Arsenal v City Pre Match Discussion Thread

[Love_Each_Day]

Don't think we'll win, Wenger will as usual have them playing like their lives depend on it and we always seem to play them at the Emirates when we have a lot of players injured/unavailable. Agree with playing Balotelli up front on his own, time for him to contribute something this season.

 

[B\connellblue]

Contrary to what a lot of posters seem to think arsenal are not a top side and therefore we should should approach this game no differently to any of the rest of our away games (ie try to win). Losing isn't an option, even a draw doesn't do us much good. let's be positive and get the 3 points!

 

[Paulpowersleftfoot]

Utd are successful with the same method year In year out when they play them away and the method is not rocket science
They defend deeply and stay very narrow to stifle arsenals passing game then break out wide with pace and have midfield runners like Rooney busting a gut to get on the end of it
Obviously that's not a realistic game plan attacking wise for City as we have no pace,no width and no players who are prepared to bust a gut to get up the pitch,usually just yaya lolloping along in his own time
However defensively the Utd way is definitely something we could imitate instead of playing too high a line and too open as we usually do.Arsenals defence is particularly poor and can be exploited so long as we stay in the game particularly first half an hour so we can grow into the game.Ideally I'd like to see Milner given yayas role in the centre,he's certainly got the engine for it.Team I'd go for

Hart
Zabaleta Kompany Nastasic Clichy
Garcia Milner Barry
Tevez silva
Dzeko

 

[cheddar404]

if we want to win the league then these are the matches we need to win. With ground to make up it's games like this where we can do it.

Just any match then really...

 

[Ray78]

if we want to win the league then these are the matches we need to win. With ground to make up it's games like this where we can do it.

Just any match then really...

Not particularly. Arsenal Away, Everton Away are the grounds we do struggle at.

 

[City_Sean]

not sure about this game, but id be most confident with this set up,

Hart
Zabs Kompany Nastasic Clichy
Milner Barry Garcia
Silva Tevez Balotelli

 

[tonea2003]

Always feel this is our hardest game
We never to seem to play well there, we have to come good there sometime so I'm hoping against hope.
And with missing yaya Sergio and Samir, we will have to play out of our skins
Just can't get positive
Just hoping Liverpool can pull something out of the bag to limit the damage

 

[Ray78]

not sure about this game, but id be most confident with this set up,

Hart
Zabs Kompany Nastasic Clichy
Milner Barry Garcia
Silva Tevez Balotelli

I would leave Balotelli out for now as in the game last season he got sent off, we lost and we thought we fucked up our title challenge.

 

[City_Sean]

not sure about this game, but id be most confident with this set up,

Hart
Zabs Kompany Nastasic Clichy
Milner Barry Garcia
Silva Tevez Balotelli

I would leave Balotelli out for now as in the game last season he got sent off, we lost and we thought we fucked up our title challenge.

maybe so mate, but with nasri out, for me he has to play, perfect chance of redemption, possibly a save your city career game, im sure him and tevez would be lively.

 

[Bill]

Big Game for us this one, can we get a win, I actually think we can as long as we play with some tempo

Anyway all thoughts and debate in here please

course we can win it.