Comments on: MAN CITY v Liverpool – The PREVIEW: City’s Probable Team

By: Siamack

Siamack — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:50:36 +0000

Liverpool and Everton are two teams I always feel uncertain about. To me having both Fernie’s in the side makes sense as Liverpool does not have much build-up play, usually they play compact and then try to disposes you around center area and then hit you fast by passing the Ball to the Coutinho – Sterling – Sturridge triangle. We all know Yaya is a liability defensively and having both Fernies while Yaya being pushed up should ease the defensive hole in the midfield and at the sametime improve our attack by letting Yaya do what he does best.

By: Timothy Reid

Timothy Reid — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 12:52:36 +0000

Its the same uncertainty that has hounded me for the last 40 years !!!!!!!!!!!
Nothing like EPL to rack the nerves.

1-1 for me

By: Alphie_Izzett

Alphie_Izzett — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 08:48:14 +0000

I suspect VfaB has nailed it, Siamack.

I too like the idea of having both Fernie’s in the side,with Yaya playing a No 10 role,and we may see that in CL games and some of the more difficult PL away games but probably not at home.

Mancini used to take off a forward and bring on another defensive midfielder, throwing Yaya forward, when we needed a game changer, and we could see Pellers use that option this season now that we have genuine class contenders in those roles.

We really should win this, we are stable, have improved the squad in the less strong areas and are at home. They have lost Suarez, brought in a slack handful of new faces, are away from home and collapsed at the end of last season.

So why am I so uncertain about this game?

By: The Wise Guy

The Wise Guy — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:31:56 +0000

I don’t want MP to play with two midfielders. We really have to control the center and not be overrun by Liverpool’s midfielders. Henderson, Gerrard, Allen (or Lucas, whoever starts) will be against Yaya and Ferni. Add to that that Coutinho is not a natural striker and he will play behind Sturridge and not next to him and you realise under how much pressure our midfield will be.
We HAVE to play with 3 midfielders. I would play 4-2-3-1 with Fernando and Toure the midfielders and Silva in his no.10 role to torment Gerrard who couldn’t cope with Merlin’s light feet and excellence in quick play.
Perhaps we need Milner more than we need Navas right now. Or perhaps I am still blinded by that magestic Milner-Silva commuunication during the Anfield’s game.
If we play as I said, I guess we will win with 3-1. If we play with two midfielders.. Well, I don’t want to think about it.

By: Siamack

Siamack — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 20:16:45 +0000

To play a team like Liverpool that plays a high pressing fast paced games against opponents, you need to have a very mobile midfield to play fire with fire.I would love to have Fernandinho and Fernando pair in starting line up, then push Yaya up, with Navas on the right only one striker upfront. Sergio would be great as start [with Dezko coming later as sub] as he has scored against liverpool in previous games would have a big psychological factor.