Sunderland pre-match thread

[01cravend]

A good win to paper over the cracks would be nice. Then go unbeaten until 2016 would be nicer

 

[cheddar404]

I think we will win but the performance may be akin to pulling out your own teeth one by one with pliers.

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

10 men behind the ball trying to hit us on the break. What a surprise!

If they open up against us we will hammer them by 5+

Has anyone else noted that following a balls and lungs out display by Scousepool, Villa & Stoke against us that none of them could maintain anywhere near the same level of application against the lesser lights and have been beaten by Palace+Watford, Everyone else and Palace again. The cunts! :)

 

[Champions2012!]

10 men behind the ball trying to hit us on the break. What a surprise!

If they open up against us we will hammer them by 5+

Has anyone else noted that following a balls and lungs out display by Scousepool, Villa & Stoke against us that none of them could maintain anywhere near the same level of application against the lesser lights and have been beaten by Palace+Watford, Everyone else and Palace again. The cunts! :)

Well we're their cup final. Everyone seems to know this but our management and players.

 

[leighton]

I think we will win this game easy might see us reverting to 2 up front with Bony and Kun playing together. I would go that way if I am honest. Will help Kun out to have Bony playing with him and playing off Bony will cause Sunderland a lot of problems with 2 up front.
Can see a few changes from last night and keeping some players for the away game at Leicester. Were we will revert back to Kun up front alone.

So my team for the game.
Hart
Sagna , Mangala , Otamendi , Clichy
KDB , Fernandhino , Delph , Sterling
Bony , Kun.

What i expect MP to go with
Hart
Sagna , Mangala , Otamendi , Kolarov
KDB , Fernandhino , Yaya , Silva , Sterling
Kun

 

[kaz7]

Expect a bumming and it's not so disappointing when it happens

 

[cheddar404]

Expect a bumming and it's not so disappointing when it happens

Excellent advice but can we keep the discussion focused on the match please?

 

[tiggsywiggsywoo]

If there ever was a time for a good convincing performance it was last night, however the match with Sunderland will suffice. Come on lads get your fingers out.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

I think we will win this game easy might see us reverting to 2 up front with Bony and Kun playing together. I would go that way if I am honest. Will help Kun out to have Bony playing with him and playing off Bony will cause Sunderland a lot of problems with 2 up front.
Can see a few changes from last night and keeping some players for the away game at Leicester. Were we will revert back to Kun up front alone.

So my team for the game.
Hart
Sagna , Mangala , Otamendi , Clichy
KDB , Fernandhino , Delph , Sterling
Bony , Kun.

What i expect MP to go with
Hart
Sagna , Mangala , Otamendi , Kolarov
KDB , Fernandhino , Yaya , Silva , Sterling
Kun

I would play two up front too. He wont drop Toure though. He never does.

 

[Manchester33]

hasn't started training yet - unless it's been kept quiet.

I've been told he has been training with the first team since Saturday. Whether or not he'll be fit enough to play, we'll see. I'd imagine Demichelis must be in the running for a start against Sun'lun after Mang and Otters performances the past few weeks.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Think we'll win by 5 or 6 and still think we'll win the league!

 

[Champions2012!]

Think we'll win by 5 or 6 and still think we'll win the league!

i'll have what you're having

 

[uwe rosler 28]

i'll have what you're having

You don't want this hangover pal! But make yourself a few quid and back 5 and 6 nil

 

[Sergio Picasso Aguero]

Incredible that we have lost all these games and yet are still in a great position in all 4 comps. All we can do is get the 3 points and forget about the Arsenal game because it was never going to be a vintage season anyway with some of the defeats we have already suffered against the likes of Spurs and Liverpool. I still think we'll win the league, somehow.

Hart

Sagna - Kompany - Otamendi - Clichy

Fernandinho - Toure

De Bruyne - Silva - Sterling

Aguero

 

[Tricky_Trev]

We don't win the Premier League unless we draw at home to Sunderland :P

 

[super_city_si]

I think we'll win this one. Not as comfortably as i would like but we'll win. Maybe a return to 442 and just try to blitz them

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

I think we will win this game easy might see us reverting to 2 up front with Bony and Kun playing together. I would go that way if I am honest. Will help Kun out to have Bony playing with him and playing off Bony will cause Sunderland a lot of problems with 2 up front.
Can see a few changes from last night and keeping some players for the away game at Leicester. Were we will revert back to Kun up front alone.

So my team for the game.
Hart
Sagna , Mangala , Otamendi , Clichy
KDB , Fernandhino , Delph , Sterling
Bony , Kun.

What i expect MP to go with
Hart
Sagna , Mangala , Otamendi , Kolarov
KDB , Fernandhino , Yaya , Silva , Sterling
Kun

I like your team. No doubt we'll all be pissed off when we see Yaya play central midfield in a 442.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

BFS and Sunderland make for worrying bedfellows against us. I can see it going either way, a thumping win or a 0-1.

Whenever there is the opportunity to add substantially to the GD we end up with our arses scraping up and down Joe Mercer Way - Swansea, Norwich spring to mind, and just to be the Jeremiah, BFS will come up with summat - even if it's bootball over the stadium roof and back, he'll come up with summat that frustrates the fuck out of us for 99 mins. And if BFS doesn't, the whistling wanker with the whistle will!

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

If Kompany doesn't play we'll concede for sure. We ain't good to watch at the moment. Just get three points anyway anyhow.

 

[Gray]

This is a must win game, Pellegrini better get this right or the crowd will be baying for blood.