Arter can't play guys.
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Arter can't play guys.
How about....
Etheridge
Pelts Morrison Manga Bennett
Bamba
Hoillet Ralls Camarasa Reid
Zahore
Reid/Junior to alternate left/right wings. Zahore central, not so far off to the left he's in the front row of the stands. Murphy on for Zahore after 70 mins. Rearrange midfield. Reid up front. Patterson on for Camerasa after 70 mins.
Bournemouth 0 City 1 (Morrison 90 +4)
Bedlam!
Etheridge
Peltier (or Jazz dont really mind)
Bamba
Morrison
Bennett
Ralls
Victor (if fit enough to play - if not, toss a coin between Bamba n Pato, with Manga at CB)
Junior
Bobby
Murphy
Ken
I think vs teams with big back lines the front three vs Betis will be really hard for them to play against, but when you've defenders that have struggled from crosses, and lack pace you've got to pick that front 4 imo, Ken can dominate Ake and bring the other 3 into play.
Big question mark for me is, will he play Manga, and if so does he play 5 at the back. Dangerous vs posession based sides like Bournemouth, but we did trial it vs a very similar team in Betis to some degree of success...
Can't shitting wait now!
Here's The Guardian's Preview/Predicted line-up: https://www.theguardian.com/football...-match-preview
About right - Not sure about Gunnar though. Is he fit? If not, probably Paterson in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Baloo
What about a surprise pick of Gary Madine ,he'd enjoy bullying that lot.
<p><strong>AFC Bournemouth v Cardiff City</strong><br /><strong>The Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth</strong><br /><strong>Saturday 11th August 2018, ko 3:00pm.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Early team news:</strong><br /><br />Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe says record signing Jefferson Lerma is not yet ready to make his debut following his World Cup exploits for Colombia.<br /><br />Nathan Ake has been passed fit, but Diego Rico is suspended and Junior Stanislas and Kyle Taylor are injured.<br /><br />Cardiff signed midfielder Harry Arter from Bournemouth on Thursday, but he is ineligible for this game due to the terms of his loan deal.<br /><br />Alex Smithies, Josh Murphy, Greg Cunningham, Victor Camarasa and Bobby Reid are all in contention to make their Bluebirds debuts.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><br /><strong>The Managers:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Eddie Howe:</strong> On Bournemouth's ambition<br /><br />"It is human nature - when you finish ninth, you want to finish higher the following season.<br /><br />"And when you finish 12th, you want to finish higher and I think that will be in everyone's head.<br /><br />"But for us, looking at league positions is a waste of time and energy. We have to focus on our performances and make sure we are improving as a team every single day."<br /><br /><strong>Neil Warnock:</strong> On Bournemouth<br /><br />"Their front four is as good as anything in the league - the two wide players and the two strikers.<br /><br />"It’ll be a big test for us but I think we should just go in there with an open mind.<br /><br />"We know it’s going to be hard but we’ve got to do the best we can and learn quickly."<br /><br /><strong>Match Stats:</strong><br /><br /></p>
<ul>
<li>Bournemouth have lost just one of their last eight league clashes with Cardiff (W4 D3), with their last meeting coming in March 2015 in the Championship (1-1).</li>
<li>Bournemouth have lost all three of their matchday one Premier League fixtures, the worst such 100 per cent losing record in the competition.</li>
<li>Cardiff have lost just one of their last 10 opening fixtures to a league season (W5 D4), though this came in their only previous Premier League campaign (0-2 vs West Ham in 2013-14).</li>
<li>In their previous Premier League campaign, Cardiff won just two of their 19 away games. However, one of those wins came on the south coast (1-0 vs Southampton).</li>
<li>Bournemouth have never lost a Premier League home game against a newly promoted side, winning six and drawing two of their eight matches.</li>
<li>This will be Cardiff manager Neil Warnock's first match against Bournemouth since October 1999 when he was Bury manager (2-2 in the third tier). In total, he's won five of his 10 previous meetings with the Cherries (D4 L1).</li>
<li>Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe has never lost a league game against Cardiff as manager, though five of the six previous meetings have ended level (W1 D5 L0).</li>
</ul>
<p><br /><strong>The Officials:</strong><br /><br />Referee: Kevin Friend<br />Assistants: Matthew Wilkes, Mark Scholes<br />Fourth official: Graham Scott</p>
Come on you Bloooobirds!
Safe journey to travelling fans.
Bennett was excellent last weekQuote:
Originally Posted by Spooky Tree
a relegation six pointer on the first game of the season . :hehe:
A point will do lads.
Although I can see us turning them over.
You do get some strange results first game of the season. Hopefully this will be one, in our favour of course.
He's an excellent full back to be fair. Should start every game and only change if form dips or gets injured.Quote:
Originally Posted by Garth Blue
Looking smart
Surely that blue shirt clashes with the red/black combo just as it did a few years ago and we'll have to wear our away kit?😊Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Morris
I am so bloody excited for this.
I don't even care if we lose, it's just great to be back on the big stage.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here's the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CardiffCity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Car diffCity</a> team for their Premier League opener at Bournemouth<br><br>⚽ Debut for Bobby Reid, while fellow new signings Alex Smithies, Greg Cunningham, Josh Murphy and Victor Camarasa on the bench.<br><br>🎙️ <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCRadioWales?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BBCRadioWales</a> <a href="https://t.co/4Ob1hYQJhf">pic.twitter.com/4Ob1hYQJhf</a></p>— BBC Sport Wales (@BBCSportWales) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCSportWales/status/1028264869764710400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Ken injured?
No Zohore...?
No Zohore at all.
NM-L given the nod over Murphy as well.
No Zohore. That bodes well.
Must either be injured or taking it too easy over the summer.
So last year's team plus Bobby Reid today.
Will be very interesting to see how Brooks performs as well! Going to be a cracking game, buzzing!
Where's their 27 million signing?
CUM ON CITY!!!!!!
:ayatollah:
Just not inspired at all by our team. Hopefully I'm wrong.
Not ready yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Carl Dale's Mole
Their team isn't exactly great looking at it either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Baker
Eddie Howe said not ready to play - only signed yesterday. Wouldnt surprise me if we play three centre backs with Peltier and Bennett pushed forward when atracking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Carl Dale's Mole
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccerstrea..._cardiff_city/
Thought Bamba would have been on the bench along with NML for Murphy & Camaresa.
How can you not be inspired by watching this team? We've had the best season in decades and they deserve a chance. Serious pace up front too.
Ken had a knock in training.
Shocked NML in before Murphy
My mate reckons Zohore refused to be a sub and stormed out.
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Originally Posted by Auntie Andy
HmmmmQuote:
Originally Posted by CCFCPhil
:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Zenith
He is definitely injured. Not serious though.Quote:
Originally Posted by CCFCPhil