City v Arsenal semi-final pre-match thread

[bluemc1]

Willy
Stones
Kompany
Otamendi
Dinho
Yaya
Sterling
Sane
Silva
De Bruyne
Aguero

Go for it!!!

Yep this for me, Oti and Stones either side of Kompany will be very up for it, Willy should get the nod as Pens a possibility and YaYa loves Wembley

Come on City

 

[cibaman]

Willy
Stones
Kompany
Otamendi
Dinho
Yaya
Sterling
Sane
Silva
De Bruyne
Aguero

Go for it!!!

Its not really going for it if Sterling & Sane have to play deeper as wingbacks. And pep will not play 3 right footed centre backs. It would have to be Kolarov rather than Otamendi

 

[mosssideblue]

Willy should definitely start he knows Wembley and has had the experience so won't be as nervous as bravo on the day

Bravo has never really played in a big match :)

 

[blueinsa]

Win.

Side looks focused right now and knows what is needed.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Willy

Navas
Vinny
Stones
Clichy

Diniho
delph
Silva

Kdb
Aguero
Sane

Thats what id go with but got a feeling sterling might come in for sane as he's played a lot recently!!!

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Personally i'm not bothered about what side Pep puts out, as long as it's the winning one.

 

[blue cigar]

Willy

Navas
Vinny
Stones
Clichy

Diniho
delph
Silva

Kdb
Aguero
Sane

Thats what id go with but got a feeling sterling might come in for sane as he's played a lot recently!!!

Same here. If navas plays then sterling stays on the bench, navas gets forward quickly and is a wing back in all but name. Delph for yaya because he wont have the legs for a 90 minute wembley game and delph is very mobile. I see us winning this late on with our subs,sterling and jesus.

 

[mosssideblue]

Personally i'm not bothered about what side Pep puts out, as long as it's the winning one.

Exactly. We can all predict the starting 11 till the cows come home but it's the result that counts.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Exactly. We can all predict the starting 11 till the cows come home but it's the result that counts.

I know predicting the side is all part of the fun of the forum.It's when the team is announced, a la yesterday and every week,
all the moaning and criticism starts. That's before a ball is even kicked.

 

[mosssideblue]

I know predicting the side is all part of the fun of the forum.It's when the team is announced, a la yesterday and every week,
all the moaning and criticism starts. That's before a ball is even kicked.

Its great reading though hearing all the bed wetters unite for their hour of fame and generally making complete dicks of themselves

 

[aguero93:20]

Caballero

Navas
Kompany
Stones
Clichy

Sterling
Silva
Delph
Kev
Sané

Aguero

City to win 3-2 AET, 2-2 at 90 minutes.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Caballero

Navas
Kompany
Stones
Clichy

Sterling
Silva
Delph
Kev
Sané

Aguero

City to win 3-2 AET, 2-2 at 90 minutes.

I sincerely hope you're wrong. I can't do more than 90 minutes of nerves, at my age.

 

[mat]

Same team as Soton with exception of Zabba and Willy in for Navas and Bravo.

 

[aguero93:20]

I sincerely hope you're wrong. I can't do more than 90 minutes of nerves, at my age.

So do I, have to make a flight back that night, so could do with a win in normal time and an extra 40m to get to Heathrow. We've had a lot of drawn games against them in recent times though.

 

[aguero93:20]

Same team as Soton with exception of Zabba and Willy in for Navas and Bravo.

Love Zaba to bits but don't want to see him in, Navas hasn't been any more vulnerable defensively and is getting better by the game in that respect and he's bringing far more to our attacking play, we could also use his speed carrying the ball on the big Wembley pitch in transition.

 

[mat]

Love Zaba to bits but don't want to see him in, Navas hasn't been any more vulnerable defensively and is getting better by the game in that respect and he's bringing far more to our attacking play, we could also use his speed carrying the ball on the big Wembley pitch in transition.

They did alright yesterday as a back four to be fair. Think it helped that VK and Oti knew how to play together.

Bring Zabba on for the glory shots at the end then.

:)

 

[Newman Noggs]

Keep Navas in. He gets a high proportion of his goals at Wembley.

 

[mosssideblue]

I wouldn't break up Vinnie and Ota if both fit. Sorry John, but if we play a back 4, I'd like you on the bench for this one

 

[kaz7]

Love Zaba to bits but don't want to see him in, Navas hasn't been any more vulnerable defensively and is getting better by the game in that respect and he's bringing far more to our attacking play, we could also use his speed carrying the ball on the big Wembley pitch in transition.

I agree,not sure zabba has the legs for 90 mins on that pitch

 

[nmc]

Has the ref been announced yet?