Gotta love Balo!

[AG7]

Mario super quote from an interview with 20 Minutes (Spain): "Me playing for Barcelona? No, I don't play with girls."

[BobbyJ1956]

There's a Guardian article saying Mancini should make Mario his main striker and play him down the middle, not out wide as he's hinted he intends doing.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog ... ty-mancini

[Slim]

How would you line up the new season?

I can't see a lineup that involves Teves, Aguero AND Mario, so who gets the short straw.

Funny how our 2nd top scorer doesn't even figure in my thinking, must be something wrong there.

[Risby]

Hart
Richards Kompany Lescott Clichy
Y Toure. De-Rossi
Balotelli Aguero. Tevez. Silva

Front four can be inter-changeable and pack an awesome threat. Scary really.
We need another creative midfielder to hang back and break play up also, that's why I put De-Rossi in. If we don't get another, we have a choice of De Jong, Milner, Barry, Nasri.

[ashton287]

How would you line up the new season?

I can't see a lineup that involves Teves, Aguero AND Mario, so who gets the short straw.

Funny how our 2nd top scorer doesn't even figure in my thinking, must be something wrong there.

We had three strikers on the pitch a few times during the end of the season and it worked.

I'd like to see some more of it, if nasri or silva aren't performing then we could drop either knowing tevez spends 80% of a game in midfield anyway.

[Slim]

How would you line up the new season?

I can't see a lineup that involves Teves, Aguero AND Mario, so who gets the short straw.

Funny how our 2nd top scorer doesn't even figure in my thinking, must be something wrong there.

We had three strikers on the pitch a few times during the end of the season and it worked.

I'd like to see some more of it, if nasri or silva aren't performing then we could drop either knowing tevez spends 80% of a game in midfield anyway.

What worked better. Having three strikers on when we were desperate to chase a game(QPR), or removing a striker and pushing Yaya further up the pitch?

[london blue 2]

I would stick to what we know best and rotate the strikers as and when. Tevez and Aguero to start the big games, Balo for impact...

[Mase]

What worked better. Having three strikers on when we were desperate to chase a game(QPR), or removing a striker and pushing Yaya further up the pitch?

Yaya further up the pitch. See Newcastle away.

[Pretty Boy Lee]

Yaya further up the pitch. See Newcastle away.

I agree but the big kid in me would love a game with all 4 on at once.

[Mase]

I agree but the big kid in me would love a game with all 4 on at once.

Kinda like when people said Eyal and Ali couldn't play in the same team?

[Slim]

I agree but the big kid in me would love a game with all 4 on at once.

Kinda like when people said Eyal and Ali couldn't play in the same team?

Remind me what league we were in when they played in the same 11....

Same thing?

Yeah....sit down you clown.

[Mase]

Remind me what league we were in when they played in the same 11....

Same thing?

Yeah....sit down you clown.

Words hurt you know Slim!

[Slim]

Remind me what league we were in when they played in the same 11....

Same thing?

Yeah....sit down you clown.

Words hurt you know Slim!

Awww, I was only playing....here you go..Martin Tyler speaking jibber jabber.

[youtube]k5Ar8l9Nj4M[/youtube]

[Mase]

Awww, I was only playing....here you go..Martin Tyler speaking jibber jabber.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5Ar8l9Nj4M">YouTube Link</a>

I wonder if anyone's got that as a ring tone.

[LookMumImOnMCF.net]

If he did say what's quoted in the first post, it's a odd and stupid thing to say.

[Ted Hughes]

Yaya further up the pitch. See Newcastle away.

I agree but the big kid in me would love a game with all 4 on at once.

Tevez has been dropping deeper pre season, like he does for Argentina, so it's not impossible we could see 3 strikers plus Tevez, depending on how well the defence has been playing & whether Silva needs a rest.

It's possible we could see a more creative, not quite so high scoring version of Tevez this season as he could play a different role in many games.

[Slim]

Yaya further up the pitch. See Newcastle away.

I agree but the big kid in me would love a game with all 4 on at once.

Tevez has been dropping deeper pre season, like he does for Argentina, so it's not impossible we could see 3 strikers plus Tevez, depending on how well the defence has been playing & whether Silva needs a rest.

It's possible we could see a more creative, not quite so high scoring version of Tevez this season as he could play a different role in many games.

Christ, we're only talking three striker including Tevez and your adding in Dzeko?

I'd hate to be Zabs or Clichy if you were manager.

[DoomMerchant]

If he did say what's quoted in the first post, it's a odd and stupid thing to say.

if he did in fact say that, I'm sure it's down to the fact that he was a trialist at Barca as a teen....and harbors something special he'd like to show them on the pitch for not having the faith to sign him. Only logical explanation.

Balogical, that is.

cheers

[Dameerto]

If he did say what's quoted in the first post, it's a odd and stupid thing to say.

if he did in fact say that, I'm sure it's down to the fact that he was a trialist at Barca as a teen....and harbors something special he'd like to show them on the pitch for not having the faith to sign him. Only logical explanation.

Balogical, that is.

cheers

You must be 'tellipathic to come up with that.

[Slim]

Oh dam, you so funny, you funny man you.