Training Saturday 26/2
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:21 pmA gentle session today given the current run of matches and a few EDS players involved to balance the numbers. On show were all the team from Thursday except Silva and Vinnie plus SWP,Vieira,Milner,Kolo,Boyata,Chantler,Guidetti,Wabara.After the initial warm up jogging Mancini did his little bit with an 11 and then changed the formation and personnel a few times.
This was perhaps 20 minutes in and then most of the Thursday team went in. Kolarov,Dzeko,Mario stayed out for a few minutes just passing the ball around but even they went in leaving the rest to have a game of about 6 a side on a small pitch with very small nets and no keeper. Very gentle stuff so I left early to go to watch the 2nd half of the academy game at Platt Lane.
Nil nil when I got there and it ended 1 nil for City with captain Keiran Kennedy scoring the only goal converting a free kick from Robinson at the near post. Looked like a planned move for the goal as well. Not a great game at all but we had plenty missing including the attacking trio of Roman,Bunn and Henshall plus 2 or 3 others away on international call ups. Given the hammering last week at the swamp it was at least good to see a better defensive effort today albeit right near the end West Brom did put some pressure on and nearly score.Scott Sellars son Conor made a 2nd half sub appearance!
The word on Gunnar Neilsen is that he will be out for 5 months with his broken leg and Ryan McGivern who was involved in the collision is likely to be out for 5 weeks. Tom Smith,also injured on Wednesday,probably did break his leg as well but nobody i spoke to was 100% sure.
This was perhaps 20 minutes in and then most of the Thursday team went in. Kolarov,Dzeko,Mario stayed out for a few minutes just passing the ball around but even they went in leaving the rest to have a game of about 6 a side on a small pitch with very small nets and no keeper. Very gentle stuff so I left early to go to watch the 2nd half of the academy game at Platt Lane.
Nil nil when I got there and it ended 1 nil for City with captain Keiran Kennedy scoring the only goal converting a free kick from Robinson at the near post. Looked like a planned move for the goal as well. Not a great game at all but we had plenty missing including the attacking trio of Roman,Bunn and Henshall plus 2 or 3 others away on international call ups. Given the hammering last week at the swamp it was at least good to see a better defensive effort today albeit right near the end West Brom did put some pressure on and nearly score.Scott Sellars son Conor made a 2nd half sub appearance!
The word on Gunnar Neilsen is that he will be out for 5 months with his broken leg and Ryan McGivern who was involved in the collision is likely to be out for 5 weeks. Tom Smith,also injured on Wednesday,probably did break his leg as well but nobody i spoke to was 100% sure.