Sevilla is weaker this season both up front and at the back. Krychowiak is still playing well in midfield.
This is the kind of game we tend to draw in the CL when we should win. Plus, we're also in poor form ATM of course.
Buffon
???? Bonucci Chiellini Evra
Sturaro Lemina Pogba
Cuadrado Morata Dybala
(Or Cuadrado behind Dybala and Morata since Allegri seems to have issues with Dybala playing out wide or in the center and did try Cuadrado as AM vs Napoli, and it worked)
We continue to scrape the bottom of the barrel with 3 of our 4 best CMs out. The above is a mechanical midfield but is a safer option given what we saw from Hernanes in the regista role vs Napoli and Lemina as a B2B (vs him performance in the holding role) in the same game. Hernanes was decent as a regista vs City and the jury is still out on his ability as a regista, but can't take any risks here. Ditto with Lemina, who's looked consistently good in the central holding role but wasn't as good as a B2B even though he scored a goal. One game doesn't mean zilch, but gotta go with the safer route here.
Dybala up top will make it a less mechanical midfield+attack combo compared to the Frosinone and Genoa games.
Put Pereyra in for Sturaro if Sturaro doesn't play well or if we need a goal in 2nd half.
City plays BM at BM. BM won two games in a row (their first points of the season) since Favre left. City's been in disarray after we beat them. City could lose points here.
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I am. Looking forward to anything other than Serie A ATM. Even int'l break.
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Not even looking forward to this game.
I am. Looking forward to anything other than Serie A ATM. Even int'l break.