Watford (H) Pre-Match Thread

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Can't even talk about the Leicester game it was that embarrassing, would rather discuss what we need to change.

Easy for me, i'd make 7 changes from that game and i'd run with it till Fern and then Aguero is back.

4-2-3-1
Gunn/Caballero
Sagna
Adarabioyo/Stones
Otamendi
Angelino/Maffeo
Gundogan
Yaya (Fern when back)
Sterling
De Bruyne
Silva
Nolito

Bravo and Stones deserve dropping and I'd rather play the kids and see them make mistakes than watch the same culprits make mistake after mistake week in week out.

Either way theres one thing we'll all agree on; there's no way he can put out the same defence again.,
 
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What I'd go with:

Caballero
Maffeo Sagna Otamendi Kolarov
Gundogan Touré
Sterling De Bruyne Sané
Nolito

Bravo, Adarabioyo, Angelino, García, Silva, Navas, Iheanacho

Mind you I doubt that's anything like what we'll see. Nolito can't be dropped after he scored again (4 off the bench this season), and Sterling deserves another go at starting. De Bruyne was alright tonight, Sané might as well get a go, Touré's just Touré.
 
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Start the same eleven as started at Old Trafford with Fernando instead of Fernandinho. Put them in the same positions and win the game.
 
If Tottenham and Chelsea drop points tomorrow (unlikely) then this is savable. If they both win then this is a very, very bad weekend.
 
Conte, Ranieri, Mazzari. The Italians know how to rape Pep's system and I am scared of this game now.

We havent won in the Etihad for some time now, and Mazzari more than capable of coming up with a system for his players that stops us from scoring while makes us gift them 1-2 goals.
 
Play 3 at the back, but if so, play forwards who can beat a man.

Sane on the right please, or not at all. Nolito or Sterling on the left. Drop Silva, and Navas. And instruct Stones to put a tackle in.

I thought we were a little unfortunate at Leicester but really played a very stupid game that exposed limitations of a few players. Felt a bit sorry for Kelechi. He really should not have come off.
 
MarsLlama said:
If Tottenham and Chelsea drop points tomorrow (unlikely) then this is savable. If they both win then this is a very, very bad weekend.
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Loads of time left to rescue the season. But we have to come up with a potent attacking line up if we are going to go gung ho.

I don't mind leaving door open at the back if we're going to destroy teams going forward, but we're looking inept going forward. We have some exceptional forwards but not playing them correctly. Guardiola really has to get to grips with this. It was an inept performance vs Chelsea and even more so today.
 
Watford are playing well so I'm not gonna get too fucking hopeful on a good result the way we are playing.
 
2-2 draw. City rarely respond to a bad match by hammering the next opposition. Like Bayern, Barca, Real usually do..
 
Not winning this game would be a disaster. I can see winning 2-1 in a scrappy game

But if we are not careful they could get something. If we continue to miss the target and let strikers bully our 'defenders' we will be in big trouble
 
MarsLlama said:
What I'd go with:

Caballero
Maffeo Sagna Otamendi Kolarov
Gundogan Touré
Sterling De Bruyne Sané
Nolito

Bravo, Adarabioyo, Angelino, García, Silva, Navas, Iheanacho

Mind you I doubt that's anything like what we'll see. Nolito can't be dropped after he scored again (4 off the bench this season), and Sterling deserves another go at starting. De Bruyne was alright tonight, Sané might as well get a go, Touré's just Touré.
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Mate, genuinely, how on earth can you suggest Kolorov should play again? His last 2 performances have cost us big time, and shown up his complete and utter lack of pace (and ability to tackle effectively on a regular basis) - I dont think he should be anywhere near our PL starting XI, barring an outbreak of bubonic plague in the first team squad.
 
MarsLlama said:
What I'd go with:

Caballero
Maffeo Sagna Otamendi Kolarov
Gundogan Touré
Sterling De Bruyne Sané
Nolito

Bravo, Adarabioyo, Angelino, García, Silva, Navas, Iheanacho

Mind you I doubt that's anything like what we'll see. Nolito can't be dropped after he scored again (4 off the bench this season), and Sterling deserves another go at starting. De Bruyne was alright tonight, Sané might as well get a go, Touré's just Touré.
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Kolarov? Seriously? Wow.
 
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Mate, genuinely, how on earth can you suggest Kolorov should play again? His last 2 performances have cost us big time, and shown up his complete and utter lack of pace (and ability to tackle effectively on a regular basis) - I dont think he should be anywhere near our PL starting XI, barring an outbreak of bubonic plague in the first team squad.
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Mainly because he's better than Clichy, but also because I think it's harsh to drop a man who was directly responsible for the only good things that City managed today.
 
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