Should Dzeko start on Sunday?

[Judge Roughneck]

How fickle are the mob?

Dzeko was poor last night, but so was Silva. In fact no one had a good game. But well done to the fans that stayed to the end and showed a bit of faith. We played well and still won and sometimes that is all that matters.

Perhaps, Dzeko might have had a better game if Nasri and Johnson had done what I presume what they were on there to do and that is put some balls in for Dzeko. We did that once in the first half and ..goal.
Dzeko will never thrive when the midfield are overplaying it in the final third and trying to thread balls through a packed defence. Sometimes we need to get round the back and bang in crosses. We did it twice last night and it went in twice.
Yes Dzeko was off form, yes Ballotelli should get the nod on Sunday, but to start calling our players shit and showing a total lack of faith without failing to analyse why is wank.

Some of you fookers clearly learnt all about football playing FIFA.

 

[albino]

should start balo bsed on form... if balotelli wasnt injured last season and if he had had pre season training last season(he was injured),he could have been the best striker in premiership now... just wait... there is more to come from this guy... he can be the next ronaldo of premiership...

 

[sincity]

He would have been the hero had Aguero not snaffled that chance. Dzeko was right next to him and was just sliding in to put it in.

I think therein lies the problem. Why were two strikers right next to each other? Fierce ambition to be the one to score the goal? While I love that in a player, it should not come in the way of playing for the team and undermine each other.

Ideally the two strikers should have been at two ends of the penalty box, so that if one striker failed to score in first attempt, the second striker could tuck in the rebound...very much how we conceded the 2 goals vs Bayern Munich and the goal vs Villareal....

 

[SamTheGuru]

Hard to believe he won PL Player of the Month on tonights showing. Mario to start?

No way Dzeko should start.

Barry Nige
Silva Yaya Mario
Kun

Dzeko has been poor for a while now. He is not playing anywhere near Premier League standard.

 

[AdamoTheGreat]

Hart
Richards Kompany Lescott Clichy
Milner De Jong Silva
Yaya
Aguero Balotelli

Subs: Edin for Mario, Owen for Yaya, Stefan for Joleon

 

[Akira]

TBH i would go with Balotelli on current form. But then again, looking at the Rags' defence, Jonny Evans seems to not have cure his aerial 'disability', Dzeko might be a fine choice.

Having said that though, I would choose Balo if I was Mancini.

 

[M22 Blue]

it's got to be Mario and Kun surely, Edin last night looked like the Edin from last season. Mario will rise to the challenge I think, he kept his composure in the FA Cup against the rags last time. I look forwards to him terrorising camel gob!

 

[Longsight-memories]

How fickle are the mob?
Dzeko was poor last night, but so was Silva. In fact no one had a good game. But well done to the fans that stayed to the end and showed a bit of faith. We played well and still won and sometimes that is all that matters.

Perhaps, Dzeko might have had a better game if Nasri and Johnson had done what I presume what they were on there to do and that is put some balls in for Dzeko. We did that once in the first half and ..goal.
Dzeko will never thrive when the midfield are overplaying it in the final third and trying to thread balls through a packed defence. Sometimes we need to get round the back and bang in crosses. We did it twice last night and it went in twice.
Yes Dzeko was off form, yes Ballotelli should get the nod on Sunday, but to start calling our players shit and showing a total lack of faith without failing to analyse why is wank.

Some of you fookers clearly learnt all about football playing FIFA.

Snotty nose gobshites.. would be a more apt description..ffs its champions league not stockport away...
dzeko played soso..but was still the nearest player to each goal last night & with a bit more luck could have had a hat trick.. give villa real a bit more credit they played well..but we played about 50% of our capabilities ENJOY THE WIN.. all to play for

 

[BluePurgatory]

I hope not we just cant cant risk it, since the spurs game he has been piss. For a big guy he gets knock off the ball far too easily. Need to start with Balo and Kun on current form they both deserve it.

 

[sh249]

Clearly, there has been a lot of overreaction to Dzeko's performance, poor as it was. But I do think he (and probably Nasri) have played themselves out of contention for Sunday.

The main problem, to my mind, is that he is entirely unsuited to playing as the single striker in a 4-2-3-1 - he just isn't sharp/mobile enough (and, surprisingly, doesn't hold the ball up very well). It's no surprise that his best performances have been when he has had Aguero up alongside him.

With regards Sunday, still some huge decisions to make. If Balotelli starts, surely he has to play right up top - he can't be stuck out on the left where he struggles to get involved and is a liability defensively. Aguero has to start if fit. That would mean Milner playing on the left (and he definitely deserves to start), with Silva on the right with license to roam. Still leaves the question of who to play in the middle - 2 of De Jong/Toure/Barry. I think we need De Jong in there, and last night showed how important Barry is. So as much as I'm surprising myself I'd be tempted to leave out Yaya, who I think just isn't well-suited to playing in a two man centre midfield against a side that will have their fair share of possession and put us under pressure

-----------------Hart----------------
Richards--Kompany--Lescott--Clichy
---------De Jong---Barry----------
----Silva--------------------Milner
-----------Aguero----------------
---------------Balotelli-------------

NB. I don't think we will play like this, Yaya is nailed on to start, I reckon. Either Balotelli or Milner will probably miss out.