*** Official match day thread MCFC v Roma ***

[BoltFromTheBlue]

Starting City XI!

CITY XI: Caballero, Sagna, Kompany (C), Mangala, Clichy, Fernando, Zuculini, Garcia, Silva, Sterling, Iheanacho

C'mon City!

[Moonchesteri]

One hour to kick off.

Caballero, Sagna, Kompany (C), Mangala, Clichy, Fernando, Zuculini, Garcia, Silva, Sterling, Iheanacho.

I wonder if it's 4-3-3 like this...
Caballero
Sagna Kompany Ze Mangler Cliché
Fernando Zuculini Garcia
Sterling Iheanacho Silva

[Moonchesteri]

Starting City XI!

CITY XI: Caballero, Sagna, Kompany (C), Mangala, Clichy, Fernando, Zuculini, Garcia, Silva, Sterling, Iheanacho

C'mon City!

god I was slow, I must've wrote my post for good five minutes or so lol.

[mr_nool]

I wonder if Zuculini is in the shopping window considering the amount of game time he's got so far, or if the management has really seen something in him in training.

[blues2win]

Good to see Kelechi and Garcia starting. Obviously interested to see how Sterling does as well. Are Denayer and Bony on the tour?

[BoltFromTheBlue]

I don't think Bony travelled due to illness.

[Moonchesteri]

I wonder if Zuculini is in the shopping window considering the amount of game time he's got so far, or if the management has really seen something in him in training.

didn't he play quite a lot in last year's pre-season tour as well? and played rather well too so I have absolutely no idea what the club will do with him.
my money is on another loan though

[Douglas Higginbottom]

Starting City XI!

CITY XI: Caballero, Sagna, Kompany (C), Mangala, Clichy, Fernando, Zuculini, Garcia, Silva, Sterling, Iheanacho

C'mon City!

Very interesting who the 3 young ones are. Iheanacho is no surprise but Garcia alongside Silva is a wow for me and then Zuculini is getting a big chance.

[Nigels Tackle]

what's that awful screeching noise?
oh, it's the press sharpening their knives in preparation for raheem's debut. cunts

[Ted Hughes]

It looked like we played 4-1-4-1 in the last game to me, wheras it keeps being called 4-3-3 everywhere.

Has anyone from City said it was 4-3-3 or is it just the media ?

[South Stand Balti]

Good to see Kelechi and Garcia starting. Obviously interested to see how Sterling does as well. Are Denayer and Bony on the tour?

Denayer is named as a sub today, as is Dzeko and Jovetic. Bony didn't travel

[Ted Hughes]

Which thread are we on ?

[Douglas Higginbottom]

It looked like we played 4-1-4-1 in the last game to me, wheras it keeps being called 4-3-3 everywhere.

Has anyone from City said it was 4-3-3 or is it just the media ?

City don't like to label a style of playing do they.It's flexible. I would certainly see today's team more as a 4.1.4.1 but I can see Sterling having a fairly free role. Maybe a lot on the right side but with license to just play. A bit like Silva who might nominally start left side but float all across the line.

[Dubciteh]

Surprised Zuclini is playing, maybe he does have a future afterall?

Is this live on sky again?

[Wonderwall]

I wonder if Zuculini is in the shopping window considering the amount of game time he's got so far, or if the management has really seen something in him in training.

Sinclair had a lot of game time and IMO a pretty impressive pre-season last year and then Nothing!

[I Just Blue Myself]

The classic 4-3-3 also has one sole holding midfielder, so the only difference to a 4-1-4-1 is the role & positioning of the wingers/wide midfielders, right? Loosely like this, anyway:

[I Just Blue Myself]

I wonder if Zuculini is in the shopping window considering the amount of game time he's got so far, or if the management has really seen something in him in training.

Shop window imo.

[Wonderwall]

Merged the tow match threads

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

Merged the tow match threads

Good. Having tow threads was a drag.

[john@staustell]

Merged the tow match threads

Good. Having tow threads was a drag.

Didn't have tow do it!