Steaua Bucharest (h) - pre-match thread

[Mayor West]

i actually think there will be some so called fans who will be gutted to see hart int he starting 11......which just goes to show every club has its fair share of idiots!

Because they don't share your opinion? well, i kind of guess that makes you right.

 

[bainy]

But Hart isn't better, and doesn't even try to be better, and hasn't tried to improve for the six months since Pep's been announced. That's a bad attitude to take and you can see why Pep prefers Caballero, who's passing wasn't atrocious at all, and who actually tries to respect the managers style. Plus, I doubt Joe wants to be number 2 at all.

I think your wrong. The whole team is now set up to play football starting from the short goal kick. Joe could not have changed his game last season as we simply didn't play that style....equally when some people compare joes stats with European keepers who play a different style is also a flawed comparison.

 

[01cravend]

Maffeo outdoing those players that go for the unnecessarily big numbers

 

[simon23]

Im not gutted, not exstatic but deffo not gutted...Will give the media reasons to have a dig, especially if he doesn't start at the weekend.. cans & worms n'all that.

couldn't give a fuck about what the media says...all ic are about is that the team plays well......Im sure it won't make any difference to the outcome of what happens with joe hart in the long run but I hoe he does have a good game tonight...pep must trust him enough I guess

 

[schfc6]

Because they don't share your opinion? well, i kind of guess that makes you right.

Why would any City fan be gutted to see Hart start?

 

[kaz7]

I salute pep for putting joe and all the kids in

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

Think the plan with gunn being sub will be to take hart off for his moment dontbthink he could of done that and put willy on ?

 

[Bobby Heaton Moor]

Chances hover at 0%.

You're right. Guess I'm just finding it hard letting go

 

[kaz7]

Bucharest's supposedly weakened XI: Cojocaru, Aganovic, Tamaș, Mitrea, Momcilovic, Bourceanu, Enache, Sulley, Popescu, Hamroun, Tudorie.

 

[G-Star Medium Rare]

So who is z captain? Kolarov?

 

[yeah whatever !!]

couldn't give a fuck about what the media says...all ic are about is that the team plays well......Im sure it won't make any difference to the outcome of what happens with joe hart in the long run but I hoe he does have a good game tonight...pep must trust him enough I guess

we could lose 4-0 tonight and still go through...what does that tell you.

 

[Delphacito]

Bummer Sane isn't ready. Was looking forward to see him play.

 

[simon23]

Because they don't share your opinion? well, i kind of guess that makes you right.

You clearly haven't read my opinion on the whole situation cause if you had you would know that i fully back pep in bringing in a new keeper and the reasons he is doing it....

My only complaint has been some people trying to besmirch harts reputation and what he has done for us with some of the things that have been said through the thread about the whole situation....

Try reading through things before you make yourself look stupid next time

 

[aguero93:20]

Maffeo outdoing those players that go for the unnecessarily big numbers

Clichy has only gone and nicked Ota's number.

 

[Mayor West]

Bucharest's supposedly weakened XI: Cojocaru, Aganovic, Tamaș, Mitrea, Momcilovic, Bourceanu, Enache, Sulley, Popescu, Hamroun, Tudorie.

Are they supposed to be playing a weakened team too? If so it could be a bigger score than the first leg.

 

[aguero93:20]

bit disappointed that Tasende isn't starting

Or Angelino, eh @Dax777 ?

 

[simon23]

we could lose 4-0 tonight and still go through...what does that tell you.

I know pep wouldn't be happy with that at all and I know listening to his press conference that he want to win...so he is either giving hart a send off (fair enough) or giving him a chance to show what eh can do ( probably not likely) but either way he must trust him enough or he wouldn't have played him as if hart was to go against what pep wants the other players in the team wouldn't get a chance to praise what pep wants them to...especially the young full back that we have playing tonight

 

[kaz7]

Are they supposed to be playing a weakened team too? If so it could be a bigger score than the first leg.

Their manager said he would play a weaker team,i don't know if he has

 

[MarsLlama]

How do you know he is not trying to be better,are you at training?

based on what ?? do you work with him on the training ground ?

Hart's known Pep's coming since February at the latest, and everyone knows Pep wants his keepers to be good with their feet and pass it out. That's half a year to improve and less than a minute into his first appearance vs Arsenal, he's already kicked it out of play. And then played almost no short passes the whole of the game. My point is that while whether Willy is better with his feet is open to opinion, the fact that he tried when he got his chance and Hart didn't is clear.

 

[Mayor West]

Their manager said he would play a weaker team,i don't know if he has

Looking forward to this game a bit more now, should see goals goals goals!