I'm not talking about the league i'm talking about the CL competition. There have been numerous times over the years where the best team have not gone on to win the competition. Liverpool v Milan as an example. Another is our tie with Real. We were bossing the OT tie until the horrendous decision against Nani completely turned the game.
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I'm not talking about the league i'm talking about the CL competition. There have been numerous times over the years where the best team have not gone on to win the competition. Liverpool v Milan as an example. Another is our tie with Real. We were bossing the OT tie until the horrendous decision against Nani completely turned the game.
With 5-3 you basically struck gold yesterday, Guardiola as a coach can't be happy with such performance and it is not his first rollercoaster in his CL career. Point is: how do you protect your weak defence more? Possibly a 4-3-3 with Yaya, Fernando and Fernandinho in the middle?
12 years ago? That's your evidence?
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Your obsession with children is becoming worrying. I am not prepubescent & i will not come to watch a City game with you.
Your obsession with children is becoming worrying. I am not prepubescent & i will not come to watch a City game with you.
Damn, and there was me thinking there was a chance of converting you
Get Kompany back in, and hope he can hold out for 90 mins, wouldn't play Fernando as he's too slow and I could see him being sent off within 10 mins for 2 clumsy tackles.
I don't disagree with that. The only point I was making was from the point of view of a fan, few fans of any club would come away from a game like that and not feel entertained. Of course, just trying to outscore the opposition can never be a long-term strategy but it's fair to say that with regards to just this game, their defence was arguably worse than ours.
Are you being pedantic here? Out tie against Real was Saf's last year in charge. I'm only making the point that there are many variables in cup competition. It's much easier to get lucky over 3 0r 4 games than over 30 games.
As it is City are 6th favourites to win the CL. It's not inconceivable that if circumstances go their way they could win the competition. Would you really say that if the did win it they are then a better team than the likes of Bayern, Barca Real etc etc.
Ok let's set my benchmarks for tonight games
Porto-Juve:
- calamity
- Porto 2-0, 3-1 tragedy
- Porto 1-0 or 0-0 sh*t
- 1-1 level
- good
Sevilla-Leicester:
- Ciao Claudio
- Sevilla 2-0, 3-1 dead man walking
- Sevilla 1-0 or 0-0 more time or not?
- 1-1 Claudio safe
- Dilly ding
Porto-Juve:
- calamity
- Porto 2-0, 3-1 tragedy
- Porto 1-0 or 0-0 sh*t
- 1-1 level
- good
Sevilla-Leicester:
- Ciao Claudio
- Sevilla 2-0, 3-1 dead man walking
- Sevilla 1-0 or 0-0 more time or not?
- 1-1 Claudio safe
- Dilly ding
Tonight: battle between 2 legends of the Game
Haha embarrassingAre you new to Football?
. I think I got mixed up a bi..a lot.Porto have been in very good form recently.
They should be favourites at home but still think Juve will scrape through over two legs.
They should be favourites at home but still think Juve will scrape through over two legs.
Leicester are going to get a spanking, aren't they?
Monaco's U19s are as good as their first team defensively. Was 2:1 up vs Real Madrid, now 3:2 down.
So, scoreline predictions for how much Leicester get spanked by tonight?
I'm going 6-0
I'm going 6-0
3-0 Seville.
I agree with this. 3-0 and Leicester out.
Maybe they are more up for it here.
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Allegri going with the magic 4 in Europe as well!
Leicester line-up looks barmy for a European away game. Logic dictates they should get destroyed here.
Porto are trying to sell Ruben Neves
C'mon Leicester, win the whole damn thing!
I can only see much pain in Leicester's immediate future.
C'mon Porto!
Any goals left over from yesterday?
Spent the afternoon here in Porto playing football with a few Juve fans on the beach. Based on that experience, Juve fans are awesome so I want them to win the whole thing now
André Silva's diving has gone international. Nice to see it's not only our refs that fall for it
André Silva's diving has gone international. Nice to see it's not only our refs that fall for it
Juventus parking the bus atm. Porto with a strong start.
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I'd love it if Leicester win the damn thing and get relegated the same season
It would be epic!I'd love it if Leicester win the damn thing and get relegated the same season
what an amazing goal!
Stupid Wes. That's probably the tie over.
What a stupid tackle.
Woeful by Morgan.
Saved!
Wes Morgan gives a penalty away. Saved.
SAVED!