City Vs Stoke Pre Match Discussion Thread

[Chippy_boy]

Clueless isn't called Clueless for nothing.

For a laugh, we should play some daft formation like 3-7-0 or 3-2-5 and watch his head explode as he sits there clueless as to what to do. We'd probably win 26 nil :-)

 

[nixmith2]

It seems funny to be playing at 3pm on a Saturday - very 'retro'.

Maybe I will try and get to Match of the Day without finding out the score like I did when I was a kid!

3-0 to City

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Hughes will do his best to kill the game from the off.

Should be our usual 3 nil though...

 

[yerwot?]

This is a tough game. We have never won easily against Stoke. I would drop yaya for this one in favour of James Milner.

Starting early for the weekend hey ? make sure you have a designated driver!

more likely oxygen starvation, posted from the top of a mountain :)

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

I thin BM should charge for a fishing license.

 

[Luck95]

4-0 city

 

[jollylescott]

The team selection is going to interesting given the upcoming international break (speaking of which I find that annoying in the extreme).

Quite a few players are committed to playing during that period, but players like Nasri and Navas are not, so it might be a good chance to give Jesus a start. It might also be the right time for Sagna to start given we have our horror stretch coming up straight after the break and we are going to need Zab firing at peak capacity for the Arsenal/Bayern/Chelsea stretch.

It's a shame that Mangala is not going to be ready for todays game as I can't imagine Pellers playing him first up during the horror stretch. So we may not see him until after that period.

When we look at our very slow start last season, to start with 3 wins out of 3 would be great. Let's hope the crowd really gets behind the boys tonight because we struggled against them at home last season.

 

[Blue Is the Opposite of Blue]

Mammutly getting fuck loads of bites.

He was right in thinking it could be tough game, it was last season

Because we were drained after playing our skins off against Barca.

We'll be fine. A confident hammering to put us top over the international break.

 

[cibaman]

The team selection is going to interesting given the upcoming international break (speaking of which I find that annoying in the extreme).

Quite a few players are committed to playing during that period, but players like Nasri and Navas are not, so it might be a good chance to give Jesus a start. It might also be the right time for Sagna to start given we have our horror stretch coming up straight after the break and we are going to need Zab firing at peak capacity for the Arsenal/Bayern/Chelsea stretch.

It's a shame that Mangala is not going to be ready for todays game as I can't imagine Pellers playing him first up during the horror stretch. So we may not see him until after that period.

When we look at our very slow start last season, to start with 3 wins out of 3 would be great. Let's hope the crowd really gets behind the boys tonight because we struggled against them at home last season.

I expect Mangala's first game will be Sheff Wed.

Zab's suspended for Bayern so Sagna needs to play to be ready. Cant see MP giving him his debut at the Emirates and then expecting him to play again in midweek. Just seems obvious for them to rotate with Sagna starting today.

MP said Negredo is the only injury so I think Dzeko will start, Aguero playing the second half. Fernandhino to get at least 45 mins.

 

[Gabriel]

Don't think we've hit our stride yet, but with so many good players available, I'd like to see us play with real intensity for the full ninety minutes.