Sunderland v MAN CITY – The PREVIEW: City’s Probable Team
2 Dec
With Vincent Kompany injured and Eliaquim Mangala suspended, Martin Demichelis will be partnered at the heart of defence by either Dedryck Boyata or Bacary Sagna. Matija Nastasic, whose treatment this season by Manuel Pellegrini seems a little spiteful, perhaps as a result of the Serb’s refusal to leave in the summer, supposedly has a groin problem that should keep him out for a week…
In midfield, Fernando may be an option if the manager wants to offer a touch more protection to a new back four, while James Milner and Frank Lampard are both pushing for starts after impressive substitute appearances away to Southampton.
Here is the side Pellegrini could select:
Referee: Craig Pawson.
Prediction: Sunderland 1 – 2 MAN CITY – Recent tradition dictates a 1-0 home victory after City have dominated possession, but it’s as good a time as any to arrest our Stadium of Light slump. The home side worked tirelessly at home to Chelsea at the weekend and we have to hope their endeavours in that game affect them come full time. Either way, if we show the same appetite as against Southampton, we should have enough for the three points.
Not sure about that midfield VfaB. We have another tough game on Saturday, share the work out a bit. That’s two great players in Yaya and Lamps,yes, but also that’s two set’s of ageing legs.
I’d rather see Pellers go with Fernando as a sweeper and push Yaya forward into the hole behind Kun. It will be tighter defensively, bearing in mind we have a makeshift CH pairing.
Lamps has been excellent for us but we will have a very thin bench defensively and he is a great option for change.
Alph
Touche. Lampard should make an excellent impact substitute. I personally do not prefer pairing both Yaya and Lampard. We can start with Fernando and Yaya and hopefully if we close the game in the first half. Lampard can come for Yaya and he gets rested for Everton game
If we aint going to play deadly derrick then why is he in the squad. Would rather Yaya at Cb, who has played that position in a Euro cup final than Sagna. Either way we need to put the bloody Mackems to the sword for once and kill the bogey team tag.