Team vs Stoke?

Hard one this as Stoke are a big side, Dzeko scores a hat-trick (according to Mancini anyway), and Tevez is fit again.

It'll be hard to drop Dzeko and we need Tevez's tenacity, so we accommodate them both?

I think we can.

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


........Zaba............................Vinny.....................................Nasty........................Clichy.......


.........................Yaya......................................................Barry..........................................


.............................................................Silva..................................................................


....................Aguero...................................................................................Tevez..............


............................................................Dzeko..................................................................

Personally I'd revert to Tevez and Aguero up front and add the industry of Milner to your lightweight midfield Blueboy

Just think it will be a tough midfield battle and as we dont use wingers Dzeko's height is not needed. Bring him on in the 2nd half though if it goes tits up

Saints managed to put 3 past the Stoke defence - so they are not insurmountable. Mancini needs to figure out our best form of attack and go for it.

TMG wrote:Personally I'd revert to Tevez and Aguero up front and add the industry of Milner to your lightweight midfield Blueboy

Just think it will be a tough midfield battle and as we dont use wingers Dzeko's height is not needed. Bring him on in the 2nd half though if it goes tits up

I get that my midfield is lighter than normal, but we have been conceding from corners, free kicks etc...and they have height - so Dzeko to help in that area, but the industry of Tevez to help track back and we know Aguero and Silva help out....so let's go for it!

For the most part, Milner was shocking at Sunderland...never seem him give away so many stupid passes.

Yaya can bulk up the MF with Barry and Tevez and Silva can play slightly ahead of them.

Stoke are awful at the back against pace and guile so we need our attacking 4 or 5 to be our best players. Add a bit of height for protection.

we are at home, but we do need that steel against stoke.

i reckon he'll start with aguero and dzeko with tevez on the bench. we can't afford to be lightweight anywhere on the pitch.

I just hope to fook that Bobby has done his home work cos as Blue says we have been conceding many goals from corners and free kicks.

We all know that Stoke have some big guys so all our bigger guys are gonna have to be 100% vigilant. Yes Yaya that means you as well this time

I'd stick Yaya in the centre circle for their corners.

Topdawg wrote:I'd stick Yaya in the centre circle for their corners.

!!!!! I know what you mean!!!