Huddersfield (h) pre-match thread

[Marvin]

Completely agree. We cannot play out from the back and through midfield as well as normal with Delph and fernando in the same team. It is not just their lack of creativity but their inability to protect the ball when a defender or goalkeeper gives them the ball. It means we lose the ball much more often in our half and end up playing long to our midget men up front.

I went to palace in the cup and saw delph and felt sorry for him. I'm not sure whether it is a lack of talent or game time but he was forever arriving somewhere just as the ball was leaving.

Players all have their strengths and weaknesses, and Guardiola has to pick a team which gives us the correct mix of attacking flair going forward and defensive solidity.

For the most part this season we have lacked defensive cover in midfield. Against Huddersfield, it swung the other way. We met a team who got everyone behind the ball, and lacked a player who could open them up.

Delph, Fernando, Garcia etc have all suffered now and in the past by being compared to players like Silva, and Yaya but they have different attributes. Maybe Guardiola wants a defensive player who is more proficient on the ball. I think for all the talk about City re-jigging the defence in the Summer, it's a defensive midfielder that will be Priority No. 1. Sort that out, and many of our defensive problems will diminish.

 

[mscenterh750]

No game this weekend.

Full strength team.

No taking it lightly.

Put the game to bed.

Introduce a few subs.

Move on to the next round.

Bish, bash, bosh.

 

[CITY FOR LIFE]

seeing you can buy tickets in SS L1 on the site where are they housing the Huddersfield fans for the Replay, I thought they may get the SSL 1 and 2 as normal cup games for away fans.

 

[CITY FOR LIFE]

seeing you can buy tickets in SS L1 on the site where are they housing the Huddersfield fans for the Replay, I thought they may get the SSL 1 and 2 as normal cup games for away fans.

- Man City replay confirmed for Wed 1 March
- 7.45pm kick-off in front of live BBC cameras
- Tickets are now on sale to Season Card holders
Just found this so looks like they have SSL3

Huddersfield Town’s Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round replay against Manchester City has been selected for live TV coverage by the BBC and will take place on Wednesday 1 March 2017.

The game will kick-off at the Etihad Stadium at 7.45pm, with the full 90 minutes live on BBC One.

Huddersfield Town has been allocated 8,000 tickets for the Club’s Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round replay; 5,538 tickets in level three, 751 in level two and 1,711 in level one (recommended for NSL supporters and ambulant disabled).

There are also 21 wheelchair and carer spaces in level one.


PRICES

Adults: £15
Over-65s and 16-21 year-olds: £10
Under-16s: £5

Tickets for Ambulant disabled supporters are £10 with a free carer and tickets for Wheelchair disabled supporters are £10 with a free carer

 

[SWP's back]

Play nacho for Aguero.

KDB or Silva but not both.

Other than that, same team as the away match.

More than capable of winning at home as they were away. Just needed to take one of the three one on ones we had.

 

[SWP's back]

I can't see the point in playing such a strong team when, if we do win, Pep will almost certainly play a much weaker team against against Boro, a game which would take place in between the re-arranged Stoke game and the much more important Monaco game.

Stick with roughly the same team as played on Saturday (Kelechi in for Aguero), as that is likely to be the team that would play at Boro.

If we proceed to the latter stages of the CL and Fa Cup we're heading for a fixture pile up. Like it or not, the fringe players would have to share some of the workload so playing them against Huddersfield and then Boro would give them much needed game time. And they should be better for having played a few games together.

You'll get no where with good logic like that on here.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

That's why we really do need the more skilful youngsters to come through. Hopefully, in a year or two, the likes of Diaz, Sancho and Foden will be ready to play in this type of fixture.

It's a Plan B and it's a good 'un!

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

- Man City replay confirmed for Wed 1 March
with the full 90 minutes live on BBC One.

Is there extra time and pens? And if so, are the BBMUtvC not bothering with this or do they think it won't be needed? Have PiGMOL and the Beeb got their placemen organised with whistles, flags and electronic boards?

 

[taleofbluehalves]

Play pretty much a full team but drop in someone like Foden or Sancho just for a massive boost to the fans and Academy.

