Laoch20 22 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Will Kompany be fit for sunday? if he isn't i'd be a bit more confident about getting a result against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseasMessiah 304 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Thinking about our last match against them, I remember when we were chasing the result in the FA Cup, Oscar was dropped to the CM role for the last 30 minutes or so and he did pretty well and we were unlucky not to equalise.I know it's not ideal to try that from the start, but I think if we happen to be a goal or two down, it could be an option as we could throw in another striker or an attacking midfielder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 You know what we have right now....SELECTION HEADACHES!!Gone are the days when we could all predict the line-up two weeks before the game. We actually have numerous players for each position, and players who are in-form too. There's a few nailed-on selections (Cech, Terry, Oscar, Ramires <-----Look....that's almost a spine!! ) and a few others you'd expect (Hazard, Ivanovic, Lamps, Cole if fit) and then there's the real selection dilemmas.Cahill or Luiz - Luiz's atrocious performance against Cardiff saw him dropped, but that might be the kick up the arse he needs for this game. On the other hand Cahill is a solid performer for club and country. Schurrle or Willian or Mata - Form and defensive solidity suggests Schurrle, Mata is still capable of magic that we might need in a tough game whilst Willian is a wild card.Eto'o or Torres - If Ba played I wouldn't be surprised, but for the first time in a while we have two strikers coming off scoring performances in their last starts (Torres limped off against Steaua so tough to count that one) but personally I think Torres should get the nod after last night and the Spurs game. City could play a fairly open game and that is what he needs. So tough to predict the starting XI but I trust Jose to get it right. CechIvanovic Luiz Terry Cole Ramires Lamps Schurrle Oscar Hazard Torres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHL 47 378 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 City would be my tip for the title this year, they've the strongest squad and some of the best players - This is a real test.Kompany not playing would be a real bonus, defensively they are far less formidable and you can get at them through the middle, especially when they play Javi Garcia at centre-half. I hadn't spotted at just how slow he is until very recently. Draw their full backs forward, or at least the one on the side that Garcia covers and try to hit them on the break down his side.Toure has given us problems almost every time we've played them recently and for this reason alone I would consider replacing Lampard with Luiz in midfield alongside Ramires. We've got a more mobile midfield with hopefully a defensively minded edge. Luiz is also a good passer of the ball and can hit accurate balls into the channels. City will struggle to run through us or pass by us with these two.The other choices I would make is a Terry, Cahill central defensive partnership, left back should be the best defender out of 'Dave' or Bertrand. I would play Mata through the middle, with Hazard and Oscar filling the wider roles, maybe flicking Oscar and Mata around if required. Schurrle would be available to rotate with the wider players and Lampard or Mikel to come into the central area's if injury or bookings dictate this. Torres should start.With a bit of luck City will have a really tough game this evening, with the pitch causing them a good few additional problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 This isn't an impossible task, they can be got at, just see the Cardiff game. We are playing well, and yes they have lots of strengths and a big squad- So do we, a very fucking good one. I'd be all for testing Hart as much as possible, he doesn't look his best and I am more than confident that Oscar, Hazard, Willian/Schurrle and Torres could give them a day to forget.Get the fuck at em......CAREFREE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Cech Ivanovic - Cahill - Terry - Azpi Mikel - RamiresHazard - Oscar - Mata Torres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouri_Matic 560 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Park a plane plan obviously, we are not gonna get humiliated like MU in Sep. Probably 0-0 or 1-1 draw, really not looking forward to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazardous Oscar 8 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Jose will be a fool if he plays Lampard and leaves Mikel on the bench for this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerlgenx 49 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 My Starting XI Cech Ivanovic Luiz Terry Cole Ramires Mikel Oscar Mata Hazard Torres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazardous Oscar 8 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 CechAzpilicueta Luiz Terry Bertrand Mikel Ramires OscarMata Ba Hazard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmpr 8,977 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 STOP PANICKING, FUCK! We will have a confortable and convincing 2-0 win...KTBFFH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 CechIvan Cahill Terry AzpiMikel RamiresMata Oscar HazardTorresI want us to smash them, really show what we're about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachikethas 1,154 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 3 points must. Its our home ground and only place where we actually beaten them in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Will Kompany be fit for sunday? if he isn't i'd be a bit more confident about getting a result against them.Still unconfirmed. He has been ruled out of City's game tonight against CSKA Moscow and Pellegrini said last week that he hopes to have Kompany back for this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bir_CFC 3,455 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 We won't win the midfield and we won't outplay them. Either we play on the counter or long ball.<br /><br />I actually think starting Ba is a good idea since I don't see how else we intend to go at them while still keeping it tight at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonDavis23 371 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 the team is playing well, if we can't beat them at home after they've come back from russia then we ain't ever gonna do dis, lets confident be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonDavis23 371 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 cardiff beat them, we beat cardiff, so we beat them(i don't want to bring in any other teams like everton, etc. as will be too confusing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namika 922 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 CechIvanovic - Luiz - Terry - Cole/BertrandMikel - RamiresHazard - Oscar - WillianTorres3-0, easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I fuckin hate playing against them. All their shitfaced cunts raise their game immensely against us every time. If City would play against the rest of the world like they play against us, they would be crowned Champions of Europe. At least that is never gonna happen. The problem is their physicality. Their players are as fast as ours but stronger. That is why Mata will be completely useless here. We need to be extremely fast here to ensure we got a pace advantage on as many positions as possible if we do not want to get bullied off the ball all the time. Ramires will escape Fernandinho and Toure at times. But who is more likely to get past Clichy/zabaleta/richards Willian or Schürrle? I reckon Schürrle is maybe a tad faster but Willian has better skills. Anyway, we have to be a bit more solid in defence than vs Schalke, on the other hand if we can remain that standard of finishing (which is unlikely cos City will not allow us that much space) we will win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskoviolente 425 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Wouldn't bank to much on them being tired. They have a squad depth, that just is mind blowing. How I just love to see us beating them again, finally. Last win for us against them was under AVB and Lamps scoring the winner, right ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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