This looks like a back 5… oh goody because that went well last time. Eh, at least there’s no Kilman.
Administrative_Gur45 on
Not keen on the back 5. Also no Scarles in the squad
blvd93 on
Not feeling great about a back 5 but Forest used one against City and it worked pretty well
TomClark83 on
Three central at the back rarely works for us, but with Cry out then I’d rather add Todibo to the lineup than Traore, so it makes sense.
Helicopter Special around the 80th?
SammyEvo on
Two man midfield against that dull bunch of tiny little passing pricks. Nuno brainfarts are back
WorriedAd2764 on
diouf has a lot of work to do up that left side tonight
Ok_Counter_8887 on
5 at the back is ok, All 3 of those can step out into the midfield and make it a 3 in possession. I think itll be ok
CapnBlargles on
How is this gonna work?
Snype0 on
Good to see taty and Pablo back together
Fishy_____Business on
September 2015 was last time when we took 3 points from Man City
floorscentadolescent on
I’m feeling less fearful of a back 5 with 3 solid centre backs instead of he who shall not be named
fredasboss on
COYIIIII
CurvyCourgette on
Normally i’d be wary of a 5 back, but Haaland always seems to score against us
SolipsisticBadBoy on
PABLO <3
Visara57 on
Back 3 always mean 1 less midfielder
We’ll have 0% possession
Matzyo on
Nuno taking lessons from City Madrid game. This might work.
CoatDelicious9289 on
Am I the only one that feels extremely confident tonight???
ZookeepergameLocal37 on
I like the line up, our 3 centre backs have been solid and going to need them tonight
cpashei on
3 centerbacks doesn’t work for us. Hasn’t worked a single time all season.
We should be showing ambition and going for it against a City team who just played in the Bernabeu three days ago and had to travel back and then travel again to London. Perfect game for Adama to be starting and leading counterattacks against tired legs.
Instead it’s sitting back and inviting pressure without any real outlets up front to threaten with pace. Can’t see us getting anything today unfortunately
Kcufasu on
When will we learn the only way to get anything against city is to actually try play them – it works for others, sitting back never does
In terms of a back 5 I actually don’t mind the team, it looks solid for big games without kilman but can’t see it working against city specifically
FourEyedMatt on
Was confident until I saw the 5 at the back. Still backing the boys but it’s gonna be a long night in this formation.
Intrepid_Emu_9799 on
Eurgh we should be attacking them!!
Yusha-- on
West Ham playing a 5 back and we’re playing against Haaland? These are things I see in my nightmares.
Maraan666 on
Traore will come on second half. We are reversing our previous tactics of attacking first and then trying to shut up shop – we’ll try to keep things tight from the start (and maybe nick something on the counter), and switch to attack later on.
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Back 5 ffs
This looks like a back 5… oh goody because that went well last time. Eh, at least there’s no Kilman.
Not keen on the back 5. Also no Scarles in the squad
Not feeling great about a back 5 but Forest used one against City and it worked pretty well
Three central at the back rarely works for us, but with Cry out then I’d rather add Todibo to the lineup than Traore, so it makes sense.
Helicopter Special around the 80th?
Two man midfield against that dull bunch of tiny little passing pricks. Nuno brainfarts are back
diouf has a lot of work to do up that left side tonight
5 at the back is ok, All 3 of those can step out into the midfield and make it a 3 in possession. I think itll be ok
How is this gonna work?
Good to see taty and Pablo back together
September 2015 was last time when we took 3 points from Man City
I’m feeling less fearful of a back 5 with 3 solid centre backs instead of he who shall not be named
COYIIIII
Normally i’d be wary of a 5 back, but Haaland always seems to score against us
PABLO <3
Back 3 always mean 1 less midfielder
We’ll have 0% possession
Nuno taking lessons from City Madrid game. This might work.
Am I the only one that feels extremely confident tonight???
I like the line up, our 3 centre backs have been solid and going to need them tonight
3 centerbacks doesn’t work for us. Hasn’t worked a single time all season.
We should be showing ambition and going for it against a City team who just played in the Bernabeu three days ago and had to travel back and then travel again to London. Perfect game for Adama to be starting and leading counterattacks against tired legs.
Instead it’s sitting back and inviting pressure without any real outlets up front to threaten with pace. Can’t see us getting anything today unfortunately
When will we learn the only way to get anything against city is to actually try play them – it works for others, sitting back never does
In terms of a back 5 I actually don’t mind the team, it looks solid for big games without kilman but can’t see it working against city specifically
Was confident until I saw the 5 at the back. Still backing the boys but it’s gonna be a long night in this formation.
Eurgh we should be attacking them!!
West Ham playing a 5 back and we’re playing against Haaland? These are things I see in my nightmares.
Traore will come on second half. We are reversing our previous tactics of attacking first and then trying to shut up shop – we’ll try to keep things tight from the start (and maybe nick something on the counter), and switch to attack later on.