***Champions v Forest Official Match Thread***

[nottsblue]

A must win game. And one I'm not confident of doing so. Surely KDB must start? And surely we cannot have another game with Gundogan and Silva starting together?

Forest are generally happy to give up possession and are very organised in defence so it has the makings of a tight game. Really is a match where a scruffy 1-0 will do and the result is more important than the performance

2-1 Foden Haaland but I'm not confident at all

[salford city]

Missing this again as working away in London. Unless Pep changes personnel or tactics, this will be a forest smash and grab.

[sheblue]

Our confidence is low, Forest surely will come and have a go. I see them scoring a goal. I am hoping for a nervy 2-1.

[zabbadabbado]

Absolutely no idea what the result will be.

On paper we should win this game easily.

Bookies have Forest at 8/1.

Depends how Pep sets us up for me. If he persists with the same team and system he has for the last 7 games. Then more than likely it will be a Forest smash and grab..

Make no mistake Pep is as culpable as the Team right now with his shit system that leaves us over exposed..

We simply have to start playing to this crop of players strengths, until player recruitment can be addressed properly. Right now playing Pep game with a team full of 30+ players is killing us.

We need to shut up Shop at the back concentrate on stopping conceding and grinding out a win.

If we arrogantly go out there thinking we are peak Barcelona there will be no surprises for many of us.

[city72]

As excited about this as as much as when I had to go to the clap clinic

[Harry Dowd scored]

In the first instance down to Pep, team selection & set up. After that it's up to the team to get some fight back or we lose, imagine the consequences of a loss, not now anyway

[Dubciteh]

Im excited for it. Id argue its more exciting given our current situation versus those dull easy wins against teams with 11 in their box

[blues2win]

Stones definitely out with foot problems. Plantar fasciitis I think. Kevin’s recovery talked up by Pep but will he start?

[Nigels Tackle]

no foden according to reports

[CTID Hants]

XI | Ortega Moreno, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, Doku, Grealish, Haaland

SUBS | Ederson, Carson, Walker, Savinho, Nunes, Wright, O'Reilly, Lewis, McAtee

[blues2win]

KEVIN STARTS!!!!

[PeterParker]

Are we one up yet?

[blues2win]

Ortega in goal. Gvardiol back.

[blues2win]

Walker dropped. Rico doesn’t start. Akanji at right back looks like.

[zuricity]

As excited about this as as much as when I had to go to the clap clinic

Was it a case of Fast or Slow hand ....?


I'll get my coat

[Dubciteh]

Happy enough with that team. All the experience back. Great to see.

[nottsblue]

no foden according to reports

A passenger this season. Is he the next Gashford?

[nottsblue]

XI | Ortega Moreno, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, Doku, Grealish, Haaland

SUBS | Ederson, Carson, Walker, Savinho, Nunes, Wright, O'Reilly, Lewis, McAtee

Gundog and Silva yet again

This is not gonna end well

[blues2win]

Foden has bronchitis it seems.

[salford city]

So sticking with Gundo in the middle and the rb Akanji?stepping into the muddle. Akanji and Josko are going to get raped on the counter. We have a young kid again in the squad who plays DM, here's a thought, fucking play him. Yes, he's inexperienced, but not playing him is not goung to help that is it? We're just seen Rico play terrible in a number of games so he cannot do much worse. Maybe he will surprise us and stuck Jack there.