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[Cautinho]

Vidim nije nitko postave napisao,pa evo: Hart,Zabaleta,Kompany,Lescott,Clichy,Fernandinho,Yaya,Barry,Milner,Nasri i Dzeko. U zamjeni je Negredo,a Jovetić,Navas i Silva nisu u konkurenciji za ovu utakmicu.Ima dosta i omladinaca pa valjda dobiju priliku u drugom dijelu utakmice.

Dobra igra zasad,kako se sada vidi kad je taktika dobra i jasna kako se tecno i lijepo igra.
Dzeko dobar u ovih nekoliko pokusaja,cak je imao i nekoliko driblinga,pohvalio bih i Nasrija koji je vrlo raspolozen danas.
Nisu ni ovi Kinezi toliko losi,dobro se brane, a opasni su i u napadu.

[Cautinho]

Sinclair bi prema navodima Sky Sporta trebao izabrati izmedju WBA i Evertona.
Nadam se da ce uspjeti transfer.
Pellegrini je svim zainteresiranim klubovima oko Kolarova rekao da mu cijena 7 mil funti.


WHAT THE MEDIA SAYS -----Thursday,25th od July

Roma could put reported City target Daniele De Rossi up for sale – according to this morning’s media reports.

The midfielder has been linked with the Blues in the past, and the Daily Express claims that the Italian side could now be ready to let their talisman go for financial reasons.

City would also face competition from Chelsea and Real Madrid if they wanted to follow up any pursuit of the Italy international.

“Rome-born De Rossi has played at Roma throughout his career and has been very reluctant to leave the Italian capital in the past,” reports the paper’s Ben Jefferson.

“But Roma are struggling financially and would countenance the player's sale in order to get the Italian international's £5.6m salary off their books.

“The Giallorossi have already seen Marquinhos depart for Paris St Germain this summer and are now thought to be willing to consider offers in the region of £9m-£10m for De Rossi.”

Elsewhere, Joleon Lescott is still said to be considering his future, even though Manuel Pellegrini is keen for the defender to stay at the Etihad Stadium – that one is according to the MEN.

Joleon video diary

Plenty of transfer stories at the moment are keen to remind us there is a World Cup in Brazil next summer, and this one is no exception, explaining that Lescott is seeking regular match action to strengthen his England claims.

Writes Rob Dawson: “Manuel Pellegrini has made it clear that Lescott is part of his plans and the club are ready to extend his contract beyond 2014, when his current deal expires. The 30-year-old has also said that he wants to stay.

“But he’s keen to go to the World Cup in Brazil next summer and is aware that he must be playing regularly for City – who are still chasing Real Madrid defender Pepe – if he wants to force his way into Roy Hodgson’s squad should they qualify.

“And Everton, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Stoke are ready to pounce if Lescott decides his future lies away from the Etihad Stadium.”

Everton are also said to be interested in another City player, Scott Sinclair, but the Daily Mail reports that they face competition from West Brom to land the winger.

Sinclair

The Baggies are said to be keen to secure the 24-year-old’s services – at least on loan – after he struggled for opportunities in his debut season at the Etihad.

He has, however, played a part in all three of City’s pre-season games to date, including yesterday’s victory over South China.

“Albion have also made a formal approach to City for Sinclair and Manuel Pellegrini is willing to let the 24-year-old go,” explains Simon Jones.

“Albion and Everton would both be keen on a loan deal but City are ready to sell the former Chelsea and Swansea winger for around £5million.”

That’s about it for today, but we’ll be back here tomorrow morning with your daily dose of rumours, speculation and gossip.

As ever, you’ll read about any confirmed ins or outs at the club this summer on mcfc.co.uk first!

[Dex]

Jel ono Kolarov doveden za 19 miliona funti ? Maestralni gubitak

[Cautinho]

Jedan dobar tekst sa Manchester Evening Newsa kako bi Pellegrini trebao rasporediti formaciju i sastav.
Trebao bi naime koristiti različite postave i kući i u gostima.Vrlo zanimljivo.

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Blueprint for City: Pellegrini set to use successful Malaga formula

Manuel Pellegrini has bought the parts for his trophy machine – now it’s time to fine-tune it.

Still more than three weeks away from the start of the new season, City’s summer transfer business is largely complete.

Fernandinho, Jesus Navas, Alvaro Negredo and Stevan Jovetic have arrived for a combined £85m while Roque Santa Cruz, Wayne Bridge, Kolo Toure, Carlos Tevez and Maicon have been shifted from the wage bill.

Navas, Negredo and Jovetic – as well as David Silva – met up with the rest of the City squad on Monday, arriving in Hong Kong on the same flight as Tottenham, who are also taking part in the Asia Trophy.

Pellegrini returned from compassionate leave in Chile this week to find his squad complete for the first time since taking over from Roberto Mancini last month. And now the hard work can really begin.

How Pellegrini will organise his team next season is open to debate.

At Malaga, he wasn’t bound to one particular approach, instead adapting to particular situations – home or away, in the Champions League or in La Liga.

James Milner revealed this week the new manager has been playing videos of his former clubs putting his plans into action.

Milner said: “We’ve watched videos of his previous teams doing it to get prepared and see exactly how he wants things doing. I think the defensive record Malaga had in the Champions League was very good and, hopefully, we can keep improving.

“So far we’ve worked very hard, more so on the defensive aspect of the game and changing how he wants us to set up.

