City vs West Brom Pre Match Thread

[VOOMER]

So YaYa has an achilles injury niggle thing.
That means he won't be playing... Sadly that means Fernando will play so we're still playing with 10. He wouldn't get anywhere near my team as we need a player with strength and pace - I'd play Kompany in a DM role to drive us forward
We need Silva in the centre as the 2nd striker to unpick the lock.
So for me the team would be

--------------- Hart
Sagna Demichelis Mangala Clichy
---- Zabs Fernandinho
Navas ----- Silva ------- Milner
------------ Aguero

Possibly start with Bony up front and bring Aguero on as the WBA defense begins to tire.

I think this will work.

 

[Demosthenes]

We should try this, given our form and injuries..

Hart

Zaba - Kompany - Mangala - Clichy

Fernando - Lampard - Fernandinho

Silva - Aguero - Jovetic

 

[BenLlewellyn]

Hart
Zab Kompany Mangala Clichy
Fernandinho Fernando
Navas Silva Jovetic
Aguero

Keep this back 4 for the rest of the season, if Milner's fit then play him instead of Fernando but he's a doubt apparently, if we're struggling to break them down then put fernandinho further forward, Jovetic has looked committed when he starts, just not really an impact sub.
100% commitment please let's try to end this terrible season well and regroup in the summer.

 

[sam-caddick]

I can see this being one of the most boring games of the season, 1-0 or 0-0.

Pulis will come to frustrate and we will be low on confidence and hoping one of the better players can come up with some brilliance.

 

[IWasHere]

442

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

we need more pace in the side , navas and milner need to start on the flanks , HART - ZABS , VINNY , MANGALA , CLICHY - NAVAS , YAYA , SILVA , MILNER - AGUERO , BONY a bit light on defensive midfield cover , but as we usually have 75% of possession when playing the lesser teams at home , we should be ok , because navas and milner are grafters. A convincing victory will raise the supporters and players out of the current malaise , and Aguero starting to convert some of his chances again , would be a bonus

 

[Demichelis is life]

this is going to be a very tricky game because of pulis type of game

we need a strong attack but pls dont put fernando in midfield

aguero bony and jovetic

milner dinho silva

kolarov mangala kompany zaba

Hart

I would go with this

 

[Demichelis is life]

---------Hart-------
Zab--Komps-Mangala-Clichy
----Milner--Fernandinho------
Navas-----Silva----Jovetic
-----------Bony---------

swap navas for aguero

 

[Ducado]

I can see this being one of the most boring games of the season, 1-0 or 0-0.

Pulis will come to frustrate and we will be low on confidence and hoping one of the better players can come up with some brilliance.

Typical optimism from Sam

 

[mosssideblue]

we need more pace in the side , navas and milner need to start on the flanks , HART - ZABS , VINNY , MANGALA , CLICHY - NAVAS , YAYA , SILVA , MILNER - AGUERO , BONY a bit light on defensive midfield cover , but as we usually have 75% of possession when playing the lesser teams at home , we should be ok , because navas and milner are grafters. A convincing victory will raise the supporters and players out of the current malaise , and Aguero starting to convert some of his chances again , would be a bonus

Yaya has aquired an "injury" so is not available