City v Southampton

[Saint]

Re: City Vs Southampton Pre match Discussion Thread

Head says 5-0 to you lot, heart says 1-0 and Billy Sharp for us. (300/1 btw)

Will you play Billy Sharp and Lambert? I was expecting just one central striker.

I remember when we got successive promotions under Joe Royle one of our first away games was a mid-week game at Leeds who were then a top team. I went and we turned them over 2-1. Anything can happen, especially on the opening day when teams aren't quite ready and promoted clubs are all full of beans. Shot to nothing for you. If I were you I'd be quite happy at playing City away first.

Glad it's on a Sunday because then I can enjoy Saturday's games too

Well we seem to be trying out a 4-3-3 in pre-season, as opposed to our previous 4-4-2 with diamond. I'm not sure Sharp will start but I can see him being a late-ish substitute. Lambert will start no question.

A lot of people have said it's "nice to have the big boys early", which I guess is true to some extent, but City away, Arsenal away and United at home in the first 4 games is destined to leave us rock bottom of the table by mid-September.

Like you said, anything can happen, and I will think like that when travelling up on Sunday!

 

[baildon blue]

Re: City Vs Southampton Pre match Discussion Thread

Head says 5-0 to you lot, heart says 1-0 and Billy Sharp for us. (300/1 btw)

Will you play Billy Sharp and Lambert? I was expecting just one central striker.

I remember when we got successive promotions under Joe Royle one of our first away games was a mid-week game at Leeds who were then a top team. I went and we turned them over 2-1. Anything can happen, especially on the opening day when teams aren't quite ready and promoted clubs are all full of beans. Shot to nothing for you. If I were you I'd be quite happy at playing City away first.

Glad it's on a Sunday because then I can enjoy Saturday's games too

Agreed marvin i was at that leeds so anything can happen

 

[Tevez City]

Re: City Vs Southampton Pre match Discussion Thread

------------------Hart--------------
Zab----Kompany-----Lescott---Clichy
---------------Milner------------
-----Yaya-----------------Nasri
-----------------Silva
---------Tevez--------Aguero

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

Re: City Vs Southampton Pre match Discussion Thread

------------------Hart--------------
Tevez----Tevez-----Tevez---Tevez
---------------Tevez------------
-----Tevez-----------------Tevez
-----------------Tevez
---------Tevez--------Tevez

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

Re: City Vs Southampton Pre match Discussion Thread

 

[Marvin]

Re: City Vs Southampton Pre match Discussion Thread

Hart is a "doubt"

 

[ABU inc GDR]

Re: City Vs Southampton Pre match Discussion Thread

Thinking about the 3-5-2 v 4-4-2. I think 442 can be more attacking if the full backs push right up, so I expect City to play 442 v Saints

------------------Hart--------------
Zab----Kompany-----Lescott---Clichy
-------------Yaya Toure
-----Milner-----------------Nasri
-----------------Silva
---------Tevez--------Aguero

Even more difficult than usual to predict as Mario and Dzeko could feature and AJ too

That's good as it means no one can feel complacent and the opposition wont know how we are going to set up.

If we go with 3 at the back, and play with Milner and Kolarov wide, I'd like to see Dzeko start as he'd be more effective with the crosses

I like the look of that formation only you've got 12 players on the pitch, lets try it and see if anyone notices!

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

Re: City Vs Southampton Pre match Discussion Thread

Thinking about the 3-5-2 v 4-4-2. I think 442 can be more attacking if the full backs push right up, so I expect City to play 442 v Saints

------------------Hart--------------
Zab----Kompany-----Lescott---Clichy
-------------Yaya Toure
-----Milner-----------------Nasri
-----------------Silva
---------Tevez--------Aguero

Even more difficult than usual to predict as Mario and Dzeko could feature and AJ too

That's good as it means no one can feel complacent and the opposition wont know how we are going to set up.

If we go with 3 at the back, and play with Milner and Kolarov wide, I'd like to see Dzeko start as he'd be more effective with the crosses

I like the look of that formation only you've got 12 players on the pitch, lets try it and see if anyone notices!

Can you count?

 

[c4lv3rt]

Re: City Vs Southampton Pre match Discussion Thread

Difficult one to predict the teams, will he stay with 3 at the back? Who knows but i would like to see:

Hart
Richards
Clichy
Vinny
Lescott
YaYa
Dejong
Nasri
Silva
Aguero
Tevez

 

[xzbit04]

Re: City Vs Southampton Pre match Discussion Thread

Difficult one to predict the teams, will he stay with 3 at the back? Who knows but i would like to see:

Hart
Richards
Clichy
Vinny
Lescott
YaYa
Dejong
Nasri
Silva
Aguero
Tevez

Out for a month atleast