Man City vs. Burnley - 28/12/14, 3pm

Talib Fiasco

Important enough game for City considering the game between Chelsea and Southampton.

No Aguero, Yaya or Kompany for City. Milner/Silva leading the line.



Burnley name an unchanged team for the fifth game running:

Confirmed #BFC starting XI: Heaton; Mee, Shackell (c), Keane, Trippier; Boyd, Jones, Marney, Arfield; Barnes, Ings

Talib Fiasco

Burnley have started well

Darkglasses

Aguero who?

Talib Fiasco

Great finish by Silva! That was needed...Burnley doing well

blueser

Darkglasses wrote: »

Aguero who?

We're a one man team; didn't you realise that?


Get in there Merlin!

SEPT 23 1989

we really are playing some lovely football

what a goal:)

Talib Fiasco

Oh Ferni what a beauty

blueser

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

we really are playing some lovely football

what a goal:)

Playing the best quality of football in the league at the moment, without a doubt. Just a pity we got off to a slow start to the season.

Talib Fiasco

Enjoying this

blueser

"City are a one man team. They're nothing without Aguero Kompany Toure Silva."

Talib Fiasco

Hope Zab is alright...tank of a man he won't go off easy anyway

blueser

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

Hope Zab is alright...tank of a man he won't go off easy anyway

I actually would take him off now if there's any concern. No point in taking any unnecessary risks. Famous last words, but we should have this game sewn up now. Get him off and get him ready for the Mackems. Same goes for Merlin.

Darkglasses

blueser wrote: »

I actually would take him off now if there's any concern. No point in taking any unnecessary risks. Famous last words, but we should have this game sewn up now. Get him off and get him ready for the Mackems. Same goes for Merlin.

I don't think it's too much of a risk, didn't look like a concussion or anything more serious than a cut, he can't really aggravate it.

Talib Fiasco

blueser wrote: »

I actually would take him off now if there's any concern. No point in taking any unnecessary risks. Famous last words, but we should have this game sewn up now. Get him off and get him ready for the Mackems. Same goes for Merlin.

Was thinking the same myself. He seems grand but yeah no point risking. Get Jovetic and Sagna on and let Fernandinho burst forward a bit more as well. Good half overall, first goal really stuffed Burnley after a good start

Take Your Pants Off

Mangala has improved so much.

Talib Fiasco

Silly silly goal to concede

Edit: Should be offside...poor decision

SEPT 23 1989

offside but dreadful defending in the first few minutes

blueser

The standard of refereeing/officiating is p1ss poor at the moment.

Talib Fiasco

Navas has done very well today, both in attack and in defence

Talib Fiasco

F*cking hell lads wake up

blueser

Laughable decision. It's not even borderline.

Iused2likebusts

great effort by burnley exact same team as last day and playing a good old fashioned 442.

Talib Fiasco

Jojo's hair is horrid

Johner

Deserved.

Darkglasses

Well crap

SEPT 23 1989

ffs:mad:

Talib Fiasco

That was coming

Unearthly

Very poor man city team

Johner

Burnley playing out of their skins.

blueser

Thrown away a fantastic position today.

Talib Fiasco

Cmon lads calm things down

SEPT 23 1989

c'mon lads

Talib Fiasco

5 mins lads cmon

Johner

Mangala is so clumsy.

Johner

Brilliant from Burnley.

Talib Fiasco

This is devastating stuff. At least Chelsea slipped up too

Junior D

Can't describe how much I want Chelsea to win the league after this! City always screw me over!

Talib Fiasco

Pellegrini f*cked up by not having Vinny and Yaya in the match day squad. They shouldn't be needed against Burnley but still there's always a chance of something like today happening.

Take Your Pants Off

Mistake on bringing Lampard and Jovetic too early.
Milner and Nasri were doing well themselves.

blueser

A shocking waste of two points there. Fine, the first Burnley goal was a farcical decision by the linesman assistant referee, but we should have enough to see that game out. Mourinho will be like a dog with two sets of of crown jewels to lick.

Gits_bone

blueser wrote: »

Laughable decision. It's not even borderline.

Justice is served.

Talib Fiasco

Gits_bone wrote: »

Justice is served.

????

FutureGuy

quick question for City fans. Any reason why Yaya wasn't in match day squad. Was he simply rested or was there an injury?

Thanks.

FutureGuy

Gits_bone wrote: »

Justice is served.

What are you talking about justice? He was offside and shouldn't have stood???

Talib Fiasco

FutureGuy wrote: »

quick question for City fans. Any reason why Yaya wasn't in match day squad. Was he simply rested or was there an injury?

Thanks.

City's official twitter said he was indeed rested and Vinny wasn't risked. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Yaya picked up a knock though.

blueser

Gits_bone wrote: »

Justice is served.

Care to expand on that?

Harry Palmr

Gits_bone wrote: »

Justice is served.

blueser wrote: »

Care to expand on that?

I'm going to guess that's some sort of payback for Sterling last year.

blueser

Harry Palmr wrote: »

I'm going to guess that's some sort of payback for Sterling last year.

What? Seriously? Then I hope justice will be equally served for Suarez not being sent off at Anfield against us last season. And not forgetting the two cast iron penalties (the foul on Dzeko and the Skrtel handball) that we weren't given in the same game. Yes, justice would be nice.

Darkglasses

Why bother sometimes.

Gits_bone

Harry Palmr wrote: »

I'm going to guess that's some sort of payback for Sterling last year.

Lol.

I'm afraid I'm referring to much more recent events, such as a few days ago when Crystal Palace had a goal wrong disallowed for offside.