***official city v dirty rags match thread***

[Dwaring]

When teams come out to play we are at pretty unstoppable. I could see looking better in Europe this season than the league.

[budfox]

Bit tearful here too. What a fucking team we are when we want to be. Awesome 45 minutes.

[PrezIke]

Hellz yea to the first half!

[Cit.revenge]

rags are crap so far but we play really good also.

[Cocacolajojo1]

Fucking ace timing for a 2nd.

I rubbed the banana and said we have to score off a corner here soon. Get in!

Thanks. Can you rub out 3 more goals for us?

[Beefymcfc]

What a great half of football continued from midweek. We've controlled the game from start to finish so far, not jumping in and holding our shape when we're in defence.

Shrek has been non-existant and had Wiggy in his back pocket. Yaya's bossing the game and Aguero and Nasri are ripping the shit out of their slow defence.

Nothing at all to complain about. I knew my confidence was well founded.

Same in the second please boys, and maybe the added bonus of Wiggy being sent off.

[Esky]

Fernandinho, Nasri, Yaya all fantastic.

[Slim]

Fucking ace timing for a 2nd.

I rubbed the banana and said we have to score off a corner here soon. Get in!

Thanks. Can you rub out 3 more goals for us?

He says banana, he means bananitos.

[phips]

still alot to be done. Rooney always a threat.

thankfully Young and Valencia have been utter shit. i expect Kagawa to come on and maybe Hernandez

[Douglas Higginbottom]

Fernandinho, Nasri, Yaya all fantastic.

Glad Fernandinho got a good mention, I think he's been excellent.Very Barryesque.

Can the scum be that poor in the 2nd half? Nothing won yet.

[Slim]

still alot to be done. Rooney always a threat.

thankfully Young and Valencia have been utter shit

Rooney has them beat for King of Utter Shit, Kompany has owned, pocketed him and given him a harsh spanking in the first half.

[Beefymcfc]

I don't want to cheer you all up but at present we are 2nd and the Rags are 8th.

It's a big ask but 4 more goals and they're down to 10th.

Could we?

[steelsnail]

Very good half but need to be on it second half.

[phips]

just noticed that Micah is on the bench. great to see him fit again. i suppose we will see him midweek

[PrezIke]

i like Nasri's movement so far..he's dropping deep to get the ball. Yaya is covering alot of ground as well. hes definitely up for it. hes getting near the box and tracking back

Agreed. You can see how pellegrini has allowed him a bit of freedom to roam away from the left which i think plays more to his strengths. He seems far more comfortable right now.

[Cit.revenge]

Our midfield are play great . They rule over the pitch.Yaya is amazing so is Fernandhino and Nasri. Kompany show why we are safe with him . Nastasić look like miles better player when play in pair with Kompany.

[mr_nool]

For me Aguero has been the king. He's been involved in everything we've created, he's dropped deep to collect the ball, and pressed well. If he keeps this up Tevez won't be missed.

Fernandhino seems to have been told to play behind Yaya and is doing it very well. Dividing the responsibility this way seems to work much better than a flat central midfield.

Negredo has been good, and has been working hard, but I think Dzeko would have done just as well, if not better. I kind of feel sorry for the lad.

[Beefymcfc]

They've got to come out and go for it in the 2nd half so this is the time we use their strengths against them hit them on the break, if required.

[Slim]

Nasri has been outstanding, as has Yaya.

But I think everyone is going to overlook Negredo when it comes to plaudits, he has been fantastic at bringing other players in, chasing balls down and throwing himself into everything.

[ross.mcfc]

An early 3rd goal and this could be five or six.

I'd prefer to see us air on the side of caution instead of trying to get a glory scoreline. They really cannot play that bad in the second half. Weather the first 15 minutes and then we are home and dry.

Fuck it! It is going to be a cricket score!!!