squad news for sunday

[kippaxblue76]

Posted this in the other thread but it seems to have got lost amongst all the hysteria.

Bellamy training today and in the squad for Sunday, Petrov out for four weeks, Tevez out.

 

[Wrighty Wrexham]

Tevez out :(

Any news on Kompany?

 

[Dhenry]

Tevez out :(

Any news on Kompany?

I'm sure I remember him being saved with precisely this match in mind.. would expect him to be starting, personally. To be fair, with the squad we have available, I'd be slightly tempted to try the 4-2-3-1 tactic that hurt them badly at Anfield last season..

--------------Given
Richards - Toure - Lescott - Bridge
--------- De Jong - Kompany
SWP -------- Ireland ----- Johnson
-------------Santa Cruz

 

[alib]

Tevez out :(

Any news on Kompany?

I'm sure I remember him being saved with precisely this match in mind.. would expect him to be starting, personally. To be fair, with the squad we have available, I'd be slightly tempted to try the 4-2-3-1 tactic that hurt them badly at Anfield last season..

--------------Given
Richards - Toure - Lescott - Bridge
--------- De Jong - Kompany
SWP -------- Ireland ----- Johnson
-------------Santa Cruz

you'd seriously play Santa Cruz ahead of Adebayor?

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Tevez out :(

Any news on Kompany?

I'm sure I remember him being saved with precisely this match in mind.. would expect him to be starting, personally. To be fair, with the squad we have available, I'd be slightly tempted to try the 4-2-3-1 tactic that hurt them badly at Anfield last season..

--------------Given
Richards - Toure - Lescott - Bridge
--------- De Jong - Kompany
SWP -------- Ireland ----- Johnson
-------------Santa Cruz

Switch Vinnie to Toure's position and put Barry in midfield and your close. Then possibly Ade for RSC and probably Bellers for Johnson, but I doubt Mancini will play that anyway unfortuantely

 

[Dhenry]

I'm sure I remember him being saved with precisely this match in mind.. would expect him to be starting, personally. To be fair, with the squad we have available, I'd be slightly tempted to try the 4-2-3-1 tactic that hurt them badly at Anfield last season..

--------------Given
Richards - Toure - Lescott - Bridge
--------- De Jong - Kompany
SWP -------- Ireland ----- Johnson
-------------Santa Cruz

you'd seriously play Santa Cruz ahead of Adebayor?

I was thinking about it, but I think in that lone front role, Ade is not very effective, now is he? Santa Cruz has played it lots playing for the 'underdog' teams of Blackburn as well as his home nation Paraguay. He might not be 100% but he never will be unless he gets minutes and I think if we are to play one up front, he would be more effective.#

Edit: S.. forgot Bellamy completely. Yeah definitely him before Johnson, he'll be up for it and show that the sun can stick it. Doubt it will be played either, but then again I have faith in them people with more footballing knowledge to pick the right tactics. Just an opinion.

 

[dick slexia]

Whats wrong with Petrov? its a shame we dont have an injuries news and update thread as they do on other clubs message boards.
If we do and I havnt been abe to find it maybe someone could tell me where it is

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

To be fair, when RSC is fit he does a good job on his own up front. Much more reliable than Ade and does what you expect of a lone front man (holds the ball up, wins ehaders, getins in goal scoring positions, doesn't run out and stay out on the wing etc)

 

[CTID Chris]

I'm sure I remember him being saved with precisely this match in mind.. would expect him to be starting, personally. To be fair, with the squad we have available, I'd be slightly tempted to try the 4-2-3-1 tactic that hurt them badly at Anfield last season..

--------------Given
Richards - Toure - Lescott - Bridge
--------- De Jong - Kompany
SWP -------- Ireland ----- Johnson
-------------Santa Cruz

you'd seriously play Santa Cruz ahead of Adebayor?

He's definitely more effective up there - he was awesome against Sunderland.

It just depends on whether or not he is fit enough for me. He played a full match and came on as sub in the past two games, so I think he could be ready.

 

[alib]

bollocks guys

you can't drop a striker who's scored 3 in our last 4 league games for someone who hasn't scored since before Xmas