Bingo Lewis wrote:--------------------SHAY
MICAH---NEDUM-------VINNY---GAZ
SWP--IRELAND--NIGE--BAZZA--BELLERS
------------------TEVEZ
TAYLOR, SLY, BOYATa, ROBINHO, ZABBA, ADE, BENJANI.
If Toure is back then stick him in with Vinny, and Ned to the bench.
eastlandsblue wrote:Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Mancini likes the cautious approach and imo will be looking to keep it tight for the first half and trying to hit them on the counter attack.He needs to try for as much control in the middle of the park but at the swamp I expect we will have 2 front men to contend with, probably Shrek and Owen. At least 2 holding midfield players and the big question of whether Ade will start. He just might with Tevez and SWP with Bellers getting back a lot.
Who knows , let's just sit back and enjoy.
Cant happen, I only enjoy them when weve won and its over
gillie wrote:I wont try to guess our line up,but one thing's for sure the first 20 minutes or so will be breakneck pace so we have to stand firm against thier initial onslaught.We do that and we can win comfortably imo.
SORTED wrote:We need to be rock solid for this one, especially down the flanks.
I'd go for:
Given
Richards Toure Kompany Barry
SWP De Jong Zabaleta Bellamy
Tevez
but we'll probably see:
Given
Richards Toure Kompany Garrido
SWP De Jong Barry Bellamy
Tevez
TonyM wrote:I've got a weird feeling we'll be playing with 10 men from early on.
MaineRoadMemories wrote:TonyM wrote:I've got a weird feeling we'll be playing with 10 men from early on.
Naa, Robinho will be on the bench for this one :-O
StrikeAnywhere wrote:Definately think we have to play 3 in the centre of midfield. We need to win that battle and playing De Jong/Barry/Ireland will go a long way in doing that.
The rest of the team sorts themselves on form and experience. I'd have Niko (Petrov) on the bench and bring him on around 25 to go to torment them if we are up or even earlier if we are struggling.
My preferred lineup:
---------------------Given----------------------
Ned-----Richards-------Vinnie-------Garrido
-------------De Jong------Barry----------------
SWP--------------Superman------------Bellers
----------------------Tev------------------------
Bench - Taylor, Boyata, Zabaleta, Sylvinho, Petrov, Robinho, Benjani
If Ade and/or Toure are back and ready take out Boyata and Benjani.
4-2-3-1 should be the perfect formation. Barry and Dejong as Holding mids with Barry to push on if needed with Barry covering for Gaz if Valencia decides to continue having special games against us. I've left Richards in central defence as I think he has the speed and power to man mark Rooney which I'm not sure Ned will be up to with coming back from injury.
I'm just gutted I will be missing the game as am having surgery my shoulder that morning.
Bingo Lewis wrote:Mike J wrote:Wonderwall wrote:I see wellbeck has joined preston on loan, so taggart will be without the services of one of his fledglings for the 2nd leg....
I hope someone pulls him up about his commitment to playing his kids... old senile alcoholic twat.
haha
id would even consider barry at left back for this. garrido still worries the fuck out of me.
why?????????????
ant london wrote:Bingo Lewis wrote:Mike J wrote:Wonderwall wrote:I see wellbeck has joined preston on loan, so taggart will be without the services of one of his fledglings for the 2nd leg....
I hope someone pulls him up about his commitment to playing his kids... old senile alcoholic twat.
haha
id would even consider barry at left back for this. garrido still worries the fuck out of me.
why?????????????
I am starting to think that Mr Lewis should post something re The Spaniard into the Man Crush thread! haha
for what it's worth...Garrido hasn't worried me once since he came into the team (well no more than any of the other defenders have!!)
john@staustell wrote:
Would love it if Bridge came straight back in. Sorry Bingo I cant see Spanish Gaz as anything other than emergency stopgap. And I mean emergency.
Alioune DVToure wrote:-------------------------------Given
Onuoha------------Micah----------Kompany-------Garrido
SWP---------------De Jong--------Barry------------Petrov
----------------------------Tevez
----------------------------Bellamy
Bench: Taylor, Zabaleta, Boyata, Ireland, Robinho, Benjani, Whoverelseisfitorbackornotfuckingtraumatisedoroutonloan
Solid....... Solid as a rock (but a bit quicker on the counter-attack.) And... everyone playing in their natural positions - yes please!
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