Pre Match Thread | Palace v City

[davymcfc]

Why have we completely switched tactics from one that has been so successful this season? I can understand squad rotation but I am afraid having a 4 man midfield will leave us so exposed away from home at a place like palace. He will play 4-4-2 on Wednesday night as well just you watch.

 

[grim up north]

Two strikers at Palace and no Sterling? Okay this had better work out. We lose a lot of defensive cover without Sterling

Injured good rant tho

 

[Santi Narayana]

Nasri has to be top today.

 

[stan bowles]

Sagna and Kolarov need to keep playing to their previous levels. Hoping the back 4 will be strong and solid and Navas and Nasri do the work when we don't have the ball.

 

[malg]

Nasri has to be top today.

He'd best track back as well!

 

[Ducado]

Why have we completely switched tactics from one that has been so successful this season? I can understand squad rotation but I am afraid having a 4 man midfield will leave us so exposed away from home at a place like palace. He will play 4-4-2 on Wednesday night as well just you watch.

You will take off if you carry on flapping like that

 

[SWP's back]

Resting both Silva and Sterling.

If this was Chelsea, Rags or Arsenal both would have played.

Not buying into both injured and couldn't play watch Tuesday and both will play no doubt.

THEY ARENT FUCKING RESTED OR THEYD BE ON THE FUCKING BENCH.

 

[malg]

OK........let's have a 'what minute will KdB' get on.

I'll go for 65.

 

[Phil1]

It is surprising that they all come crawling out from under their collective stones as soon as we have any issues not seen hide nor hair of them for ages a couple of injuries and out they come

Wait a minute, I'd like to think I'm more of a 'Happy clapper' than 'Flapper' but the team being put out is worthy of discussion.
Personally I'd have played Nasri for Silva and KDB for Sterling leaving the formation pretty much the same.
I'm sure others would do things differently and some more would go the way Pellergrini has.
Do I think we're still strong favourites to win the game? Of course. Do I think the job is going to be harder? I happen to think it will.
I guess we'll find out one way or another soon enough.

 

[TRUE BLUE NO1]

I think this was a perfect game to bring De Bruyne in.....no silva and no Sterling.....Slot Kevin in middle, behind Aguero would have been perfect for him in his first game.....surprised we going back to a 4-4-2 but still got the talent to win. Just hope Pelle hasnt made his first mistake of the new season.....