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

[ninjamonkey]

I don't get where all this "the media want us to fail" stuff comes from. The media want stories, if we go out of a competition, it's one story about how the quad dream is over just like every other side in history, and then they have to find something else to write/talk about. The longer it stays possible, the longer they get to create throwaway content about the possibility of it happening, they would love for us to succeed, it would give them an entire summers worth of content.

And even if it was true, so what, it has no impact on the result, the media could spend the entire hour pre-match build up saying I hope city lose over and over, it has zero impact on the game. the only pressure it builds is in your own head, social media and amongst your circle of friends, the players don't spend their warm up listening to camel gob and nobody could put more pressure on the side to win than Pep and his demands.

 

[David Silva #21]

Ederson
Walker Dias Laporte Zinchenko
Fernandinho
Bernardo Gundogan
Mahrez Aguero Jesus

3-1 city

 

[Stoned Rose]

I think we'll start to see an emergence of our "best" team in the coming games, starting with this one, in preparation for the CL games.

Use the league and cup games as practice for the big ones.

 

[Akpowell]

We must play our strongest, fittest side possible, fuck the internationals FA cup is more important

 

[mancity1]

I don't get where all this "the media want us to fail" stuff comes from. The media want stories, if we go out of a competition, it's one story about how the quad dream is over just like every other side in history, and then they have to find something else to write/talk about. The longer it stays possible, the longer they get to create throwaway content about the possibility of it happening, they would love for us to succeed, it would give them an entire summers worth of content.

And even if it was true, so what, it has no impact on the result, the media could spend the entire hour pre-match build up saying I hope city lose over and over, it has zero impact on the game. the only pressure it builds is in your own head, social media and amongst your circle of friends, the players don't spend their warm up listening to camel gob and nobody could put more pressure on the side to win than Pep and his demands.

Summaries the influence of the media on game time to a tee.

Media write and speak , players play.

if we outscore Everton we win , if they outscore us we lose.

We give the pundits and those who ask questions too much attention.

the only thing that I care for before the game is the injury status and from then hope we are good enough or fortunate enough to come up trumps.

 

[yankblue]

I think Steffen, Laporte, Mr. Zinchenko, and Gabby will come into the starting 11. Maybe Fern as well. But I won't even guess at how we will line up because I haven't got a clue.

 

[ancoats]

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.

its not our fans they are aiming at its the bitters watching
the whole of the football community bar manchester city fans all want us to lose at the weekend

sadly all the controlling media outlets and tv companies are united and liverpool based. even the so called natural pundits want us to lose. the so called city pundits are told to play a part and don't be to over the top backing the blues

 

[mancity1]

its not our fans they are aiming at its the bitters watching
the whole of the football community bar manchester city fans all want us to lose at the weekend

sadly all the controlling media outlets and tv companies are united and liverpool based. even the so called natural pundits want us to lose. the so called city pundits are told to play a part and don't be to over the top backing the blues

Tall poppy syndrome I suppose which is fine with me.

I don't disagree with your sentiment ancoats but again with respect I don't care what their aim is and I don't think bluemooners in fact all city supporters on mass should care either but each to their own.

if their is anything underhanded it ain't working to well at present (LOL).

 

[Gremlin]

the whole of the football community bar manchester city fans all want us to lose at the weekend

Other than teams in red and Everton fans, the rest of the footballing community probably doesn't care much one way or the other. There may be a bit of 'rooting for the underdog' but that isn't unique to City and, as underdogs go, Everton aren't like Cheltenham, for instance, it's bit more evenly matched and hence they probably won't attract as much sympathy.

 

[ancoats]

Tall poppy syndrome I suppose which is fine with me.

I don't disagree with your sentiment ancoats but again with respect I don't care what their aim is and I don't think bluemooners in fact all city supporters on mass should care either but each to their own.

if their is anything underhanded it ain't working to well at present (LOL).

your right at present ?
but at the moment city are still in everything and the media and pundit can do fuck all about it other than talk the talk and its great having it that way

do i think city can win all 4 no ? but if you said to pep right now we will give you one trophy it would be champions league without doubt, even letting united win the league and FA cup and spurs league cup pep knows his onions
but if city win the champions league only from here the media will spin the whole thing around to pep as failed this season and city should have won 3 or 4 trophies not one

manchester city can never win in the media. its all one way ? you win its the money. you lose how can you spend all that money and lose. in the ten years of our great owners any other club with the winning trophies and titles in the ten season would be hailed the greatest of all time