Officially the unofficial team for Saturday thread;

[sandman]

--------Giv-------
Zab-Ono-Les-Bdg
----Vra-----Djg----
SWP---Tev---Jsn
--------Ade-------

[The Man In Blue]

Jsn's cp td mte.

[Vhero]

Jsn's cp td mte.

Yeah he is so swap him for Petrov and you got a winner since Bellamys being rested thanks to his knee.

[Beeks]

Speak fucking english MIB

Ireland will start this one

[eastlandsblue]

............................................................Given...............................................................

Zabba......................................Boyata....................Kompany.......................................Bridge

...........................................................De.Jong.............................................................

SWP.....................................................................................................................Petrov

.............................................Ireland.......................Tevez................................................

............................................................Adebayor............................................................

Subs Taylor Onouha Richards Ibrahim mak Barry RSC

[Mark (Blue Army)]

............................................................Given...............................................................

Zabba......................................Boyata....................Kompany.......................................Bridge

...........................................................De.Jong.............................................................

SWP.....................................................................................................................Petrov

.............................................Ireland.......................Tevez................................................

............................................................Adebayor............................................................

Subs Taylor Onouha Richards Ibrahim mak Barry RSC

Kompany's out for this game aswell mate Toure is ok to play though

[eastlandsblue]

............................................................Given...............................................................

Zabba......................................Boyata....................Kompany.......................................Bridge

...........................................................De.Jong.............................................................

SWP.....................................................................................................................Petrov

.............................................Ireland.......................Tevez................................................

............................................................Adebayor............................................................

Subs Taylor Onouha Richards Ibrahim mak Barry RSC

Kompany's out for this game aswell mate Toure is ok to play though

I'd play Lescott then, was hoping both could be rested for Tues

[john@staustell]

No chance Boyata will be there is Toure and Lescott are fit mate.

Given
Zab/Richards Toure Lescott Bridge
SWP Vieira NdJ Petrov
Ireland
Ade/RSC


League game on Tuesday isn't it? Vieira needs gametime and there was a suggestion NDJ or Barry would be rested, maybe Tevez and/or Adebayor too? As NDJ doesn't rest...................

[Bingo Lewis]

Why is Kompany out?

[brite blu sky]

id go for a 3-5-2 look to start ant give em something to work out how to deal with, by which time we will be 2-0 up.


............................................................Given..............................................................




Zabba................................................Toure................................Bridge




.........................................................De.Jong...............................................





SWP.......................................................Vieira............................................Petrov







...........................................................Ireland................................................................




....................................Ade/RSC........................................................ Tevez......................................

[giokingkladze]

What do you reckon Doug??

[sandman]

Why is Kompany out?

I READ HE IS A DOUBT, CANT REMEMBER WHY THOUGH?

[kinkylola]

If he's a doubt I'm sure he'll be saved for the league game and give toure and lescott some time together in the middle. I think mancini might fancy lescott out on the left though, just a thought. bridge will definitely be there for now, as he didn't play poorly at all last outting.

I'll go:

zab toure lescott bridge
swp Vieira ireland petrov
tevez
ade

think that could be a great lineup ... I think the middle 2 are the most variable though, no idea what mancini's got in mind ... could just as easily be any of the combo's: barry/Vieira dejong/Vieira dejong/barry barry/ireland dejong/ireland ireland/Vieira ... might even see ibrahim with another appearance alongside Vieira.

IMO we really need to find out what are best, most consistent midfield is for all occasions and try to alter that as little as possible. That is the heart/engine of the team and they are the ones who really need to be firing to have anything approaching a good game.

[Ted Hughes]

Heven't a clue but I should imagine Ned & Lescot will play along with Ireland, SWP + possibly Gaz & Ibrahim. Maybe Petrov for Tevez.


Maybe start with a diamond formation then go to 4-4-2 after 14 minutes.

Would have said RSC to play if he was fit but prob too soon.

[CityFanFromRome]

This is what I'd go with:

[center]Given
Zabba Tourè Lescott Bridge
De Jong---Vieira
SWP--------------Petrov
Ireland----Tevez
Ade[/center]

[Ted Hughes]

Does everyone think he'll play Tevez twice in 4 days then with Liverpool looming?

I'd be quite surprised myself but of course it's possible. I would have thought he'd want to rest him though?