Manchester City v Southampton

Xavi6

The season starts for real this afternoon, the Champions are back.

Big team news as Rodwell starts -

Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Y Toure, Rodwell, Silva, Nasri, Tevez, Aguero.

Subs: Pantimilion, Kolarov, Savic, De Jong, Milner, Balotelli, Dzeko.

parc

what time are you shower of pricks playing at? whenever i google it, it comes up 11.00 ( i am abroad on holidays tho)

(this is light hearted banter mods)

DanTheMan91

Can't see anything other than a City win, I think the real question is how many will they score.

Scuba Ste

Strange one. Are we still going with 3-5-2. Doesn't look it from that team.

Looking forward to this. Defending Champions has a nice ring to it.

Mars Bar

Strange one with Rodwell starting!

Lumbo

Mars Bar wrote: »

Strange one with Rodwell starting!

Surprised by that. Best of luck to him but with the amount of talent available at City I can't see him being involved that much.

Rascasse

Saints: K Davis, Clyne, Fonte, Hooiveld, Fox, Schneiderlin, Ward-Prowse, Lallana, Puncheon, Guly, Rodriguez
Subs: Gazzaniga, Lambert, S Davis, Sharp, Richardson, Shaw, Seaborne

Hopefully not a massacre.

8-10

Rascasse wrote: »

Saints: K Davis, Clyne, Fonte, Hooiveld, Fox, Schneiderlin, Ward-Prowse, Lallana, Puncheon, Guly, Rodriguez
Subs: Gazzaniga, Lambert, S Davis, Sharp, Richardson, Shaw, Seaborne

Hopefully not a massacre.

Dream debut for 17yr old Ward-Prowse. Saints have had a number of exciting youngsters coming through. Will be looking out for him and Nathan Clyne who could prove a good signing. Lambert and Sharp on the bench is a little odd but Nigel obviously doesn't anticipate being in the final third too often.

Hope Saints give a good account of themselves, good to see them back up. Afraid they're in for a rough afternoon however, I'm gonna say City do a Fulham, 5-0 home win

Jax Teller

What a load of crap with the tape .

Corvo

FFS. Officials can't tell when a ball is about two yards over a goal line or decide between themselves regarding a simple yellow or red card but god help you if you have blue socks and white tape.

Jesus Christ

double GG

Coletrickle88 wrote: »

What a load of crap with the tape .

What's that? Missed the start?

double GG

Southampton have quite a bit of pace in that side! Aguero down...... Fantastic tackle...

EDIT: Look's horrible for Aguero...

Copper_pipe

double GG wrote: »

What's that? Missed the start?

if wear have tape on your socks, the colour of the tape must be the same as the socks (White socks + White tape) Silva had blue socks and white tape

SEPT 23 1989

O no:(

Corvo

double GG wrote: »

Coletrickle88 wrote: »

What a load of crap with the tape .

What's that? Missed the start?

New regulation means if you have say red socks, it must have red tape. In Silva's case, he was hauled off because he had blue socks and white tape. It's so officials can tell the difference when tackles are flying and avoid confusion. Bollocks.

Mars Bar

Looked like a great tackle. Won the ball.
Aguero is clearly in a lot of pain though.

gaelicred

There goes another one from my FF team

Aguero being out would be a huge loss!

homerjay2005

my instinct as he fell was Cruciate...looks rough. not nice to see any player get an injury like that.

Schism

He's walking off to be fair to him, surely they won't risk him though?

Kylo Ren

Some tackle. Aguero is walking. Should be alright.

whatawaster

Keno 92 wrote: »

Some tackle. Aguero is walking. Should be alright.

I refer you to Lucas last season.

Hopefully just a strain

double GG

Looked more like LCL to me the way he went over on it.

EDIT: Aguero's reaction straight after the tackle may be some indication that it may be something more serious. He seemed in a lot of pain. I'm a United fan and I hope it's not too bad.

Schism

Yep, that's a penalty. ****e...

Mars Bar

Ugh. Very soft

double GG

Definite Penalty.

Mars Bar

SAVE!! That's a terrible penalty

Schism

Awful penalty!

SEPT 23 1989

ffs:mad:

gaelicred

Awful pen

double GG

Shocking Penalty!!!!

Paully D

Surprised Tevez didn't take that mind?

homerjay2005

Looks like Howard Webb hasnt changed anyway.

Pudsy33

Players taking those penos does my head in, what's the point? Very low percentage penalty

double GG

Anyone else feel Lescott's tackle could have been a penalty? Outside the box most probably would have been a free kick.

Mars Bar

double GG wrote: »

Anyone else feel Lescott's tackle could have been a penalty? Outside the box most probably would have been a free kick.

Thought it was a good crunching tackle myself

double GG

Southampton really work hard don't they!

gaelicred

Southhampton are a good side i think they will do well this season

joe123

Schism wrote: »

He's walking off to be fair to him, surely they won't risk him though?

I tore my cruciate and I walked off the pitch. The first few minutes lying on the ground are agony though. Really hope it's not his cruciate

Fuhrer

joe123 wrote: »

I tore my cruciate and I walked off the pitch. The first few minutes lying on the ground are agony though. Really hope it's not his cruciate

Aye, its not obvious at first, once the knee starts swelling up and you're in utter agony, thats when it becomes horrifically apparent

Schism

They can't give Tevez space like that. Looks like City are going to make the breakthrough.

Eathrin

Mars Bar wrote: »

Strange one with Rodwell starting!

Didn't think he'd get a look in myself for a while yet but I suppose they are a little weak in that area, I'm not a fan of Barry.

double GG

Can see a city goal before half time. Massive up in tempo.

EDIT: Goal, Offside?

Schism

Goal for Tevez, well taken.

Johner

He was offside.

Paully D

Kelvin Davis in ''should have done better'' shocker.

SEPT 23 1989

We needed that

homerjay2005

offside, but no surprise given previous City games involving Howard Webbs crew. brutal goal keeping also, though smashing ball from Nasri.

Fowler87

Super ball from Nasri that

wonderboysam

sup with the Lugano shirt?

Xavi6

What a mixed half of football this has been.

Very impressed with Rodwell's composure on the ball. Nasri had been great, a complete contrast to Silva. Good time to score.