Slim wrote:I think Raheem off the bench, but KDB surely starts in place of Phil.
Is Merlin back in training? Not sure he’d start over Bernardo at the moment.
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Slim wrote:I think Raheem off the bench, but KDB surely starts in place of Phil.
Is Merlin back in training? Not sure he’d start over Bernardo at the moment.
Merlin for Phil I was thinking with t'other Silva wide right.
phips wrote:Ederson
Walker Stones Laporte Mendy
Fern
Mahrez Bernardo KDB Sane
Aguero
or Jesus in for KDB
BlueinBosnia wrote:Anyone know about how fit Mendy is? Only played half a game in the WC, from what I recall. Is he up to week-in, week-out playability, or is he still in the process of being eased back in?
johnny crossan wrote:BlueinBosnia wrote:Anyone know about how fit Mendy is? Only played half a game in the WC, from what I recall. Is he up to week-in, week-out playability, or is he still in the process of being eased back in?
So his outstanding 90 minute performance on Sunday doesn't help you answer that question then?
johnny crossan wrote:BlueinBosnia wrote:Anyone know about how fit Mendy is? Only played half a game in the WC, from what I recall. Is he up to week-in, week-out playability, or is he still in the process of being eased back in?
So his outstanding 90 minute performance on Sunday doesn't help you answer that question then?
Slim wrote:I think Raheem off the bench, but KDB surely starts in place of Phil.
Is Merlin back in training? Not sure he’d start over Bernardo at the moment.
johnny crossan wrote:phips wrote:Ederson
Walker Stones Laporte Mendy
Fern
Mahrez Bernardo KDB Sane
Aguero
or Jesus in for KDB
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Why's that then?BlueinBosnia wrote:johnny crossan wrote:BlueinBosnia wrote:Anyone know about how fit Mendy is? Only played half a game in the WC, from what I recall. Is he up to week-in, week-out playability, or is he still in the process of being eased back in?
So his outstanding 90 minute performance on Sunday doesn't help you answer that question then?
Not really.
littlebig wrote:I’d leave Foden in if I was Pep. Keep him playing while he’s in good form, get some minutes under his belt and let the other lads ease back in.
johnny crossan wrote:Why's that then?BlueinBosnia wrote:johnny crossan wrote:BlueinBosnia wrote:Anyone know about how fit Mendy is? Only played half a game in the WC, from what I recall. Is he up to week-in, week-out playability, or is he still in the process of being eased back in?
So his outstanding 90 minute performance on Sunday doesn't help you answer that question then?
Not really.
BlueinBosnia wrote:johnny crossan wrote:Why's that then?BlueinBosnia wrote:johnny crossan wrote:BlueinBosnia wrote:Anyone know about how fit Mendy is? Only played half a game in the WC, from what I recall. Is he up to week-in, week-out playability, or is he still in the process of being eased back in?
So his outstanding 90 minute performance on Sunday doesn't help you answer that question then?
Not really.
Because we've potentially got 29 matches over the next 20 weeks. Playing pretty much 1.5 competitive matches per week takes time to get back used to when you're returning from a long-term injury. I'm not sure 'lasting 90 minutes' in what is essentially a pre-season friendly is as good an indicator of that as either statements or interviews from the club or player would be.
We've also had a recent history of the manager saying things along the line of 'It's good that Player X has been able to make it through 90 minutes, but there's still a long way to go for him to be back playing week-in, week-out' when someone's returned from injury, so I was wondering whether any comment along those lines (or otherwise) had been made in the wake of the match.
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