Dinamo Zagreb (H) pre-match thread

[kaz7]

It is time to look to the future. I believe Phil Foden should be starting at least as many matches as David Silva. It is no wonder Phil looked rusty against PNE as he isn't even getting game time with the u23's.

Why would he be playing for the u23's? he is a first team player and has to adhere to the same rotation and showing how much he wants it in training

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Well, except Stones, Sane and Laporte

I was being pedantic haha

 

[St.Pauli support]

PEP on Otamendi:
he is better as a right CB for the reason he is right footed.

PEP on City fans not rating CL as high as PL:
Yes, we as a club are aware about that. But honestly I have no idea. Yes, I am intelligent but I don't have a theory. Maybe Utd or Liv fans don't make such a difference between PL and CL because they are used to it for many decades. Our older fan generation in the past was always sitting at home or in the pub to watch Liv and Utd on European nights. We constantly have to be there to seduce our fans, in an incredible competitive competition. We need our fans to win it, without them it's impossible.

 

[MeatHunterrr]

Why would he be playing for the u23's? he is a first team player and has to adhere to the same rotation and showing how much he wants it in training

To be fair Angelino played in the EDS as well couple of weeks back.

 

[kaz7]

PEP on Otamendi:
he is better as a right CB for the reason he is right footed.

PEP on City fans not rating CL as high as PL:
Yes, we as a club are aware about that. But honestly I have no idea. Yes, I am intelligent but I don't have a theory. Maybe Utd or Liv fans don't make such a difference between PL and CL because they are used to it for many decades. Our older fan generation in the past was always sitting at home or in the pub to watch Liv and Utd on European nights. We constantly have to be there to seduce our fans, in an incredible competitive competition. We need our fans to win it, without them it's impossible.

Fuck sake pep,the old rags and dippers have more history than us,how many times does he have to fucking say that,it's also pretty fucking obvious why we don't love the CL,for someone who knows everything about everything he doesn't half talk bollocks about us and the CL

 

[Proy]

Fuck sake pep,the old rags and dippers have more history than us,how many times does he have to fucking say that,it's also pretty fucking obvious why we don't love the CL,for someone who knows everything about everything he doesn't half talk bollocks about us and the CL

My argument back would be the PL, because that is a competition we seem to care about but its equally as corrupt as UEFA. The FA cup is the same.

Ask any city fan, certainly over the last decade, why they don't care much for the competition and they will probably talk to you about corruption and jobs for the boys mentality. Being singled out and not given a fair chance to win it.

For the football club, despite the shit that goes alongside UEFA , it is a tournament we need to win to make further progress. Based on that, I can understand Peps frustration.

The same principles for our disdain apply in every competition we play in. Everyone hates us and every cartel at the level we compete at is generally out to stop us.

I would love to win it purely as a fuck you.

Why we pick this one as the one to hate on is bizarre.

Quick edit. I do understand your pain Kaz. Sometimes I just don't think Pep tells the story right and from what I can gather he does see the CL as a prestigious competition and doesn't always get just how old school city fans are. Bobby manc got us. He completely bought into us as a group of fans. In this particular type of situation I think Pep is a million miles away from us.

He will go down as our greatest ever manager and probably THE greatest ever in the game, but I'll never have the same connection to him as I did Roberto.

 

[GHH]

Harwood-Bellis at Everton. (It's probably been posted before.)



I'd be tempted to play Garcia and Harwood-Bellis together and play Fern front of them although I think Pep will probably opt for experience in such an important game. If we can win this game, then qualification from the groups will be half done.

The media, for example G Nev during his Sky commentary on Saturday was saying that City would surely buy a central defender in January, but I don't want us to do that, and I am sure most blues wont want that either. Fingers crossed for Laporte to make a full recovery, and for Garcia and Harwood-Bellis to come through together this season.

Agree that Pep will see this as a big step to securing qualification, we will know the Atlanta v Shakhtar result as well before we play, a draw there means the group could essentially be done after four games.

Ideally if we win our next two home games we could rest a few players for the trip to the San Siro just before we go to Anfield. Would be great to see Garcia and Harwood-Bellis get some minutes in this competition.

 

[Florida Blue]

Fuck sake pep,the old rags and dippers have more history than us,how many times does he have to fucking say that,it's also pretty fucking obvious why we don't love the CL,for someone who knows everything about everything he doesn't half talk bollocks about us and the CL

Again our PR dept has failed. It wouldn't take but 5 mins to sit Pep down and explain the UEFA decisions against us, why the booing of the anthem etc. The communication with the fella sat next to pep and Pep himself is very poor.

 

[@BluePhil8]

I'd go with

Ederson
Cancelo Harwood-Bellis Garcia Angelino
Rodri
Silva Foden
Mahrez Jesus Sterling

 

[paulchapo]

I'd go with

Ederson
Cancelo Harwood-Bellis Garcia Angelino
Rodri
Silva Foden
Mahrez Jesus Sterling

He has already said Aguero and Silva are starting.