City v CSKA Moscow Pre Match Discussion Thread

[Sky Blue]

Stelling is such a shithouse...Carragher putting him in his place.

They all did tbh, didi has spoken very well and even "oh my word" Wilkins is talking sense.

Yep, I was surprised at Fester.

 

[Ducado]

Stelling is such a shithouse...Carragher putting him in his place.

They all did tbh, didi has spoken very well and even "oh my word" Wilkins is talking sense.

Yep, I was surprised at Fester.

What are they saying?

 

[jimharri]

They all did tbh, didi has spoken very well and even "oh my word" Wilkins is talking sense.

Yep, I was surprised at Fester.

What are they saying?

Stelling basically saying that City are undermining England's chances by dropping their 'keeper. Didi and ''my word'' saying that's not Pellegrini's problem.

 

[Sky Blue]

They all did tbh, didi has spoken very well and even "oh my word" Wilkins is talking sense.

Yep, I was surprised at Fester.

What are they saying?

Basically saying Pellegrini only cares about City and not England with the Joe Hart situation.

 

[TexasBlue9]

A Team.

 

[mac]

I hope that yaya shows the camera when they are in the lineup the say no to racism banner.

 

[NorCalBlue]

Yep, I was surprised at Fester.

What are they saying?

Basically saying Pellegrini only cares about City and not England with the Joe Hart situation.

Pelle must be working for the Spanish FA to undermine the England team, because that's the only way Spain can beat us.

 

[Maldeika]

We need to field the strongest team possible tonight.

OK I'm bored in work waiting for the match tonight. Being of the age where some of us still think if it can go wrong, it will go wrong for City, so here goes.....

For what it's worth, I think we will win tonight. But not many seem to appreciate what the situation could be IF it goes tits up tonight.

If Munich win tonight (which they will) they will be on 12 points and will have qualified unless something bizarre happens - they then lose 4-0 or worse to CSKA and the same to us in the last match, CSKA win tonight and against Plzen and we beat Plzen. Three teams on twelve points, Munich go out on head-to-head. This won't happen so Munich are pretty much through.

Now, if we lose 2-1 or worse tonight, CSKA would be ahead of us on head-to-head.

BM 12, CSKA 6, City 6, VP 0

Munich, who have presumably already qualified, send a weakened team to Moscow and draw. City beat Plzen (I'm not that pessimistic).

BM 13, City 9, CSKA 7, VP 0

Final matches. If CSKA beat Plzen, who have nothing to play for. We would then have to beat Munich to qualify, a draw wouldn't be good enough. Munich would field a strong team at home in front of their fans with a chance to take City out.

Win - BM 13, City 12, CSKA 10, VP 0. - Through
Draw - BM 14, CSKA 10, City 10, VP 0. - Out

If we lose 1-0 tonight and Munich draw in Moscow it could go down to goal difference and a draw in Munich might do. If Munich (reserves) lose in Moscow we would probably have to win in Munich.

In glass half full mode: City & Bayern win tonight, we beat Plzen, Bayern send weakened team to Moscow and draw. 0-1 in Munich puts us top of the group.

Bayern does not play weakened teams (apart from tonight when they play with van Buyten and Contento as central defenders ;). Not as long they can end as 2nd.

 

[kaz7]

Come on blueboys

No drama please ,just get it done

 

[THFC6061]

So not a single Englishman in City's starting XI tonight, following on from where Arsenal & Chelsea paved the way in the Champions League.

A sign of the times, no doubt, but there must be some City supporters who aren't too happy about this?

Nevertheless, the very best of luck tonight, lads!