Pre Match Thread | Palace v City

[Super David Silva 21]

James Milner...........

Oh no hang on

 

[LevyBee76]

I'd say Otamendi, He's played there before for Argentina and could be a safer option than Maffeo although I'd bring him on for the last 30 mins

 

[kun]

Hart
Maffeo Kompany Mangala Kolarov
Fernandinho Toure
Navas Silva Sterling
Aguero

 

[Ballertelli]

Prove Boateng wrong, KDB at right back to prove he is the messiah after all!

 

[This and only this]

Only one change to the starting lineup from the match against Watford, determined by the severity of the injury to Sagna.

if Sagna starts then KDB starts
elseif Maffeo starts then Navas starts

Sagna's strength as a defender allows us to throw KDB straight into the match without too much worry over KDB's level of defensive effort, not that I think that that is a worry mind. I suspect KDB will be well briefed by Pelle and his teammates as to expectations when we are defending as a team.

If Sagna has to sit out the game I think Pelle will give Maffeo the start if only for the reason that he is much quicker than Oto. For an RB playing against Palace it will be crucial to keep up with play when Palace breaks. Reading the game, positioning and quick feet in the tackle are Oto's strengths from what I have read none of which will serve him against balls over the top or early runs down the channel.

 

[The Richard Wright Fan Club]

Thought I had stumbled into the Barcelona match thread?

Do you think we would be discussing the likelihood of how Palace are capable of beating them, Bayern or Real this weekend?

We have absolutely no excuses now as a football club or as a team to be losing to any domestic opposition outside of those who traditionally make up the top eight in this country?

Not about arrogance, but it must surely be about accepting the levels City now operate at?

If we match Palace for desire and application, our players will have created the platform for our better ones to win this game comfortably for us.

You know it's not that easy fella.
Palace are full of confidence.
We seem to struggle against teams that have pace and press us high, Palace will do that.
Coming of the back of an International week, Palace for example will have the likes of Scott Dann and Wickham back home and ready to go.
Pellers will more than likely rest players for the Juve game.
Palace fans are noisy cunts that never shut up, the **** with the drum makes me watch Palace games on mute.
I'd take a draw right now.

If we twat them 0-8 I'll hold my hands up and say I was wrong, again.

 

[Ethan23]

Hart
Maffeo Kompany Mangala Kolarov
Fernandinho Toure
Navas Silva Sterling
Aguero

It's as simple as that for me too!

 

[Kompany is King]

I think De Bruyne will start

 

[acess87]

Hart
Otamendi-Kompany-Mangala
Navas-Yaya-Fernandinho-Sterling
Nasri-Silva
Aguero

would be interesting to see it. But very unlikely, think Pelle just said he doesn`t like the idea of three at the back.

 

[Sergio Picasso Aguero]

Hart
Maffeo Kompany Mangala Kolarov
Fernandinho Toure
Navas Silva Sterling
Aguero

that's what I would go with