Man City Build Up

[souliv]

Yep very confident mate. Sticking to it. Im really excited about how our team is developing now, our trickiest remaining game is this sunday and we have a full squad available to choose from and additionally Coutinho

Don't see any reason why we can't get a win on sunday

Nice I really hope so too

[BigChief]

Enrique back in for Wisdom please. Really frustrating how every time Andre gets the ball he just turns around and looks to pass to the keeper

Decent defensively. Atrocious attack wise. Need our fullbacks to play triangles properly.

[Cormack74]

I think we can do well in this one and having Enrique back would (on the face of it) make a big difference.

[Leyton388]

We'll beat them IMO. 2-0

[Corndog]

Reina

Skrtel
Carra
Agger

Johnson
Enrique

Gerrard
Lucas
Henderson

Sturridge
Suarez

That's probably the strongest team we could field, I think that set up is perect for big games like this. Coutinho to come on around 75 mins

[Sarb]

I'm not expecting anything from this game. Let's get over with and get on with building a decent run from the remainder of the fixtures.

I agree. Didn't really expect anything prior to Arsenal and don't really expect anything from this game. We need to go on a run after though

[dom9]

I agree. Didn't really expect anything prior to Arsenal and don't really expect anything from this game. We need to go on a run after though

I pretty much predicted the last 2 results (in my mind at least). I had a really bad feeling before Oldham, and I thought we'd give Arsenal a real run for their money.

On the face of it, City and Arsenal away shouldn't present too much variation in the terms of the problems facing us, but City really do need to start winning, and I think they'll be up for this one. They are a better team than Arsenal, and their defence is also not quite as kamikaze. So I think we'll probably lose.

[Carras_Shin_Pads]

Think we'll make a good show of ourselves - can see it being a draw.

IMO i'd save Coutinho for WBA at home in a week or so,

[Fernandinho]

I like that 3-5-2. I think it would suit us well, but it depends on whether the players are comfortable with it and if they have worked on it much.

Otherwise, Enrique in for Wisdom as someone said above because Wisdom is really slowing our play down with his first touch and lack of ability/confidence on the ball.

They have no Kolo/Yaya and Kompany is injured at the moment(?) so they are weakened in that regard. Aguero is still injured too, so they will be playing with quite a few out. Although, Silva is playing well again so Lucas will have his hands full.

[MrMichael]

Aguero isn't injured, he started their last game.

Not a fan of 5-3-2. I don't think we have the right central defenders for it anyway.

[Chazza]

Yep and City are hopeful Kompany will be fit.

[Fernandinho]

Crap! I thought he was still out. Damn.

Kompany out would be massive for us, he always ruins it for us when we play them.

It would force them to play Nastasic and Lescott.

[Chris]

If the worst happens and we end up 10 points behind 4th after this weekend Rodgers needs to drill in to them no quitting on the league season like they did after that Arsenal defeat last year.

10 is a lot and probably a bit much to overturn in what would be 13 games but it's not impossible when we'd have played City, Utd and Arsenal twice and been to Chelsea, Everton and Spurs heck even Swansea and Stoke. Every away game left will be against bottom half teams and the homes against teams around us or a little bit above us. Perfect. And thats worst case anyway, Spurs might drop points at West Brom and we might take something in which case it's well on.

[dom9]

Yep, I remain convinced that is doable. Which would be some achievement if we manage to pull it off.

[Shaggy]

I don't think it's doable at all but then I've never expected or hoped for top 4. I'd be pleased with top 6 and a much improved points total, tbh.