HUGE game-Napoli

[Majstore]

Re: Napoli V Manchester City Pre-Match Thread

Had a dream that Dzeko scored in 3:18 minutes into the game (came off the bench though :S) and that Man City updated their 58 minute man video.

 

[Armaan]

Re: Napoli V Manchester City Pre-Match Thread

I would play Nasri in this game but i doubt he'll play. Nige should be a nailed on starter he'll be there to try and prevent the counter attacks. Please city, win this!

 

[cinnamon blue]

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keep it tight , hit them on the break ............ 2-1 city

 

[The game 161]

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Nervous now...

 

[Three_Hat-tricks]

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The team Mancini picked for Saturday's victory over Newcastle gave a few hints at what his selection might be for tonight. Barry, Silva and Dzeko were all substitutes then so, barring injuries, they shoud start in Naples. I would expect the full-backs to be rotated again as is our policy it seems. Bench: Pantilimon, Richards, Clichy, De Jong, Nasri, Johnson, Balotelli. We need some kind of result tonight. A win would be brilliant and would guarantee qualification to the knock-out stage but a draw wouldn't be that bad. Prediction: Napoli 1 City 1.

 

[Giuseppe]

Re: Napoli V Manchester City Pre-Match Thread

Forza Napoli you can do it

Cavani Lavezzi Cavani

 

[MCFC BOB]

Re: Napoli V Manchester City Pre-Match Thread

Finally, my preview.

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If we win this, we’re through. If we draw we have to face Bayern Munich and win in the last group games, and if we lose we’re basically out.

Tonight is a big moment in the history of Manchester City Football Club, and if we progress to the knockout phases of the Champions’ League with a game to spare (in a group as difficult as this one) will surely make the eyes of the giants focus on Manchester for another week. We’re making shockwaves around the UK, but we’ve merely started a tremor in Europe. Could tonight be the night?

After his fantastic performance on Saturday, Micah Richards gave Mancini something to think about ahead of his team selection before tonight’s game. Pablo Zabaleta has featured in the Champions’ League quite a lot this season, and he’s signed a new deal this week, but Richards’ recent form may be enough to get him a starting place tonight. I imagine Zabaleta will start at the weekend against Liverpool if he doesn’t start.

And because he didn’t start on Saturday in the 3-1 win over Newcastle, Gareth Barry will start tonight in midfield alongside (I think) Yaya Toure. I’d argue that we have the strongest midfield in Europe in terms of quality available, and I hope I’m still saying that at 10pm this evening.

Silva and Adam Johnson may be our link between the strikers and the midfield tonight because they both started from the bench against Newcastle – but our depth does not stop there!

Edin Dzeko should start tonight because he didn’t feature on Saturday, and I reckon he’ll be joined by Balotelli over Aguero. Balotelli is on top form at the moment, and being back in Napoli he now has a chance to prove a point to the Italian fans that dislike him because of his antics when he was an Inter Milan player.

I think we’re good enough to win this comfortably, but Napoli’s defensive discipline may shut us out once again. Being in such a hostile arena is not the most ideal situation to be in when trying to progress ahead of the team that calls the hostile arena “home”. But we’ve got players used to this sort of game, and this is where their true quality needs to be on display.

Final prediction: Napoli 1-2 Manchester City.

 

[The game 161]

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Question to you all

Would you settle for a draw and if we get that how do you rate our chances at going through?

 

[chedinho]

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i fancy a win.they have to come at us,and all the teams that have done that have been punished.

 

[Airbags Optional]

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Question to you all

Would you settle for a draw and if we get that how do you rate our chances at going through?

I do not think we can settle for a draw as we have Bayern last, we need to win this one I think as Bayern are a tasty outfit and I would not like to wanting to beat them (as Napoli should beat Villareal)