City Vs Stoke Pre Match Discussion Thread

[blue10high]

I think this is a game where you have to trust the squad, and risk resting a few players, because you can't just keep picking your best team till they get tired or injured, you have to put faith in your squad players.

Looking back to Monday, with Silva coming off early and Kun really coming on because Edin took a knock, it could be that if Edin doesn't make it (don't know the extent of his knock) that perhaps both Milner and Fernandinho will play behind Navas, Yaya and Silva, I think that's perhaps the commitment we'll have to give Jimmy and hope they step up. I know it's tempting to stick with the same side but we have to keep the squad believing they have the chance to play each week.

But we could rest them then most are going all over the world playing internationals and could get injured I would start with the first choice team then bring on subs when the game is won.

 

[shilly8903]

Is this sold out yet am struggling to get on the site

 

[coleridge]

I think this is a game where you have to trust the squad, and risk resting a few players, because you can't just keep picking your best team till they get tired or injured, you have to put faith in your squad players.

Looking back to Monday, with Silva coming off early and Kun really coming on because Edin took a knock, it could be that if Edin doesn't make it (don't know the extent of his knock) that perhaps both Milner and Fernandinho will play behind Navas, Yaya and Silva, I think that's perhaps the commitment we'll have to give Jimmy and hope they step up. I know it's tempting to stick with the same side but we have to keep the squad believing they have the chance to play each week.

But we could rest them then most are going all over the world playing internationals and could get injured I would start with the first choice team then bring on subs when the game is won.

Pellers wants to rotate and give everyone game time for the battles to come in the autumn and beyond. He's got the balls to do it as well. I criticised him for not rotating last season and so I can't start complaining about rotation now, although I'll probably find something to moan about soon enough.

 

[Rammyblues]

Thinking ahead after the break two bloody big games, need the first teamers to have as much match practice as possible but temper it with the fact that players might be on long journeys and playing for their countries. Tough balancing act

I would blood both Sagna and Mangala in the stoke game and give some game time to Jimmy and Jesus.

 

[Marvin]

Is this sold out yet am struggling to get on the site

Stoke have not taken up their allocation in the Upper Tier of the South Stand. There's a few hundred tickets left, largely in that section.

 

[Gabriel]

Thinking ahead after the break two bloody big games, need the first teamers to have as much match practice as possible but temper it with the fact that players might be on long journeys and playing for their countries. Tough balancing act

I would blood both Sagna and Mangala in the stoke game and give some game time to Jimmy and Jesus.

Want to see them soon, but I doubt we would risk two debutants in the same defence. Think Sagna might appear before Mangala does.

 

[Ethan23]

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

Sagna...........Kompany.......Demichelis.......Kolarov

...................Fernando..........Fernandinho...................

........Navas..................Silva.............................Milner

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

 

[TGR]

3-0 to City.
3 points - job done.

 

[GeorgeHeslop'sTackle.]

I think this is a game where you have to trust the squad, and risk resting a few players, because you can't just keep picking your best team till they get tired or injured, you have to put faith in your squad players.

Looking back to Monday, with Silva coming off early and Kun really coming on because Edin took a knock, it could be that if Edin doesn't make it (don't know the extent of his knock) that perhaps both Milner and Fernandinho will play behind Navas, Yaya and Silva, I think that's perhaps the commitment we'll have to give Jimmy and hope they step up. I know it's tempting to stick with the same side but we have to keep the squad believing they have the chance to play each week.

Agreed. With tough games against Arsenal & Chelsea coming up, after the international break, it won't be ideal to see the likes of Joe Hart, Merlin & Co, having to play 4 games in, approximately, 14 days.

Hence, a great opportunity for Pellers to blood some squad players against Stoke on Saturday.

I'd go with this... Still la very decent side, IMO

________Willie_________
___MDM____Quimmy___
Bacary___________Clichy
___Fernando_Lamps____
_Jimmy___________Jesus__
__________Sami____________
______________JoJo_________

 

[Puppet Master Silva]

I'd selfishly like to see Mangala but according to Pellers he's not ready. Kolarov will be our usual extra threat against teams that park the bus, it's all about getting the first goal against these types of teams, so hopefully we go at them right from the off. Also I think it'd be nice to give Yaya a rest because he doesn't look to be at full fitness yet.

------------------Hart-----------------
Sagna--Vinny---MDM--Kolarov
--------Nando-----Dinho-----------
Navas---------Jovetic---------Silva
----------------Aguero--------------

If we can go into the international break with 9 points after facing some real potential banana skins then I'll be more than happy. It'll also send out a big message, remember 2012/2013 when United just kept racking up the wins regardless of what happened? I'd like to see us do something similar this year.