any news if ledley is back for this?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2088048/Ledley-King-Sandro-near-fitness.html
any news if ledley is back for this?
-------------------------Friedel---------------------------
Walker------------Kaboul---------King---------------Ekotto
-------------------------Sandro---------------------------
-----------------Parker----------Modric--------------------
--Lennon------------------------------ -VDV--------------
------------------------------ Bale------------------------
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Subs: Cudicini, Dawson, Bassong, Livermore, Pienaar, Niko, Defoe
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An ITK did say last weekend that Ledley would be fit for sunday
Lol as if Bale would play centre forward! Id be interested to see how he plays as a No.10 (just off the big man) though.....
What do people think of Defoe up top on his own? Obviously need to make sure he's not isolated due to his size, but I do think over the past 12 months his hold up play and all round awareness has improved.....
i wouldnt say 12 months, he was horrendous up until the start of 11/12. this season hes been good in flashes. without a run in the side he can only be an impact player unfortunately. Id like to see him give Savic a few bursts of pace. This is his chance, if he does well this weekend he will be asking to be looked at for England backup striker ( which means he gets in while Rooney is suspended ).
dont think blondie can play up top on his own...
Fair enough, personally I noticed an improvement since he re-signed from Pompey although I know the majority thought it was the same old Defoe. I agree he should try and expose Savic, you mention Defoe for England he's actually looked decent up there as the main man but I guess international football is a different beast. Arcspace questioning whether Savic will play but who else do they have? Richards if fit?
should also add, signing from pompey was excellent - and him and crouch scored us into the CL. but last season, both of their return and failure to adapt to VDV coming in meant they looked stale in the face of progress. As for Savic, hes got a big question mark over him. Of course Lescott will be a mountain as usual, I cant see Mancini playing Richards at CB without an in form full back to cover. It will be key to see how they handle Bale and Lennon without the best CB pairing. Hopefully Bale wont go wandering off doing his C Ronaldo impression too early, stick to the wing and allow the classic twisting of the fullbacks to occur... the hole at CB for city is the defining battle.
I heard Richards is also out on Sunday? Now that is a big bonus, even though I think Zabaleta is severely underrated
How poor does their defence look without
Richards - Toure - Kompany - Kolarov/Clichy
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Zabaleta - Lescott - Savic - Kolarov/Clichy
Definitely gotta cause that problems.
Yeah, we should cause them problems for sure. Are you including Toure as one of their first choice CBs? I think Lescott is ahead of him in the pecking order now regardless of him being at ACN, even though personally I rate Toure as the better player.....