Premier League week 2 - 21st, 22nd, 23rd August 2010

COTR wrote:Man City lineup:

Hart, Richards, Kolo, Kompany, Lescott, De Jong, Barry, Yaya, Milner, Johnson, Tevez


4 centre backs

3 defensive mids

1 centre mid

1 winger

1 support striker

and at home

Is he contractually obliged to play loads of English players at home or something?

I predict Liverpool to have less than 40% possession and Man City's midfield 3 will pass it amongst themselves until Lucas gets bored and gets himself sent off.

I expect Mancini had 4 DM's in his original line up but then thought "fuck it - live for the moment"

Ohhhhhhhh

The Sheikh is in the stadium for the first time to see what his money has got him.

Dunno why I thought this game could ever be remotely interesting.

COTR wrote:Ohhhhhhhh

The Sheikh is in the stadium for the first time to see what his money has got him.

Mancini to be fired tomorrow then.

Considering how much money Man City have spent, that is a spectularily average team.

Six wrote:

COTR wrote:Ohhhhhhhh

The Sheikh is in the stadium for the first time to see what his money has got him.

Mancini to be fired tomorrow then.

Our lineup has FAIL written all over it so I doubt it

But you never know

David Silva?

At least Pachecho made it to the bench.

Romford Pele wrote:David Silva?

Not English

Not a defensive midfielder


Bench

Hasnt Silva started the first 2 games and looked a bit out of it?

Quite fair to give Johnson a game really.

Play both

Typical Skrtel.

borocooper wrote:Hasnt Silva started the first 2 games and looked a bit out of it?

Quite fair to give Johnson a game really.

True, but another manager would try to fit him in at the expense of one of the 3 DMs.

Btw, think you're all being a bit harsh on N'gog though.

Romford Pele wrote:Play both

...but he's been poor. Surely the signs are there that he needs breaking in a bit more gently?

Six wrote:

borocooper wrote:Hasnt Silva started the first 2 games and looked a bit out of it?

Quite fair to give Johnson a game really.

True, but another manager would try to fit him in at the expense of one of the 3 DMs.

I think I would've just dropped a DM and played another striker rather than the winger.

Torres to get injured in the first 20 minutes is my bet.

borocooper wrote:

Romford Pele wrote:Play both

...but he's been poor. Surely the signs are there that he needs breaking in a bit more gently?

You're gonna judge that quick after two games? He hasn't really had a pre-season either.

borocooper wrote:Torres to get injured in the first 20 minutes is my bet.

Hopefully City will defend deep so he doesn't have to sprint..

Manuchotelli not even on the bench?

Hodgeson starting with 5 strikers

but no guile

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Romford Pele wrote:

borocooper wrote:

Romford Pele wrote:Play both

...but he's been poor. Surely the signs are there that he needs breaking in a bit more gently?

You're gonna judge that quick after two games? He hasn't really had a pre-season either.

Im not judging him. Im saying its logical to take a light weight player from Spaina and break him in after he shows very little in his first 2 games.

Bring him on with 20-30 mins to go and see what he can do then. He might do something useful and build up some confidence.

Lescott's given the ball to Gerrard twice already. Looks poor out there.

What a strike from Johnson, just wide.

Strike from AJ there.

Glennjo Shelvey wrote:Manuchotelli not even on the bench?

Hodgeson starting with 5 strikers

but no guile

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Guile got sent off/sold to chelsea/loaned to Juventus.

This is why he should start instead of that little black chap they keep wheeling out like its a circus show.

borocooper wrote:This is why he should start instead of that little black chap they keep wheeling out like its a circus show.

Talking SWP on the pitch or his Dad when it comes to studio punditry? I get mixed up sometimes.