City Vs Bournemouth Pre Match Thread

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We are going to be missing two of our best players for this, hopefully Kompany will be ready to play pairing up with Mangala, they seem to have the defence sorted, Navas and Stirling on the wings Kev in the middle Bony up front the last time we played them was 98/99 Season with a rather forgettable 0-0, but we have never lost to them it would appear

Another welcome 3 pm KO as well and still quite a few tickets available
 
Ducado said:
We are going to be missing two of our best players for this, hopefully Kompany will be ready to play pairing up with Mangala, they seem to have the defence sorted, Navas and Stirling on the wings Kev in the middle Bony up front the last time we played them was 98/99 Season with a rather forgettable 0-0, but we have never lost to them it would appear

Another welcome 3 pm KO as well and still quite a few tickets available
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Who have we got coming back from injury for this one? Is yaya, Nasri, clichy and Kompany available?
 
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They have no Wilson, which mean they'll play Murray who gave us a torrid time last season. Hoping for a comfortable win regardless
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He's the kind of player Kompany/Mangala had been bossing when together early this season though. Costa, Lukaku, Deeney etc. If they can get back into that groove after their injuries they should be OK with him.

Hart
Zab VK Mangala Kolarov
Dinho Nando
Navas KdB Sterling
Bony

Yaya for Nando if fit most likely.
 
citytill1die84 said:
Hart

Zaba Otamendi Mangala Kolarov

Fernando Fernandinho

KDB Yaya Sterling

Bony

Here's hoping Bony and Yaya are fit. That's also probably how we'll line up against the scum also unless Kompany is back. No excuses here even with injuries we have to and will beat Bournemouth 3-0.
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I don't think Yaya will be fit, and if he is then I would play him deep alongside Fernando.

This is the type of game where you can play Yaya deeper without being too concerned about his defensive abilities.
 
---------Hart
Zaba VK Mangala Kolarov
-------Dinho Nando
Navas Sterling KDB
---------Bony

There'll be a fair bit of interchanging but I'd like to try this given Sterling's ineffectiveness out wide and KDB's quality delivery whenever he's played on the left.
 
Hart

Zabaleta - Kompany - Otamendi - Kolarov

Fernando - Fernandinho

Navas - Toure - De Bruyne

Sterling


Would be more confident with Merlin and Kun but we should still have enough. Bournemouth are a very open team who will try to play us at our own game and as we have more quality we should have too much for them.
 
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