Manchester City vs. Liverpool - Match Thread

[Epic Swindle]

Post your thoughts.

 

A sneaky win here could set us up nicely going into a decent run of games, and put Mancini under even more pressure.

[Nate.]

Nando has to start for me.

[Epic Swindle]

He will. Looked sharp last night.

[sean]

European style 1 nil away from home a la Villa away last year. Roy will have to be tactically astute here as if he allows City's 'stars' to get some football in their boots this could be their 'clicking game'. they have a fair amount of quality but are bedraggled. Oh wouldn't a win just set us up beautifully here?????

Edited August 20, 2010 by sean

[Stevie H]

European style 1 nil away from home a la Villa away last year. Roy will have to be tactically astute here as if he allows City's 'starts' to get some football in their boots this could be their 'clicking game'. they have a fair amount of quality but are bedraggled. Oh wouldn't a win just set us up beautifully here?????

agree, approach it like a european match, stifle and harass the f*** out of them. don't give them a minute.

 

mancini will probably have to start milner having just blown a stupid amount of money on him.

[StevieC]

agree, approach it like a european match, stifle and harass the f*** out of them. don't give them a minute.

 

mancini will probably have to start milner having just blown a stupid amount of money on him.

 

 

Milner is ineligible for this one isn't he?

[Stevie H]

Milner is ineligible for this one isn't he?

oh is he? hadn't read that.

[Mike]

i say go for them. i don't think they're that good at all.

[CarraLegend]

Being negative plays into their hands, they're shakey as f*** defensively.

 

Still, 1-0 Dowd 93. We'll probably have a player sent off in the first half for a soft tackle to "even up" the one the other day.

[johngibo YPC]

We need to match them in midfield, which i think means playing

 

Masch Lucas/Poulson

Gerrard

 

But if Aqua is going i don't see what else he can play really. Gerrard may have to drop deep at times

If we win the midfield battle and Torres plays i can see us winning the game though, if the wide players play well

[Stevie H]

i say go for them. i don't think they're that good at all.

their defence is well getatable. richards is a dog and kolo toure's rubbish. gerrard off torres for this and we'll make chances.

[Hieronymus Bosch]

Milner is ineligible for this one isn't he?

Don't think so.

[Nate.]

They might have bought loads of expensive players, but their first 11 to me isn't much better than it was.

 

We should really be having these.

[Epic Swindle]

We need to match them in midfield, which i think means playing

 

Masch Poulson

Gerrard

 

But if Aqua is going i don't see what else he can play really. Gerrard may have to drop deep at times

If we win the midfield battle and Torres plays i can see us winning the game though, if the wide players play well

 

I'd go with that. Jova and Kuyt either side of Gerrard.

[Sion]

Post your thoughts.

 

A sneaky win here could set us up nicely going into a decent run of games, and put Mancini under even more pressure.

 

decent run of games? WBA at home yeah. But then we play Birmingham away - one of the toughest non-top 4 aways and then Man Utd away.

 

Would take a draw here. With Dowd reffing us.

 

Hopefully no Cole means Gerrard behind Torres. Which would make me 10000% more confident

[RedHarvest]

Not gonna have Agger are we? oops Cole suspended

 

Reina

Johnson Carra Skrtel Aurelio

 

Masch Poulsen

 

Kuyt Gerrard Jovanivic

 

Torres

Edited August 20, 2010 by RedHarvest

[AE]

Milner is ineligible for this one isn't he?

 

No - the "new Steven Gerrard" is available for them

[Hightown Phil]

It's quite blatantly going to be a game bereft any creativity and chances and be a totally mundane 0-0 draw.

[floyd]

Gerrard to Dowd "that was a clear penalty on Torres"

Dowd "Not on my watch'

 

If anybody thinks were going to get something out of this match with this bent cvnt, you are clearly as mad as Cassano

Edited August 20, 2010 by floyd

[Smith]

Not gonna have Agger are we? oops Cole suspended

 

Reina

Johnson Carra Skrtel Aurelio

 

Masch Poulsen

 

Kuyt Gerrard Jovanivic

 

Torres

 

That's the team I think.

[Dan]

Sat in with the home fans for this one. Not really looking forward to it. Can't see anything better than a draw to be honest.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

i say go for them. i don't think they're that good at all.

agree.

 

With 125 new players in the squad it's likely it'll take a bit of time to bed in for them

 

let's smash them

[Red Kent]

Don't bother going, Phil Dowd is the ref.

[Billy Dane]

Any idea who the ref is for this one?

[Flasher]

There is no way Poulsen is starting this game. It will be the Rafa line up but with Jova on the left.