Stoke vs City - Live Thread

by blueboy Wed Feb 11, 2015 3:46 pm

Ok....so a massive game tonight after such a poor January and last Saturday.

The manager seems to think he isn't under any pressure and still believes we can bridge the gap to Chelsea. He also believes we have been playing well...but fuck knows how!!

He was asked in his press conference about the system and players he chose on Saturday and he seemed to dismiss this with the excuse that we hadn't scored in 2 games prior to that...however, I wish somebody would have gone a little further and asked if he really thought 2 DMF's and 2 strikers with no width was going to bring about a great performance!

So, on to tonight. Stoke have some injuries but it won't matter, they've been playing well lately and scoring goals. Hughes always has them up for us, so I'm not expecting an easy game, but what I am expecting is a different bloody set up and different personnel!!

So, for me, I'd go with this:

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

Zaba......................Vinny............................Mangala.....................Clichy...

..........................................Fernandinho.................................................

Navas.....................................................................................Milner......

..........................Silva......................................Nasri..............................

................................................Aguero...................................................

by skyblueoz Wed Feb 11, 2015 4:08 pm

wouldn't surprise me to see both full backs rotated.

by blueboy Wed Feb 11, 2015 4:34 pm

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 5:25 pm

I'd still give Barker a go. If he's as ineffective as Navas usually is, haul him off at HT.

by blueboy Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:25 pm

I'd love nothing more Dawg, but we all know MP won't do that.

by blueboy Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:45 pm

Here's the team for tonight...thoughts?

Stoke vs City - Live Thread 18818

by blueboy Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:48 pm

The 2 Ferdy's keep their place. The saving grace is Milner is in the team. Probably to play on the right hand side....can only see Stoke wanting to exploit the gaps on our left with Nasri and Kolorov...but apart from that, a little more balanced than Saturday.

by blueboy Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:49 pm

Looks like an enforced change as well...no Clichy.

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:01 pm

He puts two guys who can cross a ball (Jimmy and Kolarov) and drops the guy they can cross it to (Dzeko).

Always better with Jimmy starting.

by blueboy Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:09 pm

Yeah, but away from home against Stoke, it does look a little more balanced and we'll have in theory, a 5 man midfield when needed.

Hoping Aguero is on fire tonight and finishes his chances that come his way....as he's looked way off the pace so far.

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:20 pm

They always bring him back too early and we rely on him when he's brought back. It's gone a bit downhill since we stopped playing with Jimmy up top.

by blueboy Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:23 pm

I'd still rather have Aguero up to top when he does hit form....and Milner will give him an assist tonight. Wink

by meltonblue Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:44 pm

He's set up right for me. Going to be tough though, always struggle at Stoke.

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:47 pm

I thought we started a bit faster and then guess who gives the ball away....Mango!

by Guest Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:48 pm

Time to stand up and be counted. Anything less than a win and I fear it is all over.

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:50 pm

Poor finish from Sergio. Great chance.

by Guest Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:50 pm

Fuck off chuckle brother, what a waste

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:52 pm

Hart's a lucky boy

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:52 pm

Clear handball from Jimmy.

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:53 pm

Should have been red card and penalty.

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:53 pm

Then Calamity Hart gets lucky again.

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:53 pm

Long night ahead if we don't get our balls out.

by Guest Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:54 pm

Rear view looked like his knee.

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:56 pm

MOSES LOOKING VERY DANGEROUS

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:57 pm

Great challenge by Mango on Crouch...

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:59 pm

Cheap foul by Zabba

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:00 pm

Great left foot from Kolarov...

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:00 pm

This has train wreck written all over it. Having said that, Stoke look a bit dodgy at the back.

by Guest Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:02 pm

Teams bully us now, we've been seriously found out tactically since the Burnley game and MP has done nob all to arrest the slide.

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:05 pm

Lucky. Moses is skinning Zabba and Kompany

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:05 pm

Good kick out from Hart? You must be fucking joking.

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:06 pm

We could easily be 4 down already!

by Guest Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:06 pm

Mangala hasn't a scooby doo how to handle Crouch, it's embarassing. Lucky again at the back.

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:06 pm

Why is Nasri changing his boots? Didn't he warm up out there?

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:07 pm

The crowd has got into this now thanks to our woefulness

by Guest Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:09 pm

I'll be happy with 4th place now, this is fucking relegation form at the moment.

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:10 pm

Mango lucky again with his control.

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:11 pm

We've won 1 and drawn 4 of our last 6 games.

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:12 pm

It's chuckle time!

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:13 pm

Chuckle time again

by Guest Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:15 pm

Get Barry chuckle off, he's wasted 2 good chances!

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:17 pm

More cheap fouls

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:17 pm

He's back!

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:17 pm

Great finish

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:19 pm

Individual brilliance does it again.

by Guest Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:19 pm

Thank god for thay

by Guest Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:20 pm

Now play like champions? Boss this game

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:22 pm

Shit defending again

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:23 pm

Kompany and Zabba to blame

by **Topdawg** Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:23 pm

As well as letting them have time to put the cross in

by Sponsored content

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31