City v Liverpool. Yankee Stadium July 30th

[Didsbury Dave]

Anyone think its significant that zuculini is getting way more game time than both Garcia and rodwell? Zuculini for fourth choice midfielder?

I think it is significant, yes. Also Clichy being played at right back ahead of Richards is too.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

That central defence - hesitant, at fault on both goals, with several players mesmerised by one man. Just as well it's not our real central defence, eh?
Jovetic's touch. Four strikers out of five would have chosen to go for the near post for the first. Jovetic does not choose to do what the other four would have done. I know he's very close in, but he just strokes it with the lightest, feathery touch to leave the keeper dead. Second: by rights it's not for him. He's not alone, far from it, but he just does the necessary. Is this player as good as he promises to be? To be followed. Closely.
I'm not judging the overall match, since I only saw the highlights. There seems to be a consensus on here that we were the better team. These friendlies are a goodish build up to the serious stuff. And our four world class players (five with Zabman who, more and more, belongs in that company) are relaxing! Ok, Toure on for a bit last night. The prospect is mouth-watering.

 

[robbieh]

Anyone think its significant that zuculini is getting way more game time than both Garcia and rodwell? Zuculini for fourth choice midfielder?

I think it is significant, yes. Also Clichy being played at right back ahead of Richards is too.

Have to agree. But if we get rid of Richards and Rodwell, do we have to keep Sinclair to make up the numbers? Not quite sure how many home grown we need.

Boyata
Hart
Sinclair
Milner

 

[MeatHunterrr]

Anyone think its significant that zuculini is getting way more game time than both Garcia and rodwell? Zuculini for fourth choice midfielder?

I think it is significant, yes. Also Clichy being played at right back ahead of Richards is too.

Have to agree. But if we get rid of Richards and Rodwell, do we have to keep Sinclair to make up the numbers? Not quite sure how many home grown we need.

Boyata
Hart
Sinclair
Milner

Clichy is also HG.

Hart, Milner, Rodwell, Boyata & Clichy. So Sinclair can be sold tbh.

 

[Chippy_boy]

Navas motm for me .Maybe the dippers are not fully fit but still he caused havoc last night.

He's not going to get that much time and space in the league, but that said he will cause problems and he will also drag defenders out of position and make openings for others. Based on last night's performance, he has to feature more next season, surely.

 

[Bballer7389]

The stadium was about 80% Liverpool fans, and we got the piss taken out of us after the shootout. Doesn't matter, we'ee still champions.

Just a side note that Fernando is so much more physically imposing when you see him live. Same with Dzeko.

I agree, there were the mad hatters to the section next to me, and my little pocket in section 113. Fernando was beastly he had about 4 tackles in the 1st 20 minutes and broke up play numerous times, he is great cover for Yaya.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Anyone think its significant that zuculini is getting way more game time than both Garcia and rodwell? Zuculini for fourth choice midfielder?

I think it is significant, yes. Also Clichy being played at right back ahead of Richards is too.

Have to agree. But if we get rid of Richards and Rodwell, do we have to keep Sinclair to make up the numbers? Not quite sure how many home grown we need.

Boyata
Hart
Sinclair
Milner

I'm really not sure with regards to the homegrown rules. I guess some of these "Outs" depend on "Ins". Personally I'd have both Richards and Rodwell ahead of Sinclair, who adds nothing to the squad. But I wouldn't shed a tear if all three left.

 

[robbieh]

I think it is significant, yes. Also Clichy being played at right back ahead of Richards is too.

Have to agree. But if we get rid of Richards and Rodwell, do we have to keep Sinclair to make up the numbers? Not quite sure how many home grown we need.

Boyata
Hart
Sinclair
Milner

I'm really not sure with regards to the homegrown rules. I guess some of these "Outs" depend on "Ins". Personally I'd have both Richards and Rodwell ahead of Sinclair, who adds nothing to the squad. But I wouldn't shed a tear if all three left.

In terms of ability yes. Trouble is we already have two right backs and it seems Clichy can play there too. As for central midfielders well Rodwell just not going to get a game.

Sinclair while fairly useless can cover for Navas, Silva, Nasri in cup games.

 

[Blankomania]

Anyone think its significant that zuculini is getting way more game time than both Garcia and rodwell? Zuculini for fourth choice midfielder?

I think it is significant, yes. Also Clichy being played at right back ahead of Richards is too.

Have to agree. But if we get rid of Richards and Rodwell, do we have to keep Sinclair to make up the numbers? Not quite sure how many home grown we need.

Boyata
Hart
Sinclair
Milner

Well guessing from the preseason and the amount of game time players have been given.

Being sold or loaned are:

Guidetti(Nacho is better)
Richards (Too many right backs)
Rodwell
Garcia
Rekik (Nastasic seems to be being picked in front of him)
Sinclair

Leaving us with a squad of (442):

Hart/Willy

Zabaleta/Sagna
Kompany/Demichelis
Mangala/Nastasic
Kolarov/Clichy

Navas/Milner
Fernandinho/Fernando
Toure/Zuculini
Nasri/Silva

Aguero/Jovetic
Negredo/Dzeko

I'm pretty sure that gives us 17 non-homegrown in the premiership (because nastasic and zuculini count as under 21).

 

[Bluep*ss]

Been out of touch for a couple of weeks so only seen the official site highlights(11 mins). Can any of you fill me in ?.
Are they playing a 'mini league'?. Are the Rags in NYC?. Seems that Pool will play the Rags next. Is this correct?. What was the attendance?.
Looking at the highlights it would seem that we will have to sell many City shirts in the US. - there seemed to be 40,000 Pool fans there.
Ta................