Burnley (h) pre-match thread

[deano ou812]

Any early rumours of line up yet ?

 

[tiggsywiggsywoo]

It will be either a 1-1 draw or 5-0 to City. Hat Trick for Aguero.

 

[HorlocksWalk]

Lee Mason ..... say no more.

Rather have Blatter ref it with Platini running one line and Taylor the other and Clattenburg as 4th official at least you would know the reason for the "strange" decisions. Mason is just incompetent.

 

[Adlab123]

Rather have Blatter ref it with Platini running one line and Taylor the other and Clattenburg as 4th official at least you would know the reason for the "strange" decisions. Mason is just incompetent.

Maybe he'll be incompetent for us for a change.
Pawson was ok the other night - surprisigly

 

[HorlocksWalk]

Maybe he'll be incompetent for us for a change.
Pawson was ok the other night - surprisigly

Fair point and seen us not get more blatant pens than the Sterling one at Hull

 

[BusterPhillips]

Got a feeling this will be a frustrating afternoon, but hopefully we'll do enough to get the win. Not expecting a vintage City performance though, with it being our second game in three days, and confidence low after the Liverpool defeat. I'm sure Mason will do us no favours either.

Im a pragmatic kind of guy, that said, I think we'll dick them today.

 

[Powello]

if we cant beat burnley, god help us.

 

[BLUEMATT23]

What's Delph doing these days?

 

[SWP's back]

I've never understood why we shifted away from this just to accommodate Gundogan, who, to be fair to him, is a good player, but hasn't shone in the league. That formation solved the Silva-KDB problem by having them both in the middle, protected by Dinho, and able to thread passes to Aguero or a true winger on either side. And this formation actually worked even better with Sterling on the left and Navas on the right.

Silva is terrible on either wing, and putting KDB there takes him out of the game. I'm hoping Pep realizes this again.

100% this. First said it about six weeks ago.

No idea why he hasn't tried it again.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Any early rumours of line up yet ?

My sources are saying we've selected 11 players

 

[Sky Blue]

3-1 win and a 10 page post match thread.

 

[BusterPhillips]

I actually rate Kolarov as a CB and IMO he has outperformed Stones this season. As long as he has got cover then he is a useful option. He also has the ability to switch the play.

However, your post has highlighted a key flaw in this side and one that Txiki has to take full responsibility for and that is our CB situation.

Last season we had 4 CBs. Vinny was constantly injured which meant we rotated between Demichellis, Ota and Mangala. We just about got away with having 4 CBs last season and had to overly rely on a 35 year old at times.

So why on earth Txiki found in acceptable to go into the next season with only 3 CBs and 1 on them being Vinny is staggering. Basically we have 2 reliable CBs and have allowed Denayer to go out on loan. Whilst it is questionable whether Denayer is the answer, he is surely a better option at CB than Sagna or Zabaleta.

Perhaps Txiki couldnt seal his prefered CB targets and between him and Pep they thought that there is no available CB which inprove us?

 

[deano ou812]

My sources are saying we've selected 11 players

Oohhh cheers,have heard burnley have 12 in their line up.some new signing called mason.

 

[cleavers]

have heard burnley have 12 in their line up

....includes Mason I assume ?

 

[Adlab123]

What's Delph doing these days?

Nothing as usual I think. Not absolutely sure but I think he has played 2 or 3 times. Nice work ifyou can get it

 

[deano ou812]

....includes Mason I assume ?

Emergency signing just for this match .

 

[Pleatfooted]

Nothing as usual I think. Not absolutely sure but I think he has played 2 or 3 times. Nice work ifyou can get it

Leave the lad alone he's been slogging his guts out on city TV haha

 

[Bluep*ss]

My sources are saying we've selected 11 players

I heard 10 players + Bravo.............

 

[daztrueblue91]

Perhaps Txiki couldnt seal his prefered CB targets and between him and Pep they thought that there is no available CB which inprove us?

Then you work with what you've got.

However, failing to secure a CB target and allowing 2 international CBs to leave on loan and leaving yourself short at the back in the process doesn't make much sense to me.

 

[BLUEMATT23]

My sources are saying we've selected 11 players

My sources say it's 10 players plus Kolarov