Derby Pre Match thread

[uwe rosler 28]

Easy to write things like "we'll destroy them", but we played a similar formation against Spurs and we got tonked.

To be fair we should have been out of sight at spurs had some woeful decisions! If we go in 1 up as we should have its a different game!

 

[Why Always Ste]

Kev will be the big difference in this game for me.
He's on another level... Serg and Dave are on this level but as we are aware - they are both injured.
Given space (created by Sterling and Navas) KDB will have free roam over the Rags and will perform!!

 

[donachie&chadvalleybigleague]

I'd bring Kompany and Kolarov back in for Zabaleta and Otamendi. Plus bring Fernando in. However that would mean pushing Yaya forward to play behind Bony which wouldn't work because neither of them press enough to be in a front two. So I'd start Iheanacho.

--------------------Hart

Sagna - Kompany - Mangala - Kolarov

------Fernandinho - Fernando

------Navas - Yaya - De Bruyne

---------------Iheanacho

Subs: Caballero, Otamendi, Demichellis, Zabaleta, Sterling, Garcia/Roberts, Bony.

Yay! One with Nacho in.

 

[aguero93:20]

Pellers said next week.

Sunday is next week.

 

[lasereyes]

To be fair we should have been out of sight at spurs had some woeful decisions! If we go in 1 up as we should have its a different game!

The only woeful decision was their equalizing goal. Kane's offside was marginal (albeit still wrong). But even if we had lost 2-1 or drawn, every City fan has to admit we were terrible in the second half, so it's hard for me to look at a formation and say "we'll destroy the opposition with that". Kind of feels like RedCafe stuff. No offence meant.

 

[aguero93:20]

He backs Arsenal to win every single week.

That's why he's a bankrupt gambler.

 

[bluekeith]

GMP have put some photos on flickr from the 1981 derby

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gmpolice1/sets/72157642584929303

Its been a while since I saw a donky jacket

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Rags apparently are favourites according to the bookies , 1st time for a few seasons as well , and its ironic that its the scum who are resting players in a mid week game , because of the derby on sunday , you would think it was their cup final :)

 

[uwe rosler 28]

[QUOTE="lasereyes, post: 8942541, member: 586he only woeful decision was their equalizing goal. Kane's offside was marginal (albeit still wrong). But even if we had lost 2-1 or drawn, every City fan has to admit we were terrible in the second half, so it's hard for me to look at a formation and say "we'll destroy the opposition with that". Kind of feels like RedCafe stuff. No offence meant.[/QUOTE]


The formation worked fine for 30 mins we were awesome 2nd half was shite I agree but im convinced it would have been a different game at 1 nil half time!

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Rags apparently are favourites according to the bookies , 1st time for a few seasons as well , and its ironic that its the scum who are resting players in a mid week game , because of the derby on sunday , you would think it was their cup final :)

They have a good record at home so that's probably why. This game won't be easy and the way we are defending at the moment I think we will need a few goals.