City v Palace Pre Match Thread

[Marvin]

Can see Milner Garcia and possibly Rodwell for this game and give Fernandinho and maybe even YAYA

We have given Yaya and Fernandinho 45 mins each before now. I think we'll do that again

Dzeko was very good as a sub yesterday. I'd like to see him start. This is the moment when you miss Aguero and Jovetic

 

[MillionDollarDream]

I don't think it's possible to play our "strongest" team against Palace.

Zaba is still hurt and looked fatigued
Silva looked fatigued coming off and went straight to the dressing room.
Nasri looked fatigued as well.
Negredo seemed to be limping off and was seen with an ice pack on his calf after the game via tunnel cam.

Navas may/may not start this one.

I'd go with : 4-3-2-1
Hart
Clichy
VK
Lescott
Kolarov
Rodwell
Fernandinho.
Milner
Toure
Navas
Dzeko

Nasri, Silva, Jovetić or Negredo to be the impact subs.
City win 3-0 . Goals from Fernandinho, Toure and Dzeko.

 

[blue ranger]

I don't think it's possible to play our "strongest" team against Palace.

Zaba is still hurt and looked fatigued
Silva looked fatigued coming off and went straight to the dressing room.
Nasri looked fatigued as well.
Negredo seemed to be limping off and was seen with an ice pack on his calf after the game via tunnel cam.

Navas may/may not start this one.

I'd go with : 4-3-2-1
Hart
Clichy
VK
Lescott
Kolarov
Rodwell
Fernandinho.
Milner
Toure
Navas
Dzeko

Nasri, Silva, Jovetić or Negredo to be the impact subs.
City win 3-0 . Goals from Fernandinho, Toure and Dzeko.

Jovetic lol - always love an optimist. Got a hamstring injury. Won't be seeing him.

 

[Tbilisi]

I know I do but Im a hopeless case as regards City.

Can you imagine Liverpool fans being nervous about the prospects of facing palace at home? Snap out of it and enjoy the ride

In fairness to Tblisi, myself and the others who still have that tiny bit of having to watch through parted fingers at times, Liverpool haven't had the upsets and let downs we've had and on the scale we've had them. I can totally understand why people think Palace could be the game where we lose our home record, but I dare say none of them actually think it will happen, just it would be so us if it did. For many others those thoughts have vanished, for some it's almost vanished but for others it will always be there.

Cheers Pigeonho,just hope Ducado isn't doing any voluntary work at the Samaritans this Christmas,it will be fcuking carnage.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Phone caller: I'm thinking of committing suicide.
Ducado: Man up, FFS!

 

[MillionDollarDream]

I don't think it's possible to play our "strongest" team against Palace.

Zaba is still hurt and looked fatigued
Silva looked fatigued coming off and went straight to the dressing room.
Nasri looked fatigued as well.
Negredo seemed to be limping off and was seen with an ice pack on his calf after the game via tunnel cam.

Navas may/may not start this one.

I'd go with : 4-3-2-1
Hart
Clichy
VK
Lescott
Kolarov
Rodwell
Fernandinho.
Milner
Toure
Navas
Dzeko

Nasri, Silva, Jovetić or Negredo to be the impact subs.
City win 3-0 . Goals from Fernandinho, Toure and Dzeko.

Jovetic lol - always love an optimist. Got a hamstring injury. Won't be seeing him.

Just read Jovetic's thread i was thinking off the top of my head who would make the bench with all these changes.

Pantillimon Zaba Nastasić Garcia Silva Nasri Negredo on the bench with the update.

 

[Negredo09]

Think we will chop and change,and given the players at our disposal,I would risk playing this formation:

-------------------Hart
----------Boyata---Lescott--Nasty
-------------Garcia--Rodwell
Navas----------Nasri-------------Milner
---------------Dzeko---Guidetti

And I would put Marcos Lopes on the bench,and if we are winning,would sub him for the last 25 or so mins for Navas

But more probably we would play this::

-------------Hart
Clichy-----Kompnay--Nasty---Kolarov
-----------Rodwell--Yaya/Dinho
navas-----------Nasri--------------Milner
------------------Dzeko

Yaya and Dinho should play 45 mins each,Dinho to start,then 2nd half the Tank comes on

 

[Marvin]

how many fans are c palace taking ?

A look in their forum suggests a shade over 2k which if so would be very impressive.

Can't be as I am pretty sure that we have the Upper Tier.<br /><br />-- Fri Dec 27, 2013 1:41 pm --<br /><br />Negredo's injury was it a kick to the calf, or a strain? Anyone from the North Stand see?

 

[Len Rum]

Think we will chop and change,and given the players at our disposal,I would risk playing this formation:

-------------------Hart
----------Boyata---Lescott--Nasty
-------------Garcia--Rodwell
Navas----------Nasri-------------Milner
---------------Dzeko---Guidetti

And I would put Marcos Lopes on the bench,and if we are winning,would sub him for the last 25 or so mins for Navas

But more probably we would play this::

-------------Hart
Clichy-----Kompnay--Nasty---Kolarov
-----------Rodwell--Yaya/Dinho
navas-----------Nasri--------------Milner
------------------Dzeko

Yaya and Dinho should play 45 mins each,Dinho to start,then 2nd half the Tank comes on

And more probably you are right.
Your team selection is suicidal.

