Al Hilal (N) - Tue 1st July, 02:00 | CWC Last 16| Pre-Match Thread

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

If it's on 5, you can record it and watch it in the morning. Just don't check your phone first so you can watch it as if it's live

I think I'll go to bed on sofa at about 9, alarm clock for 2, then straight to bed at full time. Think I'll go in work an hour later. Fuck em!

 

[Tourist since 1971]

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Much depends on how Pep sees AlH's weaknesses. If they try a low block, then Foden or Cherki in for Bernie is more likely.

If? If not, I reckon there could be a few hat-tricks the way we’re playing.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Back to Earth with this game.

It's not going to be as easy as some are thinking after our result last night.

I would like to see Bernie give Cancelo a cheeky slap though.

 

[JRockBlues]

Would be surprised if Gvardiol plays in this as it's another opportunity for him to rest that hamstring he was feeling before he went off vs Al Ain.

 

[Mr Blue Moon]

Look at that poll, not one blue predicting we will lose have to go back a while for that, the confidence is back, Rodri is back, I can see us battering Al Hilal and then Chelsea or whoever comes next. Roll on 25/26, City are back.

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[Alan Harper's Tash]

Can’t see Rodri starting again so soon after 65 mins yesterday. He looked goosed in the second half.

 

[Rodri’s ACL]

Ederson
Nunes Khusanov Gvardiol Ait-Nouri
Nico Gundogan
Cherki Foden Doku
Haaland

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

This is going to be our toughest test so far. The talent drain to Saudi is real and these have the best squad in that league. These would put 8 past the rags, we need to be fully on it and treat them just like Juve

 

[Stoned Rose]

These had better bring some lube.

 

[IrishBloodEnglishHeart]

These had better bring some lube.

Haha!

 

[CTIDANDREW]

Is the assumption Mitrovic is not playing?

Huge break for us if that is true.
Especially if Josko cannot go, because the physicality of Mitrovic vs Akanji would be no bueno.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

These had better bring some lube.

I'd rather see them get dry bummed.

 

[richards30]

Ederson
Nunes
Dias
Gvardiol (Ake if Josko still not 100%)
Rodri
Reijnders
Marmoush
Savinho
Cherki
Doku
Haaland

 

[chesterbells]

If it's on 5, you can record it and watch it in the morning. Just don't check your phone first so you can watch it as if it's live

Very good advice that! I’ve come a cropper before recording overnight sports events to only shoot myself in the foot on waking up by just even glancing at my phone out of habit. Those bbc news and sports alerts are a killer for that issue!

 

[Pelegrinni]

They have some decent former european top league players, but i think it will be a pretty straightforward win for city. 3:0 or 3:1

I wish football was that straightforward.

 

[chesterbells]

Koulibaly, Cancelo, Ruben Neves and Milinkovic-Savic were the only names I recognised from their last fixture.

 

[King Jay]

ederson
Nunes Dias Ake A.N
Bernardo Gonzalez Reijnders
Cherki Doku
Haaland
Rodri and gvardiol rested.

 

[Really_here]

Look at that poll, not one blue predicting we will lose have to go back a while for that, the confidence is back, Rodri is back, I can see us battering Al Hilal and then Chelsea or whoever comes next. Roll on 25/26, City are back.

Somebody's spoiled it !

 

[citeh94]

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Twat

 

[remember arthur mann]

Is the assumption Mitrovic is not playing?

Huge break for us if that is true.
Especially if Josko cannot go, because the physicality of Mitrovic vs Akanji would be no bueno.

Akanji is a big strong unit but has completely lost the plot.