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Pre-match | Everton v Man City (Updated Pg1 Injuries and Travel)
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supercity88
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They play a similar shape to Chelsea with Lukaku always causing us problems with his pace and power. Will need fernandinho to keep Barkley quiet and our centre backs to deal equally well with Lukaku and we should win the game.
Their midfield and defence will struggle to cope with the pace and movement we have and we have improved our record against Everton recently. They seem to be over the Lescott transfer now. If we win this then 9pts from those first three is fantastic.must keep the strong team and avoid complacency against teams like Watford, Palace and West Ham. That's where we have slipped and dropped points in the past.
Their midfield and defence will struggle to cope with the pace and movement we have and we have improved our record against Everton recently. They seem to be over the Lescott transfer now. If we win this then 9pts from those first three is fantastic.must keep the strong team and avoid complacency against teams like Watford, Palace and West Ham. That's where we have slipped and dropped points in the past.
Don't want to look too far ahead here but why all the no changes until Watford? Complacency against the promoted teams was a big reason in us losing the title last season. We should play the same team as Chelsea from here on in until we either fail to win, injuries occur or somebody has a shocker. Sagna has been superb, to drop him in this form is poor management, you're effectively telling him you're only here for when Zab isn't available.
Injuries are much more likely if you're putting out the same team every week. I don't think there's any harm in rotating a few players - it's a better bet than being forced into a lot of changes. The important thing is to keep the same style of play.
I'd have no problem with us playing Zaba and/or Clichy and maybe Nasri instead of Navas.
How does Nasri replacing Navas not lead to a different style of play? They're totally different in their approach to playing wide midfield.Injuries are much more likely if you're putting out the same team every week. I don't think there's any harm in rotating a few players - it's a better bet than being forced into a lot of changes. The important thing is to keep the same style of play.
I'd have no problem with us playing Zaba and/or Clichy and maybe Nasri instead of Navas.
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On a couple of occasions when I've driven there is a good leisure center, I think it's called Walton Hall Park (Off Walton Hall Avenue). Within walking distance of that snooker club that's always rammed with City fans!Same again, no need for change, will be a tough one, going in the car for this one,usually go on the coach as its scouserland,anyone know any safe parking away fan friendly?
How does Nasri replacing Navas not lead to a different style of play? They're totally different in their approach to playing wide midfield.
We can always get Navas' width from the full back. Another alternative could be for Sterling to play the outright winger role and Nasri to play the slightly more infield position that Raheem's had so far.
The key from those players though has to be providing Silva with space though. There are different ways to do that.
The reason Silva (and Aguero) get so much more space when Navas and Sterling play is because their default position is near the touchline, so the opposition’s full backs are wider, so there’s more space in the channels. Sterling or Navas may drift inside looking for space to receive the ball, but when Nasri or Silva start wide, they usually occupy much narrower starting positions meaning the opposition back four can be more compact.We can always get Navas' width from the full back. Another alternative could be for Sterling to play the outright winger role and Nasri to play the slightly more infield position that Raheem's had so far.
The key from those players though has to be providing Silva with space though. There are different ways to do that.
On top of this, neither Nasri or Silva offer the same sort of defensive assistance to their full back, neither have the stamina/pace of Navas or Sterling and they’re usually out of position when we lose the ball.
Also, because Navas and Sterling occupy the wide spaces, our fullbacks don’t have as much room to overlap. This means that their default positions are a lot closer to the halfway line, so we’re less vulnerable to the counter.
Playing Nasri instead of Navas changes all of the above and so greatly affects the style of our play. That’s not to say it wouldn’t be successful, it would just be very different.
Cheers mateOn a couple of occasions when I've driven there is a good leisure center, I think it's called Walton Hall Park (Off Walton Hall Avenue). Within walking distance of that snooker club that's always rammed with City fans!
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Was wondering which kit we'll wear this weekend. Will we mix the home and away or wear that illuminous one?
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