Southampton (H) Pre Match Thread

[mosssideblue]

He'll be getting another break in a couple of weeks international break I'd also imagine him being rested for 2 of the last 3 champs lge games

I may be off piste but I get the impression he needs to play to keep going (if that makes sense)

 

[BusterPhillips]

Wonder if there is a way we can fit Foden into the team. Southampton at home is prob (touchwood) as straightforward, also we have CL game coming up. I would keep B.Silva back for that and play Foden through the middle.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

I'd guess we'd go A side v Soton, B side (League Cup) v Shakhtar & A side v rags give or take the odd player.

Can't see many apart from Stones playing again after Thursday.

 

[warringtonblue]

We’ll face another Bus this weekend but I feel we are more prepared than ever against them with Mendy and Mahrez then David in top form, Bernardo in midfield.

Should be another win and clean sheet.

Mendy on top form? Did you watch him on Monday?

 

[city saint]

I'd guess we'd go A side v Soton, B side (League Cup) v Shakhtar & A side v rags give or take the odd player.

Can't see many apart from Stones playing again after Thursday.

cant see a b team in the shakhtar game will go full steam ahead until we have deffo qualified

 

[blue b4 the moon]

cant see a b team in the shakhtar game will go full steam ahead until we have deffo qualified

Don't think it will perhaps be quite as 'b' as Fulham but Shakhtar did look very poor so maybe a b* team.

 

[Marvin]

Would love to go into this game with Liverpool having dropped points at Arsenal. That's a huge game.

What I like about City at the moment is that we seem to have been able to spread our squad across the League Cup, Premier League and Champions League so that players who play in the League games know they aren't involved in the next game and they give it 100%. In the past we used to take it easy in advance of big games, but at the moment the commitment level is good.

 

[lionheart]

Personally I feel that Gabriel played well enough on Thursday to merit another go. keeping Kun for the CL and Manure games, nice and fresh.

 

[Easy]

Mendy on top form? Did you watch him on Monday?

I said we are better prepared with Mendy and Mahrez.....then David in top in form and Bernardo in midfield. Could of added a semicolon possibley after Mahrez.

Mendy is definitely not in top form, far from it. Neither is Mahrez imo or Bernardo yet.

 

[doobyedoobye]

Full strength please