Champions League Final | Pre-Match Thread

[GazM]

More concerned about the officials on the night...soft free kick/pen/sending off that kind of thing is all it takes to de-rail the game plan. If we don't fall foul of that we will beat them.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Bricking it already. I can’t imagine what my nerves will be like come kick off time. Lahoz has to be nullified. Nothing silly, no leaving a leg in in the box etc. If we can keep Lahoz quiet we have a good chance.

 

[daflanger]

When we got to the Semi Finals I said even if we don't go through I am super proud of the boys. Now that we are in the final I want us to win it!!! This is a golden chance for us and it will be the cherry on top of the cake. I will be devastated if Chelsea win it cause we have been working so hard for this and we truly deserve it.

I don't know how I will feel if we lose it but I am still super proud of our team for what they have accomplished. That being said I want us to win this dreaded Cup!!!

 

[marco]

Bricking it already. I can’t imagine what my nerves will be like come kick off time. Lahoz has to be nullified. Nothing silly, no leaving a leg in in the box etc. If we can keep Lahoz quiet we have a good chance.

give him nothing to blow for and he cant controll us,im sure pep will brief the players up with this, peps fired up the players are fired up and the fans are fired up, the stars will align on Sat night

 

[Mr. Wednesday]

Oh bòllocks, @MeatHunterrr says we will lose, the deal is done, top genuine poster.

I mean he said we would lose against Dortmund, if we some how won we would lose against Bayern (yeah, I know Bayern got beat), we would lose against PSG, oops won again.

So when this dude after his tippity toppity views says we will lose, then get your money on.

This may be a slightly sarcastic post, but the very very very sad thing is, this top tít will be the first to remind us of his wise words and will be fùcking buzzing if we do get beat, pafuckingthetic.

I just see ignored member.

 

[didsburyblu]

We just need to ensure we are clinical and take our chances when they present.
Too often this season we have missed to many gilt edged chances and then been caught out with a dodgy VAR decision or individual error. We need to ensure that we are far enough ahead that if the dodgy decision happens again its not going to be game changing.
I honestly don't see us not winning we are far better than them and that's not gloating it's a fact.
The players and the club have aimed for this for years now and I don't see us throwing it away.
Only decision to be made is Fern or Rodri I think the rest of the team picks itself and for his experience I'd go with Fern.
Result 3-1 city.

 

[CityEssex49er]

-----------------------------------------Edi---------------------------------------

----------Kylinho-----------Johinho-----Ruby----------------Joao------------

--------------------------------------Ferna---------------------------------------

---------Gundo----------------------Phil-------------------Kev-----------------

--------------------Riyad--------------------Gabby-----------------------------

 

[JPAMCR]

give him nothing to blow for and he cant controll us,im sure pep will brief the players up with this, peps fired up the players are fired up and the fans are fired up, the stars will align on Sat night

Think the attention he’s got in the media will mean he’ll be aware that he’ll be watched for cheating us again. Of course it might make fuck all difference.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Gundogan will start, nailed on.

Although on the bench, walking up for his medal he seemed a little pained and a slight hobble....hope I'm looking much to deep into it he's been brilliant this season once pushed slightly further forward.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Just over fifty years ago, we went out to these in the semi-finals of another European competition. Revenge, please.

It was my 5/6th game, we were ravished with injuries towards the end of that season, Healey in the nets who I think dived over the ball....

I was that young 7, that the defeat didn't stay with me like the spurs FA Cup final but was perhaps just as important an event in City's history. Back to back ECWC's as Mercer's team was edging to an end and evolving etc.

 

[jollylescott]

2-1 to Chelsea. They have no pressure

Its funny. I searched everywhere to find your positive, congratulatory post after we clinched the title.

Yet here you are again trying manfully to dampen the enthusiasm of City supporters.

Your veil is almost see through.

 

[nickamon]

I see its either fatalists day out without their carers or the wind up merchants casting their maggots in the water.
The two games we have lost to them were without Foden and Mahrez.
Im looking forward to Phil versus Azpilacueta - in the 10 mins he was on all he did in the FA Cup final was foul him and got booked within minutes, Foden mugged him over and over, lets see you do that for 90 minutes. Mahrez against his old team mate is the key for me - Mahrez turns him inside out every time he plays him, he'll be having nightmares thinking about it.
I really think Chelsea will just sit in and smash long balls for that diving **** Werner to chase - I swear he would fall over in a gentle breeze the cheating twat. Cannot afford to make daft challenges in our box, he will go down quicker than any porn star you've ever seen. I want Walker to sit on him first half so he gets fuck all service. Their main strength is Kante turning the ball over for them in our half but we really nullified that in the game at SB and he was anonymous - do that again and we win.

