Norwich v City Pre Match Thread

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Any eleven from our squad should see Norwich off without any great bother.

Hit 'em hard and early. They'll fold like an origami champion and won't recover. Anything less than a 3-0 win should be considered unacceptable against a team like Norwich.

I think any win would be acceptable. A lot will depend on what team is playing.
At this stage and with future fixtures 3 pts is 3pts.

 

[the blue panther]

I hope that Jovetic will start this one, as I think Norwich would prob prefer to face 2 big, less mobile ,forwards in Dzeko and Negrado, with their donkey centre halves of Bassong and a.n. other - probably Turner. They shouldn't have anything to worry us - they've scored very few goals lately - and their crowd gets on to them at home when they start to struggle.

So long as we come away with 3 points to kick start us again, I'll be happy.

 

[supercity88]

Hart
Zab
Kompany
Nasty
Clichy
Demichelis
Yaya
Navas
Silva
Jovetic
Dzeko

There's the team right there.

 

[dtc78]

'should' and 'will' win is dangerous talk. Ofcourse we have the players to beat them but no messing around with the team. Play strongest team as a win is an absolute must. Our squad really is not as strong as some on here think.

 

[Big Swifty]

Believe me, unless we get a decent win the media knives will be out - "City in freefall", "City slump goes on", and all that rubbish.
Even today, two days after the Chelsea game, the papers are all still full of "Mourinho's masterclass" and how MP was outthought, and how City can't win ugly like Chelsea can.
it was only one game, for God's sake, but we'd better pick ourselves up sharpish or else vultures will hover around us.
But please let's have no more daft predictions like "we'll batter them", or "3-0 to us, easy" etc.
Without our stars we'll be pushed.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

A tough game, whatever anyone says.

They are fighting for their lives and pride after we smashed seven past them.

We have enough character to grind it out.

 

[Big Swifty]

Do we "grind out" victories?

 

[the blue panther]

A tough game, whatever anyone says.

They are fighting for their lives and pride after we smashed seven past them.

We have enough character to grind it out.

3 points is all that matters. We just have to tough it out over the next month and if we can retain 2nd place come mid march (Assuming the Arse are still going strong - which I doubt) and everyone is back, we can crack on again from there. A few tough games follow but, we all knew that it was never going to be easy away from home.

 

[bluedreaming]

Believe me, unless we get a decent win the media knives will be out - "City in freefall", "City slump goes on", and all that rubbish.
Even today, two days after the Chelsea game, the papers are all still full of "Mourinho's masterclass" and how MP was outthought, and how City can't win ugly like Chelsea can.
it was only one game, for God's sake, but we'd better pick ourselves up sharpish or else vultures will hover around us.
But please let's have no more daft predictions like "we'll batter them", or "3-0 to us, easy" etc.
Without our stars we'll be pushed.

You really need to chill out and enjoy the ride after all we could be 8 points behind with only 6 games left we'd have no chance then or would we.

 

[theres only one carlito]

Hart
zabs kompany lescott clichy

mdm
. yaya

milner. Silva. jovetic

. negredo
i think milner will start fresh legs and all that. Silva and jovetic will have license to switch between each other. Negredo needs minutes so probably get an hour.