CSKA Moscow v City - Pre match discussion

[kupest]

I think this our most important game in this run of fixtures by far. Premier league isn't going to be won/lost on Sunday and beating CSKA gives us a big chance of qualifying for the next round.

I would prefer to see

Hart
Zaba-Lescott-Nastasic-Kolarov
Toure-Fernandinho
Navas-Aguero-Silva
Negredo

Milner coming on for Navas if we are up. Considering Pelle subbed both Aguero and Negredo (though late in the game) I think he will play them.

 

[richards30]

hart
zab
micah
nasty
Fernando
yaya
silva
milner
jovetic
aguero
negredo

 

[conormcfc]

hart
zab
micah
nasty
Fernando
yaya
silva
milner
jovetic
aguero
negredo

Solid.

 

[vintiz]

hart
zab
micah
nasty
Fernando
yaya
silva
milner
jovetic
aguero
negredo

If am correct your playing the 3-5-2 formation without wing backs !

Recipe for disaster

 

[penalty spot]

Weather forecast is cold but dry so shouldn't be muddy

Suspect / hope that this is just media hype. If UEFA have allowed them to switch back to their own ground, they must be happy with the arrangements?

Well said Marvin it would appear you were correct as some reports this morning suggest. Apparently we are to train some time today on the "suspect" pitch.

 

[MadchesterCity]

----------------Hart
Zabaleta-Garcia-Nastasic-Kolarov
-----------Fernando-YaYa
---------Navas-Nasri-Jovetic
----------------Dzeko

This is a winning line up for sure

 

[Ireland_for_pm]

I think this our most important game in this run of fixtures by far. Premier league isn't going to be won/lost on Sunday and beating CSKA gives us a big chance of qualifying for the next round.

I would prefer to see

Hart
Zaba-Lescott-Nastasic-Kolarov
Toure-Fernandinho
Navas-Aguero-Silva
Negredo

Milner coming on for Navas if we are up. Considering Pelle subbed both Aguero and Negredo (though late in the game) I think he will play them.

Have to agree with everything you just said there. Good point about aguero and negredo substitutions.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I think this our most important game in this run of fixtures by far. Premier league isn't going to be won/lost on Sunday and beating CSKA gives us a big chance of qualifying for the next round.

I would prefer to see

Hart
Zaba-Lescott-Nastasic-Kolarov
Toure-Fernandinho
Navas-Aguero-Silva
Negredo

Milner coming on for Navas if we are up. Considering Pelle subbed both Aguero and Negredo (though late in the game) I think he will play them.

If I was a betting man, that's the team I think will play, although I wouldn't be surpised to see Dzeko in for one of the strikers. Modern managers rotate full backs and strikers more than central players because they use up far more energy.

 

[Super David Silva 21]

Freds expressed concern over the pitch.


Hart

Zabaleta Garcia Nasty Clichy

Yaya Fred

Navas Jovetic Nasri

Dzeko.



City players not allowed to train on the pitch in Moscow?

 

[inbetween]

CSKA are trying it on by refusing City access to their cow patch pitch according to tomorrow's papers. They want City to struggle on their muddy mess of a pitch and have breached UEFA rules by not allowing them on it... maybe UEFA will intervene tomorrow and change that, though.

If so I'm sure there is a couple of sunday league bogs sorry park fields around for them to train on when they come here.