the exile 2:36 Tue Feb 23
Team for Man City.
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Let's face it, City are effectively the champions elect and are looking ominously good at the moment. We are flying too, but it will take a truly exceptional performance to get anything out of this one, though we are undoubtedly a force to be reckoned with these days, so anything can happen.
It's going to need to be a predominantly defensive effort, so I would expect us to go for three at the back. If we do go for this formation, the team picks itself apart from one of the forwards, so I expect the main debate, apart from the formation itself, to be about whether Bowen, Fornals or Benrahma gets the nod.
When we're not defending, our big challenge is going to be to make the best use as possible of what little possession we get. City will give us precious little time and space on the ball, and under those circumstances, I think the one who has the best chance of making something happen is Benrahma.
Fabianski
Diop Dawson Cresswell
Coufal Rice Soucek Johnson
Lingard Antonio Benrahma
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Mr Kenzo
2:40 Tue Feb 23
Re: Team for Man City.
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Fabianski
Diop Dawson Cresswell Coufal Balbuena Fredericks
Souce Rice Fornals
Antonio
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Lee Trundle
2:42 Tue Feb 23
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I'm thinking the same as Kenzo. It's difficult to put Lingard in the side if we're playing 3/5 at the back with Antonio on top.
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ak37
2:46 Tue Feb 23
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Same team as Spurs.
Let’s go at em.
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tonka
2:47 Tue Feb 23
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Soucek
Soucek Dawson Soucek Soucek
Soucek Soucek Soucek Soucek
Soucek Soucek
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Rossal
2:48 Tue Feb 23
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Fab
Diop Dawson Cresswell
Coufal Soucek Rice Johnson
Lingard Fornals
Bowen
Dont risk Antonio
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ludo21
2:49 Tue Feb 23
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I'd go with The Exile's... three at the back but with our most potent front three capable of getting a goal on the break.
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Darlo Debs
2:50 Tue Feb 23
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Lol Tonka.
I'd start with same tesm that played v Spurs (if we are able to)...don't see what any of the players done to not keep their starting place.
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2:52 Tue Feb 23
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Fabianski
Coufal..........Dawson..........Diop.........Cresswell..........Johnson
Bowen.........Rice.........Soucek..........Fornals
Antonio
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2:53 Tue Feb 23
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Oops forgot Lingard...
Lingard for Bowen.
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Lee Trundle
2:54 Tue Feb 23
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Best username ever?
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2:57 Tue Feb 23
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Cheers, Lee.
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Gaffa
2:59 Tue Feb 23
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Fabianski
Coufal Diop Dawson Cresswell Johnson
Lingard Soucek Rice Fornals
Bowen
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Admiral Lard
3:03 Tue Feb 23
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Fabianski
Coufal Diop Dawson Cresswell
Balbuena Fredericks
Soucek Rice Noble
Antonio
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Admiral Lard
3:05 Tue Feb 23
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Fabianski
Coufal Diop Dawson Cresswell
Soucek Rice
Bowen Lindgard Bananarhama
Antonio
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El Scorchio
3:07 Tue Feb 23
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I just don't see the point of five at the back. Sure, you have the extra player back there but then you lose out further up the pitch so you're overrun in midfield and can't get out of your own half. Against City the ball will just keep coming back and back and they are not going to be held goalless unless they have a very uncharacteristic stinker.
Go down fighting rather than surrendering. If we have ANY ambition at all against top sides then we need to mix it with them rather than sit back like cowards and hope for a 0-0 or a lucky 1-0 victory. That's not a formula for sustained success. You can be tight at the back without being ultra defensive.
Fabianski
Coufal
Dawson
Diop
Cresswell
Rice
Soucek
Fornals
Lingard
Bowen
Antonio
Tempted to put Benny in as he's the one capable of some magic, but I think we need the extra pace and workrate that other players add, especially for cover down the flanks. Alternative is to start with him and then bring the pace of Bowen on for the last 20-30 if there's any tiredness to take advantage of.
Similarly Johnson and Fredericks to come on and shore it up/help on the break if somehow we find ourselves level or ahead in the last 20 mins.
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fraser
3:18 Tue Feb 23
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Scorch - are you saying we pick 11 players then bring subs on appropriately to how the game is going, this is very innovative son.
SWTOC
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El Scorchio
3:23 Tue Feb 23
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Revolutionary thinking - I know!
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Darlo Debs
3:24 Tue Feb 23
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I say we go General Melchett style
Machine Guns for Full backs ( ok.he was talking about Rugby) but we can adapt.
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Side of Ham
3:33 Tue Feb 23
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Debs what about a 'Billy Cole'?
...start watching from 3:08 onwards.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmxWHMIbUWM
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Lee Trundle
3:37 Tue Feb 23
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El Scorchio 3:07 Tue Feb 23
We drew with City earlier on in the season playing 5 at the back.
That's a very big point.
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