Stoke City (h) pre-match thread

City v Stoke prediction

  • Win

    Votes: 403 94.6%
  • Draw

    Votes: 17 4.0%
  • Lose

    Votes: 6 1.4%

  • Total voters
    426
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Don't even think of picking the team till they all get back, it's best keeping fingers crossed and hope we have no more players on the treatment table.
 
Too many changes that. Pep has had his fingers burnt doing this before.

If de Bruyne and Delph out then for me it's Danilo and B Silva or Gundogan in and that's it.

4 changes and 2 may be in forced just think we could do with getting some rest into diniho and otamendi after long travel and international duty think Bernardo will play against Napoli.
 
Hopefully all the players will return to the side unscathed after the international break. A couple of changes will be necessary to the side given the amount of involvement of starting line up during the internationals. Walker, KDB, D.Silva, Fernandinho to be rested for this fixture.
Why rest Walker? Bravo v Crouch :(
 
Agreed. Walker doesn't look in the least bit jaded, and with Mendy out, we certainly need him making those runs and crosses from the other side.
As others have been saying, I'd definitely give Kev a nice break, so that he comes back to us hungry and refreshed (and with nothing wrong with his leg). With the likes of Bernardo Silva and Gundogan to to come in, it's not as if we're short of talent in midfield.
 
If we start thinking we can chop and change and putting the Napoli game as the priority match we will get beat.

This game has banana skin written all over it, so best team available should play.
 
If we start thinking we can chop and change and putting the Napoli game as the priority match we will get beat.

This game has banana skin written all over it, so best team available should play.

I will say again and again. We can think what the bloody hell we like, it will affect nothing.
I'm sure that the manager and team are totally focused, for EVERY game.
 
Remember last year’s Stoke (Home) yawn fest draw? Strong team out. No-one to be rested. Can’t be beating Chelsea away followed by home draw to Stoke next.
 
This should be a game where if we've any injury concerns or niggles then it's a good time to rest them. So KDB and Delph can rest up for Napoli. Fernandinho has also earned a rest, he's played every minute so far and now he's gone to Brazil for internationals so might be worth giving him a rest.

--------------------------------Ederson----------------------------------
Walker-------------Stones--------------Otamendi-------------Danilo
-------------------------------Gundogan---------------------------------
----------------Bernardo---------------------D.Silva--------------------
Sterling------------------------Jesus------------------------------Sane-

Get Brahim on for the last 20-25mins and get Jesus some rest for Napoli.

*Touch wood* they all get through the international period in good nick.
 
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