City V Everton pre-match thread.

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Caballero
Zabaleta - Otamendi - Mangala* - Clichy
De Bruyne - Fernandinho* - Delph - Sterling
Iheanacho - Aguero

*If fit

If Mangala is ready to go we should definitely use him, he did a good job keeping Lukaku quiet last time until he was injured, at which point Lukaku went into a rampage. Yaya and possibly Navas to be brought in as impact subs with Fernando coming in handy if we have a comfortable lead, Silva to sit out because he's been shit recently and would probably do better with a rest than to continue playing badly.
 
Not at all confident especially after today. Everton have been very good away from home and I can't see us keeping Lukaku quiet twice.
 
Hart
Zabaleta Sagna Otamendi Clichy
Fernandinho Delph
Navas De Bruyne
Aguero Ihenacho*

*Yaya to come in for Nacho on 70 mins when, hopefully, we are goals up
 
,...................Willy (cup goalie).......
Zab............Ota..................MDM.....Clichy ( All 3 restarting Defrnders have no backup at present)
Navas.......Fernandihno...Delph...... Silva
.....,................Sterling.....................................
..............................(Aguero)............................

My reasoning:
I made an exception for Aguero, but everyone else who played 90 minutes was dropped except for the 3 defenders who don't currently have backups.

I know Willy starting serves as another excuse for the anti- Pelegrini crowd to moan.. But I see the value in starting the backup goalie in cup games. Some don't. I do.

It's a tossup between Fernando or Delph as a starter at CM. I went with Delph coz he adds more going forward. But i have no problem with Fernando starting. And wouldn't be surprised if Pelegrini went with him over Delph or Dihno based in fitness.

Went with Navas on the right and Silva on the left as both didn't finish the game. Navas for obvious reasons. Silva on the left as a change up to try to shake him out if his rut. Besides I truly think he is best on the wings and coming inside. Rather than starting inside.


Sterling I started up top next to Aguero. I reckon Pelegrini will start Sterling on the left, but I think he has been poor there the last few starts. So shaking things up I'd play him in the middle. Truth is, the right wing is where I'd rather start him, but Navas has to start there.

Well that would be my squad.
 
Considering Toure played 90 today, I would say there is a chance he is on the bench for this one. If we repeat the same performance as in the league against them we should be through. Huge game this.We are two games from a title, our players should be up for it. Would prefer a 4-4-2 as well.
 
Hart
Zab
Otamendi
MDM
Clichy
Delph
Fernandinho
Yaya
Silva
De bruyne
Aguero

Not confident at all but hey ho, gotta play the game I guess! Lol
 
Do you guys know what happened to player threads? Why are they locked?

Also any1 knows why Aguero wasnt celebrating his 2nd goal? I almost had a heart-attack, I thought the goal was disallowed or something.
 
thereWasATime said:
Do you guys know what happened to player threads? Why are they locked?

Also any1 knows why Aguero wasnt celebrating his 2nd goal? I almost had a heart-attack, I thought the goal was disallowed or something.
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I thought he was abused or had something thrown at him by fans behind the goal (they were West Ham fans weren't they?)
 
thereWasATime said:
Do you guys know what happened to player threads? Why are they locked?

Also any1 knows why Aguero wasnt celebrating his 2nd goal? I almost had a heart-attack, I thought the goal was disallowed or something.
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Because I would imagine he is thoroughly fucked off at the moment? Looks it anyway
 
thereWasATime said:
Do you guys know what happened to player threads? Why are they locked?

Also any1 knows why Aguero wasnt celebrating his 2nd goal? I almost had a heart-attack, I thought the goal was disallowed or something.
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Locked threads. Admin wants more issue based threads and fewer extra large single threads. Which is what those threads were turning into.

Aguero didn't celebrate coz he was more interested in getting the ball out of the net to the center circle but a defender didn't let him. So he moaned to the ref about it. This confused fans and even some City players, who thought he was called for an infringement.
By the time they figured it out, they y decided to follow Aguero's lead and try to score a winner.
 
waspish said:
Really?! Seems he doesn't give a fcuk about getting to the final! You play your best team in this game, Pellegrini annoys me with every game decision he makes! He promises Caballero when he signs he will get certain amount of games no matter what is fucking ridicules Hart showed today why he is one of the best goalies in Europe, Pellegrini is a clown
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Bit unfair on Willy who has gotten us this far in the comp. Joe is the better keeper agreed, but for me I respect his decision on this
 
Caballero
Zabaleta
Otamendi
Demichelis
Clichy
Toure
Fernandinho
De Bruyne
Sterling
Silva
Aguero

Hart
Sagna
Angelino
Fernando
Garcia
Navas
Ihenacho
 
ENERGY XI please....

Willy, Zab, Ota, Demi, Cleesh, Navas, Delph, Dinho, Sterling, Nacho, Kun

3 nil up n out of site by HT with that team. But Pellers will pick some dog shit instead.
 
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