We'll be going all out to beat you

Thnk I should probably go back to 4231 this weekend vs Newcastle:

Mandanda
Ivanovic Benatia Luiz Kolorov
Essien Ramires
Isla Marchiso Jovetic
Cavani

Subs: Mignolet, Azpilicueta, Romeu, T.Motta, Balotelli, Torres, Doumbia

Thoughts? Got Lennon, Lavezzi, Sturridge, Lucas all injured so no real AM but think Marchiso can play there gives us more control over midfield too, or Jovetic AM, Kolorov LM and Azpilicueta LB? Or I could play Torres wide where's he's played a bit recently and have Jovetic AM?

Pastore hasnt been that great this season

Rami > Benatia

Next week I have Kroos and Rolando, with Lavezzi back too

Marchisio not very good there LSTD.

Id play

Essien Ramires
Isla/Lennon Jovetic Ballotelli
Cavani

personally

Lennon injured so can't unfortunately. Balotelli just seems a liability ATM wouldn't put him on my bench if any of those other 4 were fit

Sorry, didn't see Lennon was injured

Pastore has been fairly decent this swason Fan, and difficult to defend against.

And maybe, but we've already agreed I'm stronger up front. Midfield/Red Cards will be where game is won and lost

Fair enough, just think he's the sort of strongish darting player Pisczeck tends to struggle against

no I wouldnt play Marchisio there

and I wouldnt play Ballotelli either, good but not great, showed he is very over-rated in the last few weeks imo

but my stronger defense counters that

yes Gomez > Soldado, but my cbs > yours so balances itself out

Don't think he is overrated, just a loose cannon. On their day, most of the City front 4 would start for Utd.

Possibly something like

Nani-Aguero-Silva
Rooney

most of them?

thats 2-2

Torres? Seems to have regained his pace and strength and got a great cross? Or Cavani can play there too, maybe have to go 4-3-3 then

Essien
Marchiso Ramires
Isla Cavani Jovetic

Was including Wingers + AM in that too Fan, pointless comparing now anyway as we both disagree & we don't know tactics or injuries.

Isla doesnt play that far forward

Oh Doumbia plays wing for ivory coast very strong and very fast, making runs between FB and CB think that could be very dangerous might play him actually!

am just looking at strikers and Cbs where we are different as mids are about =

Yeah, but I'd then have all the City back up of Ballotelli etc over our own, aside from maybe Valencia/Young over Nasri

cabn Cavani not play wide or support striker play him and Torres

ramires-Essien-March-Jovetic
Cavani
Torres

Isla tends to be on shoulder of the LB when he attacks for udinese though so playing there means he can always get in behind and obviously he's free to drop deeper. I may just have to heal Lavezzi quickly

Ivanovic-Luiz-Benatia
Isla-Essien-March-Kolarov
Ramires-Jovetic
Cavani

?

Yeah that's what I'm generally going to play now but against Song Arteta and Kaka I think I need 3 in the middle, it's annoying FBs is the area I'd target against them and apart from Isla and Jovetic my 4 best wingers are injured

Yeah good idea fan might try that

I've got no idea for my league game versus Chelsea, am at home & can't play the way I did in the Cup as Inler is injured

when defendin Kolarov can drop to LB with Jovetic LM