Stoke vs City - Live Thread

[blueboy]

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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...................................................

[Topdawg]

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

[Guest]

What a surprise

[meltonblue]

Kompany and Zabaleta are shadows of where they were last year, the latter in particular. He's not been right since the World Cup.

[Topdawg]

Chuckle time again

[Topdawg]

Kolarov is a stupid cunt. Why did he try and have a shot from so far out with a man in front of him? The ball rebounds and Stoke have a 2 v 2. Arsehole.

[Topdawg]

Good pass from one chuckle bro

[Topdawg]

Handball!

[Topdawg]

Fucking crazy, the ball was going in!

[Guest]

I give up now? Wtf was he thinking about, it was a fucking own goal.

[meltonblue]

What the hell just happened?!

[Topdawg]

What can we say at HT? 4 clumsy defenders and calamity Hart in between the sticks. 2 chuckle brothers 'assisting' them and quite a few good chances for both teams. I don't know how we can tighten up at the back because that's supposed to be the best we can put out. Get Lamps on for one chuckle would be a start and maybe Navas (!) for the other chuckle with Jimmy playing CM.

[Topdawg]

This is a horrendous display from us. Stoke have let us off the hook so far.

[meltonblue]

Could have scored 4 too though dawg.

[Topdawg]

That's what I mean Melton, shambles at the back but looking dangerous up front. There's no way we'll tighten up that I can see but I expect Stoke to get a rollicking at HT and sort out their defence.

[meltonblue]

Yeah I agree with that.

[Topdawg]

We just have to change personnel in defence for the next game. The current lot just don't deserve their places.

[Guest]

Watching their goal again Kolarov not only 5 yards off the cross he turned his back before they crossed it. No point having him there as that much of a liability

[Topdawg]

Greedy bastard Kolarov. he only thinks about himself.

[Topdawg]

Chuckle time again

[Topdawg]

Great ball from Jimmy but bad pass from Silva

[Guest]

Can't stand this Trevor Francis commentary, boy does he hate us.

[Topdawg]

We haven't even played 5 minutes of the 2nd half and we've had enough chances to put this game to bed.

[leopold]

It's a wide open game now, the sort that usually suits us.  Maybe we've been defending crap to make teams have a go...

But I suspect we've been defending crap because we can't defend any more.  Mango in particular is a £40m waste of a shirt.

[Guest]

Opening them up though, this is better

[Topdawg]

Dirty challenge from Jimmy.

[Topdawg]

Dive from Sergio?

[leopold]

Someone should let this lot know that the rags are winning, closing that gap.

Arnautovic is crap and Kolarov is making him look world class.

[Topdawg]

Poor control from Aguero and dive?

[Topdawg]

Get in Jimmy!

[leopold]

MILNER!!!  Fucking get in!

Sign him up.  Now.  Whatever he wants.

[Topdawg]

Someone show the video to Navas...

[Topdawg]

Sign him up and play the fucker every week.

[meltonblue]

That's what a fit Nasri and silva give us. Brilliant.

[Guest]

Great goal

[shakencity]

where are you watching it?

[Topdawg]

We must have had 4 clear chances in 10 minutes this half already.

[Topdawg]

http://www.stream2watch.me/sports/soccer/stoke-city-vs-manchester-city-live-stream

[Guest]

Seriously 1st name on the sheet every week

[Topdawg]

Defenders just watching the cross again. Lucky.

[Guest]

Nbc sports extra

[Guest]

I'm a little behind you boys though

[meltonblue]

"Seriously 1st name on the sheet every week"

Nasri? I agree

[Topdawg]

We need 2 more goals because our defence will always give them good chances

[Topdawg]

Moses taking the piss out of Zabba and Crouch free for a header again

[leopold]

I wish these commentators on BBC Manc would shut up bigging us up!  Every time they speak, something happens against us!

[Guest]

No Jimmy! Before either of the chuckles or navas

[Guest]

Anoitaviv deserved a yellow for that haircut!

[Topdawg]

No Jimmy!  Before either of the chuckles or navas

No chance.

[leopold]

Are Everton going to do us a favour?  Still goalless at the Bridge...

[Topdawg]

Chelsea will score...

[Topdawg]

And we are willing Stoke to do the same...

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