Centre Half pairing v Man City

[Bluecranks]

I would play Stones - recent lapses notwithstanding, he's quality. This is our biggest game in a long time and you've got to rely on your best players showing up.

 

[blueblue]

For me it's Jagielka and Mori.
We are going to continue to leak goals until we realise that a defenders first responsibility is to defend.

 

[blueblue]

I am not sure who is to blame, John Stones or the coaching staff. But, what happened yesterday has been threatening for some time. An insistence on playing football to get out of trouble every time. The best defenders can sometimes kick the ball into row z when it is the right thing to do.
I do not know if the coaching staff are encouraging him to always play the ball or it is something the player himself is doing , but I think it makes our entire team look shaky just as much as some goalkeeping by Tim Howard.

I think that John Stones needs a rest in any event and maybe being dropped will help him focus on what he should be doing a little better.

 

[Tree13]

He may even go three at the back depending on whether McCarthy will be risked.

----------------------Joel----------------------

-----------Stones - Jagielka - Mori-----------
Coleman--------------------------------Baines
---------Cleverley--Barry---Barkley----------
-----Deulofeu----------------------Lukaku-----

*love a good jarg formation every now and then

I was thinking along these lines too. So much revolves around player fitness, it's hard to pick a lineup in advance these days!

 

[Verbal Kint]

Stones and Jags for me, I'm not going to give up on Stones because he had a horror show yesterday.And anybody thinking he won't be starting Wednesday night obviously hasn't followed this managers rationale, He won't be making a scapegoat of anybody.

See Tim Howard as a prime example

 

[madkiwi]

If Coleman can't start, put Stones at RB. Oviedo while doing well considering, is too left footed.

I was wrong... Sorry Bry.