United vs. City Pre Match Thread

[Sergi0 Na5r1]

It's the derby, so I'm hoping form doesn't matter as much. We've twatted them before and we'll do it again.

 

[Don Karleone]

It's time our tactics reflected the players we currently have, rather than those we'd wish for.

This all fucking day long.

 

[Silva_Spell]

So many Utd fans are giddy and overconfident now. Pellegrini better get his tactics/selection right because we've got to smash these cunts.

I do not want to be sat here pissed off at the teamsheet before the game has even begun yet again

 

[Bruun]

For me:
Hart
Zabs Vinny manga clichy
Milner fernandinho
Silva Yaya nasri
Aguero

Yaya to play on carrick out of possession to stop him dictating pace. If carrick cannot get his head up we can afford to play high line as they haven't the passing quality in back 4 to expose us. I want to see Yaya tirnjng and driving at rojo / smalling / evans or whoever.
Get silva and nasri moving inside to facilitate full backs bombing on. Whoever they have wide wont cope; dimaria, mata through endeavour, young Valencia through defensive discipline or ability.
Mangala on fellaini at set pieces.
More urgency pace in play; not interested in75% possession in front of two banks of 5. Don't allow them time to reshape - our biggest crime this year in my opinion.
And trust yourselves blues; you're better than United. Work harder than them and your quality will prevail.

Or go 442, have 80% possession and lose.

That's my thoughts...

Post of the evening, and totally agree
Go get 'em, blues


But

please oh please do not let fookin Manuel set us up 4-4-fookin 2

(By the way.. translation note for any Sky/Talkshite (SEN) journos... our manager has a first name, just like your pet boys ''Arry, 'Brendan' etc...

If Nasri wasn't such a smacked arse the line up should be...

Hart
Zabba- Kompany - Demi - Cliche
Milner - Fernandhino
Silva - Yaya - Nasri
Aguero

This allows good defensive cover from the midfield but also allows Yaya to sit on Carrick who still pulls their strings. Yaya's days as a box to box midfielder are also well and truly over but his intelligent passing, close control and attacking threat make him perfect for our number 10 role. In fact I'd go as far to say that is the ONLY role Yaya can play when we are playing against the better opposition.

Sadly, Nasri is a smacked arse who in my opinion should never have the privilege of pulling on a City shirt again in his career. So that leaves our only alternative as :-

Hart
Zabba - Kompany - Demi - Cliche
Fernando - Fernandhino
Sliva - Yaya - Milner
Aguero

Play the above and we will win. Play 4-4-2 and we will lose.

Pellegrini would never start Yaya in an advanced role in like that. he would play either Dzeko or Agüero there instead.

 

[christened at st marks]

The hatred from the late 60's 70's still comes up 40-50 years later and I've lived in Australia since 81 am I scared or what, are all my generation of Mancs like me, FFS grow up you stupid old git.

 

[NorCalBlue]

Hart
Zabba Demichelis Mangala Kolarov
Fernando Milner
Nasri Yaya Silva
Dzeko

This all day long.

+1

A bit "outside the box", but it really could work.

 

[Deleted member 58619]

This all day long.

+1

A bit "outside the box", but it really could work.

Agueroooooooooooo?

 

[raymondkl92]

We're due some luck and they're due some bad luck. 0-3 Aguero Hattrick.End

 

[kippaxking79]

HARK NOW HEAR THE CITY SING, UNITED RUN AWAY. AND WE WILL FIGHT FOREVER MORE BECAUSE OF DERBY DAY!!!!!!!!!

 

[mallet01]

Come on City lets win our remaining games CTWD