Wydad AC (N) - Wed 18th June, 17:00 | CWC | Pre-Match Thread

[Andouble]

international fixtures right before CWC is fucking diabolical. Shame on fifa.

 

[KS55]

Pardon my ignorance….who are Wydad?

 

[halfcenturyup]

Pardon my ignorance….who are Wydad?

No idea, but I do know it's what the twins ask me when I tell them to do something .....

 

[Eaststander1]

Pardon my ignorance….who are Wydad?

A club from Casablanca, Morocco ... they're a big name in Morocco, and have been champions over there on 22 occasions .... we should be able to get past them though.

 

[Gray]

Pardon my ignorance….who are Wydad?

They have a certain C. Ronaldo making a guest appearance (speculation), then we play Al Ain who also have Mr. Ronaldo guesting for them (more speculation).

When will somebody put a stop to all these bogus (purely for money making) tournaments?

 

[PragueBlue]

We have quite a few players who haven't had many minutes this season who should be fit and raring to go. We could give a good rest to a few who have been played to a standstill. A mix of youth and experience.

 

[deegee33]

They wear red, just batter the fez wearing fookers

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

Hopefully we can utilise this tournament to bed in new formation/tactics along with newly inbound players

 

[PragueBlue]

Ederson
Nunes
Reis
Khusanov
OReilly
Nico Gonzalez
Kovačić
Echeverri
Savinho
Bobb
Haalabd

Looks good. Plenty of quality there.

Minutes also needed for Rodri, Ake, McAtee, Bah etc. Primarily use players that haven't had much in the way of game time this season.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

I'm reading on here that the winner gets 94 mill. Does anybody know what the prize money breakdown is ? How much losing finalist? Semi finalists etc..

 

[supercity88]

I hope City use it to develop the younger players such as O'Reilly, Khusanov, Reis and Echeverri.

I think it makes sense for us to use fringe players as much as possible, with more experienced players being available for later stages. I want us to win it, but not at the expense of next season.

I'm sure the club will have considered the impact and developed a plan to manage fatigue next season. There's not a huge amount of time for the players to rest and then get back up to speed for the new season otherwise.

 

[Fordyboy46]

We're fucked if that lot turn up, lol

 

[Fordyboy46]

Ortega, Lewis, Ake , Khusanov, O'reilly, Gonzalez, Echeverri, Mcatee, Savinho, Grealish, Marmoush

And the strongest looking subs bench you'll ever see

 

[MCFC1993]

I'm reading on here that the winner gets 94 mill. Does anybody know what the prize money breakdown is ? How much losing finalist? Semi finalists etc..

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

Hopefully they all feature in the group games. We should be comfortably qualifying for the knockouts. My only worry is Pep is insistent of fielding a strong team in the champions league regardless of the opponent. Can see him doing the same here.

Champions league is a bit different to this farce

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

We're fucked if that lot turn up, lol

They might forget the bloke at the front telling them what to do
I hope we never have a twat like that

 

[city9320]

I'm not sure how serious this tournament is?

If it's more of a glorified pre-season friendly tournament or if it's actually kind of a big deal...

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Champions league is a bit different to this farce

Don’t think there is much in it financial wise so Pep and the hierarchy won’t be thinking that.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

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Cheers

 

[Fred_Quimby]

I'm not sure how serious this tournament is?

If it's more of a glorified pre-season friendly tournament or if it's actually kind of a big deal...

I think the amount of money available tells you this us serious.