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

[waspish]

I reckon that team today is the one that pep wants to start next week just because of the injuries we a have, who else are going to play at the back if otomendi kompany are out injured

 

[marco]

we'l get away with mix and match squad for this one,but i think pep may have under estimated our problems, he'l sort things but it will take another transfer window to do so, were a long long way off the quality of the team he has just come from,

 

[RandomJ]

I reckon that team today is the one that pep wants to start next week just because of the injuries we a have, who else are going to play at the back if otomendi kompany are out injured

I hope not. Defoe will destroy Kolarov. Mind you a league 1 striker probably could.

 

[jaiguruKun]

If we don't have any fit centre backs it would surely make sense to play the two Ferns there. At least they have experience of playing together. Sunderland don't have much height up front anyway and Yaya normally does a good job defending set pieces. The goalkeeper situation is a worry but would go for Hart just for the sake of stability. Crucial that he starts the season well though.

If Kolashite is anywhere near the team I will start to worry.

4-5-1

Hart
RB - Sagna
CB - Fernandinho
CB - Fernando/ Otamendi if fit
LB - Clichy

LM- Silva
DCM- Delph
CM- Yaya
ACM- KDB
LW- Sterling

CF- Sergio

 

[Bobbymanc]

How about:
Hart
RB Zab
CB YaYa
CB Sagna
LB Clichy

Midfield Delph-Fernandino-Silva-Sterling

Attack Kun- Nolito

 

[simon23]

----------------------hart--------------------

sagna----------adi-------otto/mangala-------------clichy

-----------------ferna-----------yaya-----------------

sterling----------------silva---------------------------kdb

------------------------Kun-----------------------------

Im presuming sane isn't available

Subs
Nolito
Delph
Fernando
Kelchi
Willy
Zinchenko
Zabba

 

[bluemc1]

............Hart...........
...Sagna...Oti.....Mangala....Clichy...
............Fernandhino...Fern....
...........Silva.........Toure.......
................KDB............
..............Aguero.......

Not what I want all season but until the right players in to play to Peps system this is the most solid less likely to lose possession and with Toure KDB and Kun most likely to get a goal v a parked bus

 

[robbieh]

For me the Nando experiment failed and Tosin showed that while talented he can' be trusted yet.

So it should be this

............Hart
Sagna.. Otamendi..Mangala,,,Clichy
.........Fernandinho..Yaya
Sterling...........KdB......Nolito
.............Kun


People might scoff at my inclusion of Yaya but he is still ten times the fooballer Fernando is. Ditto Delph.

 

[simon23]

For me the Nando experiment failed and Tosin showed that while talented he can' be trusted yet.

So it should be this

............Hart
Sagna.. Otamendi..Mangala,,,Clichy
.........Fernandinho..Yaya
Sterling...........KdB......Nolito
.............Kun


People might scoff at my inclusion of Yaya but he is still ten times the fooballer Fernando is. Ditto Delph.

yaya at his worse is still better than those two

couldn't agree more with you

 

[Sergio Picasso Aguero]

Think the starting XI will look something like this

Caballero
Zabaleta Sagna Fernando Clichy
Toure Fernandinho
Silva De Bruyne Nolito
Aguero

Hopefully by the end of the transfer window it will look more like this

Ter Stegen
Sagna Kompany Stones Clichy
Fernandinho Gundogan
Silva De Bruyne Sané
Aguero