Barcelona Vs City Pre Match Thread

[Stephenhakin]

Hart

zabba vinny demi mangala

Diniho

navas nasri silva milner

Aguero

Mate you are going to get lynched for that I think.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

If we need pace and I don`t disagree with you,but why the fuck has Kolarov got ahead of Clichy then in that starting eleven ?

I did the same thing ( forgot Clichy is suspended ) Red in the first leg

Oooppppppppppppssssssssssssssss.Fucking hell so he is.

its obvious , when do we finish a champs league game with eleven men ? we are 100/30 to get a man sent off , i am having some of that.

 

[chris85mcfc]

Wont argue mate but my point stands. This Barca side are no great shakes defensively imo and can be got at.

Best form of defence is not letting the other team have the ball

You don't really need a top defence when you have the ball as often as Barca do, and also the speed in which they look to win it back

Ive said that in my assessment of them but we have to be confident in our ball retention and not give it away as easily as we do against sides like this and we have to get at them. We do that and we will hurt them, no doubt about it.

Tonight is not a night for sitting back and being shrinking violets as you play right into their hands.

We need to earn the right to play by working our backsides off when we haven't got the ball, and then we do have it we need to make the most of it.

It can look a thankless task playing Barca in the Nou Camp as they are superb with and without the ball, and a lot will depend on the team Pellegrini picks.

It could be a close game or we could get a hammering, and all will depend on team selection and the mentality of the players. Teams have gone there and pulled it off before so hopefully we have a game plan as there certainly is no need to go chasing the game from word 'go'. Coming in 0-0 at half time would be a very good start.

 

[Stephenhakin]

No one think we should start with Bony up top? Just with Aguero behind to take some pressure off?

 

[Stephenhakin]

I did the same thing ( forgot Clichy is suspended ) Red in the first leg

Oooppppppppppppssssssssssssssss.Fucking hell so he is.

its obvious , when do we finish a champs league game with eleven men ? we are 100/30 to get a man sent off , i am having some of that.

Where is the 100/30 at mate? I'll have that.

 

[worsleyweb]

What times kick off?

 

[lewisMCFC]

No one think we should start with Bony up top? Just with Aguero behind to take some pressure off?

-----------Din'ho--Yaya-----------
Nasri-------Aguero--------Silva
-----------------Bony-----------------

Something like that? I'd much prefer Silva in the middle but the above could work. Very attacking.

 

[oakiecokie]

What times kick off?

As in fighting ??

 

[oakiecokie]

I did the same thing ( forgot Clichy is suspended ) Red in the first leg

Oooppppppppppppssssssssssssssss.Fucking hell so he is.

its obvious , when do we finish a champs league game with eleven men ? we are 100/30 to get a man sent off , i am having some of that.

With the usual antics of that buck toothed twat I`ll have a tenner on Vinnie or Manga.

 

[Stephenhakin]

No one think we should start with Bony up top? Just with Aguero behind to take some pressure off?

-----------Din'ho--Yaya-----------
Nasri-------Aguero--------Silva
-----------------Bony-----------------

Something like that? I'd much prefer Silva in the middle but the above could work. Very attacking.

I would go navas for Nasri simply because of work ethic and pace. Also I would only play Yaya if he is willing and able to play a controlled, professional DM role like he used to for Barca.