My sentiments exactly. For me, the key will be our wingers vs their fullbacks. If Mahrez or Foden play against their counterparts like they’ve done previously, they’ll rip them a new one. Mahrez absolutely roasted Chilwell last time he faced him.

 

[blue cigar]

If Zinchenko plays well we win easily. He will have hudson-odoi, pulisic, James and azpilecueta to deal with at various points, that's the Chelsea threat. My reasoning is that if I've spotted it then there's a chance Pep has as well, add to that the fact that we all feared the worse at anfield up against Salah but he completely smothered him. Dias will always be on the cover and Phil will work that flank like a man possessed. I'm confident we'll win this.

 

[Mike N]

I think Chelsea will be very concerned about playing us. We have so many strengths and goals from all over the team. The movement of Foden, Mahrez and Bernardo supplied by Kev, it’s enough to give them sleepless nights.

It seems to me that our fullbacks will be told to defend more to nullify their balls into wide open spaces left vacant by Walker etc but I’m confident we can completely control the game. I’m going for a similar performance to the Stamford Bridge display.

 

[blue cigar]

Akrobeto_Official (@Akrobeto_) Tweeted:
Possible line-ups of @mancity Vs @chelseafc for @ChampionsLeague final 2020/2021 https://t.co/WsCaYdkjfo
A bit of an insult that this guy is the announcer at the final, at least he's practising the names I suppose.

 

[Damanino]

English teams have been losing quite a few finals.

Only since 2000
2005 Milan-Liverpool 3-3, Liverpool won on pens
2006 Barcelona-Arsenal 2-1
2007 Milan-Liverpool 2-1
2008 United-Chelsea 1-1, united won on pens
2009 Barca-United 2-0
2011 Barca-United 3-1
2012 Chelsea-Bayern 1-1, Chelsea won on pens
2018 Real-Liverpool 3-1
2019 Liverpool-Tottenham 2-0

When Arsenal and Tottenham, Chelsea played their first ever CL final they lost.
Liverpool lost two and won two.
United were shit lucky both times in 99 and 2008 imo, but also lost two quite easily vs Pep's Barca later on.
Shame on Milan in 2005,, from 3-0 up they could not finish the job.

Pep mentioned yesterday also some clubs need to try more finals for their first win, some clubs can do it at first time.

Juventus had 3 CL finals in last 20 years and lost all 3.

Real Madrid though had 7 CL finals since 1998 and won all 7.
Hope that is more like our record will be for next 20 year or so. :)

It would be fucking shit to go down to Chelsea who is 20 points behind us in league and Tuchel just came in months ago for them because who the fuck knows when will be our next CL final.

 

[Bellamy's Caddy]

Bricking it already. I can’t imagine what my nerves will be like come kick off time. Lahoz has to be nullified. Nothing silly, no leaving a leg in in the box etc. If we can keep Lahoz quiet we have a good chance.

It's interesting the perspective that football fans have on these things. A friend of mine is a Chelsea fan and he's isn't happy with the ref appointment, as he thinks he's now going to come under so much scrutiny he'll want to avoid controversy towards City. My response was along the lines of have you seen this bloke, he LOVES controversy! But I sort of see where he's coming from.

The ref is a concern, definitely and we need to keep our cool and not give him anything to get excited about. An early yellow for Fernandinho would be a white knuckle ride in particular. But if we play to our best, we can still win in spite of him. Its still in our hands.

 

[Claytop]

Bricking it already. I can’t imagine what my nerves will be like come kick off time. Lahoz has to be nullified. Nothing silly, no leaving a leg in in the box etc. If we can keep Lahoz quiet we have a good chance.

 

[kaz7]

Its funny. I searched everywhere to find your positive, congratulatory post after we clinched the title.

Yet here you are again trying manfully to dampen the enthusiasm of City supporters.

Your veil is almost see through.

I tag him a lot when we win, nothing

 

[kaz7]

Sorry boys , we lost

It was 7-7 and the motherfuckers made up a rule that senor cuntface got to decide the winner

Only four more nights of anxiety dreams to go!