Stoke vs. City Pre Match Thread

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

To get a result at Stoke with all our injuries we need this line up imo (if all fit and not suspended):

Hart
Sagna
Demi
Otemendi
Kolarov

Delph
Yaya
Fernandinho

Aguero
KDB
Navas

Just my opinion.

 

[BringBackSwales]

1 keeper
4 at the back
4 in the middle
3 up front
Total = 12

Yaya Toure is 1 person not 2???

 

[Bluekiwi]

Yaya Toure is 1 person not 2???

True - I didn't notice that his full name had been printed - silly me.

 

[kunaguero10]

Barmy decision? From our manager? Surely some mistake?

I bet he didn't know Mangala was on 4 bookings.

 

[mat]

Fucking barmy decision to play Mangala on a booking away from suspension.

Perhaps Pellars thought saved him the ignominy of dropping him?

Hate playing St(J)oke at theirs. A repeat of last seasons result will be lovely.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

I'd play 443 every week if we could get away with it!

1 keeper
4 at the back
4 in the middle
3 up front
Total = 12

Just read the team again, slowly. Every player bar Yaya is just a surname hence it looks like 443 but it is in fact 442.

Hart (if fit)
Sagna - Demichelis - Otamendi - Clichy
Toure - Fernandinho - Delph
De Bruyne - Aguero - Navas

 

[PragueBlue]

..............Hart

Sagna MD Otamendi Kolarov

..............Toure

.....Fernandinho..Delph

....Silva...................KDB

.............Aguero

 

[bellsouth]

Doesn't Yaya have a knock?
In some ways if he's unavailable it might help us in this one, with the line-up featuring Yaya, Silva and De Bruyne, it looks a little narrow as both Silva and De Bruyne drift inside. I'd rather have Sterling or Navas play instead of Yaya and leave Silva more central?

 

[mancity1]

As good as zabba is at recovering from injuries or at least up until now he won't be available this Saturday based on what we saw in tunnel cam earlier this week.

I bet Bacary didn't think he would play as many games as he has so far come the start of the season.

Hopefully Fernando and Navas will be available for Stoke as well.

 

[Father Paul]

Barmy decision? From our manager? Surely some mistake?

Maybe its Mangala who you should blame. Getting booked five times from ?? appearances.