City Vs Liverpool CC Pre Match Discussion Thread

[Matty]

It's looking more and more like we'll be decimated by injuries, suspension and international duty for this match. Those likely to be unavailable seem to be Yaya, Kolo, Tevez, Dzeko, Silva, Balotelli and Kompany. That being the case I think Mancini will have to play some form of 4-5-1 formation, if I had to guess I think we'll go with the following:-

GK - Hart
LB - Clichy
CB - Lescott
CB - Savic
RB - Richards
MF - Johnson
MF - De Jong
MF - Barry
MF - Milner
MF - Nasri
ST - Aguero

Bench
Pantillimon
Zabaleta
Kolarov
Hargreaves
Onouha
Razak
Suarez

Lets hope we don't need to change the game in an attacking sense, as the players available are very defensive. Lets also hope that Nasri gets his arse in gear and puts in a performance in light of Silva's potential absence.

 

[Richard]

On SSN, Mancini says that Dzeko/Balotelli/Silva may all be fit. If so:

-------------------------------HART------------------------------------------

---RICHARDS--------KOMPANY/SAVIC-------LESCOTT---------CLICHY----------

---------------------DE JONG-----------BARRY--------------------------------

---BALOTELLI-----------------SILVA-------------------------MILNER-----------

----------------------------------AGUERO-------------------------------------

If not:

--------------------------------HART-----------------------------------------

---RICHARDS--------KOMPANY/SAVIC-------LESCOTT-------CLICHY------------

-----------------------DE JONG-----------BARRY-----------------------------

---MILNER-----------------------NASRI--------------------JOHNSON----------

------------------------------------AGUERO----------------------------------

 

[GerBlueBear]

------------------Hart
Richards---Savic---Lescott---Clichy
----------------De Jong
Nasri----Milner-------Barry----Balotelli
-----------------Dzeko

Become's more of a 4-3-3 with Nasri roaming and Richards giving width on the right. Aguero & AJ game changers if we need a goal, otherwise I'd expect Zaba to step in and we play the formation with 3 at the back like against the rags 2nd half. Counter-attacking magic then as I think liverpool can be picked off once again. I want a big game from Nasri!

3-0 Dzeko, Balotelli, Milner

 

[lionheart]

------------------Hart
Richards---Savic---Lescott---Clichy
----------------De Jong
Nasri----Milner-------Barry----Balotelli
-----------------Dzeko

If Mancini starts with both Dzeko and Mario up front, I will eat my cat. At least one will start on the bench for sure.

 

[SWPISHOME]

.......................................Hart....................................

.Zabaleta.............Richards..............Lescott...........Clichy.

..........................De Jong...............Barry.......................

.A.Johnson............................................................Nasri.

.......................................Aguero..................................

......................................Balotelli...................................

 

[@BluePhil8]

---------------------------------HART---------------------------------
-------RICHARDS-------SAVIC---------LESCOTT------CLICHY-------
----------------------DE-JONG----------BARRY----------------------
------------JOHNSON-----------NASRI--------------MILNER---------
---------------------------------AGUERO-----------------------------

TBH it depends on how Mancini is looking at this game, i wouldn't be surprised at all if Panti, Zaba or Kolarov started, or if he rested Aguero if Dzeko is fit.

 

[Amadeus20]

Will Liverpool play their strongest team?

 

[sam-caddick]

Will Liverpool play their strongest team?

Is that a stupid question?? They will want to take full advantage of us not having Kompany, Yaya and possibly Silva, Dzeko and Balotelli!!

I expect a very very hard game tomorrow.. 1-0 hard earned victory!!

 

[Jumanji]

Sticking to the loose 4222/442 system that we play:
Lescott to stick tight on Carroll.

Richards at RB to stop service to Caroll from Bellamy **AND** still give us options when going forward.

The rest is pretty self-explanatory.

 

[WNRH]

Pantilimon to go in net again.