City v Southampton

[cibaman]

Re: City Vs Southampton Pre match Discussion Thread

.............Pantilimon................
....Zabaleta....Kompany...........Lescott......
Milner......... DE Jong......Nasri.........Kolarov....
........................Yaya.........................
..........Tevez..................Aguero...........

Subs -
Hart (best not risk him if he's not 100%)
Savic (I would prefer Kolo, but I think he might not be here much longer)
Clichy
Silva (give him last 30 minutes as a warm up)
Rodwell
Johnson (chance to give everyone a wave...)
Dzeko

Balotelli not to be risked.

The 3 at the back is an extremely attacking line up. I'm amazed that some see it as a defensive formation. I do think Mancini will perservere with it, as it's a tactic still alien to most Premiership clubs and it may impose us better when the shithouses park the bus.

The beauty of 3 at the back is that it can easily morph into 5 at the back if the team comes under pressure. Every team should have 3 at the back in its armoury, if only for those games which you need to win but have a player sent off.

But its too attacking a line up for Mancini to play without 2 DM's. Once Silva is fully fit we'll only play it in certain games such as away in the CL when Nasri drops to the bench.

 

[brummie blue]

Re: City Vs Southampton Pre match Discussion Thread

anybody actually worried Joe Hart's injury may be bad enough for him to miss more than one game?

 

[waspish]

City Vs Southampton Pre match Discussion Thread

I'll be happy with a 2-0 victory but it would be good to score 5 or 6 put a marker down, it'll put pressure on the rags early knowing if they lose its like em being 4 points behind already :))

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

Re: City Vs Southampton Pre match Discussion Thread

I'll be happy with a 2-0 victory but it would be good to score 5 or 6 put a marker down, it'll put pressure on the rags early knowing if they lose its like em being 4 points behind already :))

10 would be great but 12 would be better

 

[ranxerox]

Re: City Vs Southampton Pre match Discussion Thread

"SoulboyThe 3 at the back is an extremely attacking line up.

As with all formations it depends on many other influences as to whether it is "attacking"

If the mid 5 are stacked with DM's and FB's converted to WB's then it can be quite plodding.

Barca plays 3 at the back and its all attacking all of the time.

I rather like it for us and think it could work very well.

 

[DavidSilvasLeftFoot]

Re: City Vs Southampton Pre match Discussion Thread

i'm weeing myself in excitement for this game

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

Re: City Vs Southampton Pre match Discussion Thread

Buzzin

 

[blueste41]

Chances of David starting tommorrow?

I only ask because I have him in my fantasy and have just realised he hasn't had much per-season action. So, wil he play of you think?

 

[Mancio]

Re: Chances of David starting tommorrow?

no

 

[citytill1die84]

Re: Chances of David starting tommorrow?

20mins I'd say.