[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
6 February 2016 2653 comments
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In a battle for supremacy at the summit, Manchester City welcome Leicester City to the Etihad. The Foxes are in the midst of a six-match unbeaten streak that started with their goalless draw in the reverse fixture, while the Sky Blues haven’t tasted defeat in seven outings.

Only two teams mustered more big chances (eight) over the last four Gameweeks than Leicester, who racked up seven goals during that period. It’s on the defensive end that Claudio Ranieiri’s troops were the most impressive, though, conceding the second-fewest goals (one), sixth-fewest shots inside the box (25) and fewest big chances (two).

Despite ranking third for attempts (61) and joint-fourth for goals (seven) since Gameweek 21, the Sky Blues recorded just 14 shots on target, engendering the worst shot accuracy (23%) of any team. On the flip side, Manuel Pellegrini’s men conceded just two goals and registered three clean sheets. Moreover, only two teams allowed fewer shots inside the box (24), while they placed joint-second-bottom with regards to big chances conceded (three).

  1. saihtam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling should shave...

    1. Saint & Reevesy
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      And start playing like a 50m footballer

    2. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Agreed. Beards aren't for everyone.

    3. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Hair or beard or both?

    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Just look how terrible City look with Delph instead of KDB.

    1. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      this

    2. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Don't know what Pellegrini expects with playing a CDM at LM

    3. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      System's all wrong. Delph on the wing is just

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Sterling should go left, Delf back and Yaya in the hole.

        1. Jazz!
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Agree

        2. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          This is what I was saying on the last page. Don't know what Pelle is doing!

    4. Mr. Grv
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      They didn't do anything better last time and kdb to delph is obviously downgrade.

    5. Every Dog Has Its Day
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Delph is excellent.

    6. Your Mum's Athletic
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      playing into Leicester hands trying to double up on Mahrez

    7. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      This this this.

      Delph playing the KDB role is brainless

    8. TeamSteam
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Problem is Pellegrini is asking Delph to do the same things KDB can. Delph performs in the engine room, hes not a winger or a #10. Classic box to box player.

  2. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I think we can say Leicester just won the title.

    1. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      😀

    2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, let's skip 2nd half and then the rest of the season.....

  3. ARKANOIIDE
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling looks like a 12 year old boy with a beard.

    1. Scratch
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Lol he actually does

    2. Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      That's the description

  4. Sif
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Looking forward to Yaya pen when Aguero comes off.

    1. Alittude
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      hes not coming off

  5. Hakuna Juan Mata
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    How's Aguero looked so far?

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Anonymous, every time he gets it he gets fouled

    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      City have been poor but I'd still back him to get something out of this.

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Rubbish

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Delph kolarov and sterling need to come off and stay off

    Not good enough

    1. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Delph has been okay. Not his fault being played out of his comfort zone

  7. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Huth, benched obviously.

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Same.

    2. Mr. Grv
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I benched mahrez:D

    3. Scratch
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Was just talking to a City supporting friend earlier... even he said he wouldn't mind if Leicester beat them 🙂

    4. Saint & Reevesy
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I hear you.

    5. Every Dog Has Its Day
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Logical decision.

    6. Sif
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Logical but gutting.

    7. The Nuttmxn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Understandable though, you expect them to knuckle down as its such a big game.

  8. Evs
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    • 16 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Jon inverdale

    2mins he's been on the TV 😡 !!!

    Clown

    1. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      You should watch Rugby League instead.

      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Nah...

  9. Yome
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Lol @ Aguero capitainers !

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      🙄

    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Very early shout.

      1. Yome
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        50% valid, hope he blanks

    3. DGWjegy
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      why would you lol at anyone?

      it's a game man...

    4. KingOllie
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      +1

    5. Rossamous
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      With an inform Kane and Sanchez looking lively. With differential captain options available this week, I hope that he blanks. Me rank needs a good boost

    6. Alittude
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      lol @ yome

  10. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Wonder if Guardiola is watching 🙂

  11. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Fair play to Leicester but Man City not any real chances, not getting anyone in the box, Leicester clean sheet at 7/1 is on 😆

    1. Flintstone
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Did you Cap Paloschi?

  12. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    No wonder Sterling can't do anything on the pitch.

    I wouldn't have any confidence either if I looked in the mirror and saw I looked like a 12 year old with a bad haircut trying to grow a beard.

    1. DGWjegy
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      you see how pathetic kolarov is?

      other day you were prising him

    2. Numb
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Who told him that it would look good???

  13. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Pep will explode this midfield except for Silva, whose been horrid today but i can see Pep keeping him and KDB. The rest will be gone Fernandinho, Fernando, Yaya, Delph, Nasri

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Theyre much worse than what he is used to

    2. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Fernandinho will be a part of it

    3. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Silva has been horrid?

