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comment by Chelseamf™®© (U1677)
posted 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
On the starting lineup against City...would like to think Frank didn't play Bill against Villa to save him for bigger match against City, but I doubt it.
Jorgi returns to start I guess and Bill will start in the FA Cup against Leciester.

Then again I thought Loftus would be eased in from bench for Villa, but started so you just never know.

Tammy & Pulisic will have to start for the pace and pressing energy they will provide against City higher block.


Kepa
RJ AC Rudi Azpi/Emerson
Kante Jorginho Mount
Willian Tammy Pulisic

Maybe.

Zouma to partner Tomori (if fit) for FA Cup.
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Think one of jorginho or mount may miss out for kova, his ball retention is going to be needed against a side like City

Suspect we go 4-3-3

Ederson
Walker Fernandinho Laporte Mendy
Rodri DeBruyne Gundogan
Sterling Jesus Mahrez

I think 5 at the back is probably nailed on as it seems to be the go to for big games.
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Not the pattern I've noticed. Lampard's usage of formations has had an experimental feel to it this season (nothing wrong with that), and the deployment of a back 3 has been a bit wishy washy. For every Spurs game, where it was 100% the right decision, there's a Southampton, where it was 100% wrong.

vs. Guardiola I think Lampard's clocked onto the 433 being the best option (sample size being one game admittedly lol). As a player he saw how it can disrupt a Pep midfield carousel by morphing into a defensive bank of six, which suggests Jorginho/Kante in there. And Klopp's lessons demonstrate it's better than pressurize a Pep team than concede important areas of the pitch, which is easier to do with a 433 than any three at the back bar maybe a 352 with absolute machines at WB (which we don't have).

Basically if we don't play 433 I'll be stunned

"Think one of jorginho or mount may miss out for kova, his ball retention is going to be needed against a side like City"


My thinking is Frank will play them both.

Gilmour, Barkley and Kovacic midfield for the FA Cup rotational purposes (latter has started every FA Cup match thus far).

Down to me I'd throw Bill in against City.

City:
Kante Gilmour Kovacic
Mount Tammy Pulisic

Leicester:
Loftus Jorgi (c) Barkley
*Willian Girooo Cal

*Or Pedro

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None of Jorginho, Kovacic or Gilmour start.

Frank throwing a curveball

Hope it works out.

Ballsy lineup.

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