The So, I can't help thinking that the Monday night FA cup tie against Redding is something of a January back to work atmosphere after

football Christmas that was.

Yeah, very much an anti-climax that one.

I wonder whether there might be quite a lot of changes for that game.

It's quite difficult in the aftermath of the incredible excitement of the Madrid game to

think back to the Everton game but really the key fact about that started as City slumped and fell to pieces

against Southampton on Saturday last week.

Yeah, Saturday night and it was an abject performance from City, wasn't it?

And a really, really bad Southampton, good value for their win.

Mancini has come out since and publicly criticized all of his players, which is a pretty dramatic thing to do and I'd say

highly counterproductive. Behind the scenes it seems like he's falling out with several players

be interesting to see who actually plays at the weekend for

City. From the outside it looks like that's a club in the bid of Disarrain and

United took absolutely full advantage of it and I thought it was a really interesting decision from

folks and to change his mind about the type of team and the players who's going to

play against Everton he's very specifically said I was going to make seven changes

I decided not to do that because of cities lost I was a game that

a seven changes I decided not to do that because of cities lost the thinking being that

this was a game that

while not sealing the title could have some serious consequences difference between

six points and nine points yeah okay it it's three points, but it's not

title winning or title losing.

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