Wolves (A) - Wed 11th May, 20:15 (BST) | Pre-Match Thread

[Goater=Legend]

Paul Tierney again lol.

They're not even hiding it now

 

[Len Rum]

We're sh1tting ourselves about the defence but objectively Rodders can play CB (if not Fern) and as Shearer just said on MOTD we've got a 40m central defender on the bench -Ake.
Wolves also have two key players out for rest of season - Semedo and Kilman.

 

[Indaparkside]

3-1 city early goal to settle the nerves

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Win this game and I’ll be confident of title coming back to us. Watch Liverpool stick 5 past Villa on Tuesday.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Will their manager be there? He’s got Covid currently.

 

[Indaparkside]

Win this game and I’ll be confident of title coming back to us. Watch Liverpool stick 5 past Villa on Tuesday.

They will rotate now for Chelsea and madrid

 

[simmo]

Play with the same tempo and approach as today and will be another 3pts.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

They will rotate now for Chelsea and madrid

They will rotate at Villa and perhaps Southampton next week, but they’ll still have enough to beat both of them. They’ve got a stronger squad than us.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

They will rotate at Villa and perhaps Southampton next week, but they’ll still have enough to beat both of them. They’ve got a stronger squad than us.

They have a bigger squad, but not a better one. Our “first reserves” are better than theirs.

 

[GX Blue]

Ederson

Cancelo Ake Laporte Zinchenko

Rodri

Mahrez Bernardo KDB Sterling

Foden

 

[Dr Quincy]

Styles make fights and we struggle with Wolves. What I wouldn’t give for an early goal here to discourage them.

That said, a well rested Bernie to come back in is a huge bonus for us and with KDB in superstar mode we just need to make sure we convert the chances we will undoubtedly get.

4-2 City

 

[simon23]

Aké and Laporte at centre back for this, has to be.

Ake wont be fit in time...Pep has pretty much said as so already

 

[simon23]

Only way to defend now is not to let the other team have the ball even more than we normally do.......full on possession game, patience and once in front by a goal or two (if possible).....just even more possession

they have pace and movement upfront

with our back 4 the ay it is, its going to be tricky

 

[bert38]

Very unlikely Ake starts, in which case it will be Fernandinho. Not ideal but here we are.

 

[James2401125]

Ederson

Cancelo Laporte Rodri Zinchenko
Gundogan Bernardo KDB

Mahrez Foden Sterling

 

[TonyM]

I'd have Bernardo and Gundogan run midfield. I'd start KDB wide instead of in the middle. I just feel he'd frighten the life out of any team - sending in those crosses of his towards Jesus and Foden.

I'd have Cancelo being quite conservative - e.g. feeding Bernardo and Foden and sending long cross field balls towards KDB rather than running into the box.

.............Ederson..............
Cancelo Ake Laporte Zinchenko
Bernardo ..Rodri .....Gundogan
Foden ......Jesus ...........KDB

I'd bring on Mahrez, Palmer or Grealish at some point. I'd try to avoid bringing on Fernandinho unless we had to just to not overplay him.


(I wish Pep called me last Wednesday morning. tut tut tut)

 

[PepGuardiola]

First time to Molineux, Where to park the car?

 

[Oyster28catcher]

First time to Molineux, Where to park the car?

May need to park the bus.

 

[Blu1]

No way on earth is gerrard letting Liverpool drop points in their game. Watch a few youth players make an appearance for villa.

This is a cup final for us (again) only concern is who’s our central defenders going to be. Typical city lose both centre backs for the last 3 games :-(

how do we keep getting these injuries

 

[city wright winger]

No way on earth is gerrard letting Liverpool drop points in their game. Watch a few youth players make an appearance for villa.

This is a cup final for us (again) only concern is who’s our central defenders going to be. Typical city lose both centre backs for the last 3 games :-(

how do we keep getting these injuries

Peps lack of substitutions