Sunderland (H) - Sat 6th Dec, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Eccles Blue]

Is Rodri back for this one?

 

[B\connellblue]

Is Rodri back for this one?

No chance. Peps not being entirely truthful in this case.

 

[Buckshaw Blue]

No chance. Peps not being entirely truthful in this case.

Doubt we’ll see him again until the new year.

 

[asahartford1]

No chance. Peps not being entirely truthful in this case.

What do you know !

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

This will be tough, these guys should have beaten Dipperpool in their last game.

I've gone for a win but it won't be plain sailing thats for sure, especially if we make the same mistakes as we did at Fulham.

 

[CPPSC]

This will be tough, these guys should have beaten Dipperpool in their last game.

I've gone for a win but it won't be plain sailing thats for sure, especially if we make the same mistakes as we did at Fulham.

We will be ok if we score as many as we did against Fulham

 

[supercity88]

They've got a lot of energy and can grind out results too. They'll have absolutely no fear coming to us considering how well they're doing this season. They don't need the points so will just go at us, and that tends to be a recipe for disaster. When teams respect us and sit off we tear them apart. When teams go at us and press us we fall apart.

Should be another high scoring game, I just can't see how we can prevent those periods of being under pressure and crumbling. It's happened consistently this season and we don't seem to have an answer for it.

 

[ealing blue]

Predictions for Pep’s press conference:
Sunderland are a top, top side
We aren’t thinking about Real Madrid
Rodri’s not ready but he’s getting closer

 

[citymad]

One of these needed on Saturday.

Only if its light blue.You are awful but I like you!

 

[Claytop]

It's odd when Pep's core philosophy is that the ball does all the moving and the players just need to be in the right positions.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Rodri definitely not available Pep has confirmed.

 

[MCFC1993]

We need him back soon, obviously being extremely careful with this one but not sure we can get through December unscathed without him.

 

[BringBackSwales]

What do you know !

He knows fuck all, he is just as negative as hell

 

[mike1923]

View attachment 176702
That's the fouls table so far this season. To say that they rely on fouls is very much not true. As you can see, they've committed the second lowest number of fouls of any team this season.

Be interesting to see if the booking per game table roughly reflects that one ..

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

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That's the fouls table so far this season. To say that they rely on fouls is very much not true. As you can see, they've committed the second lowest* number of fouls of any team this season.

Fewest*

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

Rodri definitely not available Pep has confirmed.

No surprise, sadly.

 

[Buckshaw Blue]

Rodri out for Sunderland visit, says Guardiola

Pep Guardiola says Rodri will not feature in Saturday’s Premier League clash with Sunderland.

www.mancity.com

 

[borassic]

Pep very playful in his Press Conference

 

[Claytop]

As good as Sunderland have been this season let's not forget United managed to beat them...

 

[Eccles Blue]

Predictions for Pep’s press conference:
Sunderland are a top, top side
We aren’t thinking about Real Madrid
Rodri’s not ready but he’s getting closer

Well Rodders has been getting closer for a couple of weeks or more now. It would be just nice if we had a real idea how long. :-) JMHO