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SIX DOUBTFUL FOR CITY

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes will monitor the fitness of six of his squad ahead of the Premier League match against Wigan on Sunday.

Kolo Toure (heel), Craig Bellamy (groin), Joleon Lescott (calf), Pablo Zabaleta (hamstring), Martin Petrov (knee) and Nigel De Jong (knock) are all struggling with injury.

With Robinho already sidelined with a stress fracture of the ankle Hughes could be down on numbers at the DW Stadium.

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez will assess the fitness of his various international players before selecting his squad.

Honduras pair Hendry Thomas and Maynor Figueroa - who helped book a World Cup place with a midweek victory over El Salvador - Colombia striker Hugo Rodallega and Trinidad and Tobago forward Jason Scotland have all had long trips back from South and Central America.

Martinez is not aware of any injuries to his international contingent so only has to decide what shape they are in terms of general match fitness.

Teams:

Wigan (from): Kirkland, Melchiot, Scharner, Bramble, Figueroa, N'Zogbia, Thomas, Diame, Koumas, Gomez, Rodallega, Edman, Boyce, Cho, Scotland, King, McCarthy, Pollitt.

Manchester City (from): Given, Taylor, Richards, Zabaleta, Toure, Lescott, Bridge, Sylvinho, Garrido, De Jong, Barry, Johnson, Wright-Phillips, Ireland, Ball, Weiss, Vidal, Bellamy, Santa Cruz, Petrov, Tevez, Adebayor.

xavi6 wrote:We could be missing a few if this is anything to go by (which it probably isn't) -

http://www.sportinglife.com/football/pr ... EV_SEASON=

SIX DOUBTFUL FOR CITY

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes will monitor the fitness of six of his squad ahead of the Premier League match against Wigan on Sunday.

Kolo Toure (heel), Craig Bellamy (groin), Joleon Lescott (calf), Pablo Zabaleta (hamstring), Martin Petrov (knee) and Nigel De Jong (knock) are all struggling with injury.

With Robinho already sidelined with a stress fracture of the ankle Hughes could be down on numbers at the DW Stadium.

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez will assess the fitness of his various international players before selecting his squad.

Honduras pair Hendry Thomas and Maynor Figueroa - who helped book a World Cup place with a midweek victory over El Salvador - Colombia striker Hugo Rodallega and Trinidad and Tobago forward Jason Scotland have all had long trips back from South and Central America.

Martinez is not aware of any injuries to his international contingent so only has to decide what shape they are in terms of general match fitness.

Teams:

Wigan (from): Kirkland, Melchiot, Scharner, Bramble, Figueroa, N'Zogbia, Thomas, Diame, Koumas, Gomez, Rodallega, Edman, Boyce, Cho, Scotland, King, McCarthy, Pollitt.

Manchester City (from): Given, Taylor, Richards, Zabaleta, Toure, Lescott, Bridge, Sylvinho, Garrido, De Jong, Barry, Johnson, Wright-Phillips, Ireland, Ball, Weiss, Vidal, Bellamy, Santa Cruz, Petrov, Tevez, Adebayor.

I'm sure Doug will have more info but if, as a worst case scenario, none of them made it then what have we left?

Possibly -

---------------------------------Given--------------------------------

Vidal------------Richards---------------A N Other----------Bridge

-------------------Barry---------------------Ireland------------------

Wright-Phillips------------------------------------------------Tevez

------------------Adebayor----------------Santa Cruz---------------


That's fairly awful at the back

Robinho_Is_GOD wrote:----------------------------Given

Zabaleta---------Toure-----------Lescott-----------Bridge

---------------------------Kompany

-------------Ireland--------------------Barry

Bellamy----------------------------------------------Petrov

--------------------------Adebayor

Taylor, Trippier, de Jong, Sylvinho, Johnson, SWP, Tevez

Douglas Higginbottom wrote:

Robinho_Is_GOD wrote:----------------------------Given

Zabaleta---------Toure-----------Lescott-----------Bridge

---------------------------Kompany

-------------Ireland--------------------Barry

Bellamy----------------------------------------------Petrov

--------------------------Adebayor

Taylor, Trippier, de Jong, Sylvinho, Johnson, SWP, Tevez

How come a player who isn't ready yet after injury is replacing NDJ who has been playing really well.

simon12 wrote:

xavi6 wrote:We could be missing a few if this is anything to go by (which it probably isn't) -

http://www.sportinglife.com/football/pr ... EV_SEASON=

SIX DOUBTFUL FOR CITY

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes will monitor the fitness of six of his squad ahead of the Premier League match against Wigan on Sunday.

