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How many trophies will we win?
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jimmygrimblesboots
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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.
True the old days of "play the kids" are long gone , we probably have eighteen players who wouldnt let us down , Pep seems to have this rotation lark , sussed.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.
Carlos- the- jackal
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We can lose to Dortmund and go through if it comes to that!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.
Tricky_Trev
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We can even lose to Dortmund and go through. 2-1 and win on pens or lose 3-2, 4-3 etc for away goals.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.
Gabriel
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Should we get through on all cup fronts and secure the league early, then the last three league games could be written off and the ‘kids‘ played, but with two of those games against Newcastle and Brighton, respectively, we’d face questions about weakening the integrity of the competition.True the old days of "play the kids" are long gone , we probably have eighteen players who wouldnt let us down , Pep seems to have this rotation lark , sussed.
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We can even lose to Dortmund and go through. 2-1 and win on pens or lose 3-2, 4-3 etc for away goals.
If it goes to penalties, we will not win. Not only can we not score them....Ederson can't save them.
Manchester1894
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Premier League = pretty much done.
Carabao = v Spurs, I'm still wary just because they've gatecrashed our ambitons a few times now (Race for 4th place Champs League, and Champs League KO match). Putting form aside, Son & Kane are as dangerous as any.
FA Cup = Again, Chelsea in a one-off can be tricky. But hopefully that big Wembley pitch and us being injury free see's us through to a final that we can defintely win. Take nothing for granted though.
Champs League - Feel we'll get past Dortmund and Bayern might represent a similar issue to Spurs in that a front 3 of Gnabry Sane and Lewandowski will always be dangerous. I'd feel better with Stones/Dias/Laporte as a back 3. But just feel that when we get to a final the mental side of things will strangle us.. We were looking very nervy last night.
Carabao = v Spurs, I'm still wary just because they've gatecrashed our ambitons a few times now (Race for 4th place Champs League, and Champs League KO match). Putting form aside, Son & Kane are as dangerous as any.
FA Cup = Again, Chelsea in a one-off can be tricky. But hopefully that big Wembley pitch and us being injury free see's us through to a final that we can defintely win. Take nothing for granted though.
Champs League - Feel we'll get past Dortmund and Bayern might represent a similar issue to Spurs in that a front 3 of Gnabry Sane and Lewandowski will always be dangerous. I'd feel better with Stones/Dias/Laporte as a back 3. But just feel that when we get to a final the mental side of things will strangle us.. We were looking very nervy last night.
Tricky_Trev
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Which means we’ll be classic City and win. We won a final shootout with one-shot Bravo, we can win with anyone ;)If it goes to penalties, we will not win. Not only can we not score them....Ederson can't save them.
FrankSwift1
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I was thinking this recently. Does anyone know Wdersons record? Has he saved one for City? Ever..?If it goes to penalties, we will not win. Not only can we not score them....Ederson can't save them.
Penalties that we cannot even get on target and does not even make the goalkeeper to do a huge save is my worry.
Lets just defend very well away to Dortmund and get a clean sheet, I think is doable but we need much better control of the midfield and very good concentration at the back.
they play Stuttgart away Saturday (5.30 pm)afternoon hope thats a shit game for them making them even further from the CL places. I wonder if the performance on Tuesday took too much out of them only to lose so a mediocre Stuttgart.
Anyway its good we have Saturday very early game and then CL game only comes Wednesday night.
Lets just defend very well away to Dortmund and get a clean sheet, I think is doable but we need much better control of the midfield and very good concentration at the back.
they play Stuttgart away Saturday (5.30 pm)afternoon hope thats a shit game for them making them even further from the CL places. I wonder if the performance on Tuesday took too much out of them only to lose so a mediocre Stuttgart.
Anyway its good we have Saturday very early game and then CL game only comes Wednesday night.