City v Sunderland Pre Match Thread (CoC Final)

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

put him on magic sponge duties

I think the training report said 19 plus keepers so 3 will miss out.

I reckon we may be looking at

Pants, Zab, Clichy, Kompany, Demichellis, Yaya, Fernandinho, Silva, Nasri, Aguero Negredo

Hart, Lescott, Kolorov, Garcia, Navas, Milner, Dzeko

Boyota, Richards and and Rodwell will miss out.

Lescott played in every round,can't see him not playing
Hope we play

Pantilimon
Zabaleta Kompany Lescott Kolorov
Garcia Fernandinho
Nasri yaya silva
Aguero

I would be ok with that too. Was just trying to see up who would miss out and can't see it being anyone but the three mentioned.

 

[OB1]

I hope you're right, but I have to say I would happily take a 1-0. Sunderland will employ the exact same MO they've done on our last 4 visits to the Stadium of Shite, namely park the bus for the entire game and hope to sneak one. Breaking teams down who play that way is far more difficult than I think anyone accepts, and almost impossible to generate any kind of tempo against.
Surely though, their luck (and they've had the full Monty - offside goals, freak goalkeeping errors, ridiculous penalties, red cards not shown etc etc) has to end sometime? I reckon we'll win, but if we don't score early it'll be a fucking grind

Haha. EB with his weekly pre-match paranoia. For some reason I feel even more bullish now ;-)

I'd be worried if he was optimistic.

 

[BibbyBlue85]

FUCKING C'MON CITY

 

[Ducado]

I hope you're right, but I have to say I would happily take a 1-0. Sunderland will employ the exact same MO they've done on our last 4 visits to the Stadium of Shite, namely park the bus for the entire game and hope to sneak one. Breaking teams down who play that way is far more difficult than I think anyone accepts, and almost impossible to generate any kind of tempo against.
Surely though, their luck (and they've had the full Monty - offside goals, freak goalkeeping errors, ridiculous penalties, red cards not shown etc etc) has to end sometime? I reckon we'll win, but if we don't score early it'll be a fucking grind

Haha. EB with his weekly pre-match paranoia. For some reason I feel even more bullish now ;-)

I'd be worried if he was optimistic.

The same here has Sam C given his prediction, if he is optimistic I think I will cancel my trip and go and hide

 

[Davs 19]

Hart

Zaba. Vinny Lescott. Kolarov


Yaya. Fernan


Nasri Silva


Sergio


Negrado

Subs: Pants. Clichy MDM Milner Navas Garcia Richards

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Hart

Zaba. Vinny Lescott. Kolarov


Yaya. Fernan


Nasri Silva


Sergio


Negrado

Subs: Pants. Clichy MDM Milner Navas Garcia Richards

No Dzeko on the bench?

 

[adrianr]

I hope you're right, but I have to say I would happily take a 1-0. Sunderland will employ the exact same MO they've done on our last 4 visits to the Stadium of Shite, namely park the bus for the entire game and hope to sneak one. Breaking teams down who play that way is far more difficult than I think anyone accepts, and almost impossible to generate any kind of tempo against.
Surely though, their luck (and they've had the full Monty - offside goals, freak goalkeeping errors, ridiculous penalties, red cards not shown etc etc) has to end sometime? I reckon we'll win, but if we don't score early it'll be a fucking grind

Haha. EB with his weekly pre-match paranoia. For some reason I feel even more bullish now ;-)

I'd be worried if he was optimistic.

I'm worried when I read Tolmie saying we're going to smash them. Last few times I've caught that in the prematch we've gone on to lose!

 

[Davs 19]

Hart

Zaba. Vinny Lescott. Kolarov


Yaya. Fernan


Nasri Silva


Sergio


Negrado

Subs: Pants. Clichy MDM Milner Navas Garcia Richards

No Dzeko on the bench?

Thought long and hard about it and I suspect he will be, but with his confidence levels at the moment, not for me. In the event of an injury to serge or Alf, Garcia on and Yaya off the remaining frontman...........

 

[RandomJ]

Think it's safe to put your mortgage on Johnson having the best game of his life. This game worries me if I'm honest we're not exactly playing well and Sunderland are playing decent stuff at the moment. Really need Sergio playing.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Hart

Zaba. Vinny Lescott. Kolarov


Yaya. Fernan


Nasri Silva


Sergio


Negrado

Subs: Pants. Clichy MDM Milner Navas Garcia Richards

No Dzeko on the bench?

Thought long and hard about it and I suspect he will be, but with his confidence levels at the moment, not for me. In the event of an injury to serge or Alf, Garcia on and Yaya off the remaining frontman...........

Why don't you just admit you forgot about Edin.