Manchester City Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2017 Mod warning post # 1403

stiffler123 · 10-12-2014 8:05pm

MCFC starting 11: Hart, Zab, Demi, Mangala, Clichy, Navas, 2 Ferns, Milner, Nasri, Dzeko.

Silva on the bench.

blueser · 10-12-2014 8:27pm

Dayum wrote: »

Have a feeling City are going out tonight...

For the sheer quality they have in that dressing room they should have never put themselves in this situation. Pellegrini will be gone by June.

Problem is that 3 of our top notch players aren't in that dressing room tonight. And a fourth one isn't fit to start the game tonight. You take the four strongest players out of any side in the world, and they're going to struggle to compete at this sort of level, And the replacements aren't of the same level; no club's second string XI is as strong as their first choice team. The very best I can see is a score draw tonight. Will it be enough? Hmm.

bren_mc · 10-12-2014 9:05pm

bayern 1 up:)

Joe Exotic · 10-12-2014 10:02pm

YYYYESSSSSSSSS

Get in there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the whole year inn · 10-12-2014 10:27pm

Bayern 2

Darkglasses · 10-12-2014 10:29pm

Well holy god, ****ing fantastic

Joe Exotic · 10-12-2014 10:30pm

Nasri Motm in my book

Great to see merlin back looked ok considering he is just back

Hitchens · 10-12-2014 10:30pm

Dayum wrote: »

Have a feeling City are going out tonight...

did ya feel it in yer wather?

Zab makes it 2

the whole year inn · 10-12-2014 10:32pm

Hart motm surely!

Darkglasses · 10-12-2014 10:32pm

Hitchens wrote: »

did ya feel it in yer wather?

Zab makes it 2

I hope he put money on it

Hitchens · 10-12-2014 10:39pm

....and all done and dusted without Vin, Kun or YaYA....wow :cool:

Darkglasses · 10-12-2014 10:41pm

A genuinely good night in Europe for City, for a change. Well deserved and I'll be enjoying it fully

the whole year inn · 10-12-2014 10:45pm

So back to play a top seed again at least it wont be Bayern!

blueser · 10-12-2014 10:45pm

blueser wrote: »

Problem is that 3 of our top notch players aren't in that dressing room tonight. And a fourth one isn't fit to start the game tonight. You take the four strongest players out of any side in the world, and they're going to struggle to compete at this sort of level, And the replacements aren't of the same level; no club's second string XI is as strong as their first choice team. The very best I can see is a score draw tonight. Will it be enough? Hmm.

Abslutely delighted to have been made look a fool!

Hitchens · 10-12-2014 10:48pm

blueser wrote: »

Abslutely delighted to have been made look a fool!

no harm to be cautious

SEPT 23 1989 · 10-12-2014 10:50pm

We need to get everyone fit and really go for this

blueser · 10-12-2014 11:00pm

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

We need to get everyone fit and really go for this

Forget it; we're not at the level of Real or Barca yet; I'd be happy with a Q/F or, with a bit of luck, a S/F.

Darkglasses · 10-12-2014 11:04pm

Draw is on the 15th, first leg to be played 2nd or 3rd week in February.

I think I'm right in saying we can't be drawn against Bayern or Chelsea, so we can get Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Monaco, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona or Porto.

stiffler123 · 11-12-2014 11:52pm

Darkglasses wrote: »

Draw is on the 15th, first leg to be played 2nd or 3rd week in February.

I think I'm right in saying we can't be drawn against Bayern or Chelsea, so we can get Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Monaco, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona or Porto.

Porto or Monaco would be nice.

Darkglasses · 12-12-2014 12:23am

stiffler123 wrote: »

Porto or Monaco would be nice.

Somebody in the Champions League thread posted a statistical analysis of who we are most likely to get drawn against, and the highest was Dortmund. Anyone but Real or Barca and I'm confident.

Talib Fiasco · 12-12-2014 2:36am

Saying it now. We're gonna get Madrid.

SlickRic · 12-12-2014 6:34pm

Found this interesting.

Sergio Aguero missed 5 games last Christmas. City won every game.

GavRedKing · 12-12-2014 6:47pm

SlickRic wrote: »

Found this interesting.

Sergio Aguero missed 5 games last Christmas. City won every game.

Considering their opponents in the next few weeks they should be fine as long as hes back for the games against Everton, Arsenal and Chelsea in about 6-8 weeks time.

Darkglasses · 12-12-2014 7:01pm

GavRedKing wrote: »

Considering their opponents in the next few weeks they should be fine as long as hes back for the games against Everton, Arsenal and Chelsea in about 6-8 weeks time.

We do have an amazingly easy run of fixtures for christmas tbf. Leicester, Palace, WBA, Burnley. Should be another 12 points on the board. West Ham, Southampton and Stoke in less than a week won't be as easy for Chelsea.

loobylou · 12-12-2014 8:46pm

Darkglasses wrote: »

We do have an amazingly easy run of fixtures for christmas tbf. Leicester, Palace, WBA, Burnley. Should be another 12 points on the board. West Ham, Southampton and Stoke in less than a week won't be as easy for Chelsea.

I'm nervous of this mindset. After all its always the supposed easier games where City drop points.
From what I saw last week Leicester played very well, there's no room for complacency.

GavRedKing · 12-12-2014 9:38pm

City will steam roll leicester tomorrow.

Wont be close, yes theyre missing arguably the best player in the league but theyre far from a one man team.

UrbanFret · 13-12-2014 12:03am

GavRedKing wrote: »

City will steam roll leicester tomorrow.

Wont be close, yes theyre missing arguably the best player in the league but theyre far from a one man team.

