Manchester City v Hamburg (Uefa Cup QF, 2nd leg)

Xavi6

He was unlucky there in fairness.

LuckyLloyd

Given this football thing isn't working out for Micah Richards, maybe he should take up boxing? Seems more like his calling. And Manchester have room for a contender now that Hatton has been exposed as a beaten docket.

Xavi6

Should take Dunne off to prevent a red. Last thing we need.

LuckyLloyd

Robinho has been 100% pure cash money this half.

Headshot

off the bar

what a shot

Xavi6

Udinese/Bremen -

3-1, level on aggregate!

Xavi6

Bollox. What a hit.

LuckyLloyd

Xavi6 wrote: »

Should take Dunne off to prevent a red. Last thing we need.

Swap him for another attacker. All out attack hasn't got the job done (unluckily it must be said), so might as well go Nuclear.

whatawaster

Sorry if this is a silly question, but who's Phil?

Headshot

last chance saloon

redout

Honey Monster is a lunatic.

Xavi6

whatawaster wrote: »

Sorry if this is a silly question, but who's Phil?

Big Felipe Caicedo

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Xavi6 wrote: »

Should take Dunne off to prevent a red. Last thing we need.

The ref was in other words saying, make sure your manager takes you off at half time, and try do nothing until then!

He has to be taken off

Xavi6

Simple solution - Dunne off, Kompany to centre half, Petrov on on the left, Robby to the right, Elano more central.

JPA

Xavi6 wrote: »

Simple solution - Dunne off, Kompany to centre half, Petrov on on the left, Robby to the right, Elano more central.

Is that sarcasm? Sounds like a Martin O'Neill substitution.

DubDani

Seeing the repeat I have to say that was no penalty. Lucky for City.

Good first half. Hamburg not sitting back and trying to play as well. Nice to see.

I think City won't be able to make it through.

everdead.ie

Xavi6 wrote: »

Simple solution - Dunne off, Kompany to centre half, Petrov on on the left, Robby to the right, Elano more central.

Thats a lot of changes i'd imagine hughes would prefer to just make one

Xavi6

JPA wrote: »

Is that sarcasm? Sounds like a Martin O'Neill substitution.

Deadly serious. Dunne has to come off before he's sent off, we don't need two defensive midfielders, Kompany is naturally a centre half, Petrov can provide service for Caicedo, Elano is better in the centre.....I fail to see the problem.

JPA

Xavi6 wrote: »

Deadly serious. Dunne has to come off before he's sent off, we don't need two defensive midfielders, Kompany is naturally a centre half, Petrov can provide service for Caicedo, Elano is better in the centre.....I fail to see the problem.

No problem, it's just not a simple solution like you said. Could disrupt the team a little bit causing them to concede in the first 10 minutes while they settle down.

Boggles

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

This will require a Liverpool-style fightback though and at least Liverpool have a defense!

God no they will have to be better than that, Liverpool went out.

Xavi6

everdead.ie wrote: »

Thats a lot of changes i'd imagine hughes would prefer to just make one

Subs: Hart, Garrido, Petrov, Fernandes, Evans, Sturridge, Logan.

Defensively all we have is full backs so a straight swap isn't an option.

Mr.Nice Guy

I was thinking Dunne should be taken off as well. I counted two tackles that another ref might have given him a second yellow for. He's really pushing his luck.

SlickRic

Boggles wrote: »

God no they will have to be better than that, Liverpool went out.

wow, cheap shot :pac:

if robinho and elano keep playing like this, and ireland gets his act together properly, this could still swing City's way. still very long odds for me though.

SlickRic

wayne bridge is having a mare.

everdead.ie

SlickRic wrote: »

wow, cheap shot :pac:

if robinho and elano keep playing like this, and ireland gets his act together properly, this could still swing City's way. still very long odds for me though.

I thought ireland was doing pretty well great touch caicedo on the other hand needs to be taken off put in sturridge instead.
I retract that

Xavi6

YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

Vokes

Great finish.

Headshot

**** it anyway

Kess73

Nice goal.

Am a Liverpool fan, but have a soft spot for City.

SlickRic

ireland's imaginative pass deserved to work out there. get in!

DubDani

Again lucky for city, as the initial pass was clearly offside... :mad:

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For a fella who looks like he plays without thinking too much, that was a great shift of the ball and a great finish,

A few mins before he looked like a dog running after a ball and turning around to see where it was!

Game on, and the wind well and truely in the sails.

Xavi6

What a superb finish from the young lad.

LuckyLloyd

Properly on now. 40 minutes to get a goal when ye have all the play and your tails in the air...

Mr.Nice Guy

Nice assist from Supes. That'll do.

SlickRic

everdead.ie wrote: »

I thought ireland was doing pretty well great touch

my comments were merely to highlight that he could do a lot better, not that he'd been bad by any means. just not top, top notch. but this half he's been great so far.

the crowd is playing a major part in this.

Kess73

Great position for a free kick.

Xavi6

You are kidding me

Kess73

Oooooohhh woodwork and then a crazy miss

Vokes

What a miss :O

SlickRic

very very unlucky.

elano post and open goal miss.

ugh.

SlickRic

ah robinho. if only it were always like tonight.

ctrl-alt-delete

City really do play some fantastic football at times!

1 more goal and they will go on to win it

LuckyLloyd

Wow, if City don't go through in the end they'll be feeling very unlucky indeed.

Mr.Nice Guy

City playing some good stuff at the minute.

Necronomicon

Hamburg need to pick themselves up or you can see City winning this without extra time. Playing very well.

whatawaster

Hamburg look like they packed the wrong shorts and socks

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bloody hamburg falling apart

Xavi6

Ah Robby

everdead.ie

robinho how close can ya get elano playing some great stuff