Man City vs Tottenham Hotspur 11/9 Pre/Post Match Thread

[vasilli07]

A very tough game...man city will not want to lose this game as a loss may let them slip into the bottom 4 if other results don't go their way...a draw for me would be a good result.

My probable lineup...

--------------Gomes----------
Hutton--Woodie--King--Corluka
Bentley--Jenas--Hudds--Lennon/Bale
--------------Modric----------
--------------Bent-----------

Subs
Cesar
Zokora
O'Hara
BAE
Lennon/Bale
Campbell/Ghaly/Taabart/KPB
Pavy

[code1390]

Game is at 10 am eastern and will be shown delayed on FSC at 4:30 pm eastern.

[Spur_Forever]

After the last two weeks, I would also be happy with a draw -- especially away.

Anyone know whether O'Hara will be back for this one? I have a vision of him shackling Robinho, and really believe he'll be up for it.

[vasilli07]

O'Hara is suspended during the UEFA cup game...if he is not injured, he will surely at least be on the bench...

[Hauler]

Hope Ledley is out there and also who do we stick on Robinho. I would love it if we could give him the buisness. I will come on here after I watch it on FSC at 4:30. Later.

[Phillyspur]

Yeah we might have the end of the honeymoon here. Tough game, although we always did well against Citeh until the loss last year, which was a bit unlucky as I recall (1 of their goals offside, while we had a good one disallowed...?)

I'm pessimistic about Ledley's availability and Jenas may not be fit enough to start, so I'd predict

-----------Gomes---------
Hutton-Woody-Corluka-Bale
Bentley-Zoks-Hudd-Lennon
-----------Modric---------
------------Pav-----------

On their day, they can take teams apart - let's just hope it's not their day. Kompany is suspended. Could be a high-scoring game.

Like Hauler, I'll be watching the tape delay.

Remember your veterans / wear your poppies with pride, people.

[MVF]

Look's to be a good game fella's, two attacking sides. Hope it lives up to the promise, and that we replicate the form against HR earlier this year :D. Seriously though, i respect Tottenham's playing ability even if they haven't fired consistently this year, they are in a bit of good form now. Good luck, but not too much.

[vasilli07]

http://i35.tinypic.com/2zxxe39.jpg

Imbalance formation imo. No left winger. Is it to neutralise Robinho?

[MVF]

Stream of the game

http://www.ustream.tv/videoplayerpopup/channel/328947

[jumhed]

Also see goalcentre.com for livestream.

Good shot from Modric just now.

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Our LB isn't playing too well.

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Citeh reduced to 10 men.

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We should sign Hart. He's bloody great!

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My PBP is awful! :D

Because there's no [R] in the title.

[AudereEstFacere]

1-1. Good performance so far at the half here. I think that every goal Bent scores goes between the keeper's legs. In any case, I think we've got the ability to pull this one out.

[vasilli07]

In the 2nd half, let's get BAE off for Lennon. Then Corluka at leftback, Zoks at right.

Let's try to win it instead of drawing against 10 men...

[jumhed]

Pass it around, tire them out.

We need to make the possession count. We won't be dominant the whole game.

[jumhed]

Hmmm.

I don't think the introduction of Lennon is right. His greatest asset is speed, and lets face it, we're not exactly hitting them on the counter-attack are we?

[jumhed]

We need to score to make Citeh chase the game. Then we could hit them on the couter.

[electrickeeper]

Bent is on fire at the moment!

2-1!!!

COYS!!!!