Sunderland Vs City Pre match Discussion Thread

[Bluesiam]

Hart
Zabaleta Demichelis Lescott Kolarov
Silva Fernandinho Yaya Nasri
Aguero Negredo.


I think it's important to keep consistency next to demichelis. Nastasic has been poor and sunderland likely to rely on long balls forward. Clichy has been woeful.

Silva didn't look majorly injured to me

This doesn't make any sense to me. You want consistency but suggest breaking up a CB pairing who are developing an understanding and improving. And you will do this by introducing a rusty, slow and error prone CB in Lescott and a slow LB. We hardly looked like impregnable in the left side of defense earlier in the season when Kolarov was playing.

 

[football-fan]

Hart
Zabaleta Demichelis Lescott Kolarov
Silva Fernandinho Yaya Nasri
Aguero Negredo.


I think it's important to keep consistency next to demichelis. Nastasic has been poor and sunderland likely to rely on long balls forward. Clichy has been woeful.

Silva didn't look majorly injured to me

This doesn't make any sense to me. You want consistency but suggest breaking up a CB pairing who are developing an understanding and improving. And you will do this by introducing a rusty, slow and error prone CB in Lescott and a slow LB. We hardly looked like impregnable in the left side of defense earlier in the season when Kolarov was playing.

I agree

 

[Big Dave Watson]

Could have timed our clash better....SAFC won their last 2 home games, and they lost their last away game 1-0 to an og with 9 men. They are fighting at last.

Should still beat them

They have won our last two visits. Both down to the officials. Play it fair and well bury them.

Last 3 actually. All 1-0.

Injury time penalty conceded by Richards (even though Bent was offside).

Injury time winner scored from offside position by the Korean lad.

Joe let in a speculative effort from Johnson.

 

[taconinja]

Hart
Zabaleta Demichelis Lescott Kolarov
Silva Fernandinho Yaya Nasri
Aguero Negredo.


I think it's important to keep consistency next to demichelis. Nastasic has been poor and sunderland likely to rely on long balls forward. Clichy has been woeful.

Silva didn't look majorly injured to me

This doesn't make any sense to me. You want consistency but suggest breaking up a CB pairing who are developing an understanding and improving. And you will do this by introducing a rusty, slow and error prone CB in Lescott and a slow LB. We hardly looked like impregnable in the left side of defense earlier in the season when Kolarov was playing.

To be fair we look less vulnerable than when Clichy is playing at the moment and Kolarov and Nasri have what appears to be an excellent understanding when attacking.

 

[Centurions]

Hart
Zabaleta Demichelis Lescott Kolarov
Silva Fernandinho Yaya Nasri
Aguero Negredo.


I think it's important to keep consistency next to demichelis. Nastasic has been poor and sunderland likely to rely on long balls forward. Clichy has been woeful.

Silva didn't look majorly injured to me

Hmm, I'm a bit confused by your consistency statement. Keep Nastasic in and give Richards a run out at right back. Clichy has been hit and miss rather than woeful but Kolarov is due a game, I'm in two minds regarding the goalkeeper. Maybe give Pants another run out?

 

[davelyncooper]

Silva out for a month:(

 

[kaz7]

Fern and nasty face late fitness tests as well

 

[razman]

with injuries ..silva fernandinho and nastasic doubtfull

pants
zabaleta demichelis lescott kolarov
nasri toure milner navas
aguero negredo

 

[6one]

Hart
Zabaleta Demichelis Lescott Kolarov
Silva Fernandinho Yaya Nasri
Aguero Negredo.


I think it's important to keep consistency next to demichelis. Nastasic has been poor and sunderland likely to rely on long balls forward. Clichy has been woeful.

Silva didn't look majorly injured to me

This doesn't make any sense to me. You want consistency but suggest breaking up a CB pairing who are developing an understanding and improving. And you will do this by introducing a rusty, slow and error prone CB in Lescott and a slow LB. We hardly looked like impregnable in the left side of defense earlier in the season when Kolarov was playing.

To be fair we look less vulnerable than when Clichy is playing at the moment and Kolarov and Nasri have what appears to be an excellent understanding when attacking.

Agree.

For me, Nastasic has been poor this season and Lescott deals with aerial threats better. And rather than swap him AND RB slot, we keep Zabba at right back to maintain some consistency for Demichelis. That does make sense.

It appears Nastasic may be injured anyway.

Anyone who thinks that Kolarov hasn't been better than Clichy at left back this season is deluded.

Revised 11:

Hart
Zabaleta Demichelis Lescott Kolarov
Milner Yaya Fernandinho Nasri
Aguero Negredo

 

[Oystercatcher28]

From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24841322

Sunderland had a good win over Southampton in the Capital One Cup in midweek but I don't see Manchester City making a mess of another away game. They have got enough players in good form to see them through at the Stadium of Light.

While Vincent Kompany remains sidelined, City's centre-back pairing of Martin Demechelis and Nastasic does not inspire much confidence but the Black Cats do not have enough attacking power to hurt them.

I just think City have grown up a bit in the last few weeks. They have dealt with Joe Hart's loss of form and qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time.

Now they can concentrate on the Premier League and City boss Manuel Pellegrini will be asking his players to show him why they should be top of the table.

City have struggled on their travels so far but there can be no more excuses from their players or their manager.

Lawro's prediction: 0-2

Schneider's prediction: 0-3

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24792966

"•There has not been a goalless draw between these clubs in the league since 1938."

"Sergio Aguero and Alvaro Negredo have between them scored 15 goals in City's last eight games - that's as many Sunderland's entire squad has scored all season."

"•Manchester City have scored more goals (28) than Sunderland (24) have had shots on target this season."

In Typical City fashion the prospect of a 0-0 worries me...