Al Ain (N) - Mon 23rd June, 02:00 | CWC | Pre-Match Thread

[DallasMCBlue]

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Good Lord, is that dude ever going to be healthy again?

 

[Cobwebcat]

Good Lord, is that dude ever going to be healthy again?

He says he is and Pep says he isn’t so that’s a turnaround.

 

[Marvin.]

Good Lord, is that dude ever going to be healthy again?

One of the advantages of City's involvement in the CWC is that we can advance Stones and Rodri and use the competition as a test for the players' long term potential.

 

[citizen_maine]

He says he is and Pep says he isn’t so that’s a turnaround.

Pep said he's not ready to start. He'll probably come on in the second half while we try to build up his match fitness

 

[bell_mcfc]

I’ve seen it advertised as 9pm UK time kick off?

It’s 9pm local time which is probably the confusion. 2am in the UK.

 

[stonerblue]

Time for a drink...

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

At least the moaners will be in bed for the match day thread.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Time for a drink...

Too right. Bed for 9, a few hours kip then up at 1, a beer or two and then settle. My neighbour is a fucking moron so I may get revenge and up the soundbar

 

[yeah whatever !!]

 

[ninjamonkey]

Why are people making a meal out of Stones not being ready to start? He hasn't got injured again, he wasn't fit enough to play for England 2 weeks ago, he hasn't played in months, of course he's not ready to start a match, his reintroduction was always going to be as a sub whenever that may be. Hopefully later.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Would like to see Echeverri start this one. Just from the vids and stuff the club is releasing I get the impression he's lighting the gaff up in training and is a bit further along in terms of being able to make an immediate impact than we might assume.

 

[King Jay]

Good Lord, is that dude ever going to be healthy again?

I mean the season is actually over so if he wasn’t after summer that would be crazy

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Too right. Bed for 9, a few hours kip then up at 1, a beer or two and then settle. My neighbour is a fucking moron so I may get revenge and up the soundbar

That mada me laugh my head off...my neighbour loves slamming the doors...revenge is a dish best served cold.

 

[rodrizontal]

Who else has gone from 'I can't care less about the CWC, it's just a preseason friendly tournament' to 'we have to win every match and win the whole tournament'?

 

[rodrizontal]

Juventus are looking really good. Our match against them is going to be a real test of our level at the moment.

 

[Plain Speaking]

I looked on the channel 5 TV catchup service to see if they are reshowing the CWC games later. They just show daily highlights each day. That might suit some fans who just want the best bits?

Personally I want to watch the whole match so I'm setting the video recorder. I can fast forward if it's not exciting but I hopefully won't miss anything.

Staying up for a 2am KO would mess me up for the week these days.

 

[DallasMCBlue]

Juventus are looking really good. Our match against them is going to be a real test of our level at the moment.

They're up by 6 goals at the moment so unless we just go off tonight we're going to have to beat Juventus if we want to take the group.

 

[Vienna_70]

I know this probably stating the leedin' obvious, but I imagine the team will mostly be those, who didn’t play on Wednesday.

 

[aka blue jambo]

Beyond the joke at this point

Why?

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

They're up by 6 goals at the moment so unless we just go off tonight we're going to have to beat Juventus if we want to take the group.

Finishing second in the group might be a blessing in disguise at this point. Might have to play Madrid in the round of 16 (or maybe not, if they stutter again against Salzburg), but after that there's a chance we don't play another 'top' side until the final.