City v CSKA Moscow Pre Match Discussion Thread

[sir baconface]

There are so many benefits to be gained by winning this game.

There is the immediate financial gains, in terms of prize money.

Then there is the spin-off of being a part of one of the biggest stages in world club football. This alone brings more recognition, more credibility and hopefully more fans world wide who are excited to watch the brand of football City can produce.

Also it brings reward and kudos to our owners. This to me is very important. They have been incredible in terms of their commitment to the club. If for no other reason I want us to win this game for them. Progress in this competition puts us amongst the high fliers. This is where we should be, and in my opinion will be.

Finally I want this particular victory for the fans and players. Lifelong City fans have been through so much. To watch their team finally advance into the next round is a well deserved reward both for players and fans.

I remember the first time around in 1968 with a certain Mr Alison telling one and all that we`d "frighten Europe" or something similar.Very bad night in Turkey !!

"We'll terrify Europe", he said ... before going out in the first round to a Turkish pub side. The rags made up quite a clever song and goaded us for the next few years. Bastards!

As for the CSKA game, we need to remember last year's home failures and go for it 100%.

I'd like to see a strong showing in Munich, too, as a matter of pride. Not only that but it would give a psychological boost for the next round.<br /><br />-- Mon Nov 04, 2013 2:04 pm --<br /><br />

CSKA away was a hard game, don't think that win should be patronized, not 100% sure Mancini would have gotten it. Not meaning to cause any fights or arguments. Didn't beat Ajax away after all, a team Celtic recently cruised past.

Mancini? Arguments? Surely not ;-)

If there's one subject that unites us in peace and harmony, it's Mancini...

Oh and Dzeko.

 

[pudge]

Confirmed Pants is in nets tomorrow. To be expected, hopefully it proves to be a bigger test than the weekend which won't be that hard admittedly but not too much of one obviously.

 

[squirtyflower]

Confirmed Pants is in nets tomorrow. To be expected, hopefully it proves to be a bigger test than the weekend which won't be that hard admittedly but not too much of one obviously.

Why would you want that?

Personally I hope he never has to be tested

 

[pudge]

Confirmed Pants is in nets tomorrow. To be expected, hopefully it proves to be a bigger test than the weekend which won't be that hard admittedly but not too much of one obviously.

Why would you want that?

Personally I hope he never has to be tested

Then lets bring Joe back in

 

[squirtyflower]

Confirmed Pants is in nets tomorrow. To be expected, hopefully it proves to be a bigger test than the weekend which won't be that hard admittedly but not too much of one obviously.

Why would you want that?

Personally I hope he never has to be tested

Then lets bring Joe back in

Hypothetically
Would you like to see Pantimillon make a calamitous cock up, so that Joe could come back?

 

[pudge]

Why would you want that?

Personally I hope he never has to be tested

Then lets bring Joe back in

Hypothetically
Would you like to see Pantimillon make a calamitous cock up, so that Joe could come back?

Of course not, but I would like to know that he is a legitamte long term 'keeper.

That will only happen if he's tested by the oppostion. Like at Newcastle, he made a great save against Cisse. If he can do that on a consitent basis then great.

It's easy to say you'd rather the 'keeper have to do fuck all but if that's the case then why not put Joe in nets? Because he can't be trusted right now. Whereas I'd like to be sure Pants can be.

 

[aguero93:20]

Then lets bring Joe back in

Hypothetically
Would you like to see Pantimillon make a calamitous cock up, so that Joe could come back?

Of course not, but I would like to know that he is a legitamte long term 'keeper.

That will only happen if he's tested by the oppostion. Like at Newcastle, he made a great save against Cisse. If he can do that on a consitent basis then great.

It's easy to say you'd rather the 'keeper have to do fuck all but if that's the case then why not put Joe in nets? Because he can't be trusted right now. Whereas I'd like to be sure Pants can be.

I'd like to see him prove it in a match without quite so much on the line to be honest, maybe the Leicester game.
Begs an interesting question actually, If pants holds down the no.1 spot will hart be playing against Leicester?

 

[jared]

Personally I hope the joe supporters get fully behind pants now. Their boy has been dropped due to his mistakes and for the good of the team. Just deal with it already. Now let's hope for a dominant game by us and zero shots on goal by them. 1-0 will do for me, second round here we come

 

[aguero93:20]

Personally I hope the joe supporters get fully behind pants now. Their boy has been dropped due to his mistakes and for the good of the team. Just deal with it already. Now let's hope for a dominant game by us and zero shots on goal by them. 1-0 will do for me, second round here we come

amen

 

[pudge]

Hypothetically
Would you like to see Pantimillon make a calamitous cock up, so that Joe could come back?

Of course not, but I would like to know that he is a legitamte long term 'keeper.

That will only happen if he's tested by the oppostion. Like at Newcastle, he made a great save against Cisse. If he can do that on a consistent basis then great.

It's easy to say you'd rather the 'keeper have to do fuck all but if that's the case then why not put Joe in nets? Because he can't be trusted right now. Whereas I'd like to be sure Pants can be.

I'd like to see him prove it in a match without quite so much on the line to be honest, maybe the Leicester game.
Begs an interesting question actually, If pants holds down the no.1 spot will hart be playing against Leicester?

Conversely, I'd like to know that he can be called upon when needed in the big games.

Of course it's nice when our 'keeper has nothing to do but take goal kicks but if that continues to be the case then its surely not wrong to reserve judgment.

Its the right thing to have dropped Joe but is Pants the right replacement is my question. You can't tell if he continues to have nothing to do, as nice as that is.

-- Nov 4th, '13, 16:34 --

Personally I hope the joe supporters get fully behind pants now. Their boy has been dropped due to his mistakes and for the good of the team. Just deal with it already. Now let's hope for a dominant game by us and zero shots on goal by them. 1-0 will do for me, second round here we come

Congrats on ignorantly missing the point.