Crystal Palace (A) - Sat 7th Dec, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

Match Result Prediction?

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jimharri said:
Personally, I'd have priorised today's game. Win today, and it just increases the pressure ever so slightly on TMM. On Wednesday night, we could have been (realistically) 15 points adrift, taking GD into account. Win today and, even though they'll have a game in hand, we'll be 6 (realistically, 7)pts behind.I want the 5-peat, rather than a second CL. Others will disagree; so be it.
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We have won 6 PLs under Pep and only 1 CL. I think Pep and the players prioritise the CL. Having two additional CL games in February could hurt our PL campaign too. The plan is to introduce Doku and Grealish against tired legs in the 2nd half and try to win today's game.
 
jimharri said:
Personally, I'd have priorised today's game. Win today, and it just increases the pressure ever so slightly on TMM. On Wednesday night, we could have been (realistically) 15 points adrift, taking GD into account. Win today and, even though they'll have a game in hand, we'll be 6 (realistically, 7)pts behind.I want the 5-peat, rather than a second CL. Others will disagree; so be it.
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Hard one to call. I think deep down Pep knows this ageing and injury hit squad can't do another title slog. That leaves the champions league and fa cup. I'm not sure we are good enough to win the champions league but who knows, stay in it, get everybody back fit and it's possible. We have to stay in the top four too. Personally I will be surprised if we win anything this season but I'm a bloody pessimistic glass half empty old time Blue lol. Again I'd be delighted to be completely wrong.
 
citizen_maine said:
because, of course, Pep won't have spoken to any of them about why
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Cmom, you know Pep clearly just throws darts at a team sheet on the wall in the dark rather than the multiple hours he puts in watching the players, talking with them, consulting with medical and coaching staff.
 
bondsman said:
Staggering that Grealish and Doku dropped. Jack made a huge difference in CM. Better to start them and withdraw.
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What if the physios and Drs have only recommended 20 or 30 minutes today for them. Would you sub them after 20 mins or half an hour?
 
The Boys in Blue never give in, they fight to the end. Come on City, come on City. Show 'em lads, show 'em all. They may be the Palace but we have the Castle and the Kingdom!! We are the greatest.
Show the know nowt, alleged media types who don't know a football from a rugby ball just what we are made of, the cowabunga load of fishpaste fools.
Show the Specsavers needing, whistle blowing group who call themselves the officials. Yep the official hob knocker, jack waggons who still don't know who we are. We are MANCHESTER CITY, THE BEST TEAM IN THE LAND AND ALL THE WORLD, you pile of shiitake mushrooms.

Now come on lads we need this and we want it and we deserve it. So get out there and show the world who we are. :-)


John Boy hurry up and get better sunshine. :-)
 
Didsbury Dave said:
We keep losing players by overplaying them. We have to play the long game.
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We over play them because the group of players Pep trusts is too small.

Quite a few clubs, I'm thinking Barca, chuck in youngsters when needed. O'Reilly and McAtee and Wright should have had more minutes.

They all played pretty well against Spurs in the cup.
 
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