So who starts upfront on Sunday?

[Lucky13]

Same team except swap Kun for AJ.

 

[Anonymous]

It certainly won't be as easy for us to win at Bolton as it was last season ....... that was a very impressive result for them on Saturday at QPR , and they'll come out against us with all guns blazing .

I'll trust Mancinis judgement on who he selects to play up front in this game , but it's clear to eveyone that this season we need to be scoring more goals , and you only win at places like Bolton by giving them problems at the back ...... and we won't do by isolating our front men through poor service , or by playing only one striker up there!

I'd play Aguero , who looks supremely confident , even though lacking game time .... and Dzeko ... up front to start with.

 

[samharris]

Dzeko has to play, to offer a bit of strength in what will probably be a more agricultural encounter. Silva has to play too.

Steinsson__Cahill__Knight__Robinson
Eagles__Muamba__Reo-Coker__Petrov
_________Klasnic__Davies

I'd play Aguero_Dzeko_Silva in front of the usual midfield, except that such an approach might decline the opportunity to get at Bolton's weak fullbacks. Is De Jong definitely out? My team:

MR__VK__JL__AK
____PZ__GB
AJ____YY____DS
______ED

The real Darth Vader would have ordered someone to do that.

 

[VOOMER]

Dzeko has to play, to offer a bit of strength in what will probably be a more agricultural encounter. Silva has to play too.

Steinsson__Cahill__Knight__Robinson
Eagles__Muamba__Reo-Coker__Petrov
_________Klasnic__Davies

I'd play Aguero_Dzeko_Silva in front of the usual midfield, except that such an approach might decline the opportunity to get at Bolton's weak fullbacks. Is De Jong definitely out? My team:

MR__VK__JL__AK
____PZ__GB
AJ____YY____DS
______ED

Robinson is one of the dirtiest players around, but is slowing down, I would love to see Richards, or johnson running at him all game.<br /><br />-- Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:27 pm --<br /><br />------hart---
-mic/vin/les/clichy-
---milner-barry---
kun--yaya--silva--
-----edin/balo----

 

[Jasondh]

-------------Hart--------------------
Micah----Kompany----Lescott-----Clichy (Proper Left Back)
----------Milner-------Barry----------
AJ--------------Yaya------------Silva
--------------Dzeko----------------

Aguero on the bench!

 

[redmizzle]

Dzeko and Balotelli. I don't see either Tevez or Aguero starting, maybe coming off the bench. I also thought it was interesting what Mancini said before yesterday's game when he was asked about why he started AJ and he said AJ's very important in home games.

 

[weejh]

same team for including the bench. Must admit i thought it was a little defensive when i turned up lastnight, but will be ideal for an away game.

 

[decmancity]

Dzeko to start with Aguero coming on again, slightly earlier just to build up some more match time.
Milner in for De Jong if we dont risk it and also Kolarov in for Clichy as his height, power and strength will be good against the likes of Knight etc. Eagles wont trouble him for pace either.

 

[TBooksbluearmy]

I suppose it will all depend on whether Nigel will be fit to play on Sunday. Anyone have any idea what is wrong with him, and if injured how long will he be out for.

If Nigel is injured then just let Barry play as the defensive midfielder in front of the back 4, with Jaja playing a slighty more defensive role for the start of the game until we see what they can do and how they line up.

There is no doubt that they will probably play a bit more defensively against us then they did against QPR, so it will be upto us to dictate the pace of the game. We need to be alot quicker of the mark in this game then we were against Swansea, otherwise we could find ourselves down by a goal before we get a foothold in the game. This is another of those game sin which we have to win, if we want to finish in the top 3 again.

 

[joe salford]

hart
richards komps lescott kolarov

yaya barry silva zab

dzeko tevez

kun to get last half hour if needed. Play Tevez, use him while we still got him, we all know he will give his all.
Keep Zab in the groove, he deserves it and he loves a battle.