Barcelona Vs City Pre Match Thread

[Damocles]

Put Mangala & MDM in the back four, with Vincent and a" Ferdy" in front of the back four, get yaya further up the field.Jobs a good un.

Kompany is only a midfielder in computer games.

 

[supercity88]

It's set up just the way City like it - backs against the wall against all odds sort of football. We have no excuses this time, only Clichy is missing who would otherwise be in the first 11. I think we have to support Kolarov by using Milner wide left. I'd also be using Navas wide right for pace on the counter. If their wing backs want to get forward then they can but they'll leave acres of space for Navas and Aguero to exploit.

I'm not sure whether our team has enough quality in terms of pace and trickery. It doesn't really matter what formation you play if you have Messi/Ronaldo/Robben... or Neymar/Bale/Ribery...

I do think we should be trying to get our best players into positions they can do damage. Why restrict Silva by making him do defensive work when he is so good at running the game. I would be playing Fernando/Fernandinho sat in a holding role. I prefer Fernandinho but I don't think he's too keen at just sitting back. I would then play Silva and Yaya to complete a central trio. You have the guile of Silva picking passes and the power and pace of Yaya running at players and creating space. You get those two on the ball and allow Aguero to be collecting the ball facing the Barca goal as opposed to with his back to it. I'd then have Milner left for width and supporting Kolarov and Navas right for pace on the break and to put in a shift down that side...

------------------------------------------------Hart
Zabaleta------------------Kompany----------Mangala-------------Kolarov

---------------------------------------Fernando/Dinho

Navas-----------------------Yaya----------------------Silva------------Milner

---------------------------------------------Aguero

I think Barcelona will play just like Bayern did and our best tactic is to try and get the ball forward quickly and into space. With their formation we have to look to play with width, Milner and Navas will look to get in behind the Barca defence and cause problems and it allows Aguero to have more support.

As the game goes on we can introduce the likes of Nasri/Bony/Dzeko to mix things up but I think we would be better playing this formation from the start as it is more likely to see us create chances.

 

[Stephenhakin]

I would go for something like thisin a 4-2-3-1 formation. This side is probably our paciest.

Hart
Zabba
Clichy
Mangala
Kompany
Fernando
Fernandinho
Silva
Aguero
Navas
Bony

Aguero just behind bony, Dave left hand side with Fernandinho helping his side out. Fernando will have Navas helping out on the right hand side.



==========================================Hart==================================================

Zabba=====================Kompany======================Mangala============================Clichy


======================Fernando====================================Fernandinho===================


Navas===================================Aguero=============================================Silva


==================================================Bony========================================

 

[bluemoon98]

Referee for the match is Gianluca Rocchi. Reffed the 1-1 vs real madrid and us before.

Has reffed 3 barcelona games and every time they have won them all...

 

[Stephenhakin]

It's set up just the way City like it - backs against the wall against all odds sort of football. We have no excuses this time, only Clichy is missing who would otherwise be in the first 11. I think we have to support Kolarov by using Milner wide left. I'd also be using Navas wide right for pace on the counter. If their wing backs want to get forward then they can but they'll leave acres of space for Navas and Aguero to exploit.

I'm not sure whether our team has enough quality in terms of pace and trickery. It doesn't really matter what formation you play if you have Messi/Ronaldo/Robben... or Neymar/Bale/Ribery...

I do think we should be trying to get our best players into positions they can do damage. Why restrict Silva by making him do defensive work when he is so good at running the game. I would be playing Fernando/Fernandinho sat in a holding role. I prefer Fernandinho but I don't think he's too keen at just sitting back. I would then play Silva and Yaya to complete a central trio. You have the guile of Silva picking passes and the power and pace of Yaya running at players and creating space. You get those two on the ball and allow Aguero to be collecting the ball facing the Barca goal as opposed to with his back to it. I'd then have Milner left for width and supporting Kolarov and Navas right for pace on the break and to put in a shift down that side...

------------------------------------------------Hart
Zabaleta------------------Kompany----------Mangala-------------Kolarov

---------------------------------------Fernando/Dinho

Navas-----------------------Yaya----------------------Silva------------Milner

---------------------------------------------Aguero

I think Barcelona will play just like Bayern did and our best tactic is to try and get the ball forward quickly and into space. With their formation we have to look to play with width, Milner and Navas will look to get in behind the Barca defence and cause problems and it allows Aguero to have more support.

As the game goes on we can introduce the likes of Nasri/Bony/Dzeko to mix things up but I think we would be better playing this formation from the start as it is more likely to see us create chances.

Quite like this. Is this a formation not to lose the game in the first hour or so?

 

[Stephenhakin]

Referee for the match is Gianluca Rocchi. Reffed the 1-1 vs real madrid and us before.

Has reffed 3 barcelona games and every time they have won them all...

They win most games.

 

[Happy Feet]

Referee for the match is Gianluca Rocchi. Reffed the 1-1 vs real madrid and us before.

Has reffed 3 barcelona games and every time they have won them all...

Agenda

 

[waspish]

If Pellers has any balls, Yaya will not start. More than anything, we need pace and attitude tomorrow. Yaya currently has neither.

You don't drop your biggest big game player

Absolutely you put him in front of Fernando and firnandinho

 

[Damocles]

Referee for the match is Gianluca Rocchi. Reffed the 1-1 vs real madrid and us before.

Has reffed 3 barcelona games and every time they have won them all...

Oh wow, this guy is absolutely terrible.

Can't believe he's gotten another big fixtures, he HAS to be bribing somebody

 

[lancs blue]

If Pellers has any balls, Yaya will not start. More than anything, we need pace and attitude tomorrow. Yaya currently has neither.

You don't drop your biggest big game player

Absolutely you put him in front of Fernando and firnandinho

Yes, that's how I'd start tomorrow night, a 4-2-3-1 with Silva, Yaya and Navas/Nasri as the attacking three behind Aguero. If we're level at HT bring Bony on for one of the Ferns and let the front two have a real go at Pique, who is the weak link IMO now he hasn't got Puyol to keep him honest. Also I would start our best two attacking full backs, Zaba and Kolarov. If we're going out we may as well go out fighting.