GregM40
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Just can’t risk Casemiro missing the Arsenal game.
we've had a difficult time at Palace in the past
Just can’t risk Casemiro missing the Arsenal game.
I mean... That's easy to say, and it has the appearance of being correct. But there will always be games over the course of a league season where a "weaker" team will put up much more of a fight than the strongest one and take points off of you. You can't go a full season without banana skin games.If we're dependent on Casemiro to beat Palace then we're in fantasy land thinking we're challenging Arsenal
Sky sports in UKThis on TV?
Too much obsession with the Arsenal game and resting players for it here. This won't be an easy game. Fail to win it and talk of being in a title race will look ridiculous.
Casemiro picking up a yellow and having to miss the Arsenal match would be so stupid, so I think he needs to be sat for this one. Think it'd be a good opportunity to give the new guy a run as well.
De Gea
Malacia
Shaw
Martinez
AWB
Fred
Eriksen
Bruno
Garnacho
Wout
Rashford
Too much obsession with the Arsenal game and resting players for it here. This won't be an easy game. Fail to win it and talk of being in a title race will look ridiculous.
Got to go as strong as we can risk. They gave Chelsea a tough time away and are very good at home. Wout needs to get some minutes, possibly from the start. Might see McFred again for this though.Yea I concur.
Palace have lost as many as Bournemouth at home this season.Got to go as strong as we can risk. They gave Chelsea a tough time away and are very good at home. Wout needs to get some minutes, possibly from the start. Might see McFred again for this though.
Let’s be clear here, none of what is being posted on this site has an ounce of impact on the actual line-up. Zero. Zinch. Zip. None.Too much obsession with the Arsenal game and resting players for it here. This won't be an easy game. Fail to win it and talk of being in a title race will look ridiculous.
Okay fair enough. I get where you're coming from.Lindelof has definitely played on the right side before, but yes ETH has actively avoided using Maguire on the left so he replaces Varane more often. I just don't see him as "needing to step up" when he won't play most important games we have, while the other two players you mentioned are in our first choice starting XI
You are making good points. We want to rotate with Crystal Palace because we want to win both games. As we should. And to achieve it, I think we should start our strongest side with CP, crush them 2-0 or 3-0 in the first 30 minutes and only then sub the likes of Rashy, Casemiro, and Varane to rest them. Rather than start subs, struggle and then bringing players at the last minute to save the dayGarnacho should start…that’s the easiest rotation to make.
Martinez from the start.
Share the 90 mins between Shaw/Malacia
If Martial/Rashford are not 100% then Weghorst will have to get stuck in.
A win against Palace gives you the same as a Win against Arsenal, so I hope the squad doesn’t get carried away and overlooks Palace.
A midfield duo of MCT and Eriksen gives me the creeps, better play Fred alongside MCT and sub Eriksen on if we need a goal.
You are making good points. We want to rotate with Crystal Palace because we want to win both games. As we should. And to achieve it, I think we should start our strongest side with CP, crush them 2-0 or 3-0 in the first 30 minutes and only then sub the likes of Rashy, Casemiro, and Varane to rest them. Rather than start subs, struggle and then bringing players at the last minute to save the day
WW should start. Martial is not fit to start anyway, probably
Makes sense, but Varane could use resting as well. Too bad Maguire is an unreliable elephant that could give away a goal and ruin our gameI would pick this line up
De Gea
awb Varane Martinez Malacia
McTominay Eriksen
Antony Bruno Garnacho
Wout
players rested:
shaw - fatigue avoidance
Martial and Rashford rested (semi-injured vs Man City)
Casemiro and Fred - avoiding an extra yellow
Really? Thanks for letting me know.Let’s be clear here, none of what is being posted on this site has an ounce of impact on the actual line-up. Zero. Zinch. Zip. None.
So we’re just posting our own speculation on the line up and subs for the sake of discussion. Don’t be condescending, don’t call anyone out for obsession or ridiculousness or whatever, it’s uncalled for. Your opinion or speculation is just as good as anyone’s here.
class game, remember it wellGood to see Sky are showing this. didn't realise until last night. Will always remember 1993 and the win that pretty much secured the first PL title. Got there without a ticket but someone sold me a spare one for face price. We were brilliant, capped by a Mark Hughes special (made up for being at Selhurst Park as a kid when we got thumped 5-0...)
Exactly. This is what I need to post in the McTominay thread when people say he’s a Championship clogger!Liverpool 2-1 (W)
Southampton 0-1 (W)
Leicester City 0-1 (W)
Arsenal 3-1 (W)
Sheriff 0-2 (W)
Man City 6-3 (L)
No Casemiro would obviously be a huge blow, but I think people have a short memory. The McTominay x Eriksen midfield dug us out of a hole, after loosing 2-1 and 4-0 to Brighton and Brentford respectively. Back when Ronaldo was practically sabotaging us and we didn't have Rashford scoring a goal a game.
Indeed. We have to be able to trust these players in games like this if we want to be successful.Exactly. This is what I need to post in the McTominay thread when people say he’s a Championship clogger!
People talking as if Fred and Casemiro are Championship thugs who don’t know how to avoid getting booked. They are professionals who will stick to a plan.
I'd be tempted to do it the other way roundTake off Casemiro if we are winning comfortably. Put on Rashford if we are struggling.
Too much obsession with the Arsenal game and resting players for it here. This won't be an easy game. Fail to win it and talk of being in a title race will look ridiculous.
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