Newcastle United v Manchester City - Official Build Up / Matchday Thread

Head: City beat us 1-4 comfortably.

Heart: 2-1 and Mbiwa kicks Nasri into row z.

 

Now that I'd like to see!

 

Anyone know if it's a sell out?

 

Our section in the sky is

 

Well, seeing you're reigning champions we thought you deserved the high seats so our fans' heads are bowed lower.

 

Head says we get a 4-1 tanking from them as we meet a pumped up full strength City baying for blood.

Heart says they are suffering from having so many World Cup players, a bit jaded, not at full strength, we are on the crest of wave and hit them like a juggernaut resulting in a 3-1 victory.

 

Honestly, more or less exactly my thoughts.

 

I think we're being a bit hard on ourselves. We looked good attacking wise so far pre-season, and City haven't had a great pre-season defensively.

If it ends 2-3 and a great performance I'll be very happy.

---------Riviere----------

Aarons---Cabella---Gouff

-----Anita----Sissoko------

Haidara--Colo---Willo---Janmaat

-------------Krul------------------

I'd prefer Sissoko in a more CDM role, because Colback and Anita is a very weak and piss poor central defensive pair. Anita is a good player but needs a tank next to him.

I'd just throw the lad Aarons on the pitch and let him loose. Him and Haidara looked like a decent pairing in pre-season, and if we play him as a LW/LAM and give him freedom, the likes of Anita and Sissoko can pick up the defensive duties more often.

 

apparently tiote and de jong are both going to be fit so I'm hoping to see

-------Riv
Aarons---Cabella
------Dejong
----Tiote--Sissoko
Haidara-Colo-willo-janmaat
------krul

im hoping to god colback doesn't start from what I've seen in preseason he is absolute kak....yes he works hard but absolutely no composure on the ball or any creative gile....if sissoko starts on the wing I might just write the season off already...but hey If pardew pulls the finger out and plays a team like that I see a cheeky victory...anything else I recon a 2 nil affair

 

The thing I fear mate is this ginger clogger becoming the new Jonas in the fact he will be played no matter how average to **** he is and will rapidly become Pardew's new personal wad receptacle.

 

I'm already resigned to it already....he's english too which already makes him a guaranteed starter so pardew feels less dirty about the foreigners...what pisses me off more is the waste of sissoko...for god sake he could be like yaya toure with the right guidance..

 

knowing that tiote & de jong are out for this game, I expect:

riviere
cabella - colback - anita - sissoko
haidara - colo - willo - janmaat
krul

and a 3-1 defeat to City

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I'd wish for

riviere - gouff
aarons - sissoko - anita - obertan
haidara - colo - yanga - janmaat
krul


and try and take them for pace, particularly with obertan and aarons running at their defence, sissoko making late charges through the middle, and anita not allowed forward...

 

Pards won't risk anything more than one up front. UIt will be damage limitation from the off.

 

Think with the summer signings and Man City players being injured or potentially off the pace, this could be our best chance of beating them under Pardew. So I'm going for a 2 - 1 win.

Manchester City

 

You expect us to start with 10 men. Bold stuff from Alan if so.

 

Noticed Cabella wasn't there, must have forgot about him.

 

No he just prefers Obertan. I expect no less given he anticipates us starting with 10.

 

CBRAD - Isn't it nice to find a cricket team more weak willed than ourselves? The indians have taken the fall guy role to the extreme. Bravo.

 

We are going to get bested all over the park tomorrow.

 

My head says we're in for a nasty shock tomorrow.

My heart says listen to your head cos I'm always wrong!