Real Madrid (A) - Wed 19th Feb, 20:00 | CL | Pre-Match Thread

[ninjamonkey]

He wouldn't be training if he needed surgery, come on.

Not saying the guy is right, it's a wild jump with no information to base it on but it's not uncommon for players to carry on playing and postpone minor surgery.

 

[Father Paul]

Eh? Surgery?

Procedure perhaps. Few weeks hopefully.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Could be very cagey until the last 20 mins.

 

[TinFoilHat]

I'm feeling confident with that side.

Would be a typical city performance to play at our best without the Viking on the pitch.

Erling is available for pens if needed.

 

[lee one pen]

We could be on the end of a twatting if we aren’t careful bit like what we did to them at the Etihad 2 seasons ago..

Tonight, we win.

 

[bert38]

Haaland missing might actually work in our favor - presumably they’ve had to plan for him and they’ve neutralized him before, so it might not be terrible to have a different threat this time. Rudiger won’t know who to kick…

Or pinch more like it

 

[Blue Maverick]

We need goals and we need to win so leave your top scorer on the bench

He had a knock on Saturday I susoect it’s not worth the risk with Liverpool up next

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

I don't mind the line-up, but I sort of wish that one of Gundo/Berni was dropped for Doku on the left. In a game, we need to be on the front foot; a livewire like him would have been helpful.

 

[schfc6]

We need goals and we need to win so leave your top scorer on the bench

Just have a think why… It’s not tactical is it??

 

[M Gaudino]

its the 2021 team of midgets back again

 

[bluemoon32]

We need goals and we need to win so leave your top scorer on the bench

Not fit to start, not just dropped

 

[Gaz76]

Guess its alright given no Haaland clearly wasn't fit enough to start (but fit enough for the bench?)

Bit lightweight up top, real lack of physicality there

Free hit though, nobody expects us to go through so let's prove everyone wrong

Worst case we go out and we can put our intention completely into the league and get top 4

Only this!! No one even gave a us a chance to be still in this match, Saturday has given us all a bit of optimism, it's a free hit, if we lose we lose

 

[super_city_si]

Dont mind that at all. Surprised Gunogan is in there but he linked well with Nico so not that mad.

Shame Haaland isnt fit cos hes a perfect foil for Marmoush to find space and run in behind

 

[Father Paul]

2 keepers on the bench ? unbelievable Jeff , Gundo and Silva , Ill get my coat

Ahhh not again check the rules.

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

We need goals and we need to win so leave your top scorer on the bench

He’s injured mate

 

[Blue Til Death]

I’m not glass half full or glass half empty, for this game I don’t have a glass… Cant see us getting a sniff tonight but I am a pessimistic FOC.. Hopefully the lads will prove me wrong………. Again.. :-)

 

[YatesA]

I’m gonna assume;
Ederson; Rico Dias Stones Gvardiol; Nico Bernardo; Grealish Marmoush Savio; Foden

......

 

[Sibierskii]

We need goals and we need to win so leave your top scorer on the bench

Come on. Have a think about it

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Haaland missing might actually work in our favor - presumably they’ve had to plan for him and they’ve neutralized him before, so it might not be terrible to have a different threat this time. Rudiger won’t know who to kick…

Oh he’ll find something, normally anything that moves (:

 

[Claytop]

Gundo scoring tonight.