Sheffield Utd (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[mdj0520]

Really looking forward to this today. Well up for watching Mahrez cut in and fire a cracker over the bar when Torres is one on one. Absolutely bang on decision. Why play a hungry, selfless and dynamic 20 year-old who plays for the other ten on the pitch when you can play a going on 30 showboating fanny?!

 

[Manc in London]

Very weak bench, not much to call upon if this goes wrong.

As I just said elsewhere, it is arguably the strongest bench we have had all season.

Attacking options limited as our two strikers are injured. Nothing we can do about that. We can always move pieces around. For example, KDB and Bernardo can move to a wide position, or KDB could push further up the pitch.

 

[kaz7]

Phil is a first team player and gets rotated like most of them are , cant bear ffs in a game which will be very physical and requires getting stuck in

COME ON BLUEBOYS

 

[Airbags Optional]

Maybe Phil has a slight knock, I am sure I read that most of the team had knocks and were being managed. Mahrez did not get much of a runout midweek and should hopefully be fresh. I am hoping he plays left and Torres right to keep the width we had against Marseille

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Well you seem to have some inside information about the squad. We have big games coming up. Why waste him in this game

No inside info but nowhere has Pep stated Foden has an injury , unless you know better , show me the link, as for wasting him against Sheff Utd , we are in the bottom half of a league we are hoping to win , and yet we just need to win two games from our last four qualifiers to progress in the Champs league
Playing Foden against Olympiakos will be the waste , Einstein.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Overreact much?

Maybe but it's a buildup of spending the last year waiting for Pep to do the right thing, thinking he had finally seen the light after the restart and then watching him fuck about with Mahrez again.

We're much better with him in the team. It's really that simple.

 

[Easy]

Strong team.

Don’t understand the hysteria over Foden not starting. Foden started midweek and Mahrez was on the bench. Now it’s the opposite.

Foden will start again midweek in the CL which is also a very important game. Another win means 9 points and a major step closer to qualification.

 

[Woody135]

No idea why mahrez with hus consistent poor performances ang foing missing contonyally is picked ahead of him or bernardo on other occasions.

Lets hope today Mahrez turns up

Its too early in the season for pep to be giving up on players. He needs to be allowing them to come back into form for longer term benefit

Still annoying though

 

[BlueNirvana]

Mahrez due his one good game in ten surely

 

[Gordyola]

Dropped/rested....who gives a shite.....we are weaker with him on the bench.At 20,and being the athlete he is,it makes no sense.

If you are a qualified sports scientist I would value you opinion, other than that you don’t have a clue about how elite athletes have to be managed