Pre Match - Man City (H) - Sunday 16:30
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Those are probably the subs I'd make. At least one of them at the half and the other maybe 10 Mims in.
Ali brave keeping again!
Gomez or Tsimikas.
Tsimikas just for the corner taking.
Might shift Tsimikas to the left so we can get his crosses as well. Robbi can handle Foden
That relies on getting near their box again
Good thing that KDB not having a great game
Gomez has the pace but worry about getting done by the high ball over the top. Don't see another option though. Moving Tsimikas or Robbo there would be a gamble.
Lucky to get to half time at 0-0. Hopefully make them pay for their wastefulness
...solute shambles..long time since I've seen such a shagged out first half performance..Hendo..worst, followed by Milly...sloppy passing, non existent marking..leggy...tired looking..witless performance. Bound to be better in the second half..they will be fuming that they haven't scored..
All is not lost....
All is not lost....
So you want to bring on keita?
I honestly can't remember any of our midfielders doing anything with the ball. Matip has been our most creative player.
Milner, Henderson, Mané have been dreadful. Fabinho, Jota, Jones non existent.
Milner is getting sent off or giving up a goal here if Henderson keeps leaving him 1v1 against Grealish/Foden.
Milner, Henderson, Mané have been dreadful. Fabinho, Jota, Jones non existent.
Milner is getting sent off or giving up a goal here if Henderson keeps leaving him 1v1 against Grealish/Foden.
Not sure if serious?
We need bobby dropping deep to open up more passing lanes to the midfielders. At the moment it's either mane or Salah on the wing, and then there's too much to do..bobby adds a different dimension.
Milner is getting fucked, so I'd bring on Gomez I think, solely because he's pacey and strong. Moving Kostas or Robbo to right back is a risk.
Next, keita for Jones IF those subs don't change anything
Milner is getting fucked, so I'd bring on Gomez I think, solely because he's pacey and strong. Moving Kostas or Robbo to right back is a risk.
Next, keita for Jones IF those subs don't change anything
Sarcasm doesn't read as obviously online it seems 😀
Ok first off I'd bring Tsimikas on and move Robbo to the right (or we could bring on Gomez - but I like that solution better), no way Milner can continue because he's going to get a second Yellow or we'll concede from that side.
Next off we have to do something about the midfield. That means either Jones off for Keita or Mane off and move Jota to the left and put Firmino through the middle. I prefer Mane off.
Next off we have to do something about the midfield. That means either Jones off for Keita or Mane off and move Jota to the left and put Firmino through the middle. I prefer Mane off.
They look as if they want to apologise to City for being on the same pitch.
Hendo off..Milly off..Keita and Gomez on...
I don't think so. Milner is the king of professional fouls. He got away with one on Foden just outside the box and made another to make sure we went in level. He won't do anything so risky now he's on a yellow. And there's no one better on the bench.
Bobby for curtis, switch with jota.
Gomez for milner.
Go win game
Gomez for milner.
Go win game
There's a tactical problem here.
We've been playing a more traditional front 3 this year with Jota as a more classic no. 9 than a false 9 in Firmino.
To accommodate that, we've done a couple of things to get more control in midfield:
1. Create an overload down the right with Salah, Henderson and Trent almost as an auxiliary midfielder
2. Have Thiago take on Firmino's playmaking from a deeper position
We don't have either Trent or Thiago today, so for me, playing Jota against such a tactically adept side like City is a problem.
Milner doesn't have the legs to create that right-sided overload, and we don't have a deeper playmaker in midfield.
The front 3 are just being left too far forward without supply. Which is why you're seeing Matip trying to break lines continuously and move the ball forward.
The solution to this is being Firmino on for Jota, and play the false 9 system. I'd also bring Gomez on for Milner.
We've been playing a more traditional front 3 this year with Jota as a more classic no. 9 than a false 9 in Firmino.
To accommodate that, we've done a couple of things to get more control in midfield:
1. Create an overload down the right with Salah, Henderson and Trent almost as an auxiliary midfielder
2. Have Thiago take on Firmino's playmaking from a deeper position
We don't have either Trent or Thiago today, so for me, playing Jota against such a tactically adept side like City is a problem.
Milner doesn't have the legs to create that right-sided overload, and we don't have a deeper playmaker in midfield.
The front 3 are just being left too far forward without supply. Which is why you're seeing Matip trying to break lines continuously and move the ball forward.
The solution to this is being Firmino on for Jota, and play the false 9 system. I'd also bring Gomez on for Milner.
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