West Brom (H) | Pre-Match Thread

[Blu3m00n91]

Seen as though our wingers are shite and the ones who aren’t are always left on the bench. Probs best to change it up.

Ederson
Stones Dias Laporte

Cancelo Gundogan Bernardo Mendy

De Bruyne Foden

Torres

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

Looks good to me that side.

Not a chance will pep play that open
One of rodri or fern will play

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Steffan
Laporte
Gundogan
Palmer/
Mendy
Silva/Foden
Doyle

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

 

[kippaxchris]

probably the only other team that has failed to score against United this season like us. 0-0

 

[Brad mcfc]

Mahrez to score a few and look decent against a poor side

 

[super_city_si]

Change it up. Back to the old formation. Let’s attack.

ederson
cancelo stones Dias mendy
rodri (or gundogan)
kev foden
bernardo Jesus Torres

Swashbuckling 5-0

what I expect we’ll see
ederson
walker stones Dias mendy
rodri gundogan
deruyne
mahrez Jesus sterling

boring as fuck 1-0

 

[bluetonium]

Will be a much more attacking line up for this one. We need a playmaker behind the striker or otherwise fast wingers if we play with no striker / deep lying striker.

For me that's one of Kev pushed right up, Foden in the Silva role or Bernardo. We have the options, expect us to maul them.

 

[MAG]

They gave away a goal in 20 seconds against Newcastle today ... there's a reason they're lingering at the bottom of the table ... we'll be at home ... I'm afraid even a 5-0 in this game won't really mean anything in the bigger picture.

 

[MAG]

Result prediction poll added!

 

[MAG]

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 ...

 

[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