United (H) - Sun 6th March, 16:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[Otamendi's Beard]

No Ronaldo. That's a huge benefit to them.

 

[OccupiedPalestineBlues]

Teams that play on the counter worry me as it's the main thing we get caught out by.

Got to stifle them like we did at their place. Keep the ball, slow the pace, pass them to death and have them chasing shadows.

As nearly all teams play on the counter against us, we’re much more likely to get caught out by counter attacking teams, but we generally do very well against them as our trophy cabinet will attest.
IMO it’s the few teams that take us on that concern me most.

 

[Lauz9888]

United cant handle counter attacks. It’s how the dippers ripped them apart. I kinda want us to do a low block. the rags defence shit themselves when teams counter against them. Playing possession based really plays into uniteds hands.

United have struggled a lot against counter attacks. We won’t do it because pep likes control on the pitch. But if we let them come onto us. Foden, Mahrez, Raz and KDB could really expose Uniteds weaknesses on the break.

I get your point but we never play counter attacks these days. Adapting to exploit the opposition's weaknesses is smart, but needs to be balanced against what our players are comfortable and familiar with.

If we sit back, let them come at us, then turnover possession and go all-out on a counter attack, if we don't score there's a real risk they'll counter our counter. And while they may struggle defending against counter attacks, so do we.

 

[Bozo]

We haven't been anywhere near good enough against this lot at home in recent years. Overdue an absolute hammering. Let's go.

 

[M Gaudino]

The only player of theirs that concerns me is Pogba, three times a season he’s goes into full world cup winning mode and can be unplayable like he did for 45 mins in 2017/18 home game.

 

[Luke The Blue]

Fuck whatever ref it is. We turn up we smash these shit cunts.

 

[berryblue]

2 in 10 City fans voted we won't win today. 100% of players will not be thinking the same.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

The only player of theirs that concerns me is Pogba, three times a season he’s goes into full world cup winning mode and can be unplayable like he did for 45 mins in 2017/18 home game.

To be fair it's usually when playing for France

 

[sir baconface]

I hope everybody is fit and we smash them a new arsehole.

I think the usual term is “rip” them a new arsehole.

However, I’ll happily settle for smash, drill, bore, countersink, puncture or detonate.

Just do it, City.

 

[OccupiedPalestineBlues]

Ronaldo is apparently out due to a minor injury and severe emotional distress.

The injury is a grey hair that he discovered and the poor old boy is inconsolable.