Borussia Monchengladbach vs Manchester City pre-match

[RandomJ]

3 at the back away from home. Interesting.

 

[cleavers]

Don't know if its just me, but I just don't like 3 at the back, I think it stems from when Mancini did it, and we looked utterly clueless.

 

[fergal_oc]

Gonna be some goals in this one!

 

[kaz7]

Looks like we are going to try and out score them

 

[BLUEMATT23]

When Jesus comes in January we will have 2 Jesus's. Will be have a cross?

 

[Bozo]

ATTACK!! Interesting line-up, I like it.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Don't like Sterling down the left.

 

[BlueMedic]

Sterling on the left, as wing back, meh. Should be a fun watch though, attacking line up.

 

[super_city_si]

too crowded in the middle when we play all 4 center mids

 

[NorCalBlue]

Don't know if its just me, but I just don't like 3 at the back, I think it stems from when Mancini did it, and we looked utterly clueless.

Micah was a great player for a while, but tactically astute he wasn't. And I seem to remember Clichy also not knowing what to do in a back 3. We'll never know if Mancini just didn't teach it well enough or if we didn't have the personnel to pull it off in those days. I'd guess the latter.