Barcelona Vs City Pre Match Thread

[chris85mcfc]

What, conceding 16 in 27 is vulnerable?

First of all I didn't say vulnerable, I said on paper their defence isn't up to much.

But clearly you didn't read my second sentence, which sums up the reason they hardly concede any goals.

I did read it, it will be us who gets caught on the break fella, we need to go there and attack not sit back looking to counter them.

We aren't good enough to go to Barcelona and attack them, we don't keep the ball well enough against sides that press us and Barca are the best at it

They will come out for the kill in the first 20 minutes and look to finish the tie off, we need to stand our ground then pounce in the second half similar to how we did it in Rome

We're simply not good enough to dictate a game against these sides

 

[waspish]

We won't come out of the blocks guns blazing it will be the slow play which YAYA dictates when he has the ball! Unless Pellegrini plays him in front of 2 midfielders..

 

[Stephenhakin]

First of all I didn't say vulnerable, I said on paper their defence isn't up to much.

But clearly you didn't read my second sentence, which sums up the reason they hardly concede any goals.

I did read it, it will be us who gets caught on the break fella, we need to go there and attack not sit back looking to counter them.

We aren't good enough to go to Barcelona and attack them, we don't keep the ball well enough against sides that press us and Barca are the best at it

They will come out for the kill in the first 20 minutes and look to finish the tie off, we need to stand our ground then pounce in the second half similar to how we did it in Rome

We're simply not good enough to dictate a game against these sides

Amen

 

[mad zab]

My team would be:

Hart
Sagna
Kompany
Mangala
Kolarov

Navas
Yaya
Ferny
Milner

Silva

Aguero

We need the work rate of Navas and Milner wide to stand any chance of beating Barca tonight.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

The biggest problem tonight will be Kolorov against Messi.

 

[Stephenhakin]

The biggest problem tonight will be Kolorov against Messi.

Unless they specifically target Kolorov ( which they may well do ) Messi should spend most of his time on the other side.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

The biggest problem tonight will be Kolorov against Messi.

Unless they specifically target Kolorov ( which they may well do ) Messi should spend most of his time on the other side.

He's been playing wide right, hasn't he?

 

[chris85mcfc]

The biggest problem tonight will be Kolorov against Messi.

Unless they specifically target Kolorov ( which they may well do ) Messi should spend most of his time on the other side.

He's been playing wide right, hasn't he?

Yeah he always plays off the right hand side

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Unless they specifically target Kolorov ( which they may well do ) Messi should spend most of his time on the other side.

He's been playing wide right, hasn't he?

Yeah he always plays off the right hand side

Thought so. He'll think all his Christmases have come at once with Kolorov. I'd play Mangala for pace to at least provide some cover on that side. And Milner wide left.

 

[Stephenhakin]

Unless they specifically target Kolorov ( which they may well do ) Messi should spend most of his time on the other side.

He's been playing wide right, hasn't he?

Yeah he always plays off the right hand side

Apolgies then I just recall him always being nearer Zabba the first leg