Juventus (A) - Wed 11th Dec, 20:00 | CL | Pre-Match Thread

[bridgeno1]

Quick Q as I'm from 'that London' and there isn't a City/Rags match thread yet.

Geographically are the Rags the nearest team to City? Or would it be Salford City? Got to be close between those 2 right? Because you play them later in the FA Cup. I just can't wait to see Ratboy's face when you turn over both of his sides!

 

[bondsman]

Rico has to start given that he will presumably miss the Derby through suspension. Best to rest Walker.

Rico is one of our biggest problems

 

[Franny 1234]

Cleansheet would be nice
1-0 City win
KEEP THE FAITH CTID

 

[citeh94]

Rico is very good attacking imo but his defensive awareness is shocking, dunno what position Pep tells him to play tbh.

 

[Blue Theatre]

Half of Juventus' games this season have been draws. Their last match in CL was nil-nil. However, a draw this time doesn't really suit either team, with CL games running out ?

 

[eyalluvitt]

Concern for me is that we have too many players incapable of playing twice in a week. The more eggs we put in our frittata on Wednesday, the fewer we’ll have for our fry up on Sunday.

After the usual scramble for tickets, our poacher in the box will crack United's shell

 

[bernard o'silver]

Quick Q as I'm from 'that London' and there isn't a City/Rags match thread yet.

Geographically are the Rags the nearest team to City? Or would it be Salford City? Got to be close between those 2 right? Because you play them later in the FA Cup. I just can't wait to see Ratboy's face when you turn over both of his sides!

According to Google Maps , Salford 4.5 miles, Old Trafford 4.4 miles

 

[Gray]

This season, with the very odd exception, the one thing you can predict with certainty is that the opposition will score.

 

[applecentral]

Think you're over egging it a bit there ;-)

You got some sauce!

 

[Bald fraud]

This season, with the very odd exception, the one thing you can predict with certainty is that the opposition will score.

With their first shot at goal

 

[urban genie]

Quick Q as I'm from 'that London' and there isn't a City/Rags match thread yet.

Geographically are the Rags the nearest team to City? Or would it be Salford City? Got to be close between those 2 right? Because you play them later in the FA Cup. I just can't wait to see Ratboy's face when you turn over both of his sides!

Closest team is droyslden at 2.5 miles away then FC scum at 2.8 miles

salford are about 4.7 and rags 4.6 so similar

 

[Haaland94]

Play 4 CBs or we will carry on conceding goals. The only game we haven't recently was with 4 CBs, and Kyle Walker playing a very defensive role in that 2nd half against Forrest.

 

[Tbilisi]

Is anyone going to the EDS game?
No tickets available its saying on official site, its at the Juve training ground.

 

[alexmcity]

Play 4 CBs or we will carry on conceding goals. The only game we haven't recently was with 4 CBs, and Kyle Walker playing a very defensive role in that 2nd half against Forrest.

We don't have so many CBs fit, though.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Play the kids. The Derby is more important we can't afford a single injury.

In fact, cancel the flight and give them a 3 nil win. We aren't winning the CL this season in a million years and could do with finishing 25th so we don't have extra games.

 

[It'sBlue93:20]

Play the kids. The Derby is more important we can't afford a single injury.

In fact, cancel the flight and give them a 3 nil win. We aren't winning the CL this season in a million years and could do with finishing 25th so we don't have extra games.

Can’t afford to do that. We are still in with a shot. Who knows we might bring 2 in Jan and our fortunes turn.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Can’t afford to do that. We are still in with a shot. Who knows we might bring 2 in Jan and our fortunes turn.

I'm looking at these midweek CL games and breaking out in cold sweats at the moment. I just think we need to be pragmatic with how down to the bare bones we are. The club won't do it anyway but having a proper rest between fixtures could be the difference between scraping top 4 and the wheels coming off completely. Feels weird having discussions like this I know.

 

[It'sBlue93:20]

I'm looking at these midweek CL games and breaking out in cold sweats at the moment. I just think we need to be pragmatic with how down to the bare bones we are. The club won't do it anyway but having a proper rest between fixtures could be the difference between scraping top 4 and the wheels coming off completely. Feels weird having discussions like this I know.

Shame we can’t call off our games because of a storm…

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Shame we can’t call off our games because of a storm…

Get the Sheikh to unleash the cloud seeding tech over Turin.

 

[Legal Alien]

A must win.

Hopefully Foden, Grealish and Doku can start.