City v United pre-match thread (team news pg 66)

[Sky blue blood]

A quick point on refereeing performances in City games which highlights peps nativity (and pochetinos likewise) and might explain the shit treatment we've had (assuming surely the system isn't bent).
If managers don't make any reference to poor decisions, referees are under less pressure and have less compunction to award fouls wanting to keep their card tally down. End result is we've had to witness the shocking treatment of Silva, systematically fouled to the point of injury (even though he's hard as nails). This may be why Ramsey, Gabrielle or other Arsenal players aren't warned or at least given a Tally with the threat of yellow?. It simply would not happen to a player like Ozil because of Wenger's repeated historic points about his flair players needing protection.
Likewise Luis is allowed to routinely foul Delle Alli, Matic and others likewise because Poch doesn't recognise the gamesmanship in pressurising referees.
Compare that to bacon face who when recieving even a marginal decision threatened refs would never work again. It's incomprehensible that Ferguson would've been on the recieving end of so many poor decisions in so many games because of the shameless pressure he put on refs

 

[SkyBlueTX]

Martin Atkinson will be the referee. Thoughts?

The best we could have hoped for. Hopefully now the match will be decided by the actual play on the field.

 

[SkyBlueTX]

Regardless of how slow Big Nose is he has scored 28 goals IAC this season so I for one am glad he's missing.

 

[MCFC1993]

------------------------Bravo
Navas------Kompany--------Otamendi------Clichy
--------------Toure-------------Delph
Sterling/KDB-----------Silva-------------------Sane
-----------------------Aguero

Got to do our best to take the game out of the referee's hands.

 

[jollylescott]

I want to see Zab's name in the run on team. I want his heart and guts out there.

 

[Armaan]

I want to see Zab's name in the run on team. I want his heart and guts out there.

Yeah, will pull my hair out if I see Navas at RB. My main fear for this game is down our left side. Clichy is fucking wank these days and seems to love getting dribbled past. Need a big game from Yaya, seems to love playing against that lot! If Kun is out I don't see us scoring at all, the rest of the team couldn't finish their dinner!

 

[Ska Blue]

Caballero
Zaba
Kompany
Otamendi
Kolarov
Yaya
Fernandinho
Silva
Sterling
Sane
Aguero

3-0 to City.

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

I'd like Delphs legs 1st half swap for De Bruyne at half time. Fucking maul Herrera none stop for 45 mins.
They're all playing for semi final spots I'd be tempted to be a bit aggressive see if they're up for it.
Will PEG risk Rashford? Does he have a choice to go anything but full strength?

 

[ballinio]

I'd like Delphs legs 1st half swap for De Bruyne at half time. Fucking maul Herrera none stop for 45 mins.
They're all playing for semi final spots I'd be tempted to be a bit aggressive see if they're up for it.
Will PEG risk Rashford? Does he have a choice to go anything but full strength?

If we go aggressive we'll be down to 9 men in a heartbeat, these corrupt officials would love that.

 

[SWP's back]

Glad I'm not in the trenches with some of yah.