Stoke Vs City Pre match Discussion Thread

[bobmcfc]

I would be very tempted to start javi. Milner has played twice for England so I can see bobby not playing him

 

[Deleted member 41424]

Hart
Zabs-Kompany-Lescott-Kolarov
Nasri-Yaya-Barry-Silva
Tevez
Dzeko

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Mancini just said on Sky that Sergio was required to still meet up with national team despite his injury, therfore likely to miss the next 2 games.

Hopefully it's just Bobby and some mind games.

 

[waspish]

What worries me we don't take our chances because we will make a shit loads of chances and stoke either get another wonder goal or 1 shot 1 goal this seems to be happening to us in the last few games

 

[yerwot?]

The ref will be a major factor, if he tries to let the game flow by ignoring the usual "welcome to stoke" assault/tackle in the opening minutes we could have low scoring game that hinges on dubious decisions. Stoke have a much bigger problem than us, at least Pulis has. If he goes all-out attack, they could be 2 down in ten minutes, if he parks the bus and long balls it to Crouch they will be under siege the whole match. We have a goal threat all over the pitch, they know it, we know it, they face a long afternoon of ball chasing. Whatever they try we have the answer. As long as we have eleven on the pitch, comfortable win.

 

[Akai]

Javi will start according to one of the journals on Twitter

 

[didsburyblu]

For anyone coming down weve been sent to a new pub The Terrace on Leek Rd, its tiny so maybe better getting a later train as taking 10 mins to get served now and theres hardly any fucker here

 

[mancitynut70]

any spare tickets can pick up at stoke

 

[rastus]

---------------Hart-------------------

Maicon--Kompany---Lescott---Kolarov

---------Javi-----------Barry-----------

---------------Yaya---------------------

------Nasri------------------Tevez------

--------------Dzeko-------------------

 

[SiMCFC]

Just hope we pick up no injuries for the RM game tbh! A win would be a great result at the Brit, they are good at what they do unfortunately