Can't help not thinking about Wednesday night , been bugging me since the dodgy draw was made ...not going to there !
Anyhoo,
Wednesday, City and how we're going to get passed them is a debate that simply cannot wait, so let's start it off with team selection ,
We can't get away from the fact that they are stronger in midfield and arguably as strong up front , at the back we are pretty even with perhaps they having a better keeper,
There is no doubt in my mind that we will need Emre Can , without him i honestly can't see us getting the better of them , also i feel this match is a bridge too far for Trent , and if we are honest Henderson,
So this is what i would prefer to see at KO....
Karius
Clyne Matip Virgil Robertson
Milner
Oxlade Emre
Salah Firmino Mane
Bench; Migs, Lovren, Henderson,
Wijnaldom , Moreno, Trent, Ings
I'm putting Clyney in because i just feel he could handle Sane better than Trent, ok he's going to be rusty but if he can defend that area for a hour we would at least be more solid defensively,
Henderson, no, can't afford to have a weakness in a already weaker midfield so Milner gets my nod, again not ideal but at least he can read the game better, will tackle and is a good outlet,
Oxlade, again a good player going forward can join up both defensively and in attack but he'll need to be at his best,
Emre, like him or not we need him , without him City will run over us like a f***in tank, he's our strongest midfielder so hopefully he's fit and starts,
Look, on paper it looks like City are better all over the pitch, but we've seen how we can get at them, they have quality in places we don't but they know we can hurt them,
We cannot expect to keep a clean sheet so for me its pivotal to keep them down to one goal max , any more and its going to be very difficult to reach the semi-finals,
Right now id take a 1-1 but preferably a 2 or 3 -1 lead .
YNWA
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