Man City vs. Reading 15.00 (Live on Setanta Ireland)

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Teams:

Man City:
Hart, Zabaleta, Kolo Toure, Nastasic, Rekik, Garcia, Barry, Silva, Yaya Toure, Aguero, Tevez

Reading:
Federici, Gunter, Mariappa, Pearce, Harte, Karacan, Leigertwood, McAnuff, Kebe, Tabb, Pogrebnyak


Obvious big news for city is Karim Rekik starting at left back, very much looking forward to seeing him, having signed a big new contract lately. Kompany and Lescott both on the bench. Dzeko and Milner both also available subs.

For Reading, Karacan has managed to overcome his injury. Looks a very shakey defence, would have expected Cummings, Gorkss and Shorey to start.


Expect City to mash Reading. 4-0 at least.

Darkglasses

Cracking game so far, City playing great flowing football.

Leiva

too wet for some fans ?

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Leiva wrote: »

too wet for some fans ?

Clearly! Reading not a big draw either I suppose.

Should be 2-0 already, Reading being outclassed so far. They'll be knackered at h-t at this rate.

markie29

Aguero never touched Karacan and he gets a yellow card.

Cantona's Collars

Leiva wrote: »

too wet for some fans ?

See what you did there:D

On fine days it's too warm,they really are a big club you know;):pac:

Leiva

Piggybank should have got a yellow there.

Strawberry Fields

how long do you think reading can hold out?
I'd be delighted if they make it to half time.

Professional Griefer

They're not looking too bad at the moment, but you just know City will score.

Level at half time. 3 or 4 - 0 at FT.

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godeas16 wrote: »

how long do you think reading can hold out?
I'd be delighted if they make it to half time.

Goal needs to come soon or I'll be worried

mike65

Two flipping goals in the 3 pm games!

edit 4 now! :pac:

mark renton

Gotta laugh at Brian "5-5-0" Kerr jumping to the defense of "parking the bus"

Liam O

mike65 wrote: »

Two flipping goals in the 3 pm games!

edit 4 now! :pac:

Seems to happen in the first halves a lot this season.

Darkglasses

Aaaaaand we're back.

Need to be more clinical as always, and we should still take this very handily.

Strawberry Fields

effectively one goal and the games over.
but the longer it goes on......

Darkglasses

Rekik seems to be fitting in well, definitely a legitimate option at full back. Better defensively than Maicon.

mark renton

Great delivery from harte, free kick just outside the box would be interesting...

Darkglasses

Dzeko on for Garcia. Reading playing 6-3-1 so might as well go all out attack ourselves.

niallo27

4 goals in six games, shocking day so far.

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Scott Sinclair on for Tevez.

Mancini must have a plan...

supersean1999

poor crowd, lots of blue seats.

Darkglasses

Last change - Milly on for Rekik. Good game by the young lad. City need to tidy up the passing up front.

Darkglasses

Poor by Sinclair, twice in a row he's just put the head down and ran blindly when he was 40-50 yards from goal. Needs to look up at who is around him.

Professional Griefer

Mon da Reading.

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4 minutes for Dzeko to score a winner.

Lord TSC

Can't believe it's 0-0 at 90 minutes. Had money on over 4.5 goals

Professional Griefer

FUUUUUUU

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YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!

GARETH BARRY!!!!!

Frisbee

Cracking header

Aguerooooooooooooo Barrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyy

karma_

Job done in the end. Wellplayed Gaz Baz.

mike65

Ha! By the skin of their chinny chin chin.

dfx-

Very surprised a free out wasn't given there.

PhlegmyMoses

City have done the late goal thing quite a bit this season. Playing like ****, though.

supersean1999

how was that not a free out, he was riding him like seabiscuit

Talib Fiasco

Phew...should be 5 or 6 though. Glad it won't cost us.

karma_

mike65 wrote: »

Ha! By the skin of their chinny chin chin.

That's the mark of Champions mike.

Rega

dfx- wrote: »

Very surprised a free out wasn't given there.

Thought he was all over the defender there. Those are the breaks the champions get I suppose!

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FT, 1-0 City

Was very worrying for a while! Just didn't click together up front today, final pass missing.

Sinclair was abysmal, doesn't fit into the squad at all. Rekik did well, a viable option at left or right full for sure. Good performance by the whole back 4, when occasionally called upon they had Pogrebnyak fully covered.

Needed Nasri. Garcia, Barry and Yaya couldn't produce the ball for Aguero or Tevez as it was needed.

mike65

karma_ wrote: »

That's the mark of Champions mike.

Indeed, I went over to redcafe they are gutted! (as one there posted "we've been doing this to opposition supporters for years")

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Rega wrote: »

Thought he was all over the defender there. Those are the breaks the champions get I suppose!

Certainly a question mark over that goal IMO!

Xavi6

On the bus back to town after the game and the thrill of seeing a last minute winner is as good in the flesh

We dominated and for the time wasting alone, which started after five minutes, I'm delighted we beat them.

Some below average performances but we defended well and Rekik looked very good for a debutant.

Three points was a must and we got it. In front of 47,007 as well so good crowd considering the weather.

Will I Amnt

mike65 wrote: »

Indeed, I went over to redcafe they are gutted! (as one there posted "we've been doing this to opposition supporters for years")

And still doing it... Wasn't it yourself that had a good laugh at City equalising the other week?

van Persiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeee!!!

Mr.Micro

Xavi6 wrote: »

On the bus back to town after the game and the thrill of seeing a last minute winner is as good in the flesh

We dominated and for the time wasting alone, which started after five minutes, I'm delighted we beat them.

Some below average performances but we defended well and Rekik looked very good for a debutant.

Three points was a must and we got it. In front of 47,007 as well so good crowd considering the weather.

Not sure what is going on at City, but what a stroke of luck to win. Reading were playing for the draw from the start and that does not make for good football. Even the best teams are thwarted when the other team sets up like that. Having said all that, when are City going to really get going? It was a big struggle without Yaya last January when he was playing at the Africa cup of nations, so I have to say City may do the same this time and chasing Man Utd will not be easy.