Pilchards Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 Going to be interesting as it’s obvious the players are going to be tired from last night. Our captain will return which is great news and it would be nice for Cedric to make an appearance too. I personally would play Jack Stephens in Romeu role and put a couple of young front runners that will keep some pressure on the City back four. McCarthy Cedric Vestergaard Bederack (can’t spell it I know) Yoshi Targett Stephens Hoijberg Moore/Obi/Barnes Ings Redmond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 Fernandinho still a major doubt. Jesus could be back for them. I'd expect Silva to start for them. Imagine we will rotate a fair few players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonsaint Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 Yoshida's off to the Asia Cup shortly. Anyone know when? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 (edited) Defeat As teams like our current outfit don’t win 3 in a row, city won’t lose 3 on the bounce We are going to have to make a few changes Hoj, long should deffo come in at least Edited 28 December, 2018 by Batman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 Yoshida's off to the Asia Cup shortly. Anyone know when?I heard it's after Chelsea Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 Going to be interesting as it’s obvious the players are going to be tired from last night. Our captain will return which is great news and it would be nice for Cedric to make an appearance too. I personally would play Jack Stephens in Romeu role and put a couple of young front runners that will keep some pressure on the City back four. McCarthy Cedric Vestergaard Bederack (can’t spell it I know) Yoshi Targett Stephens Hoijberg Moore/Obi/Barnes Ings RedmondDoubt we'll see Cedric. Could put Stephens in at RB. Obafemi definitely out too. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomer Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 I fear we could get the backlash after two defeats on the trot for City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 I fear we could get the backlash after two defeats on the trot for City. Exactly & this is definitely the sort of game that you don't want to be going in with a days less rest than them either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waylander Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 Obafemi has another hamstring problem - out for 2 weeks https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/17322945.southampton-manager-ralph-hasenhuttl-on-his-sides-2-1-defeat-to-west-ham/?ref=mr&lp=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabbage_Face Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 ?thrased? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 I fear we could get the backlash after two defeats on the trot for City. They say things happen in 3’s so we can always hope............we can always also hope that with them having such a prolonged winning run, this strange happening of losing twice might play on their minds and make them play with a bit more caution. Be nice to see a repeat of the last time we thought we would reap the full force of the table topping team beaten soundly the previous weekend 5-0..............need to stop drinking really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefoggy Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 All the pressure is on City, must win game for them. Absolutely no pressure on us at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 Hopefully we can keep the goal difference respectable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 Bederack (can’t spell it I know) Hoijberg Moore/Barnes Google them then! Bednarek Hojbjerg Who is Moore? Barnes is not registered in the Premier League squad so cannot play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 Google them then! Bednarek Hojbjerg Who is Moore? Barnes is not registered in the Premier League squad so cannot play. Moore Elyounoussi, obvs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 Moore Elyounoussi, obvs Applemakeyoulookatit auto correct always kicks you in the bottom at some point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 Ralph May rotate the squad a little for this Also, Lemina not fully fit and it showed Obefemi out for a couple of weeks which is a big miss because of his pace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 The Wolf Alice bassist thinks we will win 3-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 Strange Mystic Meg hasn’t popped in from a golf game to tell us what the score will be. No worries he’ll tell us how much he won after the game I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 Can’t see anything other than 0-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanimal Posted 28 December, 2018 Share Posted 28 December, 2018 Would take a draw now says the heart but the head says a thumping and hopefully City will sit back and rest after an hour. On that basis park the bus, keep it down to 0-1 then hit them hard in the last 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 28 December, 2018 Author Share Posted 28 December, 2018 Would take a draw now says the heart but the head says a thumping and hopefully City will sit back and rest after an hour. On that basis park the bus, keep it down to 0-1 then hit them hard in the last 30 Seconds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BotleySaint Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 We can only hope City's poor run continues. Worst case