Sheffield Utd (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[ballinio]

No issue with mahrez starting but I’ve a big issue with him starting if it means sterling back on the left again. My mood immediately goes from, convincing win to might scrape an ugly win on that alone.

Also why the hell has he put Garcia on the bench as the third centre back? Would take a freakish scenario for us to need 3 centre backs, stick an attacking kid on the bench

Sterling is miles better on the right , starting Mahrez moves him out of that position , also being a lazy shithouse means it’s a
Double negative , just don’t understand peps thinking .

 

[stan bowles]

Pep cuts a solitary figure looking at the BT pictures. His body language and general demeanour do not scream 'positivity' to anyone. Looks like he doesn't really want to be at a football game today.

 

[pardoeofftomexico]

1 goal, 1 assist in 5 games this season. What have you done for me lately?

er, perhaps the last goal we scored against Marseille.. DeBruyne is credited with the assist but it doesn't happen without the fantastic pass to him from Mahrez.

 

[hilts]

Pep is grounding the lad.

Too many young english players who think they've made it and don't put the effort once they get the dollars.

Benching him keeps him hungry and it's turned games for us.

As an aside Gundog must be injured not to be starting.

Hungry or pissed off

 

[Woody13]

The big plus for me today is seeing Dias and Laporte at the heart of our back line again and good to see Ake back in contention. Expect Ake to replace Dias shortly to give the big fella a rest.

 

[bluealf]

Fuck me we got that weed Oliver in charge, sigh.

 

[RandomJ]

The big plus for me today is seeing Dias and Laporte at the heart of our back line again and good to see Ake back in contention. Expect Ake to replace Dias shortly to give the big fella a rest.

He’s a CB he hardly covers enough ground to need a rest. Keep the same back 4 as often as possible. One of the reasons our defence went to shit was Pep’s needless rotation.

 

[bluealf]

Pep cuts a solitary figure looking at the BT pictures. His body language and general demeanour do not scream 'positivity' to anyone. Looks like he doesn't really want to be at a football game today.

That is the bigger worry tbh

 

[Sir peace frog]

What he did for City is all that matters, pretty sure the scoring+assisting rate is much less.

last season, 50 app, 13 goals, 16 assists, a goal or assist every 108 minutes

 

[kaz7]

Pep cuts a solitary figure looking at the BT pictures. His body language and general demeanour do not scream 'positivity' to anyone. Looks like he doesn't really want to be at a football game today.

You got that about him sat thinking about the game as most managers do ,lol