Everton (A) - Sun 14th May, 14:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[BongoBlue]

After the way they played last week which was pretty impressive - I think they will go for it. They have some tall players who will cause problems.

Yerry Mina is the one that scares me, especially from set-pieces. Much bigger threat than Keane.

 

[Chi-town blues]

Pep never plays for a draw against anybody, but it's really a free game in hand, so the 3 games we have to play are all before the FAcup and possibly the champions league final so we go full guns in them games,

Pep will play the weakest 2nd team possible on Sunday and Haaland KDB Grealish will be on the bench at best

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[BlueAnorak]

I see Anthony Taylor is reffing on Sunday.
What a suprise!
The instructions are out.

 

[Franny 1234]

Do you want to bet for KDB and Haaland? :)
I bet they will be both on starting lineup.
And I think Grealish will be on too.

Hope your correct CTID

 

[Bluethemaway]

I see Anthony Taylor is reffing on Sunday.
What a suprise!
The instructions are out.

Yes and Howard Webb is the guest on MNF, to explain why VAR and the officials are so shyte !

 

[Blue Coop]

Little bit worried about this game given it’s wedged between the CL ties. I’d like to see us stay at full strength and forget about the midweek game against Real. The adrenaline will get the lads up for Wednesday.

 

[ancoats]

Do you want to bet for KDB and Haaland? :)
I bet they will be both on starting lineup.
And I think Grealish will be on too.

I am not a betting man, but why risk them in a game before one of the biggest games in our club history,
also, we saw Everton players winding up Haaland in the home game, you can bet they would be all over him if he plays and the crowd wants blood,

we have a game in hand so again why gamble

 

[Withnail]

Rodri will be fine for both games

I hope you're right mate.

 

[ancoats]

Little bit worried about this game given it’s wedged between the CL ties. I’d like to see us stay at full strength and forget about the midweek game against Real. The adrenaline will get the lads up for Wednesday.

if it was any other team than Everton away then yes, but it's Everton away and we would be getting little to no protection from the officials, they will be kicking and fighting tooth and nail in the toss for kick-off never mind the 90 minutes of football,

Play the best 2nd team you can and trust the old system of the false 9, the squad is good enough to get the result

Ederson, Gomez laporte Stones Lewis, Phillips Foden Perrone Mahrez Palmer, Alvarez

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Come on City.

 

[jrb]

if it was any other team than Everton away then yes, but it's Everton away and we would be getting little to no protection from the officials, they will be kicking and fighting tooth and nail in the toss for kick-off never mind the 90 minutes of football,

Play the best 2nd team you can and trust the old system of the false 9, the squad is good enough to get the result

Ederson, Gomez laporte Stones Lewis, Phillips Foden Perrone Mahrez Palmer, Alvarez

Play that team and City will lose.

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

if it was any other team than Everton away then yes, but it's Everton away and we would be getting little to no protection from the officials, they will be kicking and fighting tooth and nail in the toss for kick-off never mind the 90 minutes of football,

Play the best 2nd team you can and trust the old system of the false 9, the squad is good enough to get the result

Ederson, Gomez laporte Stones Lewis, Phillips Foden Perrone Mahrez Palmer, Alvarez

Seriously?

 

[Haaland94]

It's 3.5 days, to be fair. 2pm on Sunday til 8pm on Wednesday is 78 hours.

On Sunday, we will finish around 4PM, and it's an away game. On Wednesday, the players will meet at 6pm or so for the game, so it's 3 days, no more, no less.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I hope you're right mate.

So do I!!

 

[ancoats]

Seriously?

Pep has to protect his best 11 for Madrid at all costs, You know what sort of game it's going to be and Everton will kick everything possible and get away with it by the referee,

we can not lose the title on Sunday but could lose vital players to injury or even red cards and could be the end of the season for a player

 

[ancoats]

Play that team and City will lose.

play our best 11 and we could lose more than 3 points

 

[Blu1]

Walk away with a draw I will be impressed. No way pep going strong in this game. Too much riding on Madrid game which right now is priority. We can drop points v Everton although we don’t want to. Prem league takes priority after Wednesday

 

[chris85mcfc]

On Sunday, we will finish around 4PM, and it's an away game. On Wednesday, the players will meet at 6pm or so for the game, so it's 3 days, no more, no less.

Most of the players probably live just as close to Goodison Park than they do the Etihad

 

[marco]

Little bit worried about this game given it’s wedged between the CL ties. I’d like to see us stay at full strength and forget about the midweek game against Real. The adrenaline will get the lads up for Wednesday.

Think weve done fine for rest from the Real 1st leg to the Everton game,if anything the tired legs will hit us 2nd leg or the Chelsea game

 

[chesterbells]

Walk away with a draw I will be impressed. No way pep going strong in this game. Too much riding on Madrid game which right now is priority. We can drop points v Everton although we don’t want to. Prem league takes priority after Wednesday

Yeah, it’s the only way to look at the Everton match.