Fluminense (N) - Fri 22nd Dec, 18:00 | CWC Final | Pre-Match Thread

[hateutd]

No Haaland,No KdB,No Docu.....not an easy game,and its just one for the trophy.....Im feckin stressed like always.

 

[RodneyRodney]

Melo, Marcelo, Cano, Keno, Ganso.
They sound like the Marx Brothers?

I'll be really grouchy if they beat us

 

[Gremlin]

I'll be really grouchy if they beat us

There should be no need to keep Harpoing on about it

 

[its a Barm]

Good luck this evening guys. Hope you win it. It won't be that easy though - Fluminense will be taking this very seriously and will play hard.

City 2-1

Have I missed something

 

[Bubbagump]

Does anyone know which hotel the team are staying at in Jeddah please?

 

[shevtheblue]

Think Alvarez will start this one, but not sure who drops out. Both Kovacic and Nunes played themselves into contention in the semi-final, so could be Grealish who makes way?

Ederson
Walker
Dias
Stones
Ake
Rodri
Kovacic
Nunes
Bernardo
Foden
Alvarez

Think Nunes probably drops out for Alvarez on this one tbh, although i thought he was better than Kovacic tbh but different roles.

 

[one chop]

I don't have jerseys from English clubs. (I do have a Jersey from England national team though)

I have two from Barcelona (05-06 Ronaldinho and 09-10 Messi), two from Roma and one from Milan. I almost bought one from Liverpool in 2019 when they defeated Flamengo (another rival from my club) on CWC final but I couldn't find at the local store at the time. Here hoping that City will be first English club that I will buy a jersey!

Who is your team? When you said that Fluminense are your rivals, I thought you were a Flamengo supporter

 

[lionheart]

It’s going to be a home match for Fluminense regards support they’ll certainly be well up for it as well but I’m sure all our players have been in worse situations

Why on earth should Saudis support an aged Brazilian team?

 

[hateutd]

Why on earth should Saudis support an aged Brazilian team?

I dont give a shit bout the Saudis and who will they support ,besides that we r not playing a final for a trophy in The Den.....the point is to win this feckin international trophy,against a Brazilian team.....

 

[berryblue]

Goalkeeper is 43 his eye sight will be going. filepe melo is 40 , Marcelo 35, Cano 35, keno 34, Ganso 34 all starters.

Probably can get away with that in the Brazilian league which will be a slower pace. Doubt they can get away with it friday.

Our forward's eyesight doesn't seem to be much better. We have to improve our scoring rate. It's already costing us points.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Our forward's eyesight doesn't seem to be much better. We have to improve our scoring rate. It's already costing us points.

Think it's our inability to keep the opposition out that is the bigger problem. Scoring 3 and 4 goals and still not winning proves that.

 

[pudge]

Not looking forward to us going 1-0 down followed by 80 odd minutes of play acting, diving and time wasting

 

[St.Pauli support]

Marciniak reffing, same as CL final in Istanbul:

https://cityxtra.co.uk/8336/szymon-...final-between-manchester-city-and-fluminense/

 

[chickaroon]

Marciniak reffing, same as CL final in Istanbul:

https://cityxtra.co.uk/8336/szymon-...final-between-manchester-city-and-fluminense/

He is a very good ref.

 

[Blu1]

Bring the cup back blues and we go again in prem league

 

[kaz7]

Rob harris , manchester city preparing to play the club world cup final, a very small competition . Did he say that when the dippers were playing in it ? No is the answer , creepy ****

 

[waspish]

Rob harris , manchester city preparing to play the club world cup final, a very small competition . Did he say that when the dippers were playing in it ? No is the answer , creepy ****

"Small Competition" which you have to win the biggest competition to enter seems a bit backwards! For me this cup is an elite rare trophy to win!

 

[kaz7]

Someone call jon smith saying the cwc is something nobody is interested in , is it diss city time on sky

 

[Taifun Devilry]

Who is your team? When you said that Fluminense are your rivals, I thought you were a Flamengo supporter

I’m a Vasco da Gama supporter (the team that delivered a masterclass against United at CWC in 2000). Unfortunately, my team has not been good for a long time. We almost got relegated this season.

Rio de Janeiro has four big clubs: Flamengo, Vasco, Fluminense and Botafogo.

If you guys were facing Flamengo, I would be even more nervous, they are our biggest rival and everyone hates them. Fluminense is our second biggest rival. Every supporter from other clubs from Rio will cheer for City in this match.

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

Why on earth should Saudis support an aged Brazilian team?

It’s not the Saudis or people from over this part of the world. It’s the amount they have brought out here from Brazil