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If he plays he wont play in Johnno's position anyway. I dont think RObinho would cut it as a CM in the Premiership mate, he will definately be deployed as an attacker.

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why change a winning team ?

the chavs will almost certainly play 4-5-1

we will start with the same team that did for sunderland

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I think as it's at home he will not play Kompany and Hamann together, I think he will have Hamann on the bench to start. I see him playing more attack minded football at home.

He changed the team from the Hammers win, the Midtylland win and the Sunderland win. So he obviously doesn't adopt the 'why change a winning team mentality'. I would think/hope Robinho will play some part in the game.

Who knows!

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And we'll die in the class that we're born, but its a class of our own my love

Try this, assuming all are fit:-

-----------------------Hart---------------------
Zabaleta---------Dunne----Richards-------Ball---

-------------------Kompany

--------------------------------Elano-----------

Wright-Phillips-----Robinho---------------Petrov--

----------------------------Jo-------------------

-----------------------Hart-------------------
Zabaleta-------Dunne----Richards-------Ball---

-------------------Kompany------------------

--------------Johnson-----Elano--------------

----Wright-Phillips---------------Robinho---------

-----------------------Jo-------------------

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Personally I am just glad I have a season ticket in a good area as do all my family and mates as I can see it being impossible to get into our ground pretty soon.

THis is just an enourmous game. There will be press from everywhere in the world at the match much more so than usual. To beat them is virtually an impossible ask at the moment. A draw would be a brilliant result for us.

WOrst part is my mate is on holiday and is going to miss this match !

I would love to have a seasoncard but even though I work in City Centre my shift patterns wouldn't allow to see half the home games.

For the match I finish work at 5 and run as fast as my fat body will carry me.

Robinho will play as a forward, its his favoured position anyway. It was only at real that they stuck him on the wing due to the forward players they have.

His favoured position is behind a striker. We have SWP for right wing - no doubt he plays at the moment. Providing everyone comes back fit and ready to play formation is likely to be :

------------------Hart----------------

Zabaleta----Dunne----Richards----Ball

----------------Kompany--------------

S W P----------Johnson---------Petrov

----------------Robinho---------------

------------------Jo ------------------

SUBS :

Schmeichel--Ben Haim--Hamman--Ireland--Fernandes--Elano--Sturridge

Thats assuming all the players are fit (Petrov gets over his knock etc) I would love to see Elano in for Johnson as hes a much better player but he just offers 0% protection. You cant have 4 players in midfield and only 1 doing any tackling or covering. Not against the top sides anyway.

Observations, we desperately need a new left back, Zabaleta and Robinho have never played in the PL or trained with us or even met any of their team mates yet. Jo has had what 1 game and a handful of training sessions. Kompany is not that much better off.

Its some game to come into, be very interesting to see what happens. I am sure Hughes will also cosider sticking in another holding player instead of Johnson for this game, either Hamman or Gelson as we might be under alot of pressure. At the moment we have no idea how the new boys will play and adapt.

We'll beat the bastards!

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Hopefully we will win , robinho getting his debut

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brilliant avatar btw

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