West Brom (a) League Cup pre-match thread

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

_______________Bravo______________
Danilo___Kompany___Mangala___Delph
_______________Yaya_______________
________Gundogan__B. Silva_________
Diaz__________________________Sane
_____________Sterling______________

Subs: Stones, Mendy, Dinho, Foden, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Jesus

 

[BLUEMATT23]

I wonder about this match.I do not want any of the 1st Team squad playing on Weds. night. Injuries to any of them would 'crack me up'.

but I'd go with:
Bravo
Danilo, Tosin, Vinnie, Mangala, Zinchenko
Foden, Gundogan, B Silva
Sane, Diaz
.... this line up will do me..........

Yes but we should be aiming for success in every trophy.
Remember last season.

 

[BLUEMATT23]

_______________Bravo______________
Danilo___Kompany___Mangala___Delph
_______________Yaya_______________
________Gundogan__B. Silva_________
Diaz__________________________Sane
_____________Sterling______________

Subs: Stones, Mendy, Dinho, Foden, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Jesus

Don't want Delph he's hopeless.

 

[lancs blue]

_______________Bravo______________
Danilo___Kompany___Mangala___Delph
_______________Yaya_______________
________Gundogan__B. Silva_________
Diaz__________________________Sane
_____________Sterling______________

Subs: Stones, Mendy, Dinho, Foden, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Jesus

Bold line-up that, no sub keeper.

 

[northstandgiveusasong]

Foden, Mangala, Bravo, Sane all to start with the rest made up of a couple of youngsters and first teamers.

I think the bench will be very strong for this one with all the big guns on hand if necessary.

 

[Cosmin]

Will there be any streams?

 

[MarsLlama]

Pep, tasked with keeping twenty senior professionals happy, can't afford to start Foden and Diaz over Sterling and Delph. He just can't. And after the Girona game I'm not about to complain.

If we were give a fair draw like the rest of the league and were playing some lower league club at home then that would be the time to play youth. But that won't happen.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

I'd like to see Delph at left back. Would be fantastic if he could give us a rotation option for Mendy.

You know what? That's not a bad shout. Delph takes ridiculous stick on this forum. He's a decent player, just not at the stellar level of the current first eleven. He can do a job for us in these kinds of games.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Pep, tasked with keeping twenty senior professionals happy, can't afford to start Foden and Diaz over Sterling and Delph. He just can't. And after the Girona game I'm not about to complain.

If we were give a fair draw like the rest of the league and were playing some lower league club at home then that would be the time to play youth. But that won't happen.

Point taken, but I would hope that he can give them some game time coming off the bench, at about the 70 minute mark. If all is going well, of course.

 

[Tevez City]

The game will be on which channel ?

 

[Franny 1234]

The game will be on which channel ?

Not many people are putting YAYA in the likely line ups.
What's the issue with yaya and pep ?
C.T.I.D.

 

[GiloBlue]

what do we expect away attendance to be?

 

[MarsLlama]

I've never been so positive about watching City play. I just want us to play Arsenal at home, Tottenham away, United anywhere... I want to watch us thrash them all.

 

[Neville Kneville]

If Vinny is fit he should play, along with Danilo.

I would then hope, for the rest of the selections, Pep makes sure the side is balanced & strong, so if he does include any kids, they get to play in a fully functioning 'team', not a scratch one & the flow of the football remains.

 

[The Riot Club]

I'd rest Vinny for this. There are bigger tests to come, and while I agree it is a trophy, it's fourth in our priorities - the title should be the main aim this season (though I assume for Pep and the board it's the CL, the title is more realistic).

.....................Bravo
....Otamendi.....Stones....Mangala
Danilo..............................Delph
..........Gundogan....Bernardo
...Sterling.......Jesus..........Sané

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

Huge pressure on us doing well in every comp this season so i expect a pretty strong side. Bravo, Danilo, Bernardo, Sterling, Gundogan and Sane will all definitely start i would have thought.

.....................................Bravo...........................

Danilo..................Kompany............Mangala....................Mendy

.....................................Gundogan...............................

Bernardo...........................Brahim...................................Sane

.............................Jesus..................Sterling...........................

 

[bobom]

-----------Ederson
Danilo-Tosin-Stones-Mendy
-----------Gundogan
B.Silva---D.Silva---Foden
--------Jesus----Sane

I like the look of this, although if rather see Manbgala at the back.

 

[cibaman]

Wouldn't be surprised if both Aguero and Jesus are on the bench or rested and we play Sane and Sterling up front with Bernardo behind them.

 

[Vienna_70]

Bravo

Danilo
Adarabioyo
Mangala
Fernandinho

Delph

Foden
Diaz

Bernardo
Sané

Sterling

I don't think, after only a few minutes yesterday, Ilkay is ready to start yet. There's no rush; ease him back in gradually. I'd have him on the bench and give him half an hour.

 

[BucksBlue]

I would pick a stronger team for this than the palace game
Palace very poor and it's at home
West Brom are a strong team and it's away
We need to keep winning
Might pick gundogan toure b silva etc
Certainly not tosin managala

Palace will be fighting for a lifeline and the WBA defence will need unlocking.
That said Premier League points are at a premium.