Champions League Final | Pre-Match Thread

[Akpowell]

It still doesn't seem like a Champions League final with us playing Chelsea

 

[dronefromsector7G]

It still doesn't seem like a Champions League final with us playing Chelsea

What, because Chelsea haven’t been champions for fucking years?

 

[Sir peace frog]

No I'm not confident at all and nobody on either team should be confident of winning. This final is bang on 50/50 and nobody knows which City or Chelsea will turn up in the final. But one thing that favours Chelsea is that we have already beaten you twice this season under Tuchel and this should definitely help us, in some way.

in one of those games we played you off the pitch, should of been 2 up and game over,with a weaker team than you will face on saturday

 

[christened at st marks]

I'm shitin me-self, then I realise Phil is only 20. He already has 5 CL goals.







Messi by the same age had only two, while Cristiano Ronaldo had none.

 

[blingy]

Mahrez has scored 14 goals, Torres has scored 13. The end product is there. Just to firstly pick up on your point.
But, you are again failing to understand the dynamics at play.
Yes, you can change player A for player B, you choose an out and out striker for an out and out striker, simple.
City change kdb for aguero, or Jesus for Bernardo, for example. Then move Foden across or put Torres at 9. These players are conditioned to adapt to different positions and personal. Our opponents are not.
There is the edge that, presently, Chelsea don't have. That is what will hurt Chelsea. Confused DM's and centre-halves having a different player in their 'zone' constantly.
As I say, you may get lucky and win, but luck is what you will need. City don't need luck to win.

Your wasting your time with him.
I’d love to see his face if we turn up and play, there be 2-0 down whilst he’s still trying to count the players on the pitch thinking we’ve sneeked 2 extra on.

 

[creditunionhero]

Yeah I understand what you're saying but that still doesn't take away the fact, that your team is dependent on Mahrez, Foden, KDB and Gundo to get all the goals. You can't tell me that you can replace Mahrez with Ferran and still be expected to perform at the same level. Chelsea can replace Werner with Havertz and we still have a great team, or we can replace Pulisic with Ziyech. Yes, you can occasionally have someone like Zinchenko come into midfield to replicate your "hollistic way" but that's not enough to hurt Chelsea FC.

Yes you can bring on Ziyech or Havertz I was worried it might be Mbappe or Harling or Lewandoski or Neymar. If you think we are not still a great team without a couple of players that's fine. It's a shame we can spread the goals around multiple players and don't have to rely on just two or three for the goals. We scored 83 goals in the league this year, how many have Chelsea scored.

 

[burning blue soul]

Your wasting your time with him.
I’d love to see his face if we turn up and play, there be 2-0 down whilst he’s still trying to count the players on the pitch thinking we’ve sneeked 2 extra on.

I am St. Jude; Patron Saint of Hopeless Cases!! ;)

 

[wolviedinho]

anyone else feel sick?

Why? Did you see Gary Neville (rat)eating out of the bins by the Trafford centre?

 

[lionheart]

Chelsea FC do not worry me as MCFC have by far the superior team. My only concern is that bastard anti-Pep referee. We need to avoid giving him any opportunity to give us a red card or them a dodgy penalty. Not sure that the guys in charge of VAR will have our backs.

 

[Ghost of 76]

Our 'A' team is better than Chelsea's, which Pep played in only one of the three games against Chelsea, and there are players on the bench who can 'hurt' them too, that's why we finished 19 points clear of them. The bookies odds on the final are about right.