AG7 wrote:Make or break week to ten days ...
Arsenal - Bayern - Chelsea - Sheffield Wed
Team selection on Saturday will tell a lot if we are really prioritising CL this year or not? And drop points in both league games against Arsenal and Chelsea then we might as well play a strong XI against Sheffield Wed ... team selection then will again be telling if Pellegrini has learnt something from his first season here or we are going all gung-ho for quad!
Ted Hughes wrote:Be interesting to see if he starts Mangala in any of these 3 games.
I wouldn't, unless we get an injury or Demi goes all 'early season' on us. Three games in a week shouldn't be a problem for a centre back at this stage of the season unless they are carrying an injury & it's taking a gamble to throw in an untried player in a key defensive position.
But the Count may feel it will bring the best out of Mangala, to start him in a big game. There seem to be Mangala stories appearing in the media, as if we are prepping them that he will start soon.
I suppose Fernandinho is the other question; wether to start him & Fernando at Arsenal. Tempting, but so far Fernandinho has not looked match fit to me.
Having said that, he looks fitter than Yaya.
I suppose Nasri will play, but on his recent Arse performances, I wouldn't even have him on the bench. Time he turned up for one v these cunts.
DoomMerchant wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:Be interesting to see if he starts Mangala in any of these 3 games.
I wouldn't, unless we get an injury or Demi goes all 'early season' on us. Three games in a week shouldn't be a problem for a centre back at this stage of the season unless they are carrying an injury & it's taking a gamble to throw in an untried player in a key defensive position.
But the Count may feel it will bring the best out of Mangala, to start him in a big game. There seem to be Mangala stories appearing in the media, as if we are prepping them that he will start soon.
I suppose Fernandinho is the other question; wether to start him & Fernando at Arsenal. Tempting, but so far Fernandinho has not looked match fit to me.
Having said that, he looks fitter than Yaya.
I suppose Nasri will play, but on his recent Arse performances, I wouldn't even have him on the bench. Time he turned up for one v these cunts.
Agreed about Nasri. He's got little brother syndrome vs them maybe.
Mangala has played a lot less football in the past four months than the defensive artist formerly known as ponytail. I'd start Martin all day until I thought he needed a breather. By Xmas I suspect we will see Vinnie and The Mangler as our featured pairing.
london blue 2 wrote:Starting to worry about this as Robbie Savage has a piece on the beeb on how to beat city. Hope Wenger doesn't read it or we're screwed.
Hutch's Shoulder wrote:MP confirms Fernando and Jovetic are out injured
Hutch's Shoulder wrote:MP confirms Fernando and Jovetic are out injured
phips wrote:its gonna be the same lineup as before with Fern in for Fernando and Aguero in for Jovetic.
i don't like it but Pellegrini is stubborn/confident in that way
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