City v Sunderland pre-match thread (13/8/2016)

[ped]

delph before yaya ! are people going mad

 

[br88]

What's happening with Sane..are we just talking about a week or so out....this is becoming really frustrating.

 

[MarsLlama]

What's happening with Sane..are we just talking about a week or so out....this is becoming really frustrating.

Can't be more than a week or he wouldn't be in the UCL qualifiers squad. Like with Gundogan and Kompany, Pep wouldn't put him there if he wasn't going to play.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

...................................Hart

...............Zaba........Sagna..........Stones......Clichy.....

..................Dinho.................Fernando.........

......KDB..................Silva.................Nolito........

...........................Aguero.......................

Willy, Denayer, Kolarov, Yaya, Delph, Sterling and Nacho on the bench?

I really have no idea tbh :)

That part is clear

 

[mosssideblue]

That part is clear

:)

 

[Viridian]

Hart
Zabaleta - Stones - Sagna - Clichy
Yaya Toure - Fernandinho
De Bruyne - Silva - Nolito
Aguero

Caballero, Denayer, Kolarov, Delph, Fernando, Sterling, Kelechi

Sane, Otamendi, Kompany and Gundogan probably won't be back in time. Navas, Nasri, Mangala and Bony are probably off.

 

[NQCitizen]

Sane, Otamendi, Kompany and Gundogan probably won't be back in time. Navas, Nasri, Mangala and Bony are probably off.

Just shows some very good players won't even make the bench when everyone is fit

 

[MarsLlama]

Sane, Otamendi, Kompany and Gundogan probably won't be back in time. Navas, Nasri, Mangala and Bony are probably off.

I disagree.

Pep on Mangala, Nasri and Bony: 'They are City players at this moment'. Sounds pretty clear what he's implying.
Pep on Navas: 'I have faith in Jesus'.

We need a second choice RM over Sané. Yes Sterling can play there but then that leaves Nolito as our only left midfield option (Silva and De Bruyne are really not wingers). Navas deserves to stay IMO.

 

[Marvin]

...................................Hart

...............Zaba........Sagna..........Stones......Clichy.....

..................Dinho.................Fernando.........

......KDB..................Silva.................Nolito........

...........................Aguero.......................

Willy, Denayer, Kolarov, Yaya, Delph, Sterling and Nacho on the bench? Assuming Otamendi/Mangala etc not available.....

I really have no idea tbh :) but if we're gonna have somewhat of a makeshift back 4 then I'd be inclined to play Fernando to offer that little bit of protection, despite it being 'only' Sunderland.

I would like to see KDB and Silva together if it can be done. They are both no. 10s though so can it work? Maybe KDB central and Silva as 2nd striker?

 

[BlueS]

Raheem to bag one, he's scored 3 against sunderland since he joined.