The difference when Kun plays and when he doesn't is the ease at which we score goals. Seem to need twice as many chances when he's missing. Edin needs to step up, he's done it before so let's hope he can again.

james123 · 13-12-2014 11:32am

Hey

Who will be in the man city back four do ye think ?

the whole year inn · 13-12-2014 1:01pm

james123 wrote: »

Hey

Who will be in the man city back four do ye think ?

Depends on fitness but
clichy demechiles Kompany zab/song be my guess

Darkglasses · 13-12-2014 2:09pm

As above, but if Kompany isn't fit it'll be Mangala

the whole year inn · 13-12-2014 2:10pm

Darkglasses wrote: »

As above, but if Kompany isn't fit it'll be Mangala

He's back training and hopefully starts but if not Mangala is his replacement no doubt!

blueser · 13-12-2014 4:03pm

Edin injured in the pre match warm up, so young Pozo gets to start the game. Our three main strikers (Edin, Kun and Jojo) are now all injured. We must really have p1ssed someone off big time.

stiffler123 · 13-12-2014 4:43pm

Nice finish by Lampard. He's always in the right place at the right time.

GavRedKing · 13-12-2014 4:53pm

Hes now equal with Henry for EPL goals :eek:

Says it all, legend of a midfielder

Hitchens · 13-12-2014 8:33pm

Two Chelsea players booked for diving......................asterisks mounting up!

Garth Crooks - "Twice, Chelsea players have dived in the first 60 minutes - first Willian and Gary Cahill. It's disgraceful. Managers can't say what I'm about to say - it questions the integrity of the refereeing. Is he intimidated by Stamford Bridge? The referee is not being fair. Cahill is on a yellow card and dived. He should have got another booking for that. The only conclusion you can come to is because it's Chelsea and now the injustice has got the Hull players' blood boiling. They're thinking they might as well take the law into their own hands."

GavRedKing · 13-12-2014 9:01pm

Cahill should have went it was a terrible dive.

Willians wasnt nowhere as bad. What he failed to mention was Costa also got booked for diving even though he got up straight away and didnt look for a free.

Crooks is clown and Foy, the ref, is one of the worse in the league and lost the game early on with stupid bookings.

Hitchens · 13-12-2014 10:12pm

Jose Mourinho says his players do not dive

the whole year inn · 13-12-2014 10:52pm

Missed the whole game, anywhere to watch it or get some detailed highlights?

Hitchens · 13-12-2014 11:25pm

the whole year inn wrote: »

Missed the whole game, anywhere to watch it or get some detailed highlights?

BBC 1 Match of the Day tonight 10:30 pm

Hitchens · 13-12-2014 11:42pm

GavRedKing wrote: »

Cahill should have went it was a terrible dive.

Willians wasnt nowhere as bad. What he failed to mention was Costa also got booked for diving even though he got up straight away and didnt look for a free.

Crooks is clown and Foy, the ref, is one of the worse in the league and lost the game early on with stupid bookings.

blatant dive by Costa........as for Kayhill, Olympic standard dive and the ref bottled it :rolleyes:

blueser · 14-12-2014 11:48am

GavRedKing wrote: »

Cahill should have went it was a terrible dive.

Willians wasnt nowhere as bad. What he failed to mention was Costa also got booked for diving even though he got up straight away and didnt look for a free.

Crooks is clown and Foy, the ref, is one of the worse in the league and lost the game early on with stupid bookings.

Cahill shouldn't even have been on the pitch at that stage. That was a nasty, poor tackle he did earlier in the game. Foy had a very poor game.

stiffler123 · 14-12-2014 1:22pm

We need Jovetic back asap. Pozo might be a decent player eventually but not now and not starting up front on his own. Too bad we loaned out Iheanacho.

the whole year inn · 14-12-2014 1:25pm

stiffler123 wrote: »

We need Jovetic back asap. Pozo might be a decent player eventually but not now and not starting up front on his own. Too bad we loaned out Iheanacho.

What's the deal with negredo?Is davd villa not part of that New York club or is that taking the piss completely?

stiffler123 · 14-12-2014 1:38pm

the whole year inn wrote: »

What's the deal with negredo?Is davd villa not part of that New York club or is that taking the piss completely?

Not sure the ins and outs of Negredo's loan agreement tbh. David Villa would be big time taking the piss, but it actually sounds like a great idea.

the whole year inn · 14-12-2014 1:43pm

stiffler123 wrote: »

Not sure the ins and outs of Negredo's loan agreement tbh. David Villa would be big time taking the piss, but it actually sounds like a great idea.

You heard it here first!
But who else is there, guess Silva can take the role on but scraping the bottom of the barrel.
Any one know the time scale on the injuries
Aguero is 8

Talib Fiasco · 14-12-2014 1:50pm

I don't see why Villa couldn't be brought in if needed

loobylou · 14-12-2014 2:43pm

How about Robbie Keane on loan?

Hitchens · 14-12-2014 6:25pm

I wonder will MP lob in a bid to Swansea for Bony?

loobylou · 14-12-2014 6:53pm

Hitchens wrote: »

I wonder will MP lob in a bid to Swansea for Bony?

The problem as I understand it, is that City's transfer spending under FPP has been capped. Without selling players we only have an allowed budget of £10m in the January window. £10m doesn't buy a whole lot of striker. especially in January.

Hitchens · 14-12-2014 6:55pm

loobylou wrote: »

The problem as I understand it, is that City's transfer spending under FPP has been capped. Without selling players we only have an allowed budget of £10m in the January window. £10m doesn't buy a whole lot of striker. especially in January.

right...................Robbie Keane it is so :pac:

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