Young Boys (A) - Wed 25th Oct, 20:00 | CL | Pre-Match Thread

[Deleted member 77198]

Surprised we don’t have one at the CFA.

The indoor pitch is 3g and the blue and closest green pitches to the blue one on the left:

 

[kaz7]

Forgotten about this game , wonder if it worth staying up for , i think not , will watch first half and see . I do worry about the pitch , no injuries i hope

 

[TrentGrisham]

I do worry about the pitch , no injuries i hope

I was just going to comment the same... Idk if artificial pitches are as bad as they used to be it certainly makes me uneasy.

 

[Haaland94]

I think there is a good chance this is our line-up. I have seen it around quite a bit, and it does sound about right based on all sorts of factors.
Firstly, we are giving Ake a chance to impress in light of Gvardiol's exceptional performances. Secondly, we are obviously playing Akanji in Switzerland, and he is suspended in the league anyway. Additionally, we are resting Stones and playing Dias into form. Moreover, Lewis offers us a better build-up than Kyle. In midfield, Nunes deserves more minutes. Furthermore, Kovacic has been out of form since his injury, so it's time to see if he can be relied upon again. Speaking of which, it's a test for Jack to see who is our starting LW at the moment, especially with the rags game on the horizon. Then we have Haaland, who wouldn't miss a CL match. Another undroppable player is Rodri, and we really need him to win games, so he is always a must. Finally, Bernardo is maybe the one that I would personally rest. For me, we need him for Sunday, big time, so I would prefer Bobb/Gomez there. Julian needs to be kept fresh for Sunday.

 

[Ric]

Sounds like Lewis is definitely starting tonight, not really a surprise.

 

[North Wales Blue]

So we don’t really? I guess it’s impossible to cover every single pitch, but is it a weird pitch in Bern or is it dimensions?

I'm not an expert but I wouldn't have thought dimensions would be a huge issue. Possibly there would be some variations in texture?

 

[TaylormadeBlue]

I have 2 City tickets available for tonight’s game against YB. £32 each Face Value. I couldn’t get to Switzerland for medical reasons. Anyone interested?

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Hope we play some of the kids / second eleven lads.

Be fun to see some Oscar Bob vibes.

Apart from that I couldn’t give a fuck about this game really. Training session for the weekend that’s it.

Just hope nobody gets injured on that stupid plastic pitch.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I'm not an expert but I wouldn't have thought dimensions would be a huge issue. Possibly there would be some variations in texture?

I honestly don’t know, but it’s not a new pitch, so I’m sure we’ve had some practise on our versions before travelling.

 

[Boo or Boo-urns]

Dias & Akanji pairing = Poor build up from the back stepping into midfield.

 

[snorky]

Forgotten about this game , wonder if it worth staying up for , i think not , will watch first half and see . I do worry about the pitch , no injuries i hope

Plastic :)

 

[bluemoon32]

Just no injuries please

 

[malg]

Very good outfit this lot with plenty of European football under their belt. We are Goliath and they are David. Underestimate them at your peril. I'd take 1-1 right now and try and get 3 points at our gaff.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Very good outfit this lot with plenty of European football under their belt. We are Goliath and they are David. Underestimate them at your peril. I'd take 1-1 right now and try and get 3 points at our gaff.

Don’t forget the plastic pitch. We might be lucky to even get a draw.

 

[Alan ogleys ball bag]

Plastic :)

deffo plastic

 

[super_city_si]

Don’t forget the plastic pitch. We might be lucky to even get a draw.

I think if we can keep them to 2 goals we might have a chance

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I think if we can keep them to 2 goals we might have a chance

Just got to hope Rodri doesn’t choke again.

We‘d lose the games he was suspended for too.

 

[messedupface]

Is there any channel that's showing the build up? TNT1 doesn't start until 19.45

 

[Blue Steel]

Is there any channel that's showing the build up? TNT1 doesn't start until 19.45

They did this the last time we had the 8pm KO.

I’m sure BT used to do a full build up show for every 8pm game, now TNT have the cheek to charge more for less content (not that I want to listen to Laura Woods and co anyway).

 

[yeah whatever !!]

Is there any channel that's showing the build up? TNT1 doesn't start until 19.45

City site is all I know