Man City (H) 21/9 Build-Up & Match Thread

[Deutsch Wolf]

-------------------------Patricio--------------------------

--------------Boly-------Coady--------Saiss------------

Buur----Dendoncker----Neves----Moutinho-----Marçal

----------------------Podence-------------------------------------

---------------------------Jimenez---------------------------------

Subs: Ruddy, Vinagre, Vitinha, Neto, Adama, Jota, Fabio

2019/20: W 3-2 (H), W 2-0 (A)
2018/19: D 1-1 (H), L 0-3 (A)
2017/18: D 0-0 (A, LC, lost on pens)
2011/12: L 0-2 (H), L 1-3 (A), L 2-5 (H, LC)
2010/11: W 2-1 (H), L 3-4 (A)
2009/10: L 0-3 (H), L 0-1 (A)
2003/4: W 1-0 (H), D 3-3 (A)
2001/2: L 0-2 (H), L 0-1 (A)
1999/0: W 4-1 (H), W 1-0 (A)
1997/8: D 2-2 (H), W 1-0 (A)
1996/7: W 3-0 (H), W 1-0 (A)

 

[Kenny]

100% Adama is RWB on Monday unless a new one lands this afternoon (assuming the rule that to be allowed to play in a game this weekend they have to be registered by 12 or 5pm on the Friday, regardless of day of game still stands)

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

It's Friday now, jockey lad...

Adama has been fucking shite in both of the games this week.

 

[Premier Quality]

Buur against sterling? He’ll get eaten alive and give us nothing going the other way.

I’m fine with the rest of it, though I don’t like Donk being the one to support the strikers in a 3-5-2 as he did last year - but maybe Nuno will have a tactical tweak as he did against sheff Utd to give us a bit more.

 

[Kenny]

It's Friday now, jockey lad...

.

So it is...can you remind me of my name as well.

So we have a few hours to get a RWB in then or Adama it is

 

[pacamac]

Adama has been fucking shite in both of the games this week.

This is true, even taking into account him being slightly better when not at RWB i do feel that if we're going to go with a slightly different (more fluid switching, often narrower) front 3 rather than the previous wide front 3 I do think we might regret not cashing out on Traore while all the hype surrounded him (plenty warranted but plenty not in my opinion)

Still 2 games ay it he'll probably make me look like a stupid pant wetter......hope he does!

 

[The Bion]

I will take a point right now please and thank you.

Might see a slightly odd City team given this is their first game.

 

[Nando]

They've got a fair few missing due to injuries/COVID by the sounds of it - could be the best time to face them.

 

[Norman Deeley]

It's Friday now, jockey lad...

Adama has been fucking shite in both of the games this week.

He hasn't been at his best. He hasn't been as you describe. And he'll certainly be RWB against City.

 

[The Bear]

Rui

Boly - Coady - Saiss

Traore - Dendoncker - Neves - Marcal

Neto - Raul - Podence


We need Donk in there to help protect Adama and also because both he and Neves are good defensively in the middle. Which is needed against Man City.

Neto/Podence provide the pace on the break.

 

[pacamac]

Patricio
Burr Boly Coady Saiss Marcal
Dendoncker Moutinho Neves
Neto Jimenez

 

[prawnking]

Bear's team for me

 

[Parkins left foot]

Hopefully Nuno has been working intensly this week with those who haven't particularly performed well enough yet (he can almost ignore the back 3 & Rui/Jiminez)

Feel sorry for Adama - he's being put in a position that is in no way natural for him. He will need support from Boly & the right side midfielder to get through and long term cannot be asked to continue playing that role.

 

[prawnking]

As he seems to have crept into a couple of teams... I'd be pretty shocked if Nuno started someone as nondescript as Burr for a PL game against City!

 

[prawnking]

Adama has been fucking shite in both of the games this week.

It's not his fault we sold a key performer with no backup

 

[pacamac]

As he seems to have crept into a couple of teams... I'd be pretty shocked if Nuno started someone as nondescript as Burr for a PL game against City!

Don't think Nuno posts on the forum though

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

It's not his fault we sold a key performer with no backup

He didn't play RWB yesterday for most of the game...

If you're supposedly worth north of £50m then you don't get to hide behind that anyway.

 

[PuntsWolf]

As always it’s not who we play it’s how we play. We’ve played 3-5-2 in the last two games but that is just a bunch of numbers, the way they translated on the pitch was completely different.

If Traore is RWB we can probably afford to play only Podence and Raul along with the usuals with enough of an outlet down both flanks.

Park the bus and we should keep them at bay bar some KDB magic. Always the chance they gift us a goal on the counter or set play.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Please play Otamendi. Please play Otamendi. Please play Otamendi.

 

[prawnking]

He didn't play RWB yesterday for most of the game...

If you're supposedly worth north of £50m then you don't get to hide behind that anyway.

No one played well yesterday, seems weird to just single Adama out.

And he wasn't exactly a liability against Sheff Utd, it's just not a role that is natural to him. He doesn't hide and he always gives the opposition something to think about going forward. Tbh he always teeters between chaos and genius wherever he plays.

But if we don't want to play him at RWB, don't sell our main one with no even half decent backup. You can't have it all ways mate, you were fine with Doc going, fine with us not having a backup in the squad, fine with us still not having a replacement after weeks... Well this is what you get! You play someone out of position, or play mediocrity like Burr