      Anything that looks positive going forward has been through Silva

    4. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Fernandinho will stay, I reckon

    5. Milner4eva
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Fernandinho will stay, I don't see why he'd get rid of him

    6. Top 210 Club
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Sky article last week reckon sagna, kolorov, FERNANDINHO, nasri, mangala, bony all gone

      1. Top 210 Club
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        And yaya ofc

  14. Rossamous
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    C'mon Firmino (C)!

    1. Top 210 Club
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      LOL, 1-0 Sunderland..

  15. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    This game needs an early 2nd half City goal to open up.

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Eight men behind the ball all the time.

    2. Scratch
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      What are you talking about that first half was wide open

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Lol, did you watch the game? Leicester have been defending the whole game after the goal.

        1. TeamSteam
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          To be fair thats the way Leicester play most games. Its part of their success. Very low posession, low pass accuracy (due to all the attempted counter attacks).

          1. Crystal
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            Yes and anyone who says they can't win the league because of low possession wants their head read

            1. TeamSteam
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              10 years, 2 months ago

              I never said they cant win the league because of low posession. Its unlikely for them to keep winning games where they are dominated, but at this polnt anything can happen. Theyre most definitely in the race to win it, and their style of play doesnt bother me at all. Catering to their strengths as a team is perfectly fine!

  16. oghash
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone who says he'll doesn't exist has obviously never listened to Glenn hoddle's commentary. I've had to switch to American commentary, says it all really.

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I don't blame you

    2. oghash
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Hell

    3. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      It's you.

      1. oghash
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I'm not the devil

    4. boc610
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      he can argue his commentary is for those who have sinned in a former life

    5. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Glenn Hoddle tends to speak sense..

    6. boc610
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      hoddle has a mangina

    7. Typo
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I dont understand this post..:|

  17. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    City have to bring on Iheanacho. It's too easy for Morgan and Huth to mark one person

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      No nacho, no party.

  18. AK ⭐
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    The time you realize City spend more than 100 million pounds this summer and made the team worse if anything.

    1. Zizoulicious
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Starting to look that way

    2. Mr. Grv
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      What ? Kdb was excellent purchase

      1. AK ⭐
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I am not talking about individual purchases. I am talking about the whole team. Look what they are today and look what they were in previous seasons

        1. Mr. Grv
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Obviously sterling was a bad purchase even before he came but overall , I think they would have been lot worse .

        2. Alittude
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          they have been getting worse every year to be fair, they havent been great the last 2 seasons either

    3. tm245
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      It's funny because the Manchester clubs both spent big and there is little if any noticeable improvement in either team.

      1. AK ⭐
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Exactly. You can't buy trophies anymore.

    4. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Agreed

  19. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    City are sooo disappointing

  20. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    LCFC Talk ‏@LCFC_Rumours 27. february 2013

    Jamie Vardy to go out on loan to Preston very soon #pnefc #lcfc

    1. AK ⭐
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      :ozil:

  21. The Raging Bull
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    So, who's benched Mahrez?

    1. LouieM97
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      This guy

    2. AK ⭐
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      o/

    3. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      o/

    4. The Raging Bull
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Mahrez benched points for me this season: 33

    5. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      My ML leader but 1st sub and has Sagna playing-can't see 1 point cameo unless Man City score 2.....

    6. Alittude
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      yep for payet stupily

  22. tm245
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Iheanacho is the answer.

  23. Zizoulicious
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Alli captain over Kane next week at the Etihad?

    1. Typo
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Why would you captain him at the Ethiad? 1 ggoal maximum i recon

  24. Every Dog Has Its Day
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I wouldn't mind if we got rid of Kolarov for free.

    1. Zizoulicious
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Cool Grav 🙂

      1. Every Dog Has Its Day
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks.

  25. DGWjegy
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    not sure how to feel about lukaku-vardy

    he could've scored and assisted but still on 1 point

    1. Typo
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Glad i saved, waiting for GW 27 =D

  26. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus I am holding out too much hope for the double gameweek

  27. Saint & Reevesy
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Push Delph back, put Sterling out wide and push yaya up behind Kun.

    City need to compete physically up front. Leicester are bossing it physically.

  28. Joga Bonito®
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Wild carded this week. Mahrez first sub, Huth second sub. Good start.

    1. Your Mum's Athletic
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yikes

    2. Rossamous
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      To be fair, nobody who would have wild carded would have started Huth this week

    3. Typo
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      hoof

  29. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Aguero captainers, would you take an assist right now? i would

    1. Every Dog Has Its Day
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yes because then the score would be 1-1 and we can gain the momentum to win.

      1. SamH123
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        think they meant only an assist come FT

    2. Mr. Grv
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I am still hoping for a brace