City v CSKA Moscow Pre Match Discussion Thread

[moomba]

Is Lopes injured?

He's not in our CL squad list

Does he have to be?

 

[gmckennasell]

not sure if i can make the game , could be a last minute decision , will we be able to buy tickets on the night , will need 4 tickets , presumably ticket office can activate our blue cards on the night .

 

[sir baconface]

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

I think this is the case with most of us. The controversy was around whether it was in the club's best interests to drop Joe or let him play through his loss of form. I haven't noticed anyone saying they won't back Panti now that decision has been made.

I'm hoping Joe will come back stronger when the time comes but will support the manager and Panti 100% in the meantime.

 

[davymcfc]

Huge game tomorrow. One final push. We win this and we are through.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Huge game tomorrow. One final push. We win this and we are through.

Yeah think the lads will be well up for this and expect us to put on a very good performance like against the rags as above final push 2moro and at sunderland then we should have a fully fit squad for the busy festive period.

 

[M18SK13]

Heard they are bringing 500. Does anyone know how many we took to their place?

Looks like there will only be 497 of them.

Abusive CSKA Moscow fans flying from Russia to England for a Champions League clash with Manchester City have reportedly forced a plane to make an emergency landing in Denmark.

Russia's Sport Express daily said in a report on its website that half a dozen CSKA fans were arrested by Danish police after the plane made an emergency landing at Copenhagen airport.

The plane later continued to Manchester but the flight attendants ordered the CSKA fans to remain in their seats at all times, the report added.

It said three fans had been released but another three were still in Danish custody.

If confirmed, the incident would be the latest scandal involving CSKA fans after they racially abused Yaya Toure when the team hosted Manchester City in Moscow for the home leg.

UEFA has ruled CSKA must play their next home Champions League match in a partly closed stadium as punishment.

The report did not identify the airline involved but the only company offering direct flights from Moscow to Manchester is EasyJet.

Data on its website showed that Sunday's flight from Moscow EZY 1872 was "diverted to Copenhagen" and arrived in Manchester with a two-hour delay, although no reason was given.

 

[kunaguero10]

Pants, Zab, Demi, Nasty, Kolarov, Fernandinho, Yaya, Silva, Nasri, Negredo, Agüero.

bench: Hart (Richard Wright is injured damn), Micah, Lescott, Clichy, Milner, Navas, Dzeko. No place for Rodwell again:(

 

[citytill1die84]

Yaya will want to ram those abusive words straight down the throats of the Russians. Everyone will be up for this and I can see us winning by a couple of goals 3-1 Moscow have nothing to lose so they'll throw everything at us.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

I only want one change from the 7-0 - Kolarov in for Clichy.

 

[Deepest Blue]

Panti

Micah
Demi
Lescott
Kola

Milner
Ferny
Yaya
Silva

Negredo
Dzeko


Zab
Nasty
Rodders
Nasri
Navas
Agueroooo