Rotation - the next three games

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Rammyblues

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Already clear that Mancini will rotate players to ensure the team picked to play can beat the opposition whilst ensuring that all players receive rest. Presuming everyone returns fit from International matches and looking at our fixture list which really starts the two games a week, who would you pick or drop to ensure all our squad get match fit, a team capable of winning each game.

Three games we have

Wigan (H)
Napoli (H) (CL)
Fulham (A)

Wigan game

........................Hart
Richards....Kolo...Lescott.. Kolorov
........................NDJ
Milner...............................Nasri
AJ................Tevez........Balotelli.

Napoli
.......................Hart
Zab.........Kompany......Savic....Clichy
......................Barry
Yaya..............................Nasri
.......Aguero....Dzeko.....Silva


Fulham

......................Hart
Richards......Kompany...Lescott..Kolorov
.....................NDJ
Yaya............................Barry
Aguero......Tevez.....Silva


Just my opinion.
 
It is easy to have a go at the above teams, you will be pleased to know I won't be picking the teams, but if you can do better feel free to spend a bit of time wrestling with the problem of putting out three teams where most players don't play all three games. :-)
 
Rammyblues said:
It is easy to have a go at the above teams, you will be pleased to know I won't be picking the teams, but if you can do better feel free to spend a bit of time wrestling with the problem of putting out three teams where most players don't play all three games. :-)
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Wasnt having a go, but i can say its almost certain that Savic wont get his first full start for City, in the champions league.
 
The rotation of the players will be key to the success we have this Season. I just dont know how the Manager plans to go about it. Right now my opinion is that the two who need a game most are Balotelli and Tevez, they definately need to play.

Yesterday, he made three changes to the line - up. With Wigan being a "weaker" Premiership side can we expect him to make maybe 5/6 changes? Does it depend on who gets good game time in the Internationals - this could mean a bit more bench time for Milner perhaps?. It could also mean a debut if he brings someone in before Wednesday.

How all this plays out will be fascinating to see.
 
Too much rotation early in the season is what cost Liverpool the title a couple of seasons ago.

Early in the season we should be playing with more or less the same team each game and if we find ourselves three goals up after 60 minutes, especially at home, then bring on a couple of subs.
 
I would've liked to have seen Balotelli yesterday for 15 mins...but right now, Dzeko must start up front. Tevez and Balo have to wait for their chances, I would play Balo & Dzeko from the start against Wigan with Kun on the bench but a bit of full back tinkering aside I wouldn't change much else.
 
I would have thought our strongest available team would start all of the next three games with one or two changes its the start of the season and we didn't look to jaded yesterday.
 
It will depend on who gets game time in the internationals.
Mancini said he will make changes for the games after the champions league 5,6 or even 7 he said.

For Wigan I would play

Hart

Zab Vinny Lescott Clichy

Johnson NDJ Milner Kolarov

Tevez Mario
 
I'm one of the ones who thinks that rotation shouldn't be too great at this early stage of the season, especially as we're in hot form; one change I'd like to see for Wigan is Savic to be given his first start. I'd also like to see Mario for at least 30 minutes to see where his head is at right now.
 
Mancini won't completely change his team from game to game , I doubt we will see a host of changes like some people are predicting on here . There will be several , but not a complete over load.
 
........................Hart
Richards....Savic......Komps....Kolarov
........................NDJ........................
........YaYa........................................
.....................................Milner
........................Nasri............................
..........Aguero.....................Balo

Napoli
........................Hart
Zab.........Komps.......Lescott......Clichy
........................NDJ........................
........Barry........................................
.....................................Nasri
........................Silva........................
..........Aguero....................Dzeko

Fulham

........................Hart
Richards....Savic.......Lescott......Kolarov
........................Barry........................
........Yaya........................................
.....................................Milner
........................Silva........................
..........Balo......................Dzeko
 
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