City v Arsenal semi-final pre-match thread

[blue ranger]

1) Have you watched Clichy recently?
2) Navas hadn't played full back til about a month ago, and he's done alright.
3) Sterling vs Jesus is a close run thing, but Jesus is a better finisher. It's the same reason I'd pick Sane over Sterling.

1. Yes I have watched Clichy. Everyone knows about our issues at LB.But Clichy did very well last week with Kompany organising things and Delph has never played left back
2. Navas has done ok but moving from RW to RB is totally different than CM to LB
3. Wembley is a huge pitch, Sterling has been our player of the season. Why would we drop him for someone I'm not aware has played on the right previously and hasn't played for 2 months.

Team for me:

Caballero
Sagna Kompany Otamendi Clichy
Fernandinho
Sterling KDB Silva Sane
Aguero

 

[The Riot Club]

I think Yaya has to play, he seems to step up for these kind of games.

And Willy in goal.

Willy
Sagna Kompany Otamendi Clichy
Fernandinho Yaya
Sterling Silva Sané
Aguero

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Don't know if it's just me but it feels a lot like the semi v the rags, I felt we'd do them with bob and this is no different!

 

[Adidas Sharston]

VK playing is huge for us, the rest will look after itself.

 

[Bentheblue]

Hands up anyone who has correctly predicted a Pep team this season.
Anybody?

 

[eversince 76]

Always a midfield 2 of a fat lazy yaya and a knackered dinho,always navas and bony,that's off the top of my head,he ruined all of them in his last 2 yrs,enough ?

Top of your head? Yes. Enough of that.

 

[NoJabbaNoBogRoll]

The editor of this article clearly isn't a Pep fan.

https://www.mancity.com/news/first-...ity-yaya-toure-wembley-memories/1492790214684

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

The nerves are starting to bubble in the old stomach.

Hope I don't have to watch the game from "behind the settee", but if that's what it takes then so be it.

I wish I could go, but my away days are now confined to memory, mainly from the 1970's,1980's, with a sprinkle of games since.

The 0-4 win at Blackburn when bobbymanc was in charge being my last. Come on City!!

 

[lancs blue]

Wembley is a huge pitch

No, it really isn't and never has been in comparison to City's home pitches both current and past. Currently it's about one yard wider from memory. Our Maine Road pitch was both longer and wider than the old Wembley pitch.

 

[aguero93:20]

1) Have you watched Clichy recently?
2) Navas hadn't played full back til about a month ago, and he's done alright.
3) Sterling vs Jesus is a close run thing, but Jesus is a better finisher. It's the same reason I'd pick Sane over Sterling.

1) Delph has never played left back.
2) Unlike Delph, Navas has been a defensively strong wide player all his life.
3) Jesus has no experience playing on the right.