 

[MacD]

Watched the training video and Inside City from Abu Dhabi and Vinnie didn't train with the main group for either of the sessions. Clichy and Kolarov did both. Can't see Vinnie making the Huddersfield game if he is still not training yet.

 

[Tbilisi]

Second string to step up for this and Boro if we win.....CL and top 4 is all that matters this season for me.
FA Cup was a great competition when I was a kid but its been turned into a complete waste ........ unless you are a non league or lower division club.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Second string to step up for this and Boro if we win.....CL and top 4 is all that matters this season for me.
FA Cup was a great competition when I was a kid but its been turned into a complete waste ........ unless you are a non league or lower division club.

Or an FA favoured club .

 

[Marvin]

Huddersfield local paper said they'd sold 4,300 by Thursday afternoon.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

In delph's case, his inability to keep the ball within 10 yards of himself, causes us problems.
He's like a 10 year old playing kick and rush.

I am not a fan of his.

However I think it's lack of game time for most of them too.

A championship side containing a midfield of Navas, Delph, Fernandinho and Fernando who all played at Huddersfield feeding Nolito and Aguero who also played would beat most championship sides and would be top of the league no problem.

I think shit pitch, lack of game time and therefore lack of cohesion and understanding of each other's positions etc leads to average looking performances.

I think a similar side on our pitch with maybe either De Bruyne or Silva or Yaya in would be enough to beat them.

 

[The Riot Club]

Second string to step up for this and Boro if we win.....CL and top 4 is all that matters this season for me.
FA Cup was a great competition when I was a kid but its been turned into a complete waste ........ unless you are a non league or lower division club.

Couldn't disagree more. Let's try and win every game we play, no risking a demoralising or embarrassing home defeat to lower level opposition. Huddersfield are decent and if we don't respect them by playing a decent XI we could look daft.

We can't choose what trophies we win. League looking unlikely, though it's not over yet, and being honest we'd probably have to beat at least two from Bayern, Real, Atletico and PSG to win the CL, which is of course possible but the FA Cup is more realistic.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

I am not a fan of his.

However I think it's lack of game time for most of them too.

A championship side containing a midfield of Navas, Delph, Fernandinho and Fernando who all played at Huddersfield feeding Nolito and Aguero who also played would beat most championship sides and would be top of the league no problem.

I think shit pitch, lack of game time and therefore lack of cohesion and understanding of each other's positions etc leads to average looking performances.

I think a similar side on our pitch with maybe either De Bruyne or Silva or Yaya in would be enough to beat them.

Maybe I'm overreacting, but he pissed me off big time, in the last game at Huddersfield.

 

[Bill]

No game this weekend.

Full strength team.

No taking it lightly.

Put the game to bed.

Introduce a few subs.

Move on to the next round.

Bish, bash, bosh.

only this.

 

[Tbilisi]

Couldn't disagree more. Let's try and win every game we play, no risking a demoralising or embarrassing home defeat to lower level opposition. Huddersfield are decent and if we don't respect them by playing a decent XI we could look daft.

We can't choose what trophies we win. League looking unlikely, though it's not over yet, and being honest we'd probably have to beat at least two from Bayern, Real, Atletico and PSG to win the CL, which is of course possible but the FA Cup is more realistic.

Fast forward to May and we have won the FA Cup,got to the semis of CL and just missed 4th to united.
Cant even start to think what a shit summer all Blues will have in that scenario.

If we get a fixture congestion I believe that is a very real possibility.

Our reserves should be good enough.

 

[taleofbluehalves]

Second string to step up for this and Boro if we win.....CL and top 4 is all that matters this season for me.
FA Cup was a great competition when I was a kid but its been turned into a complete waste ........ unless you are a non league or lower division club.

A trophy is a trophy. 35 before I saw one so I won't take it for granted!

 

[Marvin]

Fast forward to May and we have won the FA Cup,got to the semis of CL and just missed 4th to united.
Cant even start to think what a shit summer all Blues will have in that scenario.

If we get a fixture congestion I believe that is a very real possibility.

Our reserves should be good enough.

Well if the fixtures get congested we'll deal with it then. At the moment it's OK so I am sure we'll be playing a very strong side