CITY v The Rags - F.A Cup Semi-Final Official Match Thread

[tyqmvko]

------------------Hart------------------

Richards---Kompany--Lescott---Zabaleta

------------Yaya-----de Jong-----------

Silva----------------------------Johnson

-----------Dzeko------Balotelli----------

 

[Tevez City]

------------Hart----------

Zabba---VK-----JL----AK

------Yaya----NDJ-----

AJ-------Silva------Balo

--------Dzeko---------

just out of iterest - what will you change your name to in the summer?

I am not sure if I will change it or not !

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

I'd go for:

-----------------Hart-----------------

Micah----Kompany---Lescott----Zaba--

---------------De Jong----------------

------------Yaya-----Barry------------

AJ-----------------------------Silva----

and I really don't know who I'd play up front.

Dzeko-work rate, effort, nich touches but little confidence.
Balo-Brilliant talent, little effort, temperamental, could be a risk.

pfft, one to sleep on, and I think Mancini will be, though I think ultimately Balo will start.

 

[VanPersie]

I'm a gooner but i'm rooting for you lot to do it. Knock those cunts of their perch and kill the talk of the treble at once.

I think Ballotelli will play a blinder.

 

[TheMidnightClaret]

If Balotelli starts I'll have a brilliant feeling. He has the talent to rip the absolute fuck out of Uniteds back line.

 

[ElanJo]

------------------Hart------------------

Richards---Kompany--Lescott---Zabaleta

-------------Yaya-----de Jong-----------

Johnson-----------Silva----------Balotelli (all three interchanging periodically)

-------------------Dzeko----------------


or


------------------Hart------------------

Richards---Kompany--Lescott---Zabaleta

-------------Milner----de Jong-------------

Johnson-----------Yaya--------------Silva

------------------Balotelli----------------


The key is the midfield battle, imo. If we go out and control it then we have a good chance. Someone needs to stop Scholes dictating the play. The question is do we try and get him on the back foot with Silva or try and muscle him out with Yaya?

 

[Love_Each_Day]

------------------------------Hart------------------------------------

---Richards--------Kompany-----------Lescott----------Zabaleta------

-------------------De Jong-----------Toure--------------------------

---SWP---------------------Silva-----------------------Milner-----

------------------------------Balotelli---------------------------------

Wright-Phillips included as he usually gets the better of Evra a couple of times at least every derby and Evra hasn't looked that great recently. I'd prefer him to Johnson who is never in the game against good teams.

 

[eddie c 123]

If Balotelli starts I'll have a brilliant feeling. He has the talent to rip the absolute fuck out of Uniteds back line.

yeah get this guy motivated and he could do it, would love it so much.

 

[Joga Bonito]

Dzeko vs. Balotelli is the question,

at the end of the day I would probably go with Balotelli, but if only one plays the other will no doubt have a shot at coming on later in the match

Dzeko has done it against the scum before

 

[eddie c 123]

Dzeko vs. Balotelli is the question,

at the end of the day I would probably go with Balotelli, but if only one plays the other will no doubt have a shot at coming on later in the match

Dzeko has done it against the scum before

that is the question indeed. I feel if we play Dzeko we need to play to his strengths and build the team around him and not have him on his own too much up the field. But if we play balotelli we he can play on either wing and we don't have to focus on him being our main attack.