4 Man City

Ed

Walk
Dias
Akanji
Gvar

Rod
Bern
Kov

Phil
Erl
Jack

Haaland will bag, Foden will probs get off the mark and then I reckon Alvarez will get minutes off the bench and pick up a goal. Oh and one of the above will score twice.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

Phillips to start this one and give Rodri a rest.
If we can't trust him early in the season against Sheffield united then we may as well just sell him now.

In the unlikely event that Rodri is rested, I think we're more likely to see this:

----------------------Ederson
Walker-----Akanji-----Dias-----Gvardiol
--------------Kovacic----Silva
Foden------------Alvarez----------Grealish
----------------------Haaland

 

[TrentGrisham]

Ake will surely start, no? Although, I do fear he'll be the odd man out more times than not with Gvardiol now in.

----------------------Ederson
Akanji-----Dias-----Ake-----Gvardiol
--------------Kovacic----Rodri
Silva------------Foden----------Grealish
----------------------Haaland

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[eyalluvitt]

They've agreed a deal for Archer today for 18 million - I assume that'll be too late for him to play on Sunday?

From Forest?

 

[citymad]

Hopefully they don’t cause us any problems but if they do I can only see it being from corners or set pieces where the ball will be going into our box, where do you think there threat will come from ?

VAR, ref and a balloon.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

They've agreed a deal for Archer today for 18 million

Is Robin Hood still hanging around that neck of the woods?