Canaries v City thread

[KunDB]

Well according to the press Pellegrini has rested Joe again, he has decided to play his Willy instead in this FA Cup away tie.

That's it Pelle, risk Aguero, Silva, DeBruyne, pick lazy 'do not give a toss' Yaya, while ignore emerging youth talent like Kelechi in the cup.

Good thinking, wonder why we have a knackered injury plagued team. Still Joe will be well rested for our PL games, even if there are no fit first team defenders, midfielders or attackers to play in front of him.

Good man Pelle, carry on playing with your Willy and sod the 'holistic' approach.

I long ago lost trust this man, his tactics, motivation, leadership, and nothing since has restored my faith.

[goat]

caps lock broken?

the nigerian might start and its only a cup game so nothing to get worked up over

was only the other day you had a shitfit over aguero and silva coming off....in a not risking them way and whinged they didnt get enough match fitness...so make your mind up, want them playing to get fit or left out so they dont break?

[KunDB]

More important to rest our 'overworked' goalie than our key players, really?

Are you Pelle, Goat?

[Stephen Paul]

any Links for the game ?😏

[goat]

More important to rest our 'overworked' goalie than our key players, really?

Are you Pelle, Goat?

i didnt say that, just pointing out the mental shit you come out with when you argue with yourself

and no, im not pelle

[Swiss]

any Links for the game ?😏

Shady giz

[Swiss]

i didnt say that, just pointing out the mental shit you come out with when you argue with yourself

and no, im not pelle

Graziano?

[goat]

he does have nice hair

first time ive really bother to respond to him in a while, still avoids things pointed out i see

lets try again

you complain players are taken off because they wont get match fitness...fair point, makes sense
you complain players are risked/rushed incase they get injured... agueros case a very good and fair point
complaining manager doesnt do both at the same time....mentalist

[KunDB]

he does have nice hair

first time ive really bother to respond to him in a while, still avoids things pointed out i see

lets try again

you complain players are taken off because they wont get match fitness...fair point, makes sense
you complain players are risked/rushed incase they get injured... agueros case a very good and fair point
complaining manager doesnt do both at the same time....mentalist

Ok I will respond again. The PL should be our top domestic priority, so save our best players for PL games not Cup games. Give the youth a run our in the Capital One cup, our lowest priority.

Aguero needs match fitness returning from injury, play him 90 minutes PL games then rest him in Cup games and give Kelechi a run out. Give a few youth defenders a run out also and rest first team defenders. Certainly drop under performing lazy Yaya and play a young midfielder.

This is prioritising competitions and resting players for lesser priority competitions, and it does make a lot of sense and will allow us to develop and assess if the young ones are likely to take the giant leap to first team successfully. Treating all 3 domestics as equal priority in a vain attempt to win all 3 and Champions League is just plain crazy.

Players need managed and that is just not happening, it would seem that only our goalies game time and fitness is being managed; the player who needs it least. It is just madness and illogical and resulting in tired, injured and under performing players and team performances. Bad management.

[goat]

Aguero needs match fitness returning from injury, play him 90 minutes PL games then rest him in Cup games and give Kelechi a run out. Give a few youth defenders a run out also and rest first team defenders. Certainly drop under performing lazy Yaya and play a young midfielder.

if the league is priority why risk playing half fit players in it, we see most weeks anyone can beat anyone and the difference between 3 and 0 points can come down to aguero being tired around 70 minutes and not getting on the end of a chance compared to a fresh someone else (obviously not bony) this is the type of game you can let them run around a bit and not worry about the result

This is prioritising competitions and resting players for lesser priority competitions, and it does make a lot of sense and will allow us to develop and assess if the young ones are likely to take the giant leap to first team successfully. Treating all 3 domestics as equal priority in a vain attempt to win all 3 and Champions League is just plain crazy.

hes resting the keeper, if hes that arsed with all 3 wouldnt he play the first choice at  arguably the most important position? ill bet you a quid the shite like navas starts today

Players need managed and that is just not happening, it would seem that only our goalies game time and fitness is being managed; the player who needs it least. It is just madness and illogical and resulting in tired, injured and under performing players and team performances. Bad management.


wasnt sterling rested a few times?

[KunDB]

Overall I understand what you are saying and do not fundamentally disagree, but Pelle does not manage it that way.

Point 1 Pelle invariably replaces Aguero with Bony, who strolls around watching the game, just like Yaya.

Point 2 Navas sadly will start today, I am sure, but he probably needs to and the real issue is we should have got shot of him last summer.

Point 3 Sterling was rested, although dropped may be a more appropriate term, a few times. He is still young and developing mind. That does not constitute player management just management of a few players not the team as a squad.

Given our situation I would play one perhaps two upcoming youth today Kelechi definitely, and perhaps one of Manu Garcia or Toisin Adarabioyo (CB).

If we lose we lose, we can then go all out for the Capital One cup given we are so close to getting to the final.

[goat]

fair enough

[goat]

just seen the line up 

prepare for pelle out for starting kids against norwich madness

[goat]

[KunDB]

Team news:

Caballero, Zabaleta, Demichelis, Otamendi, Kolarov, Fernando, Delph, Navas, Sterling, Iheanacho, Aguero

Hart, Sagna, Clichy, Humphreys, Horsfield, Celina, De Bruyne

[goat]

keep up, done that
and you owe me a quid

[KunDB]

Quid in post

C'mon City let's be 'aving you

[lee]

any Links for the game ?😏

im waiting for steve to sort us out

[bry the guy]

i cant find any links

[gavin]

Looks like only audio available so might as well use the OS.

[goat]

on live in albania, found a few albanian channels but no idea which is sport

[Swiss]

yer, i can't find any, shocking!

[goat]

you can crack on with the hawkometer instead

[Swiss]

wey, 2-0 up.

Still sounding iffy at the back though

[Swiss]

So sterling off, KDB on

Aguero off, Clichy on

Meaning Kolorov as LM

When was the last time sterling played a full match...

[goat]

just saw sergios goal, fuckin hell

[bluebrendan]

Good to see Nacho getting a decent amount of game time, apparently a worldy by Aguero.

[goat]

https://twitter.com/MCFClnfo

goals there

[Swiss]

or here

http://www.101greatgoals.com/101ggvideos/golazos/sergio-aguero-scored-a-solo-golazo-for-man-city-at-norwich-in-the-fa-cup-video/?


cheeky little flick by sterling as well in Aguero's goal

[Tricky Trev]

When Navas starts city usually wins, or at least that's how it feels. Anyone know any statistics? Yay for a clean sheet.

[KunDB]

A good day, an easy win, clean sheet, Kelechi got a proper chance and shone, Delph excellent too, Celina got his debut, no Yaya no coincidence we played our best game of the season.

More of this.

[gavin]

Highlights are on BBC Site now

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35273169

Great win.

[Neil Mcnab]

Sounding like a broken record, but Toure "rested" and according to the MEN we bossed midfield. Hopefully Pellegrini gets the message. No doubt Norwich gave a few squad players a run out.

[clevblue]

Good win especially with dippers and arsenal and some rag team scraping through. A good day for team confidence

Better still if we beat the Arse in the final