West Brom (H) | Pre-Match Thread

[mat]

Baggies are due a win I suppose...

Be interesting to see if an inexperienced ref isn't another PiGMOL robot.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Well, Chelsea has dropped three points ... now only if Spurs and Scousers do the same tomorrow then it might look like a good point gained today for us ...

At least one of them are going to drop points Wednesday night

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Well, Chelsea has dropped three points ... now only if Spurs and Scousers do the same tomorrow then it might look like a good point gained today for us ...

No it won't it was trash no matter what happens tomorrow.

 

[simon23]

Can't see any of the youngsters making the bench.
We had Aguero Zinchenko and Garcia not even in the panel today.
I think Pep has so much choice now its clouding his judgement.
2 subs used in the last 3 games
If the team ain't right at the start and you don't use your bench it won't be right at the end either

Agree with the last bit....

Pep seems stubborn on a number of points:
His insistance of using the double defendsive midfielders - it has weakened us attacking wise - I could have understood it last year when the bak four was weaker - but we seem to have sorted it.

If Aguero is fit he needs to play - Im not sure why he wasnt on the bench today unless he had some sort of reactio to playing that 15 mins or so midweek - but havent heard anything about that

Zinchenko and Garcia have no place in our starting 11 - them two missing is irrelevant

Pep needs to return to playing more attacking football. Dias and the return to ofrm of Stones should encourage him to do that.

 

[Ribchester]

Needs a few changes and some fresh ideas and energy.

Whatever we are doing from an attacking perspective, it just isn't working. Burney at home aside.

Would like to see Laporte play, but doubt Pep will change an effective partnership.

...........................Ederson

Cancelo...........Stones.........Dias.........Mendy

..............Bernardo...........Gundogan

Torres..............De Bruyne..............Foden

.........................Jesus

Fantasy Team, if only for the fact Sterling and Mahrez are not in it.

 

[Ribchester]

Foden must start
Mahrez shouldnt even make the bench

One holding midfielder only

Hopefully kun at least makes the bench

Nor should Sterling

 

[Ribchester]

Sterling’s actually making me fkin Ill, getting to the point now that him playing coupled with Tyler commentating I’m going to have to sack watching us when on Sky.
Can turn volume to 0 to sort Tyler out I suppose but as for Sterling can’t see THE solution happening

 

[simon23]

Nor should Sterling

Agreed

 

[Cheeky Txiki]

My lineup:

------------------Torres--------------------

Foden------------KDB------------Sterling

----------Gundo--------Bernardo------------

Mendy----Laporte---Dias-----Cancelo

------------------Steffen----------------

>A good time to test Steffen in PL and give Eddy maybe a break.
> Play Sterling at RW which is his actual position
> Bench Mahrez. I don't want stat padding vs shit teams to cloud our judgement anymore.
> Bench Jesus. Awful display in front of goal vs United.
> Time to bring in Foden, Bernardo, Laporte and Torres and see if they take their chances.
> Rest Rodri, Stones and Walker
> Sub Aguero on for Torres or Sterling
> I want aggressive, dominant, attacking football. I don't care if we concede in the process.

 

[simon23]

My lineup:

------------------Torres--------------------

Foden------------KDB------------Sterling

----------Gundo--------Bernardo------------

Mendy----Laporte---Dias-----Cancelo

------------------Steffen----------------

>A good time to test Steffen in PL and give Eddy maybe a break.
> Play Sterling at RW which is his actual position
> Bench Mahrez. I don't want stat padding vs shit teams to cloud our judgement anymore.
> Bench Jesus. Awful display in front of goal vs United.
> Time to bring in Foden, Bernardo, Laporte and Torres and see if they take their chances.
> Rest Rodri, Stones and Walker
> Sub Aguero on for Torres or Sterling
> I want aggressive, dominant, attacking football. I don't care if we concede in the process.

the only par of this is that you Gundogan is poor defensively -though against Westbrom it maybe ok