Match Thread AEK Athens v Leicester

[homer]

I assumed a (very sensible) 4-1-4-1, but **** knows

 

[City Fan]

It had better not be 3 at the back against this lot.

 

[Brown Nose]

It will almost certainly be 3-4-3.

I approve of most of the changes. Castagne and Evans were desperately in need of a break. Castagne really showed signs late on at Arsenal that he was running on empty.

However, just hearing that Evans has a back injury and Castagne a hamstring that will keep him out until after the next international break.



Mendy is supposed to have a minor injury so makes sense to leave him out.

I'd have picked Iheanacho and Praet and left out Maddison and Tielemans but I get the line up picked.

 

[City Fan]

Has our Sports Science gone out of the window or something?

 

[Skitzo]

He used to play for Notts Forest. They had to get rid of him when they realised he was a decent player.

ah fair enough

 

[Blue Maniac]

He used to play for Notts Forest. They had to get rid of him when they realised he was a decent player.

Ooyah. Two goals in 12 games. Deadly.

 

[pork pie fox]

Ooyah. Two goals in 12 games. Deadly.

That would make him their top scorer so far this season.

 

[Jeff]

BT Sport have changed the channel it's on. Now on BT Sport 1, not ESPN.

 

[TommyK]

Castagne will miss 3 games then.

 

[Lako42]

Castagne will miss 3 games then.

****ing hell

What the **** are we doing to our players? I can't ever remember so many Injuries.

 

[Brown Nose]

 

[TommyK]

****ing hell

What the **** are we doing to our players? I can't ever remember so many Injuries.

I agree. We're getting a new injury each week.

 

[fitz]

I agree. We're getting a new injury each week.

And Matty James is actually playing matches somewhere. What strange times we live in.

 

[Jeff]

Danny Simpson is in the BT studio. He picked up an injury training at Leicester last week.

 

[TommyK]

And Matty James is actually playing matches somewhere. What strange times we live in.

You forget how it works, he needs to come back to leicester, get a new five year contract then get injured

 

[Brown Nose]

Most clubs have multiple injuries.

We stopped playing in March when the players were verging on the knackered. They are then sent home to train in gardens etc. for months. They then get told to do three weeks training before being asked to play ten matches in five weeks. They then get a short break and back into a shortened preseason. Then into a hectic fixture list with an aburd amount of matches including international/european games.

Frankly, I'm not even slightly surprised at our injury list. It isn't going to improve either. We'll get one or two back and lose three or four others. That will be this season.

 

[Skitzo]

BT Sport have changed the channel it's on. Now on BT Sport 1, not ESPN.

nice of them to announce this

 

[Brown Nose]

Plenty of City fans have travelled to Athens to watch the game in bars. Not sure whether that is great or idiotic. I'm a bit jealous.

 

[Jeff]

idiotic

This.

 

[popillius]

Plenty of City fans have travelled to Athens to watch the game in bars. Not sure whether that is great or idiotic. I'm a bit jealous.

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It is ****ing stupid. They are all ****s.