Birmingham Carling Cup

[robbieh]

Priority is resting Barry and de Jong and getting NDJ and Milner fit.

So Zabba could get another outing in midfield with Razak.

Hart

Toure Savic Lescott Kolarov

Zabba Razak Suarez

AJ Balotelli Tevez

 

[kun]

Re: Carling Cup City V Brum Pre Match Discussion Thread

-------------------------Pantilimon
--Richards----Kolo Toure------Savic-----Bridge
-----------------------Barry----Razak
--------Johnson----------Nasri---------Assulin
--------------------------Balotelli

Subs: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Roman, Silva, Tevez, Bunn

 

[defendhigher4231]

Re: Carling Cup City V Brum Pre Match Discussion Thread

they the holders so maybe play a strong team

 

[LoveCity]

Re: Carling Cup City V Brum Pre Match Discussion Thread

I'm looking forward to this game just to see some fresh faces who deserve a chance like Balo, Hargreaves, Savic, and Kolo, plus hopefully some of the top young players at the club. It'll be intriguing to see what sort of fluidity the team has if a lot of the team is unfamiliar.

they the holders so maybe play a strong team

They have awful fixture congestion at the moment and Hughton suggested last week this might have to be the sacrificial lamb for them because they're in the Europa League, etc. They got battered in the league 4-1 this weekend and don't have a big squad after selling their best players.

 

[Jumanji]

XI against Birmingham

What would you like to see?

----------------Pants--------------
Zaba-----Savic-----Kolo------Kolarov
----------Razak------Hargreaves-----
Johnson-------Assulin--------Balotelli
-----------------Tevez--------------

Btw, will Milner be fit?

 

[shikariblue]

Re: XI against Birmingham

What would you like to see?

----------------Pants--------------
Zaba-----Savic-----Kolo------Kolarov
----------Razak------Hargreaves-----
Johnson--------Assulin--------Balotelli
----------------Tevez---------------

Btw, will Milner be fit?

Ditto to this line-up.
I would also like to see Suarez and Bunn get a run out if they are on the bench.

 

[blumoonrisen]

Re: XI against Birmingham

we don't want too many changes, we need a bit of a regular backbone

Hart
Richards Savic Komps Kolorov
Hargreaves Barry
Johnson Nasri Balo
Tevez

 

[Jumanji]

Re: XI against Birmingham

Backbone?! That's first team with minor changes.

 

[McFcMiKe7]

Re: XI against Birmingham

What would you like to see?

----------------Pants--------------
Zaba-----Savic-----Kolo------Kolarov
----------Razak------Hargreaves-----
Johnson-------Assulin--------Balotelli
-----------------Tevez--------------

Btw, will Milner be fit?

would love to see this team.. but i wouldn't be surprised to see our best XI but slightly modified

 

[blumoonrisen]

Re: XI against Birmingham

Backbone?! That's first team with minor changes.

No it isn't! Hart doesn't need resting as keepers don't do enough to get tired... and arguably only Komps, Barry, Nasri, have been regulars up to now!

Introducing players into a 'winning' team is the way to go, not changing almost 11 players.