City v Liverpool - Community Shield pre-match thread

[northwichblue]

It's to be hoped that they dont target any of our players ie. Kev, Rodri, Raheem etc. to injure them before the season starts.

 

[SWPISHOME]

The team basically picks itself on Sunday.

Bravo

Walker
Stones
Laporte
Zinchenko

Rodri
D.Silva
De Bruyne

Sane
Bernardo
Sterling.

Surely Sterling is due one against this lot. Hopefully, Ferny, Aguero and Jesus get minutes.

 

[gkmcfc]

Just out of morbid interest have we sold many? I've missed being trolled over attendances and can't wait for it to start in earnest ;)

 

[W11Nchenko]

can't wait to see sane up against alexander-whatshisname (dreadful against napoli)

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Would like to see Sterling rip the "best centre half ever to play football" to pieces and dribble past him a dozen times , and then Sane to replicate his dribble past him at Klanfield to win another penalty , strange how the centre half who never let a player dribble past him all season , gave away a penalty when Sane dribbled past him ? These Dippers do have selective memories.

 

[canyerdogputoutafire]

Would like to see Sterling rip the "best centre half ever to play football" to pieces and dribble past him a dozen times , and then Sane to replicate his dribble past him at Klanfield to win another penalty , strange how the centre half who never let a player dribble past him all season , gave away a penalty when Sane dribbled past him ? These Dippers do have selective memories.

Or Bernado maybe?

 

[bluetonium]

I guess where Leroy starts or not depends where his heads at. If Jesus is ready to go then he may share a half with aguero instead.

We're very lucky that we only have Sergio missing, klopp has lost players to tournaments in South America and Africa but apparently we had none there at all, let alone winning the bloody things.

Hope we play well at least, and to get one over on them may damage them psychologically for the start of the season as we all know they're a bunch of bottlers, both the players mentally, and the fans wherever there is a coach in sight. If we lose then can't see it impacting us the same way, we've shown far too much steel in recent times.

C'mon blues, let's show them what real champions look like!

 

[cibaman]

Otamendi back in training today. Aguero, Ederson, Jesus and Fernandinho probably back tomorrow.

Mahrez will be back next Monday.

Can't see any of the South American's playing Sunday. Reckon they will play in a behind closed doors friendly on Tuesday/Wednesday next week

Assuming they haven’t been on a 3 week binge, wouldn’t they be fit enough to take their places on the bench? Wouldn’t 15-30 min appearances be beneficial for them?

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Assuming they haven’t been on a 3 week binge, wouldn’t they be fit enough to take their places on the bench? Wouldn’t 15-30 min appearances be beneficial for them?

I’d like to see it. If they had arrived 4 days before West Ham, they’d have no doubt played a part in that game, so I don’t see why they can’t have a small part to play in this one. Better for them to get some minutes under their belt and giving the minutes to Nmecha over Aguero doesn’t make much sense going into the Premier League.

 

[Ric]

Assuming they haven’t been on a 3 week binge, wouldn’t they be fit enough to take their places on the bench? Wouldn’t 15-30 min appearances be beneficial for them?

Yeah, I think they'll probably be on the bench. Doubt many of the kids who featured on the Asian tour will be involved on Sunday.

 

[domalino]

Will be interesting to see how and who Liverpool play tonight against Lyon.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Will be interesting to see how and who Liverpool play tonight against Lyon.

They’ll be terrified of getting off to a slow start this season, so I’m thoroughly expecting their returning players to get 10-20 mins tonight and then a bit more time against us.

 

[wythenshaweblue£££]

Can’t believe we are nearly here now it’s been a long summer hopefully we have a pretty much full squad on Sunday and a good starting line up to smash the dippers can’t wait to get down there.

 

[Zenmanc]

To be fair, they've had better preseason opponents than us. Hope us playing cupcakes doesn't come back to haunt this Sunday.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

To be fair, they've had better preseason opponents than us. Hope us playing cupcakes doesn't come back to haunt this Sunday.

Unless I'm being Clarkied

Tranmere W
Bradford W
Dortmund L
Sevilla L
Sporting D
Napoli L

I know we haven't played many games & all that but I think we're in a better position to push on.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

To be fair, they've had better preseason opponents than us. Hope us playing cupcakes doesn't come back to haunt this Sunday.

Seriously? Theyve been beaten 3 times, negative headlines, another game tonight a few days before the charity shield - Better preparation/preseason than City? Dont under estimate City's opponents, that last side was v tough

 

[Zenmanc]

Unless I'm being Clarkied

Tranmere W
Bradford W
Dortmund L
Sevilla L
Sporting D
Napoli L

I know we haven't played many games & all that but I think we're in a better position to push on.

Doesn't matter. Their superior competition bin games that don't matter is superior to our preseason.

 

[Zenmanc]

Seriously? Theyve been beaten 3 times, negative headlines, another game tonight a few days before the charity shield - Better preparation/preseason than City? Dont under estimate City's opponents, that last side was v tough

Their opponents have been stronger.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Their opponents have been stronger.

weak or strong, being well beaten is not good for morale. I dont think City's morale would have been better than it is now if we had spent our mid-season being beaten by all the better teams.

We might get beat btw. I dont assume we will win, but if we lose it wont be because they'#ve been playing tougher opposition (without their main players)

 

[keith's curle]

This is THE most important trophy and we must win this at any cost

I really must look up the definition of a Clarkie...