However Silva probably does need a rest and seems very likely to play vs Juventus so ill punt on Savio over Silva here but its like 51/49. Silva could yet play for pivot over old man Gundogan who is having to play far more often than is ideal.
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For what its worth I think given how well it went vs Forest I think he would prefer Akanji to play and Gvardiol to roam (dropping Lewis) but ill perhaps naïvely side with what Pep USUALLY does when it comes to injury & he be cautious.
Excellent synopsis.
Rico's chances seem to hinge on Akanji potentially.
Do you have stats/records for when Pep says 'We'll see', whether that player start/doesn't start? 😜
No but from experience he rarely rushes anyone see KDB until his start ie.
However recently given the form he called out several injured who then played the next game (Walker/stones come back) & started Ake this week despite the risk. So that's why I'm slightly reserved. Desperate times & all that
Hey Luke, great stuff. Why wouldn’t Gvardiol be allowed to roam when Walker plays instead of Akanji? How would the roles of Akanji and Walker differ when playing in the same position in the back 3?
Would you recommend buying Gvardiol over this fixture run? Was looking to get him in from GW18, but might pull the trigger and just get him in now. Palace isn’t a horrible entry point. What do you think?
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Dias, Gvardiol, Haaland, Doku, Grealish look nailed.
Rico's chances seem to hinge on Akanji potentially.
Do you have stats/records for when Pep says 'We'll see', whether that player start/doesn't start? 😜
However recently given the form he called out several injured who then played the next game (Walker/stones come back) & started Ake this week despite the risk. So that's why I'm slightly reserved. Desperate times & all that
My question was literally a speculative 99 yard Hail Mary pass to the Endzone. 🙃
Cheers Luke.
If Akanji plays over Lewis then one of Gvardiol or Akanji would go mid, most likely Gvardiol on recent trend.
I was just saying Akanji can be RCB for Walker, like v Forest.