Everton (A) FA Cup QF | Pre-Match Thread

[mat]

The Bottler reffing, and Dean 4th official with Marriner on VAR.


That's a full house of bent cunts there.

Hopefully Dean is conflicted with his hatred of Everton working for us.

Blind Pew in VAR is like asking Stevie Wonder to be your Uber driver.


Sian Massey there means Sergio isn't starting.

 

[mat]

I've had a bad feeling about this game since the draw. No idea why, but I just think this game could be a banana skin waiting to be stepped on.

No fannying around with the team - Go strong, go hard. Kill the game in the first 30 minutes and manage the next hour.

2-0 City (I hope!)

I know where your coming from.

Firstly it's Everton.

Second it's the match officials.

Third, it's on BT.

Got losing on penalties written all over. With their third choice keeper having a worldie.

 

[hertsblue]

Strongest team possible to overcome the Oliver factor as with the blind man on Var, his soft decisions against us which will probably include a penalty will not be overturned.

 

[ancoats]

I usually pick the team I'd play rather than the reality which Pep might go for. Agree that Steffen will probably be in goal and was thinking about putting Ake in as Canc needs a rest but think this is going to be harder than people think. Heart wants Sergio to start but bring him on from the bench later on in the game....

what pep does is he pick's a team he thinks will be good enough to beat to everton maybe not his best 11 or formation but its works, pep is a master and knows that you don't need your best 11 all the time. even in a big cup game like everton away it will be a squad rotation and a couple of eyebrows raised from us

also in the past couple of weeks pep as been trying out different formations and aguero and jesus in a 4.3.3
and the false 9 with KDB and the 3 at the back with walker in a 3.4.3

so any 2nd guessing will like playing the lotto and getting your numbers up or the bonus ball

 

[ancoats]

I know where your coming from.

Firstly it's Everton.

Second it's the match officials.

Third, it's on BT.

Got losing on penalties written all over. With their third choice keeper having a worldie.

we are defo a banana skin waiting to happen ? the media and pundits want nothing else but city to get turned over
and they will rub the quadruple under our nose ? like we all have been shouting about it

the media have built this quadruple thing up not the club or players or manager, but you can bet if we lose it will be cannon fodder and all the clubs making, the told you so pundits waiting to have their say will be to much to take over the next 2 weeks without club football

 

[mat]

we are defo a banana skin waiting to happen ? the media and pundits want nothing else but city to get turned over
and they will rub the quadruple under our nose ? like we all have been shouting about it

the media have built this quadruple thing up not the club or players or manager, but you can bet if we lose it will be cannon fodder and all the clubs making, the told you so pundits waiting to have their say will be to much to take over the next 2 weeks without club football

That's why being on BT makes me think it could happen.

Jug ears was wanking over us but that constant line about city should be winning everything was being pushed.

As you say two weeks of gloating before we play again would be manna from heaven for them.

 

[Mike N]

I truly didn't expect us to lose to Arsenal last season. I was astonished at how poor we were. And how relatively good they were. Anything can happen. If we want this trophy — and for me the F.A. Cup still has great prestige — we're going to have to take this tie very seriously.

100% this. Talk about not turning up? I was still fuming about how we got done over a couple of years earlier, glad there was no crowd there last season!

I’m sure Pep and the players will remember it and put on a big performance on Saturday.

 

[ancoats]

That's why being on BT makes me think it could happen.

Jug ears was wanking over us but that constant line about city should be winning everything was being pushed.

As you say two weeks of gloating before we play again would be manna from heaven for them.

funny how they are running with this and pushing this quadruple thing ? its a dirty trick adding pressure and BT sports are rags scum ? i don't try and watch any build up or after match crap if i can ? but watch from about 5 minutes before kick off and that's bad enough for me

look good luck to everton if they beat us fair and square, that's all i ask from the game from city
give it 100% and nobody can question the result unless the officials get involved

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Sian Massey there means Sergio isn't starting

She definitely won't pass to him

 

[mancity1]

funny how they are running with this and pushing this quadruple thing ? its a dirty trick adding pressure and BT sports are rags scum ? i don't try and watch any build up or after match crap if i can ? but watch from about 5 minutes before kick off and that's bad enough for me

look good luck to everton if they beat us fair and square, that's all i ask from the game from city
give it 100% and nobody can question the result unless the officials get involved

When you say build up I assume you mean the media which with respect is pure sound bites as they are not Pep and not the 11 on the pitch.

if anybody thinks the players and our management give the media any oxygen when the match day comes along they are sadly mistaken.