Atalanta (A) CL Pre-Match Thread

Atalanta (A) Prediction

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John Stones: "We all have to step up as players and fight for our positions, fight for our teammates."

"We need to play for the players who are injured. We need to keep working hard every day in training and setting the standard for everyone."

"It's been difficult getting re-injured. Being out of the team, not being available. I need to stay as fit and healthy as I can."

"Get a run of games when called upon to try and do my best for the team and for myself. I feel good again, I feel fit and I need to stay like this for as long as i can - for the rest of the season hopefully."

John Stones: "Massively impressed by the likes of Dinho. He’s played in numerous positions and played as if he’s played there his whole career and that’s the great mentality that he’s got and the rest of the lads as well..."

"If asked to play different positions it’s never second-guessed, the lads are always doing it. That’s credit to them and it’s something that people should look at and young kids especially be inspired and take that upon themselves..."

"It’s about helping the team and not putting yourself first sometimes and definitely the likes of Dinho and Rodri have done that and exceeded in my opinion."
 
John Stones on @kylewalker2 goal: "I think in that instance it was something that we deserved, the way we played, the way a lot of things went against us. The opposition trying to waste time in every aspect but the football did the talking, the tempo we played at..."

"How aggressive we were in every aspect and kept trying and that shows the mentality of the squad. For Kyle, it was something that he wouldn’t really do with his left foot! He’s been proud about it all week and rightly so..."

"Everyone is chipping in and that’s what mattered at the weekend. That’s what matters every game. The mentality of the lads through those difficult situations of the game, we got the three points and everyone is chipping in to help us get that."
 
Pep Guardiola on @FinallyMario racism incident vs Hellas Verona: "I hope we can continue to battle this at home and in schools because it's not an issue only in football."

"I can’t comment on the Napoli situation because I don’t know the ins and outs. Unfortunately these things happen a lot and the victim ends up becoming the guilty party but this goes on all over the world and Europe."

"It’s a great week for us because we come to Italy and face Atalanta and then face Liverpool on Sunday. Even so, there is still three quarters of the season to go after that."

"My son and my daughter always when Liverpool win in the last minute say Liverpool are lucky. I tell them not. What Liverpool has done this season and last season many times is because they have this incredible quality to fight until the end..."

"That’s why I said to my players that it is not lucky. Sometimes at 94' against Leicester with the penalty it was like ‘wow’. That was the intention for my comment but it was far from my intention to say that Sadio Mane is that type of player..."

"Even with that, the ref and the VAR said penalty. Maybe I was wrong to think it wasn’t a penalty."

It's ok pep,we all know they cheated and it wasn't a pen
 
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Pep Guardiola on the impact of the San Siro: "I don’t know where it would be rebuilt. Either way, it’s a legendary around the world. It is a special place to play. If they decide to change it, I am sure it will benefit Inter and Milan but I don’t know more than that."

"I want to qualify as soon as possible, I'm not thinking about rotating. I go game by game. Try to win tomorrow to be there one more year, that would be incredible but if not there is Shakhtar at home and Zagreb away."

"Tomorrow is the most important game. Try to play good, and after the next one."
 
Pep Guardiola on Atalanta: "Before the first fixture there might have been danger but they have experienced exactly what it takes to come up against them. Now they know what to expect. We’ve prepared as best we can, we know it is always tough to come away in Europe."

Pep Guardiola on wanting to coach in Italy: "I don’t know, I’m very happy in Manchester."

Pep Guardiola on Jurgen Klopp's comments: "I don’t know. I didn’t listen to what he said." On 'tactical fouling': "No comment, I don't put oil on the fire." Is he surprised: "No. No comment, honestly."
 
Hope we play the weakest side possible and rest players for the weekend.
The Liverpool game is far more important
 
I hope Pep puts out a decent, experienced team with maybe two — or at the absolute outside three — of the youngsters in it. They're fierce about wearing the shirt, and it wouldn't do them any good whatsoever to be hung out to dry. They'd be ashamed to lose and, for sure, would feel they'd let the club down. Plus winning begets winning, and contributes to a general feelgood factor for the whole team prior to the big one at the weekend. I'd maybe like to see KDB and Fern rested with a view to Saturday's match.
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
I hope Pep puts out a decent, experienced team with maybe two — or at the absolute outside three — of the youngsters in it. They're fierce about wearing the shirt, and it wouldn't do them any good whatsoever to be hung out to dry.
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He's already said it will be a strong team, suggesting no youngsters, he's not worrying about Sunday, just qualifying, quite rightly too.
 
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