****City v Hamburg official Match Thread****

[Wonderwall]

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/20 ... ive-stream

the OS is streaming the game live

City starting 11

Willy
Sagna
Boyata
Mangala
Kolarov
Fernando
Lampard
Milner
Barker
Jovetic
Dzeko

Subs
Wright
Zaba
MDM
Clichy
Navas
Aguero
Sinclair
Evans
Celina
Ambrose

No VK or Joe at all

[Dameerto]

Joe's probably too busy filming another endorsement.

[Moonchesteri]

I thought we are playing much later this evening! Got lucky I noticed

Now go on Barker, force your way into the squad for Boro!

[Ted Hughes]

No Vinny suggests he's still not genuinely fit & he responded to being selected unfit by having a not very good game, just as he has in the past, or gone off injured again etc. Why the fuck do we do it with him & Aguero ? It never, ever, ever, works.

Anyway great to see Barker get a game although on Sunday, he looked a bit tired & it was actually Ambrose who starred. Also great that Jovetic is playing as he will pass to him. Good to see Ed back.

[Wonderwall]

Willy

Sagna.......Boyata.......Mangala.......Kolarov

Fernando.......Lampard

Milner.......Jovetic.......Barker

Dzeko

probably how they will line up

[Ted Hughes]

Willy

Sagna.......Boyata.......Mangala.......Kolarov

Fernando.......Lampard

Milner.......Jovetic.......Barker

Dzeko

probably how they will line up

Most likely, or Jovetc Dzeko as a pair & Milner Barker wide but I would prefer:

Sagna...Boyata...Mangala...Kolarov
...................Fernando
........Milner.................Lampard
Barker...........Dzeko.............Jovetic

I would prefer Barker to be playing where Jovetic is in that formation ideally but I would like the first team to play something like that, with a mid who protects the defence, push up he fullbacks into midfield.

[Slim]

And the website is down, guess they didn't see how popular it was going to be.

[twosips]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_2IZZcC2vE

this!

[Dameerto]

Thanks for the link.

[Slim]

Cheers, better than the cricfree link I was using.

[Ted Hughes]

This is ike a throwback to Mancini vs Dortmund. 5 vs 2 in midfield.

[Slim]

Dzeko is really in friendly mode.

[blues2win]

Great to see Brandon Barker starts. Let's not expect too much but I'd love to see him do enough for a place against Boro. Maybe take him off at half time if tiredness is an issue. Obviously worrying about Vinny but I wouldn't be surprised if Hart got a few days break.

[twosips]

He won't even get a touch in this game sadly. Happens all the time where older pros ignore the younger ones. It's self preserving bollocks.

[iwasthere2012]

Thanks for the link. Watching on phone ......in work.

[Wonderwall]

only just starting to watch it, have I just seen Sinclair on the pitch?

[Wonderwall]

is this an official friendly? Will Managalas red card count, when it eventually arrives!!!

[Hazy2]

3 points here and its game on at Chelsea !

[Wonderwall]

only just starting to watch it, have I just seen Sinclair on the pitch?

so it looks like Lampard either didnt start or was taken off injured, thats convenient before our next league opponents!

no conspiracy here, move along please :-)

[twosips]

This is about as entertaining as a rag game