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Ok let's put Mondays awful showing behind us. Looking forward to lifting our first pot of the season.

My guess for line up:

.............Bravo
Walker komps otter danilo
........KDB...F1...Silva
Sterling...................Sane
.............Aguero

LFTCU!

Arsenal were not great last night either.Cautiously optimistic ,even with going in to this game handicapped.

london blue 2 wrote:Ok let's put Mondays awful showing behind us. Looking forward to lifting our first pot of the season.

My guess for line up:

.............Bravo
Walker komps otter danilo
........KDB...F1...Silva
Sterling...................Sane
.............Aguero

LFTCU!

Probably right.
However i think the combination of Bravo Komps and Otter has been extremely shakey and undermines confidence, everywhere in the team.

This will be nail biting stuff.

iwasthere2012 wrote:

london blue 2 wrote:Ok let's put Mondays awful showing behind us. Looking forward to lifting our first pot of the season.

My guess for line up:

.............Bravo
Walker komps otter danilo
........KDB...F1...Silva
Sterling...................Sane
.............Aguero

LFTCU!

Probably right.
However i think the combination of Bravo Komps and Otter has been extremely shakey and undermines confidence, everywhere in the team.

This will be nail biting stuff.

Agree, definitely going to be our Achilles Heel.

Vinny been a bit shaky since he has been back also.

I do think one or two have read too much in to Bravo performances against Championship sides in this year League Cup. He hasn’t suddenly become good over night. That’s why he is our number 2.Our system dictates we need a very good sweeper keeper. Hopefully Bravo will play a blinder on Sunday, actually make some saves in 90 minutes. And our back 4 will be assured and composed. I won’t be surprised though if we are over exposed and punished once or twice.

zabbadabbado wrote:Arsenal were not great last night either.Cautiously optimistic ,even with going in to this game handicapped.

That wasn't the Arsenal we'll be playing Sunday, there'll probably only be 3 that played last night in the starting XI.

Foreverinbluedreams wrote:

zabbadabbado wrote:Arsenal were not great last night either.Cautiously optimistic ,even with going in to this game handicapped.

That wasn't the Arsenal we'll be playing Sunday, there'll probably only be 3 that played last night in the starting XI.

go on..........ruin it.......

zabbadabbado wrote:

Foreverinbluedreams wrote:

zabbadabbado wrote:Arsenal were not great last night either.Cautiously optimistic ,even with going in to this game handicapped.

That wasn't the Arsenal we'll be playing Sunday, there'll probably only be 3 that played last night in the starting XI.

go on..........ruin it.......

Yep, Sunday's team will be far more disjointed than that lot last night

london blue 2 wrote:

zabbadabbado wrote:

Foreverinbluedreams wrote:

zabbadabbado wrote:Arsenal were not great last night either.Cautiously optimistic ,even with going in to this game handicapped.

That wasn't the Arsenal we'll be playing Sunday, there'll probably only be 3 that played last night in the starting XI.

go on..........ruin it.......

Yep, Sunday's team will be far more disjointed than that lot last night

Both defences will be shite on Sunday. It'll be down to who's brought their shooting boots.

I don't want to see Danilo at left back, it infuriates me with his run and stop to cut back onto his right peg every time. Get young Zinchenko in please Pep.

I don't want to see Danilo at left back, it infuriates me with his run and stop to cut back onto his right peg every time. Get young Zinchenko in please Pep.

london blue 2 wrote:Ok let's put Mondays awful showing behind us. Looking forward to lifting our first pot of the season.

My guess for line up:

.............Bravo
Walker komps otter danilo
........KDB...F1...Silva
Sterling...................Sane
.............Aguero

LFTCU!

I would like to see Zinchenko in there rather than Danilo perhaps. Front 5 is nailed on, Walker is also deffo in there, I hope Vinny is up to it, Otter and him seem to work best.

The Bravo thing has been debated to death, regardless of what we think we know he's starting.

Has Sterling recovered? Pep reported him injured for Wigan.

Plain Speaking wrote:Has Sterling recovered? Pep reported him injured for Wigan.

Not sure what quite the difference is between "not fully fit" and injured but that is what Pep said about Raheem before wigan game so I would be very surprised if he didn't start.

Wonderwall wrote:I don't want to see Danilo at left back, it infuriates me with his run and stop to cut back onto his right peg every time. Get young Zinchenko in please Pep.

The combined lack of speed from Zinch and Otter on the left would be a worry for me.

Another vote for zinky at left back.

Pep said today he wasn’t sure about Sterling. Missed Wigan because of a muscular problem. Will be assessed tomorrow. Jesus completed his third full training session yesterday and is ‘getting better’ every day. Again will be assessed tomorrow. Sounds like bench is a distinct possibility. Bravo starts which is no surprise and is the right decision. But for his penalty saves and normal time saves against Wolves we wouldn’t be in the Final.

london blue 2 wrote:Ok let's put Mondays awful showing behind us. Looking forward to lifting our first pot of the season.

My guess for line up:

.............Bravo
Walker komps otter danilo
........KDB...F1...Silva
Sterling...................Sane
.............Aguero

LFTCU!

I'd go with that team but it looks like Sterling is out. I can't see that he's made any training sessions so I'm hoping he's not Our for the next couple of league games too. I'm not sure I want Bernard in there so would put Laporte as a third CB and use wing backs.

blues2win wrote:Pep said today he wasn’t sure about Sterling. Missed Wigan because of a muscular problem. Will be assessed tomorrow. Jesus completed his third full training session yesterday and is ‘getting better’ every day. Again will be assessed tomorrow. Sounds like bench is adistinct possibility. Bravo starts which is no surprise and is the right decision. But for hispenalty saves and normal time saves against Wolves we wouldn’t be in the Final.

Not forgetting his stop against the Baggies that led to the counter for our winner.

https://youtu.be/PdtPiNTNREo

Assuming Bravo will play, I'd go with:

.............Bravo
Walker Laporte Otamendi Danilo
........KDB...Fernandinho...Silva
Sterling...................Sane
.............Aguero

Centre-back is tough. Otamendi has been the best there this season so he should start. Stones is back to his usual shite and Kompany just looks out of place, so by default I'd rather go with Laporte even if he's less experienced.

I think Zinchenko has done well this season, but I'd go with Danilo to start. Zinchenko's inexperience has shown at times so in a final I think Danilo would be a better option.

Sterling obviously starts although if he's unavailable then Bernardo Silva should play. He adds more than Gundogan.

With Sterling not fully fit, Jesus back and Delph suspended ... he could go to a 3-5-2, which is basically front 7 ... and take the game away from them even before they've figured out who's going where on the pitch.

Bravo
Otta - Komps - Laporte
Walker - KdB - Ferna - D Silva - Sane
Aguero - Jesus