Wow he's played a different team today!

[blucat599]

Hughes would never have put that team out, wouldn't have even thought of that team and shape!
he's gone 4 1 3 2 with Kompany as a sweeper and Boyata and Benjani upfront.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Boyata's a centre back. Is he really playing him upfront? Or are you just guessing?

 

[blucat599]

Plus Weiss has finally got a game, one of Hughes big weaknesses was his reluctance to give the squad players a chance, to keep playing people who were not fit!

 

[Wheelsy]

Boyata's a centre back. Is he really playing him upfront? Or are you just guessing?

Yeah and Petrov at left back's a good move too...

 

[sam the drummer]

Boyata is playing CB and hes doing quite well so far. Benjani is upfront on his own

 

[blucat599]

Given

Zab Richards Garrido Silvinho

Kompany

Weiss De Jong Petrov

Boyata Benjani

 

[Wheelsy]

Given

Zab Richards Garrido Silvinho

Kompany

Weiss De Jong Petrov

Boyata Benjani

Try watching the game for longer than 30 seconds mate.

 

[sam the drummer]

Given

Zab Richards Garrido Silvinho

Kompany

Weiss Petrov De Jong

Boyata Benjani

Hes playing CB ffs!

 

[blucat599]

Look, that's what it says on the team sheet , don't get your knickers in a twist, just saying Hughsie would NEVER have played that team, he'd have played his best players even if half fit !!

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

No boyata is playing CB i would be very suprised if he played upfront, although if he had 1 leg he would be more dangerous than benjani up there

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

check it out

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.atdhe.net/11361/watch-middlesbrough-vs-manchester-city" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.atdhe.net/11361/watch-middle ... ester-city</a>

 

[Corky]

Hughes was playing 4 2 3 1 last season from the start, however Brighton away he changed a lot of players and played 4 3 3 for the first time.

I don't get the supposed observation.

 

[blucat599]

check it out

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.atdhe.net/11361/watch-middlesbrough-vs-manchester-city" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.atdhe.net/11361/watch-middle ... ester-city</a>

Ta Mate !!

What we've got now is a manager like Fergie, who will take a chance on the squad/younger players, MH never experimented and played it safe every time for FEAR of losing !

 

[blucat599]

Got the big boys warming up now tho! Barry Bellamy (he's not big :) and Tevez, so he wants to make sure he wins this, not taking THAT big a chance !!

 

[blucat599]

Sorry, got that wrong about Boyata !!
If we win I'm sure you'll let me off this time !!

 

[Anonymous]

Doesn't matter who's playing where ..... it's pretty clear to me that after watching it for 40 minutes this newly-shaped team has absolutely no shape!

Petrov's just put one wide , but other than that we've looked like strangers.

 

[blucat599]

That was a bad miss by Martin, don't worry mate, Mancio will make BIG changes in 2nd half

 

[Biginoil]

Benjani!!!

Amazing pass from Petrov though.

 

[blucat599]

YESSSSSS Benji Banjaniiiii

 

[blucat599]

Mancini has the Midas touch about him, all great managers have, things he does work, it's that simple !!