***Official Manchester City vs Villa Match Day Thread***

[bluej]

Just noticed Barry is missing as well!

[BmoreBlue]

think it's mostly rotating since the match was the day before yesterday. like i said, tevez is on the bench if we need firepower in the second half.

[CityFanFromRome]

Big chance for Mario today, let's hope he grabs it.

[Douglas Higginbottom]

He has said loud and long that the players get tired and playing every 3 days is a problem and he will rotate the side.The etam he has put out should be good enough so let's hope that front 4 we have does the business.He is taking a chance but he clearly feels it necessary to do so.

Kolo was never going to start as he is " a week away". I am a little surprised at Tevez but he hadnt been training fully before the Newcastle match os maybe isn't as fit as they would like. Kolarov surprises me a little too as i think he is fit.

So my 3 nil now is Mario,Silva and Vieira:)

[Swales4ever]

Apert from DH I reckon everybody are getting caught by surprise...
Bob have told all the season he don't consider 48 hrs suitable for a decent physio recovery. So...
Great test to understand if the team has already step over.
Plenty of quality, anyway.
pretty sure Ted and Ant shall be intrigued to see what Balo and 2 great winger can do alltogheter...

Anybody who need my LOF account PM me. I dont used it either today and saturday.

[Dubciteh]

Risky risky team, no natural width from our full backs, hopefully johnson and silva give it to us, if balotelli doesnt show up we may struggle to score, vieira and de jong in midfield is relly a lack of creativity. Im gone from super confident to its gona be a draw in the space of 5mins. We should be doing what Twitchy has done and put out our best 11 imo.(hope this comes back to bite me with us winning and them losing). however i have faith in mancini....

[CityFanFromRome]

Risky risky team, no natural width from our full backs, hopefully johnson and silva give it to us, if balotelli doesnt show up we may struggle to score, vieira and de jong in midfield is relly a lack of creativity. Im gone from super confident to its gona be a draw in the space of 5mins. We should be doing what Twitchy has done and put out our best 11 imo.(hope this comes back to bite me with us winning and them losing). however i have faith in mancini....

I gree that this selection is a bit risky, however I'm not so sure we lack creativity in the middle. Sure, De Jong is not a playmaker but Vieira has the eye for a defence-splitting pass, he has showed it more than once since he joined, so he might just do it again.

[JamieMCFC]

De Jong gets the armband today.

[Florida Blue]

I am sure I missed it, but is Kolo hurt? Koralov?

[Dameerto]

PENALTY!!!

[Dameerto]

Super Mario!!!!!!!

[Sheikhermaker]

And he smiles!

[Dameerto]

I could get used to these early goals

[Manx Blue]

1up Balo...R5L & lawrenson say the fella should have been given a red

[Esky]

Super cool penalty from the best player in the world.

Edit: Sorry, second best.

[Crossie]

Fucking hell we are a monter of a team today

Micah
Lescott
Kompany
Yaya
Vieira
DeJong
Balo

hard as nails!!!

[Dameerto]

Lescott!!!

[Esky]

Wheeeeee!

[Manx Blue]

Jollyon Less-cot has scored as per R5l...2up...Come on!!

[Dameerto]

linesman was in a better place than the camera to decide, so I believe him.