Friday Jan 26th at 8pm. City - FA Cup

[ClemFandango]

The main highlight of this fixture is the return of James Maddison.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68097502

With Mickey and Romero fit as well, we'll be very close to having a near full strength side while City will be without Haaland so you have to believe we've got a chance.

 

[spurious]

We gonna smash them up!

 

[ClemFandango]

Innit bruv .. (As I believe the kids might say)

 

[Style And Glory]

Do you think Maddison might start?
He's been training with the first team for a week.

 

[Yid]

I just want to see him doing what he did for the first 10 games... The result will take care of it's self... The performance has to be right.

 

[ClemFandango]

Do you think Maddison might start?
He's been training with the first team for a week.

Ange has apparently said in his presser that he's "available to start" but I don't know. I'd rather him start and see how he is after, say, an hour. Bentancur came back early and lasted the full 90 in his first game back I think so maybe Maddison will be able to do the same ?

 

[USspur]

I don’t feel good about today. Not one bit.

Sorry to the be downer.

 

[Dave]

Just reading earlier that we've played them 5 times at the new lane...and won all 5, conceding 0 goals. Nothing to fear here.
Pffft...easy Cup tie.

 

[USspur]

 

[USspur]

 

[spurious]

Hojbjerg over Skipp. I think that makes sense. Needs must and all that. But if we had a full-strength midfield I'd see us going toe to toe and in with a chance. COYS!

 

[Yid]

Fuck me, can we have a kick...?

 

[Havocc]

Not our best opening 10 on the season

 

[Yid]

This pace is fucking incredible...

 

[Yid]

Those Yids are working hard out there already... Just to get near Citeh... Have to keep the ball for a bit more and give them the run around...

 

[Dave]

Brennan and Kulo need to lift their heads. Werner could've been through on a few occasions. But Van der ven is different class....what a signing.

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

Fuck me, sort out your tech cunts.

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

That save from Vic…wow.

 

[Yid]

Fuck me, sort out your tech cunts.

Cunts job is to wave a fucking flag... Why does he need a Walkman...!

 

[Yid]

Werner needs to be much braver... He has bottled every time he has had the chance to run at the fullback...

I don't give a fuck if he fucks it up, as long as he tries.

 

[Dave]

Bring Maddison on for Brennan. Push Kulo up wide on the right. He's struggling..
I'd even try Gil ahead of Brennan tbh...

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

Werner needs to be much braver... He has bottled every time he has had the chance to run at the fullback...

I don't give a fuck if he fucks it up, as long as he tries.

To be fair we aren’t finding him. And he’s been making some brilliant runs in behind.

 

[ClemFandango]

One of those games you couldn’t really take your eye off. We’ve played well but certainly missed a number of opportunities to open them up.

 

[Yid]

As a 0-0 half of football goes... What a half...!

We've grown into the game after soaking up their immediate pressure very well and if not for a better final ball could have had better quality chances. Hoijberg has been very good and very industrious again.

Our wide forwards have not again delivered quality when it matters and that's left Rich very isolated with little to do.

Our fullbacks have been incredibly good, in fact the whole back line and Vicario.

Bentancur has been quiet.

Will we see Madders...? Will he make a difference...?

 

[Yid]

To be fair we aren’t finding him. And he’s been making some brilliant runs in behind.

He's had a few where he's faced up and bottled it mate... He did it in his other game...

Look I don't wanna knock him too hard and maybe he is being coached to do it, but he is fucking rapid... Keep Walker honest and make him know what you've got once or twice...

 

[Chavhater01]

So nice to see us getting in amongst them, rather than the, sit 10 men around the box and hang on for dear life we got used to over them last 4 or so years.

More needed from Kulu, Timo and Johnson, wish the latter would use his pace a bit more, as for Kulu, he looked so off it in that first half. C’mon boys, we got this!

 

[ClemFandango]

Lost count of the number of runs Werner has made and not been given the ball

 

[J.spurs]

PEH obviously doesn’t fancy a replay.

 

[Yid]

They've been fouling the keeper all night from corners...

 

[Havocc]

Shit goal to concede, proper cup tie though. We really miss Son to stretch these teams