***rbl v city official match thread***

[nottsblue]

Your City XI to face RB Leipzig! Flexed biceps

XI | Steffen, Walker, Stones, Ake, Zinchenko, Fernandinho (C), Gundogan, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Foden, Grealish

SUBS | Ederson, Carson, Dias, Sterling, Egan-Riley, Palmer, McAtee, Lavia, Wilson-Esbrand

A very good side
And one that should win. But personally I'd sooner have one or two of the younger lads in

[Mase]

He'll get on. Same old arguments we had with Foden. Who is now a first choice and one of the league's best.

Firstly Pep always wants to win win win and secondly its beneficial that kdb, foden gundog, mahrez etc have a run out. That'll be his thinking and I tend to trust him.

Well, until we get to champions league semis and finals anyway

Foden was good enough to get more minutes back then. And he’d still have turned out class whatever Pep did with him. I wouldn’t use him as an example, but I do agree with your point and giving the non-match fit time.

[johnny crossan]

Your City XI to face RB Leipzig! Flexed biceps

XI | Steffen, Walker, Stones, Ake, Zinchenko, Fernandinho (C), Gundogan, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Foden, Grealish

SUBS | Ederson, Carson, Dias, Sterling, Egan-Riley, Palmer, McAtee, Lavia, Wilson-Esbrand

I predicted this team yesterday in another place. It boiled down to a toss up between Eddie/Zack & Raz/Jack for the false 9, came down tails each time

[sheblue]

Just 1 or 2 of the young lads, not a team of kids.
He could have easily played two of them. That's all.
But hopefully they will get on well before 85 mins.

[john@staustell]

Asked Pep if it was maybe time to experiment

NO, he said

[Nick]

But then he moans we have too many games and tiredness?

So is it the owners?

We played bum 11 last dead rubber and got battered

[Nick]

Joke that a complete dead rubber and no palmer or mcatee

Its a champions league game. I don't think we should give them away and all those guys deserve a game.

Palmer scored in his last CL. What does he have to do to deserve a start?

Yeah palmer deserves it over mahrez imo

[nottsblue]

Come on City

[blues2win]

COME ON CITY!

[john@staustell]

No crowd noise option? Yuk

[littlebig]

I think he needs to keep the main squad players warm, as in he wants them not to get too rusty, so that they’re ready when called upon.

Giving the young lads a run out is important but above is more important.

Fully expect to see Palmer et al on the pitch early in the second half.

[PeterParker]

Why no fans?

[john@staustell]

Why no fans?

Covid. The Germans haven't realised it's nothing to panic about

[Beefymcfc]

Didn’t realise it was an early KO, lucky my lad messaged me.

Come on the Blues!

[PeterParker]

Why no fans?

Covid. The Germans haven't realised it's nothing to panic about

Odd, just seen Dortmund vs Bayern with a packed stadium this weekend. Is it just for European games?

[mr_nool]

Kev just looks so out of sorts. Even his running when he's pressing looks wierd. Like a 14 year old kid who's grown too fast and isn't in control of his body.

[Sideshow Bob]

ffs grealish...put it away. they are breaking our press with relative ease. much different game than watford.

[john@staustell]

Why no fans?

Covid. The Germans haven't realised it's nothing to panic about

Odd, just seen Dortmund vs Bayern with a packed stadium this weekend. Is it just for European games?

Depends on the State i think.

Grealish is starting to make Razza look prolific

[Dameerto]

Jeese.

[PeterParker]

Kev just looks so out of sorts. Even his running when he's pressing looks wierd. Like a 14 year old kid who's grown too fast and isn't in control of his body.

Yep.

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