Kolo Toure (heel), Craig Bellamy (groin), Joleon Lescott (calf), Pablo Zabaleta (hamstring), Martin Petrov (knee) and Nigel De Jong (knock) are all struggling with injury.

With Robinho already sidelined with a stress fracture of the ankle Hughes could be down on numbers at the DW Stadium.

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez will assess the fitness of his various international players before selecting his squad.

Honduras pair Hendry Thomas and Maynor Figueroa - who helped book a World Cup place with a midweek victory over El Salvador - Colombia striker Hugo Rodallega and Trinidad and Tobago forward Jason Scotland have all had long trips back from South and Central America.

Martinez is not aware of any injuries to his international contingent so only has to decide what shape they are in terms of general match fitness.

Teams:

Wigan (from): Kirkland, Melchiot, Scharner, Bramble, Figueroa, N'Zogbia, Thomas, Diame, Koumas, Gomez, Rodallega, Edman, Boyce, Cho, Scotland, King, McCarthy, Pollitt.

Manchester City (from): Given, Taylor, Richards, Zabaleta, Toure, Lescott, Bridge, Sylvinho, Garrido, De Jong, Barry, Johnson, Wright-Phillips, Ireland, Ball, Weiss, Vidal, Bellamy, Santa Cruz, Petrov, Tevez, Adebayor.

I'm sure Doug will have more info but if, as a worst case scenario, none of them made it then what have we left?

Possibly -

---------------------------------Given--------------------------------

Vidal------------Richards---------------A N Other----------Bridge

-------------------Barry---------------------Ireland------------------

Wright-Phillips------------------------------------------------Tevez

------------------Adebayor----------------Santa Cruz---------------


That's fairly awful at the back

When did he sign?

lets all have a disco wrote:--------------------------------Given--------------------------------

Mad Zabba-----------Toure---------------Joleon----------Bridge

-------------------Barry---------Schlong-----------------------------

Wright-Phillips------------Ireland------------------------Tevez

-----------------------------Adebayor-------------------------------

ian494 wrote:

lets all have a disco wrote:--------------------------------Given--------------------------------

Mad Zabba-----------Toure---------------Joleon----------Bridge

-------------------Barry---------Schlong-----------------------------

Wright-Phillips------------Ireland------------------------Tevez

-----------------------------Adebayor-------------------------------

I'd go with LAHAD on this.

Who would you drop if Bellamy is fit?

Douglas Higginbottom wrote:

Robinho_Is_GOD wrote:----------------------------Given

Zabaleta---------Toure-----------Lescott-----------Bridge

---------------------------Kompany

-------------Ireland--------------------Barry

Bellamy----------------------------------------------Petrov

--------------------------Adebayor

Taylor, Trippier, de Jong, Sylvinho, Johnson, SWP, Tevez

How come a player who isn't ready yet after injury is replacing NDJ who has been playing really well.

Robinho_Is_GOD wrote:

Douglas Higginbottom wrote:

Robinho_Is_GOD wrote:----------------------------Given

Zabaleta---------Toure-----------Lescott-----------Bridge

---------------------------Kompany

-------------Ireland--------------------Barry

Bellamy----------------------------------------------Petrov

--------------------------Adebayor

Taylor, Trippier, de Jong, Sylvinho, Johnson, SWP, Tevez

How come a player who isn't ready yet after injury is replacing NDJ who has been playing really well.

Because I think Kompany is a better player, don't rate De Jong at all, and believe that along with height in defending their threats (set-pices and ball in the air), we need a player capable of playing a forward pass or one longer than 5 yards to either side of him.

Somerset Blue wrote:SSN 'Team News' tab shows Toure, Lescott, Bellamy and De Jong as doubtful.