Man City 1-0 Chelsea

[Reddish-Blue 2,495]

11 hours ago, Laylabelle said:

Drawn with them twice...we are oddly capable of sometimes getting surprising results in a good way..not too often but be nice

I think if City want it badly enough, they will take the game out of our hands.   

It really is a shame that we had momentum in the other cup leading up to the final and then we couldn't get over the line and just played into Klopp's farewell tour. 

[lluubbeenn 173]

City will be up for this. There are two options:

1 - They beat Real and are on for the treble

2 - They lose to Real and are out for revenge

It will be a huge achievement to knock them out and make the final. Winning the Fa cup will make this season a success in my eyes. COYB! 

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

5 hours ago, Reddish-Blue said:

I think if City want it badly enough, they will take the game out of our hands.   

It really is a shame that we had momentum in the other cup leading up to the final and then we couldn't get over the line and just played into Klopp's farewell tour. 

This is why I don’t think this squad has it in them to get it over the line when it matters. Lost their head vs Arsenal after being 2 up and dominating the game, lost a 2 nil lead vs a poor Manure side after completely outplaying them. On both occasions the assist to the first goal they got back came from a Chelsea player . In the league cup final we had 4 golden chances to put it to bed and fluffed the lines. This team is afraid of winning. Even if we somehow make it past city I am 100% sure we will cave vs Manure in the final. 

[NikkiCFC 8,300]

They just had biggest disappointment in the last 2 years with overtime and pens and this game starts in 66 hours. 

[Laylabelle 9,534]

They'll either be tired...or wounded and in which case. ...

We've played against teams who have had less rest then us before and we've looked like the tired ones soooo who knows.

Hopefully knowing this is our one and only chance of winning anything.. they'll go for it from the start 

[Stats 7,142]

1 hour ago, Laylabelle said:

They'll either be tired...or wounded and in which case. ...

We've played against teams who have had less rest then us before and we've looked like the tired ones soooo who knows.

Hopefully knowing this is our one and only chance of winning anything.. they'll go for it from the start 

Yep, that is true but perfect scenario for us was the game last night going into ET. Would not be surprising to see one of KDB or Haaland, if not both on bench, especially considering they asked to come off so they will be physically exhausted. So they defo will make changes. Walker who is normally used against us to cut off our wingers pace, I don't see him starting after just returning from injury and playing the whole 120 mins yesterday. A lot of reasons to feel more confident than I did previously.

[lucio 5,418]

0% chance we win the cup. City will destroy us 

[Fulham Broadway 17,306]

On 17/04/2024 at 08:30, robsblubot said:

Agreed to disagree here then esp when the opposition happens to be one of the best teams in the world--their performance kinda matters (a lot) more than ours IMO.

That's also why I don't read too much into the Everton game; it's a championship and we played the big expensive teams as well as the shitty teams. The standings show what they show.

back to this game, contrary to the Everton match, when our players had a. lot of time on the ball, City are master pressers. We've got to move the ball a bit faster or they will steal it from us. While I don't see how we aren't going for a low block, I also don't want us pinned in our own half for 90 freaking minutes.

Yes agree to disagree, sorry there's no way I can endorse ''the opposition is literally everything'' 

On to the game, we need to carry on where we left off, not that worried about them having a lot of possession on the wide Wembley turf as long as we dont squander our breaks

 

[MoroccanBlue 5,378]

A fresh Gallagher against a tired Rodri is needed. Desperately needed. 

Be like Mount harassing Fernandinho. 

[lucio 5,418]

Just now, MoroccanBlue said:

A fresh Gallagher against a tired Rodri is needed. Desperately needed. 

Be like Mount harassing Fernandinho. 

Gallagher won’t do shit 

[MoroccanBlue 5,378]

12 minutes ago, lucio said:

Gallagher won’t do shit 

He'll do his job which seems to rattle City, and that is be a dog without a leash harassing Rodri. Leave Enzo and Caicedo orchestrating the transition. 

The fact we should be a lot fresher gives a lot of optimism. Cut out the individual errors and bring in the same ruthlessness up front like we saw against Everton, we should win. 

But then again, game management is everything. 

[Beigl 1,387]

5 hours ago, lucio said:

0% chance we win the cup. City will destroy us 

We have been arguably the better side in both league games (especially chances wise) and City have been pretty bad in all big games this season. Furthermore they will be knackered from yesterday. We can win this. 

[Strike 7,478]

16 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

They just had biggest disappointment in the last 2 years with overtime and pens and this game starts in 66 hours. 

their backups are really good

[MoroccanBlue 5,378]

55 minutes ago, Beigl said:

We have been arguably the better side in both league games (especially chances wise) and City have been pretty bad in all big games this season. Furthermore they will be knackered from yesterday. We can win this. 

City fans are actually worried. They want Pep to field a strong team but given how we carved them open in the transition on both occasions, they feel fatigue will make it a field day for us. 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,804]

Lets just hope it is one where Pep overthinks an exotic way to stop Palmer.