City vs Aston Villa Pre Match Thread

[our tommy]

I don't think Sergio will be fit for this one (hope I'm wrong). He got a knock last week and can't spot him in any of the training pics. Hopefully he might be training indoors. Bony is there though so hopefully he is OK.

Way to cheer us all up

Looks like, as I hoped, I am wrong. :-)

 

[Lee the Blue]

Maybe the Clichy and Kompany injuries, a pain though they are, are a blessing in disguise here as so long as Manuel doesn't entertain picking Sagna we will be selecting a settled and same back 4. Mangala gets games and the personnel get a chance to gel, instead of continually pissing around with the back 4 line.

Milner and Bony fit which helps. Id go with the following - not sure Manuel will though.

Hart

Zabba
Demichelis
Mangala
Kolarov

Fernando
Toure
Fernandinho
Milner (plays on the right and tasked to look after Delph)
Silva

Aguero

Subs
Caballero
Sagna
Boyata
Navas
Lampard
Bony
Dzeko

 

[kaz7]

Vinny
Jov
Nasri
Clichy

All out
Everyone else fit

 

[super_city_si]

Vinny
Jov
Nasri
Clichy

All out
Everyone else fit

YES!!!! Back to 442

 

[kaz7]

Vinny
Jov
Nasri
Clichy

All out
Everyone else fit

YES!!!! Back to 442

Lol,most likely

 

[thegingerwig]

I think we'll see Lampard dropped for Bony (unless Bony is not 100% for a full match).

I'd like to see a midfield three of Fernando, Fernandinho and Yaya. We should have played it more all season!

 

[CityFan94]

--------------------------Hart-------------------------
Zabaleta--Demichelis--Mangala--Kolarov
-----------------------Fernando--------------------
------------------Yaya-----Lampard--------------
-----Navas----------Aguero----------Silva-----

Subs: Willy, Boyata, Sagna, Fernandinho, Milner, Pozo, Bony.

Possibly Fernandinho in for Lampard, but Lampard did well last week and Pellegrini doesn't like the Fernando/Fernandinho/Yaya trio.

Milner and Bony are fit again.

 

[super_city_si]

--------------------------Hart-------------------------
Zabaleta--Demichelis--Mangala--Kolarov
-----------------------Fernando--------------------
------------------Yaya-----Lampard--------------
-----Navas----------Aguero----------Silva-----

Subs: Willy, Boyata, Sagna, Fernandinho, Milner, Pozo, Bony.

Possibly Fernandinho in for Lampard, but Lampard did well last week and Pellegrini doesn't like the Fernando/Fernandinho/Yaya trio.

Milner and Bony are fit again.

Fernandinho in for lampard in a 4-1-4-1.

 

[sam-caddick]

Nailed on 4-4-2 I reckon, Manuel won't have two strikers sitting on the bench.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

HART - ZABS , DEMICHELIS , MANGALA , KOLAROV - NAVAS , TOURE , DINHO , SILVA - BONY , AGUERO , wonder why Jovetic and Nasri do not want to play , conveniently injured for the rest of the season no doubt , Jovetic still sulking form his champs league omission , and Nasri just sulking because thats what he does , just hope these two and Dzeko never pull on a blue shirt again , should be able to raise £60m for these three.