Southampton v City pre-match thread

Southampton (a) prediction

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Ric said:
Four wins, one draw and one defeat in their last six league games is considerably better than our recent record. Tough game this. Reckon we'll line up like this:

Bravo
Navas
Stones
Kompany
Clichy
Delph
Fernandinho
Silva
Sane
Sterling
Aguero
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Our most difficult game on paper. I think Southampton are the best of the rest. League table suggests Everton and WBA are better but I think they lost a lot of ground in build-up to the League Cup final where they were robbed. Gabbiadini has been brilliant.
 
Last season we played with a CL semifinal hanging over us and players coming back from injury.
This year we have to show we can win these matches.
 
Full strength for this one as we've a full week off afterwards, we should want this a lot more than Southampton, realistically they're going to finish between 8th and 10th so not an awful lot on the line.
I'd go:

Caballero

Navas
Stones
Kompany
Kolarov

Delph

Sterling
Dinho
Silva
Sané

Aguero

Maybe Nolito in to give Sané a rest as he's had a lot of football recently, don't want to see Yaya playing as the Saints midfield are like Duracell bunnies, he'll get completely overrun.
 
Vinny must play if fit.

Any decent premier league side, which Southampton are, will expose the lack of organisation in our defence without him.
 
Think Saints are starting to get over the LC final hangover they seemed to have, a few games back.
They're a decent side and i'm looking forward to a good open game. Hope we give them more problems
than they give us. Oh and score more them them, too.
 
aguero93:20 said:
Full strength for this one as we've a full week off afterwards, we should want this a lot more than Southampton, realistically they're going to finish between 8th and 10th so not an awful lot on the line.
I'd go:

Caballero

Navas
Stones
Kompany
Kolarov

Delph

Sterling
Dinho
Silva
Sané

Aguero

Maybe Nolito in to give Sané a rest as he's had a lot of football recently, don't want to see Yaya playing as the Saints midfield are like Duracell bunnies, he'll get completely overrun.
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Give Sane a rest? This is a MUST win game. Arsenal and United are right up our arse. They are a team in form and Sane won't have played for a week. Strongest team for me.
 
blue ranger said:
Give Sane a rest? This is a MUST win game. Arsenal and United are right up our arse. They are a team in form and Sane won't have played for a week. Strongest team for me.
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He looked tired yesterday, if it's going to affect his performances I'd give him a match off and have him at 100% for the semi final.
 
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