Stoke vs. City Pre-Match Discussion Thread

[FantasyIreland]

Re: Your Team vs Stoke

I hope to god that I never have to see Barry and De Jong in the same team again.

I've been saying the same for as long as the've been an option.

Our play is so restricted with them both in the team.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Re: Your Team vs Stoke

HART


RICHARDS TOURE KOMPANY CLICHY


ZABALETA BARRY


YAYA

NASRI DZEKO AGUERO

 

[Danamy]

Re: Your Team vs Stoke

HART


RICHARDS TOURE KOMPANY CLICHY


ZABALETA BARRY


YAYA

NASRI DZEKO AGUERO

Good shout

I tend to agree that it's a game that we can run without Silva, give the lad a rest as he'll be needed against more open opposition.

 

[blueprint]

Re: Your Team vs Stoke

Their pitch is really small. We will need width...
I'd also play AJ because we will need the width he provides.

Sorry but I disagree. Yes it's a narrow pitch but, for that reason, we don't need width. We need to out-muscle these thugs in the centre of the park.

We need Hart, Micah (Zab) , Kolo, Lescott, Clichy (Kolarov)
Yaya, Kompany (NDJ* with his limited height and other shortcomings), Barry (Silva), Milner (Nasri), Aguero ( Tevez) Dzeko (Mario)

*benched in brackets

Yes we need to outmuscled and also outfinessed them too.

Please don't start NDJ with his shortcomings and poor aerial ability in defense

 

[FantasyIreland]

Re: Your Team vs Stoke

TH's not a bad team,certainly a way of getting the needed 'talents' of Zab in the team without sacrificing Clichy.

 

[hgblue]

Re: Your Team vs Stoke

HART


RICHARDS TOURE KOMPANY CLICHY


ZABALETA BARRY


YAYA

NASRI DZEKO AGUERO

Milner for Zab for me. Agree with everything else though.

 

[blueprint]

Re: Your Team vs Stoke

HART


RICHARDS TOURE KOMPANY CLICHY


ZABALETA BARRY


YAYA

NASRI DZEKO AGUERO

Its nice to know that there are football cognoscenti here in this forum who sees that NDJ shouldn't be in the starting lineup.

NDJ should only be brought on if reguired!

 

[mcfc-mark]

Re: Your Team vs Stoke

HART

ZABA RICHARDS KOLO KOLAROV


YAYA BARRY


MILNER NASRI
AGUERO

DZEKO

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Re: Your Team vs Stoke

HART


RICHARDS TOURE KOMPANY CLICHY


ZABALETA BARRY


YAYA

NASRI DZEKO AGUERO

Milner for Zab for me. Agree with everything else though.

Great thing with the above team, although I think Zab gives us more drive than Milner, is we would have plenty game-changers on the bench...if needs be

Tevez, Balotelli, Pizarro and Silva.

 

[Wellsblue21]

Re: Your Team vs Stoke

changed my mind from last nigh id go

................hart.................

Micah....Kompany* Kolo Clichy


..Milner......Yaya........Barry

.................Nasri.............

.........Dzeko........Aguero