“It’ll take a bit of time to get everybody on the same page as to how he wants us to play.”


It might sound a little like showing your new girlfriend a picture of your ex and saying ‘look how attractive she is’ but Pellegrini found a formula that worked at Malaga and wants to recreate it at City.

For a team that has been knocked out in the group stages of the Champions League for the past two seasons, there’s no harm in that.

It was in the Champions League quarter-final against Borussia Dortmund that Pellegrini gave one of his most impressive tactical displays.

Too open in the home leg – they were lucky to escape with a goalless draw – Malaga went to Dortmund with a plan to stop Jurgen Klopp’s side playing, but also to score themselves.

And they were 30 seconds away from causing one of the shocks of the competition. Malaga set up in the Westfalenstadion with Pellegrini’s usual back four.

In front Jeremy Toulalan and Ignacio Camacho, the two central midfielders, stopped Dortmund passing through midfield while the front four of Isco, Duda, Joaquin and Julio Baptista dropped off to slow the pace of the game when they didn’t have the ball.

That basic organisation helped Malaga concede just five goals in six Champions League group games, six fewer than City.

Going forward, the wide players – whether it be Isco, Duda or Joaquin – were encouraged to cut inside to leave room for the full-backs while the centre forward – Javier Saviola, Santa Cruz or Baptista – was allowed to drop deeper to create more space for the roaming band of three behind.

If 4-2-3-1 is Pellegrini’s system of choice, he’ll have far more options at City than he did at Malaga.

His starting back four will be similar to Mancini’s, with Pablo Zabaleta and Gael Clichy as the full-backs and Vincent Kompany and Matija Nastasic at centre-half. Joleon Lescott, Micah Richards and Aleks Kolarov will provide the competition.

Further forward, Yaya Toure, Fernandinho, Gareth Barry, Javi Garcia, Jack Rodwell and Milner will compete for the two central midfield positions.

It’s likely that Toure and new signing Fernandinho will be the preferred two. but away from home, or in the Champions League, Pellegrini might want the stability and energy of Milner, Barry or Garcia.

Sergio Aguero, Edin Dzeko and Negredo will compete to start as the central striker, playing in front of three more forwards. That means fitting Silva, Navas, Jovetic, Samir Nasri and Scott Sinclair into three spots. Toure, or Fernandinho, could also be pushed further forward to play behind the centre forward if the type of game calls for extra body in midfield.

After all, Pellegrini also used a variation of 4-4-1-1 at Malaga last season while Txiki Begiristain and Ferran Soriano are known advocates of the 4-3-3 used by Barcelona.

Pellegrini said in his opening press conference that he wanted two players for every position next season. He will rejoin his City squad in Hong Kong to find 23 genuine first-team contenders, with a smattering of younger players to boost the numbers.

There may still be movement in and out, depending on whether Lescott and Barry see their futures at the Etihad Stadium and whether City can find a another centre-back for the right price.

But the bulk of the work has been done with time to spare. Now it’s up to the players to earn a place in Pellegrini’s blueprint.

[Andrej]

[BritishCore]

Zipa ručke u Jovetića ocm.

[EdenHazard]

Babo ih zagrlio sve

[Cautinho]

Prvaci Barclays Asia Trophya 2013 godine:

[Nakamura]

Zipa ručke u Jovetića ocm.

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DOBRO DOSAO U KLUB

[Cautinho]

Sutra City igra Audi Cup na AA protiv Milana, a ako prodjemo cekamo pobjednika Sao Paulo/Bayern za finale.
Onda 10.8. dolazi Arsenal i to ce biti sve od priprema Cityja.
Nadam se da cemo proci Milan,to ce biti idealan test da se vidi koliko su ove pripreme utjecale na igru i momcad.
Nadam se da ce Joveta i Aguero dobiti koju minutu.
Nastasic ce biti out 3 tjedna,a kako Pelle navodi,nece biti pojacanja na toj poziciji,iako je izjavio da bi mogao jos pojacati ekipu do pocetka lige,a ne vidim poziciju na kojoj treba pojacanje osim na stoperu.
Sada su tu Les i Vinnie,a zamjene nema.

Poslano sa moj Digitron FCB

[francobaresi]

Ovo su mogući sastavi ekipa za danas.

[Cautinho]

Takav bi najvjerovatnije i trebao biti.
Pelle je rekao da ce izaci najjaci sastav,a takvo nesto i jest najbolja formacija Citya.
Jedino Jovetic-Aguero.
Tu nisam siguran tko je bolji.
I naravno Matija umjesto Lescotta.

Poslano sa moj Digitron FCB

[Andrej]

[Dex]

Kakva dominacija građana

[folderS]

Sad tek vidim kakav je onaj Mancini bio kreten. Ovakav jedan bek kao sto je Ricards on je njega drzao na klupi vjecno. Dzeko na klupi vjecno. Jao majko draga kakva je ono neznalica trener da li je to moguce ?

[Dex]

Kakvo bušenje, Džeko rašeta

[Dzoni]

Kakvo ce samo pojacanje biti Jesus Navas.

Jbt ovog Milana sto se bruka,kontam da je pripremna utakmica al 5:0 u 35 minuta.
Evo ga 5:1.

Dzeko samo trpaj.

[Dex]

Jel ovo Garcia igra štopera il ?

[Dzoni]

5:3

[Gorki]

Vrijeme je za DŽEXONOVU SEZONU