Arsenal (A) - Wed 15th Feb, 19:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[Blue Smarties]

Our local "Friend Dropping In" having a laugh clearly....
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I mean, in their defence it’s based on player ratings - it’s hardly their pick. Just based on the emoji alone, it also looks like they’re sceptical themselves.

 

[MadchesterCity]

I think we’ll find it difficult tonight against Arsenal and the referees

We all know that we have been refereed differently this season to our rivals, this has seen us drop points at Anfield and the swamp.

Add to that the noise from Arsenal about the onside goal, despite them also having conceded a good goal and a penalty. Who’d have thunk it

You wouldn’t have thought we also had a disallowed goal at weekend and 3 possible penalties for handball, I don’t think any were even reviewed by VAR

I hope City are on fire and the officials can’t assist the Premier League and our opponents

 

[Silva2021]

Are you still in the ‘70’s? It’s 3 points for a win now bud.

Yes, but they still got 1 point for the draw

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Our local "Friend Dropping In" having a laugh clearly....
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With friends like them,who needs enemies. The team in red have obviously been champions 4 of the last 5 years yes ? I'm surprised the upstarts in blue have 3 in the team tbh. :-/

 

[bondsman]

Draw tonight would be a good result. Just can’t afford to lose

 

[Toffeedude]

Good luck City.

 

[MichaelBBack]

Weird to be so nervous against a team we have such an incredibly good recent record against, but this is gonna be a challenge, without a doubt.

I think a lot of it will come down to their mentality. Are they able, like us, to bounce back from some poor results and come out all guns blazing and give us a real fight, or will the pressure get to them, like it did at the end of last season when they collapsed so spectacularly to miss out on top four?

In either case, if we play our game, we're the better side with the better manager. We are more than capable of winning this. We've been in this position before and our lads know what it takes. I've got faith in them and Pep, and there were some great omens in that first half against Villa.

I think if we win this one, then we've got our first fingertip on the trophy. A draw makes us just about slim favourites and keeps things in our hands, but gives them some hope. A loss would be a big setback, but still not a fatal blow to the title challenge, as long as we beat them in the return fixture.

 

[Matt_1894]

Any last minute spares for today?

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Will Pep play Bernado as a false 3 again, tonight ? Will Erling be fit and firing ? Will Ederson ever be as good with his hands as he is his feet ? All will be revealed in the next episode of the post match thread...

 

[BlueHammer85]

I’d still go for Mahrez, his first touch on a flighted ball has to be the best in world football and could turn Zinny inside out.

I’ve said it for years

Mahrez for me probably has the best ball control in the history of the game

Good luck tonight, hope you smash em