City v Liverpool (Home) Pre-Match Thread

[FantasyIreland]

He'll have the fourth official making the calls for him anyway :)

Fourth official Pawson, he did really well in the cup semi.

Good point!

 

[CityWest]

No mate

 

[Bilboblue]

Never seen a season like it though where we got so little compared to what we deserved.

Chelsea at the Etihad scored 3 break away goals and had the worst officiating in any match of the last 10 seasons.

United at the Etihad had 11 men in the box all game and celebrated that point like they had won the Champion's League.

Tottenham at the Etihad 2-0 and cruising but they had 2 shots all game and scored both.

Not making excuses as you make your own look but even twats who hate us like MoTD said we were ridiculously unlucky last season.

Not to mention Walker's push on Sterling at the end of the game when just about to shoot, which should, without doubt, have been a penalty.

 

[Vienna_70]

Ederson

Walker Kompany Otamendi Mendy

Fernandinho

de Bruyne Merlin

Bernie Agüero Jesus

 

[vin]

352 is a no go for me in this game. Need to get these fuckers on the back foot from the get go. Walker and Mendy to start and really push their wingers back.

If we press high enough and put these under pressure like we did vs Barca at home last year - we will win, no doubt about it.

 

[pavelsrnicek]

To add, that result had nothing to do with the referee. The team was a shambles

Absolutely spot on, was the nadir of Pellegrini's final season.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Really hope Pep starts Toure or Gundogan in a 433. I'm sick and tired of the 3-5-2, Pep needs to understand that it won't work against all teams. I'm also sick of Fernandinho starting,don't get me wrong he's a class player but at this point he's basically Kante with a little more passing ability and because of this it causes KDB to drop deep and create instead of playing in his preferred role. KDB dropping deep is one of the main reasons this season that we haven't been as impressive this season going forward, I think playing Gundogan or Toure who have exceptional passing ability and are able to create will allow KDB to play up front in his preferred role.

When we play a back four, the DM is a pseudo-CB as the FBs go flying. Want Yaya in our back line on the break against their forward line? Good luck, mate!

Late in games, KDB has dropped back only because of attacking subs that leave us light at the back or in the middle, and because he can go both ways....it has nothing to do with zfernandinho not being able to do the job. In fac,t last time it happened was because Ferna went to FB!

Playing Yaya or Gundogan in the middle of a 4-3-3 against Liverpool is suicide.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

352 is a no go for me in this game. Need to get these fuckers on the back foot from the get go. Walker and Mendy to start and really push their wingers back.

If we press high enough and put these under pressure like we did vs Barca at home last year - we will win, no doubt about it.

Errr...isn't that EXACTLY WHY you play 3-5-2?????

I'm confused....or did I just sign in to the Junior Blues Forum?

 

[BLUEMATT23]

He'll have the fourth official making the calls for him anyway :)

Fourth official Pawson, he did really well in the cup semi.

What's Mark Clattenburg doing these days?

 

[Armaan]

352 is a no go for me in this game. Need to get these fuckers on the back foot from the get go. Walker and Mendy to start and really push their wingers back.

If we press high enough and put these under pressure like we did vs Barca at home last year - we will win, no doubt about it.

We were magnificent that game, one of my favourite ever city performances.