Stoke vs. City Pre Match Thread

[dubblue]

Are people really expecting Kelechi to play or is it just faint hope? Our manager doesn't take into account form, his selections are based upon his rotation policy and the pecking order he establishes at the start of the season and sticks by both religiously. Kelechi could come off the bench and score in ten games in a row with Bony failing to find the net once and he'd still be behind Bony.

Totally agree,Bony will always get the nod despite form. It's moronic but then again Pellers has form...

 

[deafmanstevo]

Totally agree,Bony will always get the nod despite form. It's moronic but then again Pellers has form...

I think Bony will get a couple tomm, going for 1-4 win.

 

[mosssideblue]

Are people really expecting Kelechi to play or is it just faint hope? Our manager doesn't take into account form, his selections are based upon his rotation policy and the pecking order he establishes at the start of the season and sticks by both religiously. Kelechi could come off the bench and score in ten games in a row with Bony failing to find the net once and he'd still be behind Bony.

Is this fact or just an assumption? gen question btw

 

[ninjamonkey]

Is this fact or just an assumption? gen question btw

it's an assumption based on his team selections for the last 2+ years.

 

[B\connellblue]

If Pellegrini comes up with anything less than 3 points against clueless then surely his reign has to end. He makes every game difficult now and talks up every club we play making them out to be fantastic. Should be a routine victory and would be if we had a half decent manager in charge.

 

[ianw16]

Can't see anything other than a Stoke win. 2-1.

 

[mosssideblue]

If Pellegrini comes up with anything less than 3 points against clueless then surely his reign has to end. He makes every game difficult now and talks up every club we play making them out to be fantastic. Should be a routine victory and would be if we had a half decent manager in charge.

Looks like clueless has a double

 

[sam-caddick]

I like the idea of a Fernandinho/ Delph partnership in midfield as I think it suits Otamendi and Demichelis because of the energy in front of them.

 

[zandvoort blue]

I hope Aleks has been practising his penalty taking

 

[eversince 76]

Looks like clueless has a double

Indeed. Some are truly talking like they've never seen a football game. Let alone know anything about the sport. Yet feel the need to come on here and talk rubbish.

 

[eversince 76]

it's an assumption based on his team selections for the last 2+ years.

Than l go with what the manager think is best because his record is good enough for me. And maybe he doesn't think I individuals but in what is the best team with what l've got because again he needs to pick from a depleted squad. Obviously his fault as well.

 

[CC1]

If Pellegrini comes up with anything less than 3 points against clueless then surely his reign has to end. He makes every game difficult now and talks up every club we play making them out to be fantastic. Should be a routine victory and would be if we had a half decent manager in charge.

Yep… he makes it so difficult that we are only top of the league and (horror of horrors) were only the first team to qualify for the next stage of Champions league despite being in the acknowledged Group of Death…..why hasn't he been sacked????? Its the fault of our owners who know nowt

 

[imtangledupinblue]

I'll be dissapointed if Kelechi does'nt start the game,Bony is to static

 

[J_Bow]

I'd prefer Kelechi over Bony as I have a feeling Stoke would struggle more with his movement and speed compared to Bony's slow pace. I don't have a problem with Yaya playing against them, not the most energetic team in the league.

 

[imtangledupinblue]

I'd prefer Kelechi over Bony as I have a feeling Stoke would struggle more with his movement and speed compared to Bony's slow pace. I don't have a problem with Yaya playing against them, not the most energetic team in the league.

Yaya's not playing out injured

 

[jimharri]

We're overdue an away win in the PL. Nearly 3 months since the late Kel winner at Palace

 

[imtangledupinblue]

We're overdue an away win in the PL. Nearly 3 months since the late Kel winner at Palace

Did'nt know it was that long ago.

 

[LittleEgg]

This will be an interesting one for sure...

Either city will dominate the middle as its a particular weakness of ours lately, OR yaya will play equalising things somewhat thanks to his ever dwindling mobility. Our chances will come out wide, with bojan being key centrally....worried about fernandino trampling all over him tbh.

I predict you guys will win comfotably...but yet something is telling me your defense is still very suspect still with mangala showing inconsistency despite having improved somewhat from last season, add to this a general lack of confidence in defensive area's and i can see arnie/bojan/shaqiri causing some problems. It all depends on yaya and how you start.

Time for shaqiri to get a goal methinks.

 

[the talisman]

This will be an interesting one for sure...

Either city will dominate the middle as its a particular weakness of ours lately, OR yaya will play equalising things somewhat thanks to his ever dwindling mobility.

Our chances will come out wide, with bojan being key centrally....worried about fernandino trampling all over him tbh.

Time for shaqiri to get a goal methinks.

Yaya is not playing, injured

 

[Manchester33]

We have a new youngster on the bench tomorrow - Cameron Humphries. CB who played against Real Madrid in pre-season!