How many trophies will we win?

[ChicagoBlue]

Winning is a habit. The best teams EXPECT to win and approach each game that way. “Play our game, we win!” The problem us when you play 90 minutes and you dint win, it is SO EASY to think something went wrong, something bad happened or “our game” was wrong. That’s usually not the case. Rather, bad day at the office, put it behind you, move forward, because there’s another game in 2 days and he only has them on the training field for a few hours between games, and he has to use that to make sure his next XI is in decent shape!

The saving grace with this team is that it doesn’t rely on any one player to win. That is very special, because if one player (your regular game winner) is going through a bad patch, the whole team can feel it. At City, even the top 2 scorers get regularly substituted, because we have 15 or 16 players who have scored this season, so someone else steps up.

I think Pep has the best squad and best mentality in the team this year than ever before. We are, in Pep’s terminology, “so, so close,” but have yet to win a damned thing. The next two months could cement this club in the Pantheon of Clubs...or it could just feel like a let down to only get the 1 or 2 pieces other players spend their entire careers trying to attain!

Yes, we are that good!

 

[aguero93:20]

Of course they could play, they have an incredible mentality but they need rest. UEFA and FIFA killed the players because it's too much. We haven't had one midweek off since we started, not even one.

Lying fucker, we had 2 weeks off over Christmas, Flopp said so.

 

[marco]

so now its-
Prem done
Lg Cup 1 win
FA Cup 2 wins
CL 2 wins & 2 draws
so 5 wins and two draws and its in the bag

 

[Gabriel]

Wouldn't be surprised if one of Garcia or Aké start against Leeds.

I think Torres and Aguero will start most league games now too.

Agreed, and Mendy back in as well.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Agreed, and Mendy back in as well.

Would be ideal to involve fringe players like Mendy , Ake , Zinchenko , Torres , DeLap , Doyle they could all contribute to the cause for the last dozen games or so

 

[Gabriel]

Would be ideal to involve fringe players like Mendy , Ake , Zinchenko , Torres , DeLap , Doyle they could all contribute to the cause for the last dozen games or so

It's difficult. We need to maintain a confident core that can see us still win games, yet allow players time out to recuperate, especially those who did the hard yards December through February.

 

[wolviedinho]

so now its-
Prem done
Lg Cup 1 win
FA Cup 2 wins
CL 2 wins & 2 draws
so 5 wins and two draws and its in the bag

Easy :)

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

It's difficult. We need to maintain a confident core that can see us still win games, yet allow players time out to recuperate, especially those who did the hard yards December through February.

Get the PL out of the way (made easier if the rags drop points v Spurs) and once in the bag play Doyle, Delap, etc etc in the remaining games and then bring the big guns out for the Cup games

 

[johnnytapia]

Get the PL out of the way (made easier if the rags drop points v Spurs) and once in the bag play Doyle, Delap, etc etc in the remaining games and then bring the big guns out for the Cup games

Just not pep’s style. He always goes very very strong for every game.

 

[Eds]

so now its-
Prem done
Lg Cup 1 win
FA Cup 2 wins
CL 2 wins & 2 draws
so 5 wins and two draws and its in the bag

CL could be one win and three draws as we can draw against Dortmund to go through and then draw semi at home 0-0 followed by a 1-1 draw away.