Southampton Vs City Pre Match Thread

[abu13]

So open can see us conceding 2 at least.

No top sides consistently play 2 up top, without the ball we'll get overrun in midfield.

It all depends on how Jovetic and Navas are deployed when we dont have the ball, personally im going to give it 5 minutes to se how we set up before I start my whingeing today.

 

[raymondkl92]

So open can see us conceding 2 at least.

No top sides consistently play 2 up top, without the ball we'll get overrun in midfield.

Assuming we are playing two up top

Jovetic is more of a wide midfielder is my understanding.

Jovetic and Navas out wide and nasri playing behind aguero is what it is

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

Stop fucking moaning.

Bunch of fannies.

 

[mcfcphil]

So open can see us conceding 2 at least.

No top sides consistently play 2 up top, without the ball we'll get overrun in midfield.

Assuming we are playing two up top

all on jovetic today. sacrificing an extra midfielder to play him. if he does his stuff it will work because their midfield will have to drop deep and pick him up which will take the pressure off fernandinho and yaya.
I don't think this formation is 442 at all

 

[blue b4 the moon]

25 mins of Sky Sports 1 and apart from showing our starting list its been all Soton.

Shitbags.

 

[Don Karleone]

So open can see us conceding 2 at least.

No top sides consistently play 2 up top, without the ball we'll get overrun in midfield.

Assuming we are playing two up top

all on jovetic today. sacrificing an extra midfielder to play him. if he does his stuff it will work because their midfield will have to drop deep and pick him up which will take the pressure off fernandinho and yaya.
I don't think this formation is 442 at all

That's how I see it as well

 

[Utter bobbins]

Crikey so many people giving in already, maybe the team should just say "that lot on Bluemoon have given up on us let's go home before the match lads!!!"


We are Manchester City, we play and fight to the end. Let's have some positive thoughts please!!!

They read bluemoon for a giggle no one takes it seriously surely

 

[Utter bobbins]

25 mins of Sky Sports 1 and apart from showing our starting list its been all Soton.

Shitbags.

They are the home team will talk about us next ffs

 

[pikku]

Come on City...come onnnnnnnnnn....

 

[Rösler von Stretfordbömber]

Jovetic is not a pure striker and usually doesn't play that way, so this doesn't really seem a 4-4-2 to begin with.

I imagine with Merlin fit you might have seen Aguero as an out and out lone striker here. I'd like to have seen Lamps added to the midfield, but maybe at his age and coming off midweek he hasn't the legs left for it.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Southampton use their full-backs well so having Navas and Jovetic in probably makes sense on paper. Still have preferred Milner to Jovetic though

 

[Eccles Blue]

Crikey so many people giving in already, maybe the team should just say "that lot on Bluemoon have given up on us let's go home before the match lads!!!"


We are Manchester City, we play and fight to the end. Let's have some positive thoughts please!!!

They read bluemoon for a giggle no one takes it seriously surely

I hope no one takes it seriously. I seriously, seriously hope not. ;-)

 

[Benarbia]

Crikey so many people giving in already, maybe the team should just say "that lot on Bluemoon have given up on us let's go home before the match lads!!!"


We are Manchester City, we play and fight to the end. Let's have some positive thoughts please!!!

They are moaning over the squad. This formation and team have played before and struggled against crap opposition

 

[OB1]

So open can see us conceding 2 at least.

No top sides consistently play 2 up top, without the ball we'll get overrun in midfield.

Assuming we are playing two up top

Jovetic is more of a wide midfielder is my understanding.

I hope so. I would like to see a 4-1-4-1 formation to start with. Get Yaya and Nasri close together in the centre and see if they can dominate by keeping the ball.

 

[cookster]

Good to see Mangala get back to back starts. Need him and Komps settled.

 

[raymondkl92]

Very good lineup if we can keep the ball and take our chances. Not sure how we'll fair without it though

WIth Yaya in midfield they'll be walking onto our back four.

they don't play through the middle,exploit the wings which is why Milner over nasri would have done us a world of good

 

[Ray78]

Southampton use their full-backs well so having Navas and Jovetic in probably makes sense on paper. Still have preferred Milner to Jovetic though

Two away games in the space of three day. Rotation is necessary.

 

[Utter bobbins]

Crikey so many people giving in already, maybe the team should just say "that lot on Bluemoon have given up on us let's go home before the match lads!!!"


We are Manchester City, we play and fight to the end. Let's have some positive thoughts please!!!

They are moaning over the squad. This formation and team have played before and struggled against crap opposition

Yes they are assuming 442

 

[Eccles Blue]

Crikey so many people giving in already, maybe the team should just say "that lot on Bluemoon have given up on us let's go home before the match lads!!!"


We are Manchester City, we play and fight to the end. Let's have some positive thoughts please!!!

They are moaning over the squad. This formation and team have played before and struggled against crap opposition

No, they've given up before we even kick off!! Good grief, how I wish I was back to being able to attend all the matches and didn't feel compelled to come on here and read the comments!!!

 

[Utter bobbins]

Very good lineup if we can keep the ball and take our chances. Not sure how we'll fair without it though

WIth Yaya in midfield they'll be walking onto our back four.

they don't play through the middle,exploit the wings which is why Milner over nasri would have done us a world of good

We need some creativity