Martin Demichelis

[Skashion]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

Pellegrini said not before the end of this month. Kompany said after the international break.

 

[Matty]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

Pellegrini said not before the end of this month. Kompany said after the international break.

Technically the end of the month IS after the international break, as is the end of next month!

 

[SkyBlueUSA]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

I would be shocked if Kompany is not back for the derby.

 

[bluejean1]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

What the heck is going on in the training sessions. I have just logged on to MEN Sports, as I do every morning, and read our new defender is crocked for an estimated six weeks. This is unbelievable, with the derby approaching I am more in dread than ever. I am not confident that Lescott will cope with the rags and can only hope and pray Vinnie will be fit enough to return. I was expecting and hoping for great things from this new player but as ever, with City, things never pan out as we hope.

 

[St Helens Blue (Exiled)]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

So with Demichelis out for a min of 6 weeks what options have we got.

Lescott,Nastasic,Garcia,Richards...Can Yaya play centre half?? What about Rodwell??

Very dissapointed with this injury but I suppose that's sport.

Hope that Vinny is back for the derby but think it will be Villa away.

 

[pjryan]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

Can we have Kolo back please.......

 

[Matty]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

I would be shocked if Kompany is not back for the derby.

I would be surprised if he is back for the derby, that's only a month after the injury occurred, and it has always been described as keeping him out for "at least a month".<br /><br />-- Fri Sep 06, 2013 10:00 am --<br /><br />

Can we have Kolo back please.......

Kolo who, ironically, is out with a groin injury?!!

 

[waspish]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

If Richards is fit he should play centre back he has pace and can defend corners better

 

[SkyBlueUSA]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

I would be shocked if Kompany is not back for the derby.

I would be surprised if he is back for the derby, that's only a month after the injury occurred, and it has always been described as keeping him out for "at least a month".

-- Fri Sep 06, 2013 10:00 am --

Can we have Kolo back please.......

Kolo who, ironically, is out with a groin injury?!!

Well I'll probably get flagged for this, but if that is the case, I fear the worse for the derby...1-3 ehhh

 

[Marvin]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

5 weeks apart.

Depends on the extent of the tear.

 

[citytill1die84]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

Kompany will be back for the derby I'm sure of it. Stoke is the 1 that's worrying me their hostile crowd won't do our defence any good and Stoke fans will know it. Even if we didn't have Kompany for the derby I'm still confident we'd beat the scum f&&kers.

 

[Happy Feet]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

Stop moaning and get on with it, utd went most of last season without Vidic, shit happens.

 

[Deepest Blue]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

I cannot watch games in which Vinny, Micah and Rodwell take part without half expecting them to get injured.

It's getting that regular with them.

 

[munster]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

Can everyone stop flapping!

Nasty and Micah or Lescott for Stokies

Vinny back for El Manc Clasico

6 wins

Happy days

 

[Anonymous]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

I've seen enough of Garcia at CB to know he shouldn't be back there. I expect Pellegrini to go with Lescott and Nastasic again. Would rather have Richards back there than Lescott.

Garcia, like the rest, is fine alongside Kompany. The lack of leadership in defence is the issue when Kompany's out.

Pace is more the issue. It wouldn't matter so much if away teams weren't give such ridiculous encouragement to attack us

There's no midfield protection. We've got Navas standing on the touchline and Aguero doing nothing up front

Remember that last season we had Tevez as a nominal forward and he effectively played in midfield much of the time, and we have also lost another central midfielder because we're now playing Navas. It's not looking good. I'm looking for a solid City line-up at Stoke.

Pellegrini has suddenly made us vulnerable. We've played plenty of games without Kompany before

Take a Xanax and chill out. ;)

 

[kippaxblue76]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

No need to panic, Lescott and Nasty will be fine, if any of those 2 get injured we have Yaya and Rodwell who can fill in, plenty of options yet ;)

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

Not had a bad injury since 2009. Joins City and damages his ligaments. Ladies and gentleman, Manchester "Typical" City.

Must be the grass at Carrington. Won't be a problem next year. 'Twill be MANUre who pick up the injuries off the dodgy Carrington pastures!

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

Get all the injuries out of the way early

 

[Jimfv1]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

I think Pellegrini should play Yaya at centre-back against Stoke, with a view to having to play him tere against Utd as well. Either Lescott or Nastasic can partner him, probably Lescott would be better against Stoke, and maybe stick with this partnership against Utd too. Kolarov left-back against Stoke and bring back a refreshed Clichy against Utd.

It would be too early to risk Kompany or Richards in these games, especially with the first European game coming up. Hopefully we can see Rodwell play in midfield and keep Garcia as sub for these games, (wish Barry was an option - rather Kolarov had gone and we kept Barry for this season).

We can have both Boyata and Nastasic on the bench, so we should have back-up if the worst happens and we lose another centre back.

Negredo to start, and I hope to see Jovetic for at least part of the Stoke and Utd games.

We need a quality centre-back and an option for centre midfield more than anything in the next two windows. I only hope these areas are being worked on now, with a view to sign players in either January or in summer at the latest.

Not flapping, but the defending is an issue that needs sorting.

 

[Marvin]

Re: Demichelis out - six weeks

Time to flap and worry is when you see the warning signs, not after the event. City are in disarray at the moment, and there's nothing we can do but watch it unravel

Of course I hope I am wrong, but I don't like the way City were managed at home to Hull. That was as bad a performance as I have seen for a long time, and that doesn't happen unless something fundamentally is wrong. I have nothing more to say on the matter