City vs Real Madrid - Live Thread

by blueboy Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:38 am

90 mins to KO.

Should be an interesting game. Delph looks set to start today. Be interesting to see who he plays up front.

I'll plump for:

.......................................Hart........................................

Sagna................Vinny...................Mangala............Clichy..

..........Fofana....................TLMLF.................Delph........

......................Sterling......................Silva....................

.......................................Dzeko..................................

by blueboy Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:39 am

Just got a feeling for some reason, he'll play Dzeko today, just to get him in the shop window.

Is Bony with the squad? If so, then maybe Bony for Dzeko.

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:49 am

Bony is in Manchester.

by Moonchester Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:03 am

He'd still be more effective than Dzeko Surprised

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only kidding.. haha

by blueboy Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:16 am

For me, I'd stick with Kelechi, but I've just got a sneaky feeling that after giving him plenty of game time against Melbourne, he may be looking at another player - and lets face it, there's only the two muppets to choose from. Rolling Eyes

by blueboy Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:17 am

Topdawg wrote:Bony is in Manchester.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3172467/Wilfried-Bony-feeling-stronger-following-Manchester-City-striker-s-mystery-illness.html

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:21 am

Hart, Sagna, Denayer, Humphreys, Kolarov, Toure, Fernando, Delph, Nasri, Silva, Sterling

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:22 am

Hart
Sagna, Denayer, Humphreys, Kolarov
Fernando, Toure, Delph
Sterling, Silva, Nasri

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:24 am

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:25 am

That's not a bad line up for Madrid!

by blueboy Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:48 am

Topdawg wrote:That's ~~not~~ a bad line up for Madrid!

....more like! Razz

by blueboy Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:49 am

That's got to be, pretty much Real Madrid's strongest line-up.

This could be messy by half time until some of our 1st team players get on the pitch. affraid

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:12 am

Not sure on Sterling's pen, but the keeper took out Yaya. That should be a pen.

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:20 am

Delph's game is over. hamstring.

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:20 am

Humphreys and Denayer have done well so far.

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:23 am

oops...

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:24 am

fucking useless fans booing sterling

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:26 am

oops again. kolarov playing him onside

by blueboy Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:39 am

Topdawg wrote:Humphreys and Denayer have done well so far.

Denayer has ball watched all game. For the first and then allowing Bale a free header.

TLMLF is back to his usual form.

Silva has done nothing.

Delph off injured.

It's literally men v boys.

Not sure what MP's thinking is to play a 16yr old at CB with a 4th choice CB? Humphreys will never play next season.

It's as if he was scared of losing with a strong team.

by **leopold** Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:45 am

Pepe just scored. Might be too late to rescue this with first teamers in the second half now we're three down Sad

I know we need to blood youngsters, but a baptism of fire seems a bit harsh.

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:45 am

poor defending

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:46 am

i'm not as negative as you blue, but they are far better than us when they attack.

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:47 am

this is the highest level and, hopefully, our CBs will learn loads from this.

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:47 am

by blueboy Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:48 am

Come on Dawg...we've been awful in defence.

The 2 CB's will learn nothing from not doing the basics.

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:49 am

outside the box and sterling handled first...

by blueboy Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:49 am

3-1....

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:50 am

they'll learn they have to concentrate better otherwise they won't progress. it's a good lesson for them.

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:50 am

Yaya does what he does best...scores!

by **leopold** Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:52 am

Okay, so only a two goal deficit going into the second half. Could be recoverable. Hopefully Benitez will underestimate us and take off half his strikeforce!

Delph's injury was a disappointment.

by blueboy Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:53 am

We can only hope we get some 1st team players on IF, the manager is interesting in winning it.

I know it's pre season, but winning and performing well breeds the same mentality. Errors and poor performances does nothing to prepare you for the start of the season.

I'm all for giving the kids a chance, but we've pretty much done that already.

We've raved about Denayer, but on that showing, he's been as poor as Kolorov is at defending.

Harsh? Probably as they are playing Madrid. But the basics haven't been there. That's a worry.

by **leopold** Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:54 am

But looking at the text for the match, it looks like Nasri is well up for it again. If he has another season like 13/14, we could be very potent up front.

by blueboy Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:56 am

And how can the ref give that as a penalty, but not the common assault on TLMLF?

by **leopold** Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:06 pm

Maybe that's why he gave it, Bluey, because he fucked up.

Apparently we've had 52% possession. So the usual situation of "all the ball, but no penetration"

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:07 pm

You can hardly get stiffer opposition that these kids are facing. They've still got time to improve. If they looked the bees knees in this match then they'd be world beaters. Already. At 16 and 20. Rolling Eyes

by blueboy Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:07 pm

There's a pun in there somewhere Leo!

by blueboy Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:10 pm

Topdawg wrote:You can hardly get stiffer opposition that these kids are facing. They've still got time to improve. If they looked the bees knees in this match then they'd be world beaters. Already. At 16 and 20.

I agree Dawg, but that would never happen.

Anyway, I'm not being nasty to them, I'm just pointing out the gulf in class and how making simple basics errors, that at this stage, they can't make, costs you against any half decent team.

If Madrid go on and score another 4/5, which they could easily do, how do you think Denayer and Humphrey's will take it? Not well, I guarantee you.

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:14 pm

poor passing from navas

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:14 pm

I'm glad they are out for the 2nd half.

by **leopold** Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:16 pm

Topdawg wrote:You can hardly get stiffer opposition that these kids are facing. They've still got time to improve. If they looked the bees knees in this match then they'd be world beaters. Already. At 16 and 20.

Exactly, but leaving them to the mercy of Madrid's front line is suicidal for their careers, surely?

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:17 pm

i'd hope they would relish it, no matter how hard it is for them.

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:18 pm

i've seen some good play from Denayer but he's not been consistent enough.

by blueboy Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:21 pm

Look, if they hold Madrid to 1 more or no more, they would have done OK. But I just don't get why the likes of Humphrey's is playing ahead of Mangala. We're close to the start of the season. These games will bring on our first teamers far more than the kids who won't be in the squad for next season. It's odd thinking and a little defeatist for me.

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:26 pm

maybe he's showing the powers that be that the kids aren't good enough.

by **leopold** Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:27 pm

Topdawg wrote:i'd hope they would relish it, no matter how hard it is for them.

I'd hope the same, mate, but I think once you're being shown up, it stops being fun or a challenge and just becomes hugely frustrating. Still, Denayer is doing some things well, so perhaps it's not getting the better of him yet.

Looks like Sterling is having a good game as well.

by **leopold** Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:39 pm

Hmm, too easy again for Madrid.

by **Topdawg** Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:56 pm

our full backs have been woeful.

by blueboy Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:59 pm

Sagna it nothing short of shit.

Kolorov and Clichy weren't covered in glory and if we go into the season with them 2 again, we're fucked.

Dzeko was Dzeko - done fuck all as usual. The quicker he fucks off the better.

Not sure we learnt anything from that match - turned out to be a complete waste of time with who the manager picked.

by blueboy Fri Jul 24, 2015 1:00 pm

However, the only thing I personally took out it, was how good is Isco?

Brilliant player!

by Guest Fri Jul 24, 2015 1:06 pm

Blueboy I have been saying this for the pas 3 years. Isco is top class and natural Silva replacemwnt.

As for the game. As Joe Hart put it we did not get anytjing out of this game.

Young defenders made basic mistakes and we hust got rwminded how shit Kolarov, Clichy, Sangna, Navas and Dzeko are.

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