Steaua Bucharest (h) - pre-match thread

[BoundedCascade]

CITY XI | Hart, Maffeo, Stones, Kolarov, Clichy, Fernando, Toure, Delph, Nolito, Navas, Iheanacho #cityvsteaua #mcfc

I am surprised Stones is playing, I would think that Otamendi and Tosin would have played.

 

[hilts]

CITY XI | Hart, Maffeo, Stones, Kolarov, Clichy, Fernando, Toure, Delph, Nolito, Navas, Iheanacho #cityvsteaua #mcfc

Is Angelino injured, loaned, sold or been sent to Coventry

 

[Bobby Heaton Moor]

I wonder if there's any slight chance Joe can play himself into the manager's thinking tonight with a game of good distribution and concentration

 

[kaz7]

Is Angelino injured, loaned, sold or been sent to Coventry

Waiting on the subs

 

[FantasyIreland]

Hart, Maffeo, Stones, Kolarov, Clichy, Fernando, Toure, Delph, Nolito, Navas, Iheanacho

bit disappointed that Tasende isn't starting

Or Angelino

 

[Bobby Heaton Moor]

I am surprised Stones is playing, I would think that Otamendi and Tosin would have played.

I suppose Stones has spent enough of this calendar year on the bench (second half of Everton's season last year, Euros) and this represents his first proper run of games in a long while

 

[MarsLlama]

And? Wilys passing was atrocious... If Joe is better than that and willing to stay and learn whilst number 2 then all is good

But Hart isn't better, and doesn't even try to be better, and hasn't tried to improve for the six months since Pep's been announced. That's a bad attitude to take and you can see why Pep prefers Caballero, who's passing wasn't atrocious at all, and who actually tries to respect the managers style. Plus, I doubt Joe wants to be number 2 at all.

 

[yeah whatever !!]

I wonder if there's any slight chance Joe can play himself into the manager's thinking tonight with a game of good distribution and concentration

Tbh fella, I think Joe is playing tonight because the opposition are who they are..

 

[teddykgb]

Pep probably feels Clichy needs some match time. If Angelino is on the bench I suspect we'll see him as a sub if the match goes to plan. Probably one of the least attacking lineups we can choose, I'm interested in seeing how it plays.

 

[hilts]

Waiting on the subs

Thought he would have started, hopefully he will get the second half, would have left out hart, toure and clichy