Mario, Dzeko, Or Tevez to Start with Sergio on Saturday....,

[Skip Donoghue]

Given Tevez's lack of fitness I don;t think starting the game with him is feasible at this point.

Balotelli has been way off form recently, as has Dzeko.

For me we might be better going 4-5-1, with the ability to go 4-3-3 whenever we wish, and only playing Aguero from the start. Slot in a midfield 5 of Yaya, Nasri, Silva, Barry and Milner and that should be enough to see off Sunderland.

This is exactly what we should go for from now until the end of the season

 

[paul.manc]

I reckon this is all bollocks about Tevez not being fit enough. When he came on against Chelsea, he worked harder than any other player.

For those saying to start Dzeko: do you actually want to win the title?

Start Tevez, Mario, Aguero even Johnson before him. Dzeko will just let us down and Saturday is a great opportunity to extend the gap in goal difference. We need to be clinical, not wasting numerous chances.

 

[WhoLetDeJongOut]

Hart
Richards Kompany* Lescott* Clichy

Milner Barry

Silva Yaya Nasri

Sergio*

*if fit

Tevez on for whoever is not performing well in the midfield at 55 minutes.
Johnson on if they are parking the bus.
De Jong/Pizzaro/Dzeko/Mario on if needed.

 

[blue for life]

Well I am going to a beer festival Saturday before the game and would like a perfect end to the day with a stunning victory - we must get back to battering sides.

 

[Franny Lee's Barrel Chest]

It's always a conundrum starting a game. If a player isn't fit enough do u start him, get into the lead and then bring someone else on, or do you wait for it to go tits up and use them as an impact sub?

I always wonder what's the best option!

 

[paulchapo]

How long does it take an athlete to regain his fitness?I realise he has been inactive for 5 months, but hasn't he been on an intense training programme now for a month and didn't he apparantly do some training in his absence?

I would play with just Sergio but push Toure further forward or even alongside him.

 

[Daveth]

It's always a conundrum starting a game. If a player isn't fit enough do u start him, get into the lead and then bring someone else on, or do you wait for it to go tits up and use them as an impact sub?

I always wonder what's the best option!

I think it's better if you can get him on at 0-0. Much more difficult for them to have an impact on the game when we're already a goal down.

Personally I would drop Mario altogether from the squad (It will do him good) and start Aguero and Dzeko. We're at home, we should be playing with 2 strikers, especially when Sunderland will park the bus.

 

[CityCTID]

Balotelli always

 

[lee-mcfc]

balotelli & dzeko don't look intrested at all

and i hate tevez


gr

 

[mancityscot]

Balotelli and dzeko are guff. As much as people deny it, they are well off the boil right now. I'd stick tevez and aguero up top. Tevez could easily play 60