Bristol City vs City

Pep says it would unfair to drop Gundogan, Bernardo or Mangala. Shit.

Bravo
Walker, Stones, Mangala, Zinky
Gundogan
Bernardo, Kev, Dave, Sane
Aguero


Don't like a team with Gundogan and Bernardo in it.

Topdawg wrote:Don't like a team with Gundogan and Bernardo in it.

But not Mango? 

Bristol will be well up for this.  They are at home and know that just one goal would put them on the front foot.  I don't see this being an easy game, so it all rather depends on whether Pep wants to chance a cup final to concentrate on the more prestigious FA Cup.  I don't think he will.  I'd be expecting to see a very strong bench with many game changers in it.

For the record, I think Gundogan will be okay, it's Bernardo I'm concerned about, he's not been ripping up any trees.  In fact, he looks like he'd have trouble pulling up a dandelion right now.

Is Vinny still injured? Cant Danilo play at CB? Please not Mongala. I dont think we should take any chances at the back so Id play our strongest line up there.

In fact its a Wembley appearance at stake so we should be putting out a strong team or at least have a very strong bench

Pep said he’s out a strong team out but it would be unfair on the three stooges to leave them out

Think Silva and Gundogan are good enough to play.  Only Mangala dodgy.  Hardly the three stooges.

the three amigos?

The Three Degrees

Wensdi wrote:Think Silva and Gundogan are good enough to play.  Only Mangala dodgy.  Hardly the three stooges.

Agreed.

Mangala shouldn't be allowed to wear a City shirt again....complete liability.

come off it with laporte!!!!!

so team for tonight?
I'll go for 3 at the back, change it up a tad..

                    Bravo
         Danilo  Stones  Mangala
                 Gundongan
Diaz   Bernard  KDB    Silva  Sane
                    Aguero

Should be able to blast them for a couple of goals early, and should break their spirits, then bring off guys to rest..

Sounds decent enough but what about walker and zinky?

he's said he wants the 3 amigos to keep faith, with brave in also, thinking dont' change the entire team, with Silva, KDB, Sane, Sergio we should be strong enough up top to keep Bristol pushed back anyways.

Danilo, Stones and Mangala as a back 3, now that scares the living shit out of me. Surely we have to play with 4 back there.

No game until the weekend so we should be going as strong as possible.

Walker and Zinky as FBs for me. If he plays Kev and Dave, I think we win.

I was trying to accomodate all the chaps in the middle.
If he rests Ferdy for Gundongan..  could even play Bernard up top and have Aguero from the bench if needed then?

I'd rather have Mangala as left of a 3, than left of a 2 at the back...

I'd rather he was left back in the changing room   
Bravo Danilo & Mongala would be worrying to say the least

City XI: Bravo, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, D Silva (c), De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sane, Aguero

Subs: Ederson, Danilo, Yaya Toure, Kompany, Mangala, Gundogan, Sterling

No messing about with this team selection

Very good team....let's hope we put this to bed early. Somehow, can't see it, so may be a looonng night.

Wow wasn't expecting that.  Hopefully they are up for it.

Good team apart from Bravo

Only Sterling in the bench that can really make things happen

Will be intresting to see what Bernardo can do on the right. My guess is that Sterling will be brought on in the 2nd half, but hope I'm wrong and we are 4 up by that point. Gut feeling says this will be a really tough game though.

Walker passing it back to Bravo as if it was Eddersn in goal, dont do it making me nervous as f**k

Sane making too many mistakes or poor choices

If you're gonna be greedy Serge, you have to do much better

Never a yellow card BTW

nudge allowed on Fernandinho and then he gets a yellow for a slight grab.

Lets see what happens when the same happens in their box.

Dave is shit shooting at the best of times, but that was horrid

not great for the first half an hour

not enough running off the ball

corner didn't beat the first man

bernardo is doing fuck all

woeful shot from Fernandinho. we're pedestrian at times. bernardo isn't even trying to take his man on. why is he on the pitch then?

plenty of time wasting, interesting to see how much thy add on for the crowd holding onto the ball

why are we giving cheap free kicks away?

poor shot from kev.

Utter fucking shite.

Bernardo is absolute garbage!

Looks like they are half a second behind the play tonight. 5 or 6 times, Silva, KDB, Bernardo, Stones, Walker, Ota have had the ball nicked off them whilst on the ball.

Utter crap. Get Sterling on this pitch and get the owl looking Portuguese player off it. Navas in disguise.

Scrapy, but I'll take take it. Get in Sane

Get in !

serves the beggars right

We have to step up the energy significantly. Not so much the pace of attack, but the energy ON THE BALL.

We look very lethargic, waiting for things to happen ahead.

Got a lucky break there, so maybe now is the time to get Sterling on, as they'll look to come at us, which may leave more space for pace up front...can't see it, as Pep likes to give the likes of Gundo, Bernardo etc at least 75 mins.

I'd get Sterling on at HT. Get this game put to bed and get the likes of Silva, Sergio and KDB off the pitch.

Our shooting has been woeful as has our corners and free kicks. Good work by Bernardo for the goal

Thing is they cant sit back now so will be more space for our attackers in the 2nd half, but lets hope they dont get too many on target during their counter attacks .....

Hopefully Bristol will come out at us 2nd half
Well they have to really

more space already

get in serge