Sevilla pre-match thread

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Andy citizen said:
Thank you! I am very grateful
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its not the city plane, we met the plane taking city to spain today,had to offload all the empty cans(baggage containers),some of the lads had a tour of the inside of the aircraft,big seats big tv infront of every seat,a bar area,then down some stairs 12 ish bedrooms,all very nice,the aircraft is an airbus 340 all white will a small trim they used it last time v bmgb.

if I get my arse in gear I might be able to see the team board ,ill try and get the flight number for the aircraft spotters on here and the reg if I can be bothered or get time.
 
-----------------------------Hart-------------------------------
Sagna---------Kompany---------Otamendi-----------Kolarov
-------------Fernando----------------Fernandinho--------
Navas----------------------Yaya-----------------------KDB
-----------------------------Bony------------------------------------
 
blue ranger said:
I think KDB has been outstanding since signing but was awful yday when out wide .... but when moved to central role he started to have a good effect on game but was then taken off.

I'd like to see him playing centrally on tues behind Bony.
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Whilst I agree with you, how would you fit him in that spot?

Options are a 2 man midfield with Yaya (always works pretty well in Europe eh..) or dropping Yaya (ever going to happen?). Personally would have Yaya dropped for this match purely as a point is a good result from us & we'll be much better defensively if Yaya isn't in a midfield 2 & KdB is a better player in the CAM role so we would have a better chance going forward also. Just don't see it happening though as Yaya doesn't seem the type of guy to accept not playing a match of this calibre - Pellegrini seems to have decided it's acceptable to play it safer & allowed the Dinho Nando Yaya midfield to have a go so would be surprised if we didn't see that with KdB pushed out wide again (which I would prefer to see than a Yaya 2 man midfield to be honest).

My guess is same as above;

-----------------------------Hart-------------------------------
Sagna---------Kompany---------Otamendi-----------Kolarov
-------------Fernando----------------Fernandinho--------
Navas----------------------Yaya-----------------------KDB
-----------------------------Bony------------------------------------
 
stablemcfc said:
-----------------------------Hart-------------------------------
Sagna---------Kompany---------Otamendi-----------Kolarov
-------------Fernando----------------Fernandinho--------
Navas----------------------Yaya-----------------------KDB
-----------------------------Bony------------------------------------
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Good team, only change i'd make is Sterling for Bony but I doubt that will happen.
 
KnaresboroughBlue said:
-----------------------------Hart-------------------------------
Sagna---------Kompany---------Otamendi-----------Kolarov
-------------Fernando----------------Fernandinho--------
Navas----------------------Yaya-----------------------KDB
-----------------------------Bony------------------------------------
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We played that formation at the rags and Yaya was totally in-effective.

Hart

Sagna........Kompany............Otamendi..........Kolerov

......Fernando......Yaya........Fernandinho

Navas............KDB................Sterling

A false number 9 is the tactics I'd employ in this tough European game.
 
Mr Ed (The Stables) said:
We played that formation at the rags and Yaya was totally in-effective.

Hart

Sagna........Kompany............Otamendi..........Kolerov

......Fernando......Yaya........Fernandinho

Navas............KDB................Sterling

A false number 9 is the tactics I'd employ in this tough European game.
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This is the team we should play for sure. We know for a fact pellegrini won't play it!
 
I've been looking at the list of arrivals at the airport in Seville and I saw that morning 2 flights arriving from manchester: one at 13:25 and another at 14:15. Could one of them be the Manchester City ? I believe that one could be the team and the other that of the press and journalists, both with the same flight number: EXS6157. If someone have info about this, please tell me.
Sorry for my English and thanks!
 
KnaresboroughBlue said:
-----------------------------Hart-------------------------------
Sagna---------Kompany---------Otamendi-----------Kolarov
-------------Fernando----------------Fernandinho--------
Navas----------------------Yaya-----------------------KDB
-----------------------------Bony------------------------------------
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I know on paper this team looks good. But in reality, it's a shitty team

Personally I think our best bet is going 433.

Sagan Komps Ottamendi Kolarov.
...............Yaya...................
......Fernandinho....Fernando
Navas.....Debruyne....Sterling

I know its counter-intuitive, but I think this might be our best staring 11 on the road.
 
Mr Ed (The Stables) said:
We played that formation at the rags and Yaya was totally in-effective.

Hart

Sagna........Kompany............Otamendi..........Kolerov

......Fernando......Yaya........Fernandinho

Navas............KDB................Sterling

A false number 9 is the tactics I'd employ in this tough European game.
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It seems like the natural fit but MP just loves him some Bony. If they lined up like this Yaya would have much more effect on the match and I'd think they could score 2 or 3.
 
Pellegrini has trouble only settling for one striker never mind none. Never going to play a false nine as long as he has a hole in his arse.
 
Dax777 said:
I know on paper this team looks good. But in reality, it's a shitty team

Personally I think our best bet is going 433.

Sagan Komps Ottamendi Kolarov.
...............Yaya...................
......Fernandinho....Fernando
Navas.....Debruyne....Sterling

I know its counter-intuitive, but I think this might be our best staring 11 on the road.
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Surely youd have to switch Yaya and Fernando in that lineup.
 
tough fixture for sure and without Silva and Aguero we need to maximize the strengths of some players.

shove KDB and Ya Ya down the middle behind Bony, Sterling (L) and Navas (R) out wide with Fernandinho protecting Sagna, Kompany, Otamendi and Kolarov.

as ever you are left with the conundrum of playing ya ya in a potential central two and given how lethargic he's looked it seems dodgy but i believe his range of passing is vital in this game.
 
If it was me I’d try and stop them playing first by picking a strong midfield 5 that will make sure Yaya Is not exposed:
Navas, Fen, Yaya, Fern, KDB.
I’d start Bony and replace with Sterling.
I think Pellers might go a bit more offensive with Sterling in from the start and F’do on the bench.
 
I think we'll win this! I don't know why more hasn't been made of it, but i'm pretty sure we can qualify for the last 16 tomorrow too! If M'gladbach fail to win vs Juve and we beat Sevilla, we'll have a better head-to-head with the only team who can mathematically finish on level points.
 
9 points if we win tomorrow with 2 to play. Would that be our best ever position in a group? Assuming Juve beat Gladbach then we would be 6 points ahead of Sevila so we could only miss out on goal difference*.
(I guess).
 
Gaudion M said:
9 points if we win tomorrow with 2 to play. Would that be our best ever position in a group? Assuming Juve beat Gladbach then we would be 6 points ahead of Sevila so we could only miss out on goal difference*.
(I guess).
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If Juve and we win, we are already qualified because we would beat Sevilla in a one on one result. Tbh, I don't expect Juve to win. BMG are playing really well since they changed managers and we were a bit lucky when we played them. And when did we ever qualified in the CL the easy way. When did we ever do something the easy way ...
 
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