FA Cup Semi-Final | City v Chelsea pre-match thread

[Craig]

We never play well or get it easy at Wembley.

Can't decide if Pep will go strong or make as many changes as possible to prioritise the league, he's hard to read in situations like this. He might see the fact that there's now midweek gaps in the character with no CL as an opportunity to go strong

Have a feeling that it'll be penalties again!

Should be able to put out a strong team now everyone is back from inj. Obviously Haaland and KDB might be struggling but we didn’t have either against Villa and played some great football

 

[IrishBlueSince92]

Ortega
Lewis Stones Dias Ake
Nunes Kovacic
Bobb Foden Doku
Alvarez

 

[Dial M 4 Mercer]

The way a lot of people are feeling today a better title for this discussion may be ‘City v Chelsea pre-match dread’.

Concerned if the team has the temerity to lose two matches on the bounce there will be chants of “Pep out” and “Sack the board”.

 

[Bluewars II]

Haaland a cert as he didn't fucking play last night

Ouch...

 

[super_city_si]

I would think Ortega, Lewis, Ake and Doku are definite for this. Reckon Pep will ask the others who feels ok for it and go as strong as possible from there.

 

[hammocity]

Just ridiculous this is being played Saturday and the Rags v Coventry Sunday, the FA knew what they were doing, absolute wankers.

 

[J.G.Blue.]

We never play well or get it easy at Wembley.

Can't decide if Pep will go strong or make as many changes as possible to prioritise the league, he's hard to read in situations like this. He might see the fact that there's now midweek gaps in the character with no CL as an opportunity to go strong

Have a feeling that it'll be penalties again!

Can we play ortega in goals but bring Eddie on to take a penalty :-)

 

[bernard o'silver]

Just ridiculous this is being played Saturday and the Rags v Coventry Sunday, the FA knew what they were doing, absolute wankers.

Absolutely

 

[Zapcity]

Although retaining our Premier League crown is obviously the main priority, I would love to see us play Coventry in the final. The thought of a Chelsea v United final , who wants that?(apart from Chelsea and rags fans I guess!).
Having been through the shit times, I still very much enjoy and appreciate seeing us being successful and want us to win as much as we can, who knows when it may all come to an end?(hopefully not for some time yet though).
Very much in the balance this, ofcourse not made any easier by last night. There is a fair bit of defeatism on here, we're fucked, we've not beaten them this season etc. We also haven't lost to them since the 2021 CL final I believe , and though they can be a very good side on their day they can also be a bit shit!

 

[lazerblue]

I think Pep deserves a bit more credit than that. In fact I fucking know he does. Some of our fans don’t deserve the greatest coach in the world

i take it you didn't see the last game