MAN CITY THREAD

[rodders999]

Citeh are 4/5 at corals

What financial institution would practically double your money in 90 minutes? Lump

[Bradywasking]

Kompany was on the bench at Goodison so probably will be back for this game. Aguerro will probably start . City have a lot going for them in terms of movement especially when Aguerro plays , cannot see Arsenal deal with them. There may be a goal or two there for Arsenal . 4-2 City.

[Yankee_Gooner_Dandee]

i dont know if we can win but we should keep the exact starting team that we had against Stoke. Cazorla and Rosicky have teamed up well in midfield for the few games theyve been paired. But knowing Wenger he'll bring back Ozil and/or Ramsey into the team and we'll get smashed.

[flash gunner]

Babatunde thinks we'll win

That's the problem with that fella - always got Arsene's dinkle in his mouth

[OneBardGooner]

1-2 arsenal

We're 4/1 with the bookies to win if you feel like filling your boots

May as well have a bet on manc$hitty - and if we win - who cares about the money - But if we lose use the proceeds to get p*ssed. a Lose Lose situation.

I have been betting against us in big games now for about 5 years.
i always end up with beer money

[clockender1]

i dont know if we can win but we should keep the exact starting team that we had against Stoke. Cazorla and Rosicky have teamed up well in midfield for the few games theyve been paired. But knowing Wenger he'll bring back Ozil and/or Ramsey into the team and we'll get smashed.

i thought Ozil and Alexis played well together in the last 15 - rosicky gave them both early balls.

the breakway for our "England Regular"'s pathetic miss was Arsenalesque circa 1998.

Caz is working hard, he has tracked back a lot more recently and did release some balls early too.

mind you stoke were utter pants, but it did show that at least four of our players can pass and move at pace still.

i'd go Alexis up on his own and Ozil behind him :

--------------------Alexis--------------------------
----------------------Ozil----------------------------
Caz------Rosicky---------Coq-----------OX
nacho----Per----Kos------Bellerin

and try to avoid the bumholing and release the ball early from deep.

[Supagoon]

don't start ozil, I know ozil looked okay against a stoke side that had given up, but we must recognise our next opponents.

We need a combination of skill and graft.

[officepest]

They are incredibly reliant on Toure, and I assume he is away at the ACoN?

If so, we may only lose by the odd goal.

[goonersid]

2-1. Koscielny keeps Aguero in check but we lose it late on through a mental mistake.

Aguero to tie Koscielny in knots and grab a brace, nasri to get one and game over by half time.

[Sam59]

Koscielny looks to be struggling with the injury still. Coquelin's probably done better than I thought he would and is an improvement on Flamini. I'd rather see Bellerin as RB - bugger about Debuchy - than Chambers as Chambers is slow and his confidence at RB shattered after being horribly mauled there at least twice by quite average, but quick players.
So I fully expect Our Lord and Master to pick Chambers at RB.
I'm in a good mood though, as Sanogo has gone to Palace. First they came for Chamakh, now Sanogo.

[clockender1]

I'd rather see Bellerin as RB - bugger about Debuchy - than Chambers as Chambers is slow and his confidence at RB shattered after being horribly mauled there at least twice by quite average, but quick players.
So I fully expect Our Lord and Master to pick Chambers at RB.

weird, cos his videos when he signed showed he was pretty quick.

he's had that coached out of him too, LOL

[QuartzGooner]

Be surprised if Ozil starts, for all that Wenger has done in the past with bringing recently injured players back too soon, I think he has learned his lesson, as shown by Walcott's gradual return.

[OneBardGooner]

Also some players genuinely do need more time - a gentler re-introduction back into the full swing of things - and for me Ozil ius one of those type of players....

He always seems 'fragile' - not just because of his slight build - he just looks like a puff of wind could blow him over sometimes...

But hey! what the F do I know.

[GoonerMuzz]

Got the feeling this might be closer than we might expect 2-1 them or maybe a draw, but i think Navas might end up tearing Monreal a new one all afternoon...

[Perryashburtongroves]

Probably get thrashed. If not thrashed then beaten anyway. Big team, away from home, shit defence, wanker in charge, defeat. Expect Ozil or Ox to be thrown to the wolves and given 15-20 minutes when we're losing heavily.