Barcelona Vs City Pre Match Thread

[waspish]

If we line up with two strikers and midfield two including Yaya, we may as well sack Pellegrini before the game even kicks off. Barca against a one man midfield would get embarrassing

The thing is a bet the players think the same thing when we play top teams and it effects them..

 

[flb]

We'll play 442 with Fernando and Toure playing CM. Barca will just toy with us for half an hour then Suarez will score then Messi will do some ridiculous dribble to send them in 2 up. 2nd half will be dull and boring, about the 60th min Fernando will get sent off for a daft tackle on Xavi then Neymar will finish us off. Scholes will be having his snide childish comments, Ferdinand will be tearing into us on Twitter, i'll go in work the next day to get an earful of the rag who only pops up when we get beat, their will loads of "sack him, sell him, buy him etc" on here, Twitter, facebook. Then we will just have to hope we beat WBA next Saturday and hope for the best.

Or you never know we might get our tactics right for once and beat them 2-0 with Kompany deciding its 2012 and keeping Messi in his back pocket and Fernando not letting Iniesta string 1 pass together. Doubt it though.

Lay off the magic mushrooms mate, it's a bad idea raising people's expectations that have mental problems.

Isn't that right Ian?

 

[Silva_Spell]

The smart option would be to pack the midfield and defense, park the bus, and clip balls over the top for Aguero to run onto

but I expect us to gamble and concede within 15mins

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

if we can score first , which i agree is a long shot , it would at least make a game of it , but if Barca score first , i am breaking out the special brew and hiding behind the sofa

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

if we can score first , which i agree is a long shot , it would at least make a game of it , but if Barca score first , i am breaking out the special brew and hiding behind the sofa

I'm getting pissed, just to be on the safe side ;-) Plus i'll only need a top up for the celebration, if we do qualify.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

if we can score first , which i agree is a long shot , it would at least make a game of it , but if Barca score first , i am breaking out the special brew and hiding behind the sofa

I'm getting pissed, just to be on the safe side ;-) Plus i'll only need a top up for the celebration, if we do qualify.

sounds like a plan, hic

 

[lastmanback]

Can anyone explain why our 2 up front in the
4-4-2 formation does not work against a team who
Play 3 up front in a 4-3-3 formation other than we do not work hard
Enough when not in possession ??
This lark of we only have 2 midfielders v there 3.
If they have the ball we should have 2 banks of 4 with one of
the forwards falling back into midfield.
And when we are in possession surly they with 3 forwards are
Undermanned in midfield and defence.
Our problem is not 4-4-2 its the players laziness to work as a unit.
Put the intensity into our game and we will win.

 

[blue_sonic176]

Can anyone explain why our 2 up front in the
4-4-2 formation does not work against a team who
Play 3 up front in a 4-3-3 formation other than we do not work hard
Enough when not in possession ??
This lark of we only have 2 midfielders v there 3.
If they have the ball we should have 2 banks of 4 with one of
the forwards falling back into midfield.
And when we are in possession surly they with 3 forwards are
Undermanned in midfield and defence.
Our problem is not 4-4-2 its the players laziness to work as a unit.
Put the intensity into our game and we will win.

I agree with you, but I'd be shocked the lads come to life all of a sudden and press like their lives depended on it. They couldn't do it against Burnley when we needed to win and nothing less. Against Barca...one can dream, but I'm keeping my money in my pocket this time.

 

[Marvin]

If we line up with two strikers and midfield two including Yaya, we may as well sack Pellegrini before the game even kicks off. Barca against a one man midfield would get embarrassing

The thing is a bet the players think the same thing when we play top teams and it effects them..

Why are we still going on about this rubbish.

Surely you can see that we've gone out at home in 2 cups to poor teams, and lost numerous games in the league to weak teams we should be beating easily.

We won trophies with this team playing attacking football so where's the logic In this argument?

 

[citymad]

who gives a fuck, our obsession with this pathetic competition is half the reason we`ll end up with nothing this season. Everything sacrificed in search of kudos & praise from the very people who despise us.

Rubbish, all the top teams want to play in the champs league. It's where all the best players want to be its just we haven't had the right players to play the system that's required to succeed in Europe.