Pre Match Thread - City v Juventus (update for injuries)

[The Twigg]

Just having a look at who may make the bench if injuries dont clear. Forgive me if ive got this wrong, I havnt seen a B list yet. Just from names ive seen around theres Bytyqi, Evans, Celina and Ambrose off the the top of my head. Any chance any of these might make the bench or matchday squad?

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Gonna be interesting to see how out defence deals with such an impressive front 3 of mandukic, bybala, moratta! Think there defence is pretty shit though never rated chiellini and the 2 full back are not that clever either!

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

dont know who are subs will be still think we shud have bought a striker.

 

[Sergio Picasso Aguero]

Just having a look at who may make the bench if injuries dont clear. Forgive me if ive got this wrong, I havnt seen a B list yet. Just from names ive seen around theres Bytyqi, Evans, Celina and Ambrose off the the top of my head. Any chance any of these might make the bench or matchday squad?

My guess of who will be on the bench:

Caballero
Maffeo
Otamendi
Demichelis
Garcia
Navas
Nasri

 

[Ray78]

We shouldn't be going into this game thinking that we are inferior to them. It is going to be another tough game but it is winnable. It is bad timing with Kun's injury but we have players who can step up.

 

[ianw16]

Gonna be interesting to see how out defence deals with such an impressive front 3 of mandukic, bybala, moratta! Think there defence is pretty shit though never rated chiellini and the 2 full back are not that clever either!

Or, conversely, how their defence copes with Sterling, KDB, Dave, Wilf, Aleks and Yaya (among others)!

 

[Sir peace frog]

Apparently it is a code used by neo nazi's. It stands for HH (H being the 8th letter in the alphabet) which in turn stands for Heil Hitler.

I always thought it was 18(combat 18) A.H.,bluemoon a font of knowledge

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Or, conversely, how their defence copes with Sterling, KDB, Dave, Wilf, Aleks and Yaya (among others)!

O I agree and think we will have to much for them! But this our hardest game to date and 3 haven't faced a front 3 of there quality yet!

 

[ianw16]

O I agree and think we will have to much for them! But this our hardest game to date and 3 haven't faced a front 3 of there quality yet!

If previous games at home to Italian opposition is anything to go by, then I think the three you mentioned will spend most of the game throwing themselves to the ground in order to win free kicks, and get our players booked or sent off. Don't think any of that three would start for us. Useful squad players, that's about it.

 

[Mightor]

O I agree and think we will have to much for them! But this our hardest game to date and 3 haven't faced a front 3 of there quality yet!

This will be quite a test for Mangala. My real worry is that once we concede a goal, the floodgates will open, with Mangala's inexperience and rash decisions again proving costly. Still think this is a winnable match, but at some point we will concede a goal, and I'm just not confident in Mangala to cope with that on the day.