Match Day Thread Norwich City v Manchester City

Beer tastes better out of a proper glass and the queues are shorter in the Bell.

 

Seems Reading have a better chance of winning this one than us!

 

Not even sure we'll be able to field eleven players the way things are going?

 

The injury list is crazy and so many sound pretty long term. After this game we have games that we hoped would be winnable, this injury list puts that in real danger.

Krul - a minor doubt
Aarons - out until the next international break
Godfrey - muscle strain
Zimmermann - our until January
Klose - out for 9 months
Leitner - hasn’t trained for 2 weeks
Vrancic - injured!
Trybull - 4 weeks
Hernandez - min 9months

Also Roberts is ineligible for this game, Idah likely to make the squad. DF says he’s not happy to throw young players in unprepared, so I doubt we will see many of any of the u23s

 

That is some injury list. I was less concerned abput tomorrow than our readiness for subsequent games...time for the replacements to earn their coin!

 

Fahrmann
Byram Tettey Amadou Lewis
McLean Cantwell
Buendia Stiepermann Drmic
Pukki

And that leaves Idah, Srbeny, McGovern, Hanley and Heise on the bench.

Am I missing anyone?? Famewo called up from the U21s, or is he out on loan too?

 

Handley is also injured I think

 

Available for 20 or30 mins from the bench apparently https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2019/september/team-news-manchester-city/

 

I'd favour:

Fahrmann
Byram Amadou Lewis Heise
McLean Tettey
Buendia Stiepermann Cantwell
Pukki

It's not like Citeh have the big man up front, so Lewis pace would be more important there than Tettey's grist. Plus then at least Tettey can provide some sort of screen with McLean.
Sounds like maybe Krul still makes it, but we are in serious dire straights. With respect to u23's being chucked in under prepared. With the injuries and international absentees, I reckon the u23's will have to have been training with the top team, maybe one i.e. Famewo or Jones could step up? It's not like you need heep any pressure on them, there isn't anyone out there not expecting a route.....and that was before finding out Godfrey, Hanley and Arrons were all set to miss out.

Bah!

 

Only just seen the injury list and IMO, we might as well fly the white flag instead of the NCFC one for tomorrow's game and the one against Villa next month!!!

 

Hard to predict our starting X1 bearing in mind we have a midweek trip to Ukraine
Best guess would be

Ederson
Walker Stones Otamendi Zinchenko
Fernandinho De Bruyne D Silva
Mahrez Aguero Sterling

Subs
Bravo
Cancelo
Gundogan
Rodri
Foden
Bernado Silva
Jesus

 

A real conundrum for you. Good luck tomorrow fella!

 

Wish we had Jesus on our side

 

Biggest conundrum is whether to head for the Compleat Angler or try somewhere new?

 

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Read the comments though...I live overseas PPLF, so just fwd'ing local news

 

Ten of his 'disciples' would be most welcome to make up the numbers as well!!!

 

#brilliant

 

In 47 years of following City, I can never remember an injury list like this one. Is it the consequence of double training sessions? With those we have left, I'd go for:

Krul/Fahrmann
Byram Amadou Lewis Heise
Tettey McLean
Buendia Stiepermann Cantwell
Pukki

Subs: Krul/Fahrmann (or McGovern if Krul is out), Godfrey?/Famewo, U23 FB, U23 CM, Fitzpatrick, Srbeny, Drmic

If DF is going to go on with our attacking style it's hard to see anything other than a complete rout. Depressing.

 

Interesting thoughts Rick and I was wondering whether or training regime was partly to blame for the injuries and it could well be a contributory factor and tackles that would have resulted in a week or two off last season are now leading to a month or two off.
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