RB Leipzig (A) - Wed 22nd Feb, 20:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[blueparrot]

Put a LB at LB and we can do things, tinker and we’re fucked.
So, let's be positive - put Ake at LB and we’ve a good chance - 2 goals from the Viking!
1 for them so...2-1 to City.

We haven’t got a left back, in fact we haven’t had a left back for years. So haven’t a left back isn’t the key to doing or not doing things and hasn’t been for years.

 

[Eccles Blue]

The Boys in Blue never give in. They fight to the end. Come on City. Come on City. Show ‘em lads, show ‘em all. Especially the Zig zag lot. Especially the stupid, blind, biased media. We can do it folks.

The Best team in the Land and all the World.

Enjoy the game everyone. Positivity all the way. Positivity and more importantly GOALS. Let us score the 5 and more tonight!! :-) :-)

 

[Dave El Magico]

That's funny, I'm not reading panic. I'm reading the need to take them seriously. As you always should, for any team that get to this stage of the competition. We stay focussed, we take them seriously, we play at a decent rhythm, and I believe we win this one. Maybe even by a two-goal margin.
But I'd take a draw, no problem.
Agree with you about Álvarez, incidentally. It's forgotten, but people on here were running down Nate Aké the first year he was here, and he hardly bloody played, because of injury! Now looks like one of our most dependable defenders…

I agree with your comments and was just implying that certain comments made on this thread led me to believe that some feel we have become a poor team with not much depth to our squad. Yes, we have not been at our best for part of the season, but still performing at a good level.

Totally agree with your comments regarding Nathan Ake and some of my posts on other treads demonstrate this. He has been our most consistent defender this season and very underrated by many.

Draw in the first leg wouldn’t be a bad result, but I do feel that we are capable of picking up a win over there.

 

[yankblue]

Please a normal back four

We don't even have a normal back 4!

 

[Jam Tomorrow]

After revelling in last nights @special European blah blah just makes me wonder if we will fuck up tonight. Just bought my ticket for the second leg so hopefully it won’t be chasing a cricket score.
just hope this isn’t Pep and his experimental side, it’s a simple game as someone once said.

 

[M Gaudino]

We haven’t got a left back, in fact we haven’t had a left back for years. So haven’t a left back isn’t the key to doing or not doing things and hasn’t been for years.

We had a left back for most of the games in 2019/20 and we were terrible.

where we’re going we dont need…….left backs

 

[Sparkys-Army]

I'd like something similar as the tactics and formation vs Forest. Most of that game was the best we've played in ages from an attacking perspective (creating chances, not the scoring side...).

Maybe Mahrez for Foden as he's always got a goal in him. Ake LB and Silva in for KDB?

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Kev out today. Idk that we’ll be able to create. Leipzig love to hit on counter attack. An early goal could force them out of it. Cmon lads. I’d take a 2nd or 3rd in the league in exchange for this fucking monkey off our back tbf.

Don’t forget Foden is back, Grealish is starting to find ways to set up his teammates now, Mahrez is good in the CL and Bernardo does step up when de Bruyne doesn’t play.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I'd like something similar as the tactics and formation vs Forest. Most of that game was the best we've played in ages from an attacking perspective (creating chances, not the scoring side...).

Maybe Mahrez for Foden as he's always got a goal in him. Ake LB and Silva in for KDB?

Only one thing needs to change from Saturday - our finishing.

Other than that is was a cracking performance.

 

[jimharri]

The Boys in Blue never give in. They fight to the end. Come on City. Come on City. Show ‘em lads, show ‘em all. Especially the Zig zag lot. Especially the stupid, blind, biased media. We can do it folks.

The Best team in the Land and all the World.

Enjoy the game everyone. Positivity all the way. Positivity and more importantly GOALS. Let us score the 5 and more tonight!! :-) :-)

No shouting? Are you feeling okay EB? Not pining for a particular absentee, perchance?