Lyon (H) - Pre match thread

[balotelli's back pocket]

Assuming Mendy and Sergio are unavailable, at least from the start:

Ederson
Walker Stones Laporte Delph
Bernardo Fernandinho Silva
Sterling Jesus Sane

Muric Kompany Otamendi Gundogan Foden Mahrez Aguero

If Mendy is out for a little while then I would keep Sane fresh for premier league games where width is more important, and play mahrez instead, but hopefully Mendy isn't out for long.

 

[chaddblue]

Robbie Fowler in his sunday column is concerned for City because our group is too easy. We will be lulled into a false sense of security and will under-estimate the big boys in the knock out phase

two things

1) Our players are too professional for this to happen and there is ZERO chance of Pep allowing it to happen
2) Why hasn't this deep thinker of the game been given a chance as a coach yet. There's a football genius in there waiting to be unleashed

 

[Blue Smarties]

Robbie Fowler in his sunday column is concerned for City because our group is too easy. We will be lulled into a false sense of security and will under-estimate the big boys in the knock out phase

two things

1) Our players are too professional for this to happen and there is ZERO chance of Pep allowing it to happen
2) Why hasn't this deep thinker of the game been given a chance as a coach yet. There's a football genius in there waiting to be unleashed

Fat coke head chatting shit. Ignore him.

 

[decmancity]

What's going on with the tickets? Basically 0 sold according to here https://tickets.mancity.com/en-GB/events/manchester city v olympique lyonnais/2018-9-19_20.00/the etihad stadium?hallmap

Anyway, M.Dembele or Depay will start as ST for them so wouldn't be surprised to see Kompany start for the extra bit of pace.

Ederson
Kompany Laporte
Walker Fernandinho Delph
Bernardo Silva
Sterling G.Jesus Sane

Muric, Otamendi, Stones, Mendy, Gundogan, Mahrez, Aguero​

Kompany to start for the extra pace?
Not anymore unfortunately.

Stones and Laporte to start, both crucial for our build up play.

 

[asahartford1]

Robbie Fowler in his sunday column is concerned for City because our group is too easy. We will be lulled into a false sense of security and will under-estimate the big boys in the knock out phase

two things

1) Our players are too professional for this to happen and there is ZERO chance of Pep allowing it to happen
2) Why hasn't this deep thinker of the game been given a chance as a coach yet. There's a football genius in there waiting to be unleashed

Which newspaper. ? If he writes a weekly piece, I need to buy it, learn a few things.

 

[blue ranger]

Robbie Fowler in his sunday column is concerned for City because our group is too easy. We will be lulled into a false sense of security and will under-estimate the big boys in the knock out phase

two things

1) Our players are too professional for this to happen and there is ZERO chance of Pep allowing it to happen
2) Why hasn't this deep thinker of the game been given a chance as a coach yet. There's a football genius in there waiting to be unleashed

We don’t have any guaranteed wins in our group. If Hoffenheim finished top 4 in bundesliga they will be decent, we know Shakhtar will give us a game after last season and Lyon won’t be mugs. Ignore the scouse favoured media.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Not an easy group the 2 hoffeinhiam games will be classics open entertaining team will be on a par to the napoli games last season.

 

[chaddblue]

Which newspaper. ? If he writes a weekly piece, I need to buy it, learn a few things.

Think it was the mirror. Was having a quick flick through the sports pages in asda

 

[taleofbluehalves]

Robbie Fowler in his sunday column is concerned for City because our group is too easy. We will be lulled into a false sense of security and will under-estimate the big boys in the knock out phase

two things

1) Our players are too professional for this to happen and there is ZERO chance of Pep allowing it to happen
2) Why hasn't this deep thinker of the game been given a chance as a coach yet. There's a football genius in there waiting to be unleashed

3) Didn’t stop Liverpool getting to the final.

 

[kaz7]

Pep is banned isn't he?