Leicester (h) pre-match thread (Team News pg32)

[Marvin]

I have thought for a long time that Aguero's lack of pace was hurting City's chance creation. We dominate the ball, but just cannot get him one on one with the keeper enough. He wriggles around and tries everything, coming deep and wide, but his lack of pace is now hurting his game. It happened at a relatively young age for Rooney. He lost the pace required to create space for himself in the area, and had to drop deep. Does Aguero have the game to adapt and drop deeper? Am I talking rubbish? I am not sure. Perhap it's just an easy obvious answer ,but wrong answer to look at the striker's game when City dominate possession in every game.

You could also look at Sterling and Sane.

 

[Marvin]

I understand the argument, but Im sure Pep will assess the oppositions strengths and weaknesses to decide the starting line up. Whether that is the same eleven, who knows

Until Kompany got the 2nd, I was thinking this is the same old City performance of dominating a game and being unable to make it safe. Palace were also terrible

 

[Marvin]

Gabriel Jesus 4 from 6. Sir Marcus 5 from 29.

 

[The Riot Club]

Gabriel Jesus 4 from 6. Sir Marcus 5 from 29.

My good fellow, comparing Gabriel Jesus to Rashford is akin to comparing a Royal Shakespeare Company performance to a school play.

 

[The Riot Club]

We owe these upstarts a bloody good beating!

 

[cibaman]

Until Kompany got the 2nd, I was thinking this is the same old City performance of dominating a game and being unable to make it safe. Palace were also terrible

It was a very similar match to the 5-0 victory over an equally terrible Newcastle two and a bit years ago. Manuel stuck to the same line up and tactics (Yaya and Fernandhino in a midfield two) for the following match at Liverpool which we lost.

 

[kippax4ever]

My good fellow, comparing Gabriel Jesus to Rashford is akin to comparing a Royal Shakespeare Company performance to a school play.

Love it +1

 

[aguerrrroooooooooooo]

Toughest of our remaining games and it's not even close, win this and top 4 will be nearly done and dusted

 

[hinchcliffes bulbous conk]

Just watch Pep rotate the squad and make 4-5 changes

Why would he when we have a full weeks rest?

 

[doobyedoobye]

We will win all our remaining games, finish on 78 points and 3rd place.

 

[aguerrrroooooooooooo]

It also should be noted Leicester are one of the worst teams away from home in the league this season having only collected 10 points on the road, bettering just hull and Burnley
Combine this with the fact we haven't lost at home since the Chelsea game in December I feel like we really should win this match

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Same starting XI as today hopefully, unless Aguero is fit. They've had the better of us recently, winning two and drawing one of the last three meetings, so am expecting a difficult game.

MotD made a point last night of stating that Pep hadn't kept the same starting eleven throughout the season. Can't see him doing it at all!

The funny thing is that if you have a squad of the depth we have then they all need game time. Add in the 'bring the kids on' scenario and it is more than likely that keeping the same starting eleven two games running is not going to happen. Those teams that continue with the same starting eleven either haven't got the depth or the manager doesn't trust the replacements.

Whatever Guardiola does he will be damned for not giving certain players a game and damned for keeping the same starting eleven.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Until Kompany got the 2nd, I was thinking this is the same old City performance of dominating a game and being unable to make it safe. Palace were also terrible

Ah, that old Scouse git Danny Murphy put his finger right on it last night on MotD. It wasn't our attacking flair that was sensational, it wasn't that we were strangely clinical yesterday. No! It was the great long string of Palace injuries. Good to know that the euphoria of a five nil hammering it put into perspective by the people who know about these things.

 

[Eaglechief]

I didn't go to last season's defeat at home to Leicester, so hopefully that will not happen again when I go on Saturday.

After the win against Crystal Palace, I'm more confident that the player's mojo's are back, they really want to finish in the top 4 it seems, so even though Vardy's pace is a major threat and they are a threat on set pieces, I still feel we will win the game, at least Leicester won't come and sit back all game, I'm sure they will try to make a game of it.

 

[Marvin]

I didn't go to last season's defeat at home to Leicester, so hopefully that will not happen again when I go on Saturday.

After the win against Crystal Palace, I'm more confident that the player's mojo's are back, they really want to finish in the top 4 it seems, so even though Vardy's pace is a major threat and they are a threat on set pieces, I still feel we will win the game, at least Leicester won't come and sit back all game, I'm sure they will try to make a game of it.

They are another counter-attacking team.

 

[schfc6]

Yes he was good but didn't deal too well with their pace on the counter- Navas is quicker. And adds a bit more in attack by creating space for Sterling. I'd be happy with either of them or Zabaleta starting though.

Couldn't disagree more. I think Navas overlapping stifles Sterling something rotten and sends him inside on his weak foot far too often.

 

[SWP's back]

Yeah, it's difficult to change anyone from today's line-up, because they all played well. I'd still find a place for Aguero though.

Not sure I would.

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

MotD made a point last night of stating that Pep hadn't kept the same starting eleven throughout the season. Can't see him doing it at all!

The funny thing is that if you have a squad of the depth we have then they all need game time. Add in the 'bring the kids on' scenario and it is more than likely that keeping the same starting eleven two games running is not going to happen. Those teams that continue with the same starting eleven either haven't got the depth or the manager doesn't trust the replacements.

Whatever Guardiola does he will be damned for not giving certain players a game and damned for keeping the same starting eleven.

Agree, lazy comments really from people mentioning the rotation thing. Pep has rotated teams constantly throughout his managerial career.

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

Ah, that old Scouse git Danny Murphy put his finger right on it last night on MotD. It wasn't our attacking flair that was sensational, it wasn't that we were strangely clinical yesterday. No! It was the great long string of Palace injuries. Good to know that the euphoria of a five nil hammering it put into perspective by the people who know about these things.

Ha haa totally saw that myself as well. His face was not happy whatsoever when he finished talking, pathetic really. We are going to knock liverpool into fourth so he can suck on that

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Ha haa totally saw that myself as well. His face was not happy whatsoever when he finished talking, pathetic really. We are going to knock liverpool into fourth so he can suck on that

When yer get into yer seventh decade of supporting City there is an extremely long list of things and people who thoroughly piss you off. One of the things that currently grates is the idea that more than a penny of my licence fee goes into he pockets of people like D. Murphy. If the BBC ever had a mission statement that included 'to entertain and enlighten' then the employment of Danny Boy firmly puts the boot into that idea.