City vs Southampton pre-match thread

[blue b4 the moon]

There's a worrying fall away going on that needs arresting. Shades of last season performance levels.

Come on Pep sort them out.

 

[shemnel]

There's a worrying fall away going on that needs arresting. Shades of last season performance levels.

Come on People sort them out.

perhaps we'll disagree, and some will call me an apologist or blinkered or whatever, but i dont think our blip has been all that bad. The Celtic game was frustrating, the worst of the 4, but Spuds weren't much better (just more runny aroundy), Everton was a footballing anomaly and we were pretty much evens at Barca until the red.

my point is last season we were a pale shadow of a team in a lot of games, where as we've just been misfiring a bit recently, there is still plenty of good football and chances created (and squandered)

 

[blue b4 the moon]

perhaps we'll disagree, and some will call me an apologist or blinkered or whatever, but i dont think our blip has been all that bad. The Celtic game was frustrating, the worst of the 4, but Spuds weren't much better (just more runny aroundy), Everton was a footballing anomaly and we were pretty much evens at Barca until the red.

my point is last season we were a pale shadow of a team in a lot of games, where as we've just been misfiring a bit recently, there is still plenty of good football and chances created (and squandered)

The blip hasn't been that bad ......yet but a poor performance against Soton followed by not beating the rags will start a meltdown.

When Pep arrived we looked excellent the first few games, now either we've already been found out and/or too many mistakes are happening on & off the pitch.

Non City friends were saying we'd walk the league a few games ago I'm old enough to know its a marathon not a sprint but our form and intensity isn't good at the moment.

We've been found wanting against 2 good sides and one in thier cup final, with all the trumpeting and waiting for Pep I'd be expecting a little more to be honest.

Hopefully a good solid 3 points on Sunday and we can pick up from the early season form.

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

Well looking at the current situation before the season kicked off at this stage would you have taken:
Being top of the League
Comfortably still in the ELC
2nd in CL group behind Barca
having played some really exciting football creating lots of chances.

I know there are other caveats to consider but its still early folks and Jesus has to come in yet!

 

[omri]

back to basics.

fernandinho
sterling kdb silva nolito
aguero

 

[TrueBlueMike]

We may end up playing Cabalerro - give him some game time time before Barca return leg. I think we might see Vinny come back in for this in a back 3. Maybe Kolarov for Otamnedi being more naturally left footed.

.......................Cabalerro
.........Stones.......Kompany......Otamendi / Kolarov
..............Gundogan.....Dinho...............
Sane........DeBruyne........Silva........Sterling
.......................Aguero

 

[its a Barm]

This is now a big game for us and we need a few goals to get rid of some negative feelings around and about us, hoping for an Aguero hat trick to blow it all away.

 

[dannyboy29]

Willy will get his game time against United for the Barca game. Bravo will most definitely play.

 

[CrownPointBlue]

I can see us winning by a big margin on Sunday.

Let's just have a calm,clean sheet win with no cards or injuries.

60 mins ( or 30 ) for Vincent before the swamp donkeys.

 

[richards30]

bravo
otamendi
kompany
stones
dinho
gundogan
de bruyne
silva
sane
noltio
aguero