City vs Stoke - Pre Match Thread

[BlueHammer85]

Dzeko pretty much nailed on to start ?

 

[Brendan110_0]

Not having that........Yaya and Rodwell screwed the midfield up vs Watford, Micah made way for a tactical change.

I take it you are fishing here, if your not you missed the game

I have no doubt that the strongest team will play tomorrow

No fishing, and yes, I was at the game, neither Yaya or Rodwell did any defensive work and left a gaping hole between midfield and defense which Watford exploited. Bringing Kompany on and shifting MD into midfield sorted the problem. Blaming Micah for that seems strange to me, Pallegrini misjudged things for that game. If Micah isn't good enough to play against Stoke then his days are numbered.

 

[CitytillIdie74]

Jovetic has to start tomorrow, I was hoping he'd have replaced Negredo on Tuesday.

 

[Marvin]

----------------------Hart
Micah--Kompany---Lescott---Kolarov
-------------Yaya--Fernandinho
-------------Nasri----Silva
-----------Jovetic--Negredo

 

[sam-caddick]

I think Micah, Milner, Jovetic and Dzeko are all certain starters tomorrow in my opinion.

There will be lots of tired legs following a tough week of playing against Chelsea and Barca, especially seeing as the second half of the Barca match was played with ten men.

Players like Zabaleta, Silva, Clichy and even Yaya should be rested if you ask me.

 

[WickyWain]

Dzeko pretty much nailed on to start ?

I imagine he'll start yeah

 

[citytill1die84]

With a weeks rest ahead of them it's absolute full strength.

Hart

Zaba Kompany Lescott Kolarov

Navas Yaya Fernandinho Silva

Jovetic Negredo

Squad looking very strong now with players back from injury :)

4-0 City come on.

Don't know if Nasri is fully fit if so in place of Navas.

 

[citymad]

hart

zabba-kompany-demichelis-kolarov


yaya-fernandinho


silva-nasri


jovetic-negredo


2-0 win nasri and negredo

That team will probably score more than two.

 

[Puppet Master Silva]

------------------Hart----------------
Micah--Vinny--Lescott--Kolarov
----------Garcia---Fernan----------
Milner--------Jovetic--------Nasri
-----------------Dzeko----------------

Giving some key players a big rest before the final here, I imagine that this team is probably 3/4 players off the mark but it's what I'd like to see. Definitely got enough in there to win the match and probably only 3/4 players will start the final next week.

 

[toffee balls]

---------------------Hart-----------------------
Zaba---Kompany----Lescott----Kolarov
-------------Fernandinho-------------------
----------------------------Yaya---------------
--------Nasri------------------Silva----------
-------------------- Jovetic--------------------
-------------------Negredo-------------------

What..........Kolorov again..........please....only if we,re resting Cliche....

Clichy had a decent rest on Tuesday night sat on his arse as Alves skipped past him