 

[Kenney_The_Blue]

huddersfield 10-1 is in danger

 

[Len Rum]

As ever, strongest possible 11 please. Changes can be made once a game is won and in the bag.

But a fatigued Negredo, Navas etc will no longer be our strongest 11.

This could be a very very difficult fixture.

Every game is massive now. I think the payers will have the bit between their teeth now and are not going to let up, but we are going to have to make a lot of changes versus Palace, and that will affect our game. Unfortunately we had to play our strongest team v Liverpool so couldn't rest one or two key players in advance.

Didn't Palace also play yesterday?
They don't have the luxury of mass rotation AND have to travel. So our strongest 11 however tired should be more than a match for them as I would imagine they will be equally if not more tired than us.

 

[marco]

absolute must win with this one, this is the weekend we go top as i see arsenal only getting a draw at the best away to newcastle

 

[Marvin]

As ever, strongest possible 11 please. Changes can be made once a game is won and in the bag.

But a fatigued Negredo, Navas etc will no longer be our strongest 11.

This could be a very very difficult fixture.

Every game is massive now. I think the payers will have the bit between their teeth now and are not going to let up, but we are going to have to make a lot of changes versus Palace, and that will affect our game. Unfortunately we had to play our strongest team v Liverpool so couldn't rest one or two key players in advance.

Didn't Palace also play yesterday?
They don't have the luxury of mass rotation AND have to travel. So our strongest 11 however tired should be more than a match for them as I would imagine they will be equally if not more tired than us.

Attack v defence. Much easier to defend and sit there. You don't need the sharpness and bursts of energy required to beat opponents

 

[Brendan110_0]

absolute must win with this one, this is the weekend we go top as i see arsenal only getting a draw at the best away to newcastle

Arsenal will start to feel the constant pressure from us now, we need to get victories throughout January. February will be crucial as they play Liverpool (A,) Manure (H) & Bayern Munich (H), could seriously screw them up.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

The only worry for me is the amount of changes that we have to make. We could be a little disjointed, but will hopefully still have too much for them.

Fernandinho will be rested, with Garcia/Rodwell coming in. Clichy in for Kolarov. Nastasic in for Lescott. Milner in for Nasri/Silva/Navas. Dzeko in for Negredo. With him only just coming back from injury in miraculous fashion, it probably wouldn't be wise to play Zaba in this one, just to be safe. So maybe Boyata will play right back? But then again, Zab is super-human.

 

[Len Rum]

But a fatigued Negredo, Navas etc will no longer be our strongest 11.

This could be a very very difficult fixture.

Every game is massive now. I think the payers will have the bit between their teeth now and are not going to let up, but we are going to have to make a lot of changes versus Palace, and that will affect our game. Unfortunately we had to play our strongest team v Liverpool so couldn't rest one or two key players in advance.

Didn't Palace also play yesterday?
They don't have the luxury of mass rotation AND have to travel. So our strongest 11 however tired should be more than a match for them as I would imagine they will be equally if not more tired than us.

Attack v defence. Much easier to defend and sit there. You don't need the sharpness and bursts of energy required to beat opponents

I take your point but I think that's stretching it a bit. However it is an argument for at least keeping the spine of the time together and playing Dzeko up front. These wholesale change merchants suggesting we play Garcia,Rodwell, Guidetti, Boyata etc really worry me.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Didn't Palace also play yesterday?
They don't have the luxury of mass rotation AND have to travel. So our strongest 11 however tired should be more than a match for them as I would imagine they will be equally if not more tired than us.

Attack v defence. Much easier to defend and sit there. You don't need the sharpness and bursts of energy required to beat opponents

I take your point but I think that's stretching it a bit. However it is an argument for at least keeping the spine of the time together and playing Dzeko up front. These wholesale change merchants suggesting we play Garcia,Rodwell, Guidetti, Boyata etc really worry me.

There's little choice but to make wholesale changes at this time of the season. We could play our best team every game, but then they'll be fucked during the run-in. We need to manage the squad. "The season is long" as Mancini always said.

 

[Marvin]

Didn't Palace also play yesterday?
They don't have the luxury of mass rotation AND have to travel. So our strongest 11 however tired should be more than a match for them as I would imagine they will be equally if not more tired than us.

Attack v defence. Much easier to defend and sit there. You don't need the sharpness and bursts of energy required to beat opponents

I take your point but I think that's stretching it a bit. However it is an argument for at least keeping the spine of the time together and playing Dzeko up front. These wholesale change merchants suggesting we play Garcia,Rodwell, Guidetti, Boyata etc really worry me.

We need fresh legs and some quality but I am not sure Nasri, Silva, Navas are fit to start. We are talking 48 hours and it is impossible to recover in that period. You play a player who has not fully recovered, you risk injury

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

This is one big fuck off banana skin this game,strongest 11 please pelican.

 

[Newman Noggs]

how many fans are c palace taking ?

A look in their forum suggests a shade over 2k which if so would be very impressive.

Can't be as I am pretty sure that we have the Upper Tier.

-- Fri Dec 27, 2013 1:41 pm --

Negredo's injury was it a kick to the calf, or a strain? Anyone from the North Stand see?

Looked like cramp to me. He was pulling his foot back like players do when someone has cramp. He wouldn't have done that if it had been anything serious.