Usual realistic responses from Steve Bruce - any points on Saturday will be a bonus but our current squad are capable of giving Man City a real game. Excellent manager!
Is it time to revert to what we know? McG Chester Dawson Davies Elmo Thudd Livermore Ramirez Robertson Jelly Abel Ben-Arfa for Ramirez when he starts to flag.
Something like this i suppose. Although i find it impossible to pick a team from the squad of players we now have. I want Brady in my eleven,for instance. But who am i going to drop ? A good headache ? I'd say it's a bad headache !
I dislike 352 but I personally think we changed too much too soon. I have no idea who Bruce will field tomorrow, but the performance and mentality has to be better than recent games.
We have the makings of a side that could become quite formidable. We are still lacking some depth up front (imo) and I'd like to see Aluko and Sagbo out in January and replaced with another striker (or two) who cane perform at this level but I realise that this is not going to be easy. Good interview with Bruce.
I would go with McGregor Rosenior Dawson Davies Robertson Elmo Huddleston Diame Brady Jelavic Hernandez Bench: Ince, Ben Arfa, Chester, Jak, Ramierz, Livermore Its tough, but its a good tough. Don't expect to see that team though.
You have to ask the question why did we give Aluko a lengthy, lucrative new deal? Of course the response will be we didnt know who we'd sign since then but I said at the time he shouldnt get such a deal. He's probably had a handful of even decent games in the past year. That's not what gets you a new contract.
------------McGregor -----Chester Dawson Davies Elmo----------------------Robertson ----Huddlestone Diame -----------Ramirez -------Jelavic Hernandez
I was with you until you got to Ramirez but don't think he'll start. I'd expect Livermore to start in a central midfield 3 and then Ramirez/Ben Arfa/Brady to come on if necessary depending on events.
------------McGregor -----Chester Dawson Davies Elmo----------------------Robertson ---livermore Diame -----------Ramirez -------Jelavic Hernandez hudds is not playing well.
Chester in for Huddlestone, Bruce can sort out the tactics accordingly. Realistically we will lose but Chester needs to be back out there on the pitch every game when fit
