The Title Race - 2023/24

[supercity88]

We'll rotate after Chelsea too, but to a lesser extent. We have 6 excellent defenders, Pep will rotate them till the end. We have good wingers, Pep will rotate Grealish, Doku, Bobb and may use even Alvarez on the wing.

The players who will play with less rotation are Rodri, Foden and Haaland, mostly Rodri.

Definitely. It feels like Pep has figured out the combinations he wants to use and he's managed minutes very carefully and much better than our rivals. In previous campaigns we've gone into the FA Cup semi finals having to make changes due to injuries/fatigue and we've not been at it. Rodri is the only one that probably would need Saturday off to ensure he can then play through to the end, coming off as soon as he can in league games to manage minutes.

Otherwise we have plenty of options moving forwards.

 

[supercity88]

Long way to go yet.

Dippers could still win it if we draw Arsenal in the semis of the CL should we both go through. Those games will drain both of us and rotation will be key.

We've only won all of our final 6 games once under Pep. That's when we had to win all 6 to win the title, so you can't put too much on it, but it's likely all three will drop points again. So much can happen. You've got teams with nothing to play for just going for it, or teams fighting for Europe/to stay up who just do everything to grind a result out.

Every game feels tough at this time of the season.

 

[Lord Blue]

If we get through, the Brighton game moves to Wednesday 8pm and Forest Saturday 530pm. Not 72 hours but a bit more than 46 hours. Still a big task but our boys can do it.

that's a relief

 

[AliBobbyJ]

I wonder whether the players went into training on Monday smiling at Pep and he couldn't stop himself winking back at them. Or did he keep a straight face and say just put the damn cones out?

 

[Deleted member 13905]

he is talking to cruyff.

"everything is for johan".



without johan we, city, wouldn't be who/where we are right now.

 

[berryblue]

that's a relief

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66.5 hours. Friday not on the fixture list.

 

[berryblue]

he is talking to cruyff.

"everything is for johan".
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without johan we, city, wouldn't be who/where we are right now.

I remember Joe Mercer used to call him Johan Crufft.

 

[Blue Til Death]

I remember Joe Mercer used to call him Johan Crufft.

He was the dogs bollocks so it kinda fits :-)

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

he is talking to cruyff.

"everything is for johan".
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without johan we, city, wouldn't be who/where we are right now.

Good news, Cruyff is coming back according to some bloke chatting to Le Tissier.

Princess Diana as his number 2.

 

[Heisenberg's Blue Sky]

Pepnormal Activity?

...I'll get my coat :)