augie wrote:rodders999 wrote:Aguero being suspended for this one must go down as an absolutely massive early Christmas present for us all because having to sit through Augero v Gabriel (aka the worlds biggest rim job) would be massively detrimental to ones Christmas cheer.
Absolutely agree with this.
Normally I would expect the team to get anally raped by citeeh, but they too are a team in trouble plus they are missing their only world class player (and 3rd best player in the world imo
) and his replacement is a selfish individual and not a team player, so that will seriously disrupt their fast flowing link up game.
Can I start this sentence by confirming yet again that wally is absolute shit, but even he must be licking his lips at the prospect of facing either clichy or kolorov - one is and always was a shit defender, and the other is so slow that he makes our BFG look like usain bolt
If, as one suspects, citeeh are forced into attacking us by an inpatient home support, their defence will be left wide open for our faster players, and that could lead to a happy outcome of sorts
Spot on. Guardiola is as stubborn as Wenger. So if Wenger can resist his ego telling him to try to out pass Guardiola, we could easily fuk Man City up on the counter. They get so many players forward, they neglect defensive duties on a scale worse than us on a bad day. They often play 3 at the back. When really, a back 4 and two holding players is the normality when two top teams play each other.
Moreover, their only top holding player is out. Fernandinho is as big as loss as Aguero. Fernando is a watered down version of Fernandinho, and wouldnt dislodge either Xhaka or Coquelin. They also overplay in the final third. John Stones is notorious for giving away possession in his own third - Sanchez will nick the ball of him at least once - hopefully we score form it when it happens. But it gets better. Kolorav may again start at centre half, and between him Stones and the ageing wing backs - they wont be able to run with Walcott, Iwobi/Chamberlain Sanchez. Which will be compounded by the fact City wont be playing deep and narrow, but rather high and wide.
Although, there is also the possibility they put in a performance that pinned Barcelona in their own half. But they way City are playing at the moment, and with the players they have out, thats unlikely.
But its a lottery with us. As we just dont know what Arsenal will turn up. We could just as easily win 3-0, as we could lose 3-0. And the funny thing is, a Man City fan probably would say the same thing.
