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

[noseve]

Was looking forward to this tournament but it's been pretty shit I've hardly watched any

Don't start now, then, Jonah :-(

 

[TinFoilHat]

Theres no option for pens?

After Juve it would be typical city to win it on them.

:)

 

[lionheart]

If Gvardiol is rested then Ake at LCB...

Why on earth would he be rested again? He sat out the Juventus game. Our player of the season has to start alongside Ruben. It's Akanji who might be rested.

 

[mancboy]

Pissed off this is another 2am game. 50/50 I'm staying up for this. I'm up at 5.30 and it'll fuck me up for the next 2 days. :(

U know ur getting up dnt kid yourself

 

[lionheart]

Was looking forward to this tournament but it's been pretty shit I've hardly watched any

I completely disagree. The dozen games I have watched have been mainly high scoring and enjoyable. Much better than some EPL dross. Also, the atmosphere created by the Latin American teams in particular has been great. Even the Casablanca outfit produced massive support.

 

[Dax777]

Ortega

Nunes
Khusanov
Gvardiol
O'Reilly

Gonzalez
Gundo
Cherki

Foden
Marmoush
Doku

You'd expect Haaland to start if we are rotating

 

[Tbilisi]

Home of the fake rival ‘New York’ team who don’t play in New York
Sounds like a vaguely familiar premise, that…

You’d hope NYCFC fans might give us some support, but then half of the weird cunts also follow The Cult, Newcastle, Chelsea etc in England. Freaks

Reb Bull don't play at Met Life but are in New Jersey.

I joined an NYCFC forum for some advice pre Citys game in Philly and they were all really friendly, quite a few were going to City's game.

 

[Dax777]

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

No left back I see. Interesting tactics

 

[moomba]

Was looking forward to this tournament but it's been pretty shit I've hardly watched any

You're probably not best placed to say if the tournament has been shit or not if you've not watched much.

 

[Dodge]

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Won't be long before the press start to highlight the lack of English players.

The same press who maintained a stony silence when half the England team were City players.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Ortega

Nunes
Dias
Gvardiol
Ait Nouri

Rodri
Reijnders
Foden

Cherki
Doku
Haaland

 

[DallasMCBlue]

Why on earth would he be rested again? He sat out the Juventus game. Our player of the season has to start alongside Ruben. It's Akanji who might be rested.

Hamstring injury.

 

[cibaman]

Home of the fake rival ‘New York’ team who don’t play in New York
Sounds like a vaguely familiar premise, that…

You’d hope NYCFC fans might give us some support, but then half of the weird cunts also follow The Cult, Newcastle, Chelsea etc in England. Freaks

Listening to a bloke from NY at the match yesterday, there’s very little interest in PL teams in NY. Some Liverpool supporters, not many for other clubs. Apparently it’s all Real Madrid or Barca

 

[Ric]

Ederson
Nunes
Dias
Ake
Ait-Nouri
Rodri
Rjeinders
Gundogan
Cherki
Foden
Haaland

 

[Nasri_Silva_nostalgic]

Not sure we should risk our very top players on this. Specially not Rodri. Give him maybe 30 mn here… We need him at his best for the 1/4 and 1/2 against stronger opposition.

 

[Tevez City]

___________________Ederson_______________

Nunes________Dias___________Reis_____Ait Nouri

_____________Rodri________Reindjers_______

Savio______________Marmoush____________Doku

__________________Haaland______________

 

[SatOnTheWall]

Pissed off this is another 2am game. 50/50 I'm staying up for this. I'm up at 5.30 and it'll fuck me up for the next 2 days. :(

Mate, there are those of us exiles who do this twice a week every week.

Put your phones on aeroplane mode. :-)

Come on, City, shove it up ‘em.

 

[TonyM]

............Ortega..........
Nunes Dias ...Ake O'Rielly
..........Gonzales.........
......Foden Gundogan....
Cherki Haaland Marmoush

I think we'd struggle without Rodri, Rjjjnders and AitNouri but they probably need to rest.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Got to be some rotation but perhaps not as much as weve seen so far.

Ederson
Nunes
Khusanov
Ake
Gvardiol
Nico
Bernardo
Reijnders
Doku
Foden
Haaland

Last game where I feel we can play a proper mix and get away with it. See a lot of people have rodri in again, thats surely way too much of an ask for him, but i did say theres no way he's start the last game so who knows.

Al-Hilal aren't to be underestimated, they were better than Madrid when they drew but ultimately we should be far too strong for them, midfield is probably their strongest area though hence why I dont think we'll see a lot of change there, just rodri dropping out.

gvardiol I'm assuming is fine after his injury scare. 6 changes from the starting 11 vs juve but dont think it makes us any weaker.

Doku is the key in this, hes on it right nowkeepas tempting as it is to give cherki or Bobb a start or even marmoush on the left, keep on playing him, he'll give cancelo a tough time.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Was looking forward to this tournament but it's been pretty shit I've hardly watched any

Sorry but if you’ve hardly watched any how do you know it’s pretty shit?