scenario they'll want to make a return-to-form statement against us and not sit back on a lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 We'll at least be competitive, it can't get worse than the 6-1 up there a few weeks ago. And another positive is that after this game, we'll be the only team in the league who doesn't have to play them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwbu Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 Good article with PEH in The Times this morning - just a throw away comment or does this really mean Kayne Ramsey will be starting at RWB vs City? link to article: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pierre-emile-hojbjerg-interview-pep-guardiola-is-the-most-demanding-person-ive-met-qq237mzg8 “On Thursday evening, after Southampton’s defeat by West Ham, Hojbjerg, even though he was suspended, stayed beyond the end of the game and checked with Kayne Ramsay, a young unused substitute, whether he needed a lift home. Tomorrow, as captain, he will have to check that the 18-year-old full back can cope, on his debut, with the pressure of facing Kevin De Bruyne. We have had a couple of debuts this year and I always tell them you are here because you are good enough, the reason you get this chance is because you have the quality and don’t forget that now, or in a year. Kayne is a good guy and it will be an amazing opportunity, it will be his way into the world of men. From boy to a man in one night.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 Good article with PEH in The Times this morning - just a throw away comment or does this really mean Kayne Ramsey will be starting at RWB vs City? link to article: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pierre-emile-hojbjerg-interview-pep-guardiola-is-the-most-demanding-person-ive-met-qq237mzg8 “On Thursday evening, after Southampton’s defeat by West Ham, Hojbjerg, even though he was suspended, stayed beyond the end of the game and checked with Kayne Ramsay, a young unused substitute, whether he needed a lift home. Tomorrow, as captain, he will have to check that the 18-year-old full back can cope, on his debut, with the pressure of facing Kevin De Bruyne. We have had a couple of debuts this year and I always tell them you are here because you are good enough, the reason you get this chance is because you have the quality and don’t forget that now, or in a year. Kayne is a good guy and it will be an amazing opportunity, it will be his way into the world of men. From boy to a man in one night.” Sounds like he's going to start, esp as he would come in for Valery who struggled on Wednesday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 **** me that's a ballsy decision by Ralph, if true, playing an 18 year old fullback without a 1st team appearance against citeh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally_uk Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 Might aswell give Enzo Robise a run out aswell if we want to go full on kamikaze... Madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danjosaint Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 Might aswell give Enzo Robise a run out aswell if we want to go full on kamikaze... Madness If that is true surely that signals the end of cedric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 **** me that's a ballsy decision by Ralph, if true, playing an 18 year old fullback without a 1st team appearance against citeh Yep. Didn't JWP make his debut against City too? Where now for Cedric, if another youngster starts ahead of him? Surely he's off in the next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwsaint Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 Might aswell give Enzo Robise a run out aswell if we want to go full on kamikaze... Madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle04 Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 Not sure what to make of this if true. Cedric appears to be on his way thats for sure. 1) RH is resting Valery after a run of games with a view of reintroduction later. RH thinks Ramsey is worth a go in a free hit match. 2) RH deems Valery not good enough after a fair chance. Cedric not an option for some reason. Ramsey one alternative, and sends a positive message to the rest of the younger players. If Ramsey fails, which wouldn't be a disgrace given what he'll be facing, then what ? I'd rather he stick with Valery for a while and let the lad learn as the season progresses. Players can take years to develop (re Lallana), and he hasn't played that badly really. IMO it may just be a rotation issue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 Cedric clearly didn't want to buy a train ticket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 Cedric clearly didn't want to buy a train ticket Train was on other platform, he didn’t know how to cross... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainchris Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 We did well last season in this fixture. Let's not be too dramatic about a loss here anyway, it's a free hit. We won't keep a clean sheet so should go for them. Not convinced by our attack at the moment. I like Armstrong but more in a 433 with 3 attackers ahead. When he's one of the 3 attackers it's a bit slow. Really think we need Long for this one. Not alone up front, but chasing them down, defend from the front. Redmond/Ings/Long for an hour of flat out running, then subs based on the score, extra midfielder if still in the game. McCarthy Bednarek Vesterguard Yoshida Stephens Højbjerg Lemina Targett Long Ings Redmond Very good post indeed, good team and structured thinking based on carefully watching the games and not just the ball like several do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 Ralph seems committed to playing youngsters over some veterans. He said as much in an interview. His basic stance is we sucked with the veterans so why not. Guys like Cedric are in trouble. He also greatly prefers Oba to Long/Austin. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see a number of players leave in Jan, and also at th end of the season. Guys like Cedric, JWP, Gabbi (for sure), Long, Austin, Davis (another certainty), and Hoedt. Not sure where Bertrand falls, but he may be on the way out too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwbu Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 Hasn't this Ramsey got quite a lot of goals and assists at the youth levels for a RB? Valery has looked knackered a couple of times recently so maybe Ralph feels this is the game to get him a rest when we are the big underdogs and get him fit for the big games coming up after. No one had heard of Aaron Wan-Bissaka at Palace before Hodgson gave him his debut and he's since been one of the top 3 RB's in the league, I bet a lot of Palace fans were sceptical about his initial inclusion too. As mentioned, we don't know how these lads will do once they play at this level, some will rise and some won't. But not getting in the team under Hughes/Pellegrino shouldn't mean they are instantly written off. Puel gave game time to youngsters, he's doing it at Leicester too, most of the time the youngsters he played for us did just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 29 December, 2018 Author Share Posted 29 December, 2018 Train was on other platform, he didn’t know how to cross... Boom boom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanimal Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 To be honest, we would be better off with Billy Sharp and David McGoldrick up front...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabbage_Face Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 Gotta Get A Result After Today’s Results Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 Man City. A must win. (Joking) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 If Burley beat West Ham tomorrow it will be the worst set of results for us for a long time Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 100% defeat but i think will be by 3 or 4 goals, our defence and keeper will be a dream for City to play against. Will be an opportunity for Ralph to learn a bit more to help plan for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 No De Bruyne in Man City squad tomorrow. COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnersaint Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 If Burley beat West Ham tomorrow it will be the worst set of results for us for a long time Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Fu** me New Forest side in rapid rise up the footballing ladder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 No De Bruyne in Man City squad tomorrow. COYR There wasn't when they beat us 6-1. [emoji3525] Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 I listened to both Ralph's interviews and several things came over loud and clear. Hojbjerg is his captain. Romeu is another that he feels provides backbone. They will play. Kayne Ramsey to start? Ralph - why not? Reverted to early season habits not his way. Cedric, missed games injured now on the outside will have to wait. Obviously doesn't rate vertically challenged players. McCarthy badly positioned not near enough to his near post. Could be on borrowed time. Gunn has been impressive in his few appearances. Obefimi is obviously a big player for him, he says we are missing his pace. Our plan is to win the ball and get it up to runners quickly. Yoshida dithering and Lamina running in circles destroyed our game plan. Run at opponents should be in the final third but not in our half. Dispite Lamina's ball skills he is a liability. Flatters to deceive and fades in and out. He is a cosmetic player, lacks discipline, and is not prepared to do the hard yards without the ball. Targett despite his footballing ability is too slow. Valery looked like it was a game too many. Throw ins. There has to be a default tactic, yet we see precious little movement or support and back to the thrower is our only move often losing the ball. Throw the bloody ball down the line and support the throw with the aim of forcing defenders to knock it out. Get down into the last third and anything can happen. This is one we can't expect anything from so lets make it hard for them and give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 This is the real first test for Hasenhüttl. He came in with energy and enthusiasm and instilled a new way of playing and got two good results. Then a setback and things didn't work against W Ham. The big question is whether he can put that right, pick up the team and get a performance tomorrow. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madge Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 I’d stick with lemina tomorrow. He seems to raise his performance against the bigger teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 29 December, 2018 Share Posted 29 December, 2018 I’d stick with lemina tomorrow. He seems to raise his performance against the bigger teams.No chance. Romeu and Hojbjerg. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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