Sorry to disappoint but Fernando and Mangala would both be cup tied for the CL if they do sign.TrueBlue1705 said:chris85mcfc said:So if he is out for a month I make it that he will miss
Chelsea H
Norwich A
Sunderland H
Chelsea (cup) H
Barca H
Stoke H
We really need this Fernando deal to go through now .....
Norwich, Sunderland and Stoke should be routine if we turn up
If Fernando deal goes through it'll be one up front (Negredo) and extra man in midfield with Fernandihno, Fernando plus Yaya with more of a free role and I think we'll spank Barca ...
In Chelski games we then have the option of playing an extra midfielder or two up front. Dzeko/Negredo or Jovetoic can play as a second striker, either way I see us still doing well - of course would have been better to have Kun of course.... But if we can get through this month without him, the season is starting looking amazing especially with Nasri to come back as well !!!!!
TrueBlue1705 said:chris85mcfc said:So if he is out for a month I make it that he will miss
Chelsea H
Norwich A
Sunderland H
Chelsea (cup) H
Barca H
Stoke H
We really need this Fernando deal to go through now .....
Norwich, Sunderland and Stoke should be routine if we turn up
If Fernando deal goes through it'll be one up front (Negredo) and extra man in midfield with Fernandihno, Fernando plus Yaya with more of a free role and I think we'll spank Barca ...
In Chelski games we then have the option of playing an extra midfielder or two up front. Dzeko/Negredo or Jovetoic can play as a second striker, either way I see us still doing well - of course would have been better to have Kun of course.... But if we can get through this month without him, the season is starting looking amazing especially with Nasri to come back as well !!!!!
chris85mcfc said:TrueBlue1705 said:chris85mcfc said:So if he is out for a month I make it that he will miss
Chelsea H
Norwich A
Sunderland H
Chelsea (cup) H
Barca H
Stoke H
We really need this Fernando deal to go through now .....
Norwich, Sunderland and Stoke should be routine if we turn up
If Fernando deal goes through it'll be one up front (Negredo) and extra man in midfield with Fernandihno, Fernando plus Yaya with more of a free role and I think we'll spank Barca ...
In Chelski games we then have the option of playing an extra midfielder or two up front. Dzeko/Negredo or Jovetoic can play as a second striker, either way I see us still doing well - of course would have been better to have Kun of course.... But if we can get through this month without him, the season is starting looking amazing especially with Nasri to come back as well !!!!!
I would be very surprised if he starts one up against Chelsea. We tried that in the away game against them and in hindsight we should have stuck with two up.
Barca is different altogether as the main thing is to still be in the game after the first leg. I would push Yaya up in behind Negredo as he will be almost redundant trying to get the ball back off Xaxi Busquets and Iniesta.
All the other league games speak for themself. We will be fine and I expect that we will have an even bigger lead at the top going into March.
TrueBlue1705 said:chris85mcfc said:TrueBlue1705 said:We really need this Fernando deal to go through now .....
Norwich, Sunderland and Stoke should be routine if we turn up
If Fernando deal goes through it'll be one up front (Negredo) and extra man in midfield with Fernandihno, Fernando plus Yaya with more of a free role and I think we'll spank Barca ...
In Chelski games we then have the option of playing an extra midfielder or two up front. Dzeko/Negredo or Jovetoic can play as a second striker, either way I see us still doing well - of course would have been better to have Kun of course.... But if we can get through this month without him, the season is starting looking amazing especially with Nasri to come back as well !!!!!
I would be very surprised if he starts one up against Chelsea. We tried that in the away game against them and in hindsight we should have stuck with two up.
Barca is different altogether as the main thing is to still be in the game after the first leg. I would push Yaya up in behind Negredo as he will be almost redundant trying to get the ball back off Xaxi Busquets and Iniesta.
All the other league games speak for themself. We will be fine and I expect that we will have an even bigger lead at the top going into March.
Listen folks don't get carried away with this two up front, were you at the Bayern game at Etihad? We were totally dominated for most of the game. Where has sticking to principles got Wenger in the last 8 years. Sometimes you need to be flexible and surprise the opposition.
We were unlucky away to Chelski with one up front, were the better team buy for a distare from Hart would have been a draw the very least we deserved.
One up front worked for us away to Bayern.
We can't just say two up front and we'll steamroller all teams. A lot of the toughest games of the season are to come and as lovely the journey has been so far we've WON nothing yet so lets not carried away or arrogant and think we can play two up front in any game against any team!!
TrueBlue1705 said:chris85mcfc said:TrueBlue1705 said:We really need this Fernando deal to go through now .....
Norwich, Sunderland and Stoke should be routine if we turn up
If Fernando deal goes through it'll be one up front (Negredo) and extra man in midfield with Fernandihno, Fernando plus Yaya with more of a free role and I think we'll spank Barca ...
In Chelski games we then have the option of playing an extra midfielder or two up front. Dzeko/Negredo or Jovetoic can play as a second striker, either way I see us still doing well - of course would have been better to have Kun of course.... But if we can get through this month without him, the season is starting looking amazing especially with Nasri to come back as well !!!!!
I would be very surprised if he starts one up against Chelsea. We tried that in the away game against them and in hindsight we should have stuck with two up.
Barca is different altogether as the main thing is to still be in the game after the first leg. I would push Yaya up in behind Negredo as he will be almost redundant trying to get the ball back off Xaxi Busquets and Iniesta.
All the other league games speak for themself. We will be fine and I expect that we will have an even bigger lead at the top going into March.
Listen folks don't get carried away with this two up front, were you at the Bayern game at Etihad? We were totally dominated for most of the game. Where has sticking to principles got Wenger in the last 8 years. Sometimes you need to be flexible and surprise the opposition.
We were unlucky away to Chelski with one up front, were the better team buy for a distare from Hart would have been a draw the very least we deserved.
One up front worked for us away to Bayern.
We can't just say two up front and we'll steamroller all teams. A lot of the toughest games of the season are to come and as lovely the journey has been so far we've WON nothing yet so lets not carried away or arrogant and think we can play two up front in any game against any team!!