Spurs (H) - Sat 23rd Aug, 12:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

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Spurs at home the most cursed of fixtures since Pep took over. No matter how well or badly we’re playing Spurs over perform. Whether it was the Champions league mugging, the most one sided 2-2 draw of all time, their late mugging a few seasons ago or lasts seasons catastrophe plus various refereeing cockups and VAR breaks, they have managed to consistently get results against us.

Added to that, Frank has usually setup his teams very well against us so it should make for a very very tricky fixture.

On paper we should have more than enough considering their injuries and inability to land their targets but considering it’s Spurs who knows. We’re the better side, I expect us to finish well above them and we looked very good in spells last week but in a one off match against them who knows what happens.
 
Assuming both Rodders and Phil will be in the matchday squad tomorrow then 2 players have to drop out who were in the 20 last Saturday, be interesting to see who it is. I’ll be fucking irritated if Pep takes the easy way out and drops O’Reilly and Khusanov.

It should be Akanji and Gundo left out, but I’ll bet it’s not.
 
pavelsrnicek said:
Spurs at home the most cursed of fixtures since Pep took over. No matter how well or badly we’re playing Spurs over perform. Whether it was the Champions league mugging, the most one sided 2-2 draw of all time, their late mugging a few seasons ago or lasts seasons catastrophe plus various refereeing cockups and VAR breaks, they have managed to consistently get results against us.

Added to that, Frank has usually setup his teams very well against us so it should make for a very very tricky fixture.

On paper we should have more than enough considering their injuries and inability to land their targets but considering it’s Spurs who knows. We’re the better side, I expect us to finish well above them and we looked very good in spells last week but in a one off match against them who knows what happens.
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5-0 city we will dick these turds. They’ve got half a team out.
 
Eccles Blue said:
That should be fine. To my mind, correct me if I am wrong lads, the only shirts not to wear are a) Trafford United or Wrong end of the East Lancs ones are a definite NO NO.
b) any other PL shirt is a well that's a bit stupid No.
The fact that the Napoli shirt has KDB on should be all right. :-) IMHO





p.s. I'm going to have to find another name for Trafford United now we have a player called Trafford!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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“rags” does the job just fine, EB.
 
pavelsrnicek said:
Spurs at home the most cursed of fixtures since Pep took over. No matter how well or badly we’re playing Spurs over perform. Whether it was the Champions league mugging, the most one sided 2-2 draw of all time, their late mugging a few seasons ago or lasts seasons catastrophe plus various refereeing cockups and VAR breaks, they have managed to consistently get results against us.

Added to that, Frank has usually setup his teams very well against us so it should make for a very very tricky fixture.

On paper we should have more than enough considering their injuries and inability to land their targets but considering it’s Spurs who knows. We’re the better side, I expect us to finish well above them and we looked very good in spells last week but in a one off match against them who knows what happens.
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Who can forget the Clattenberg penalty decision against Sterling……..
 
Eccles Blue said:
You know we don't give enough credit sometimes to the poor folk like @JULES , @SWP's back and @Mad Eyed Screamer for their loyalty to City when you think of the times they get up in the morning to watch us on TV in their home countries.
Having got up at 4.00 am and so when I've been staying with my son in Vancouver during the season I see the dedication.

Thank you overseas fans and don't let the tourist chatter get to you it isn't you it's those people who just think they will visit City because it's a tourist attraction rather than what you would do and visit because you love our football and our team.
:-)
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Well said Eccles,
Little bit easier for me in Atlanta as even the early games are only a 7.30am start, but some Blues also jump to conclusions about fair weather, glory seeking fans in the international fan base as well.
I grew up in Salford, had a season ticket for 20+ years (mostly through when we were shit) and visited some of the ‘purist specials’ like Chesterfield, Rotherham and Wycombe - and I was also at the Aguerooo game and Inter CL Final - so have probably been to plenty more games than quite a few of the keyboard warriors on sites like BM.
What they fail to realise is that International fans grow brand awareness globally, which interests higher quality sponsors, which generates higher revenues etc etc - all part of ADUG’s vision when buying the club, and therefore fundamental to our recent success.
All Blues welcome for me, the more the merrier (and since Aguerooo there are PLENTY more over here) and the moaners can do one or go and follow Hyde if they want to keep it real..
 
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pavelsrnicek said:
Spurs at home the most cursed of fixtures since Pep took over. No matter how well or badly we’re playing Spurs over perform. Whether it was the Champions league mugging, the most one sided 2-2 draw of all time, their late mugging a few seasons ago or lasts seasons catastrophe plus various refereeing cockups and VAR breaks, they have managed to consistently get results against us.

Added to that, Frank has usually setup his teams very well against us so it should make for a very very tricky fixture.

On paper we should have more than enough considering their injuries and inability to land their targets but considering it’s Spurs who knows. We’re the better side, I expect us to finish well above them and we looked very good in spells last week but in a one off match against them who knows what happens.
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Remain calm , we will batter them
 
Will be interesting to see who Pep starts with, I think Marmoush for Doku could be the only change from last week, but with Pep you never know. Frank is a decent manager and will have Spurs well organised and they will be dangerous on the break. Thankfully there is no Son or Kulusevski who have always been thorns in our side. Should be a belting game.
 
come-on-barney said:
Let me get this right, play a keeper who’s desperate to get away, or a keeper desperate to stay. What’s there to consider…
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Don think its definite Ederson will play...Pep just said he was fit, not that he was starting.

If he starts maybe its becuase Pep thinks Spurs might press considerably more than Wolves did and Eddie is better than anyone under those circumstances?

Maybe Trafford will start....

Guess we will see
 
Kova, Bettinelli, Savinho, Gvardiol wont be in squad. Foden, Rodri are ready to as per Pep.

so here comes the question who is left out of match squad of 20?

23 players, 3 have to miss out from below:
Ederson, Trafford, Ortega (3)
AitNouri, Ake, Akanji, Stones, Dias, Khusanov, Lewis, Nunes (8)
Nico, Rodri, Bernardo, Cherki, Reijnders, Foden, Doku,Bobb, OReilly, Gundo (10)
Marmoush, Haaland (2)

surely one of Ederson or Ortega is certain.
but other two?
if its Gundo-Akanji its a big message from Pep. they were not subbed on last week, out of squad this week?
could be two of the academy lads, albeit Lewis, Bobb started vs Wolves and did well, strange if they dont even make the squad a week later.
Khusanov maybe?
 
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