| Like the incurable fool we all are .... 09:15 - Jan 19 with 3196 views | SomethingBlue |
... I've woken up convincing myself we can get something today. We're going to need the defensive focus we showed for an hour against Brighton, plus the ability we showed against Chelsea to get among them and ask questions – but more of both. Not much point just sitting in, they just pick you off, we need to show them we're there. This season City do give you a chance so we have to hope it comes at the right time of the game and we take it. They don't particularly like runners from deep and I also think Hutchinson/Philogene can cause some real problems if we work them into space. From there it requires the right pass/shot selection. Huge ask for us though – really hope we can just produce something that stirs people. [Post edited 19 Jan 9:16]
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 09:19 - Jan 19 with 2612 views | Steve_M |
Absolutely, if we're not going to give games like this a go then there's no point being here. |  |
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 09:20 - Jan 19 with 2590 views | bazza |
We will definitely get something out of it, be it a point or a bloody good lesson in football. But I’m going 2-1 town win , Delap and broady. And a consolation Haaland goal. |  | | |
| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 09:21 - Jan 19 with 2567 views | Kieran_Knows |
Bloody hell SB, I was all despondent this morning. Now you’ve got me thinking we’re going to win 3-1.
COYB’s! |  |
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 09:25 - Jan 19 with 2495 views | smithy69 |
| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 09:21 - Jan 19 by Kieran_Knows |
Bloody hell SB, I was all despondent this morning. Now you’ve got me thinking we’re going to win 3-1.
COYB’s! |
Sky sports thinks we will win 2-1
They ask how can Man City who have won 1 in 10 games away be odds in favourites. It makes no sense :) :? | | | |
| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 09:30 - Jan 19 with 2435 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
It's happening. |  |
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 09:37 - Jan 19 with 2359 views | SomethingBlue |
| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 09:19 - Jan 19 by Steve_M |
Absolutely, if we're not going to give games like this a go then there's no point being here. |
Whether or not it's enough, you'd have to think we see a different kind of atmosphere and performance today. | |
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 09:45 - Jan 19 with 2261 views | brazil1982 |
It's great to see this optimism but I fear a thrashing today. |  | | |
| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:04 - Jan 19 with 2161 views | smithy69 |
| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 09:45 - Jan 19 by brazil1982 |
It's great to see this optimism but I fear a thrashing today. |
They may well thrash us as it’s football and anything can happen - but form wise - they have won 1 in 10 away | | | |
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:06 - Jan 19 with 2151 views | Mullet |
We've already shown we can score against them at least. Had we played them during that slump I'd almost expected us to beat them in some ways.
Today is as much about the performance for me. A measuring stick for what we've got in the tank going into the rest of the season. Anything at all will be massive, but I feel like the crucial game this week was the one just gone. |  |
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:14 - Jan 19 with 2097 views | Swansea_Blue |
Uh oh, here we go again  |  |
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:14 - Jan 19 with 2092 views | Dubtractor |
I'm usually pretty positive going into games, buy my optimism meter isn't reading very high today. Possibly that last 30 minutes vs brighton is weighted too heavily in my assessment of today.
One thing I will say, is that City will try and impose their game, rather than just throttle ours, so we'll hopefully get some attacking opportunities. |  |
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:15 - Jan 19 with 2076 views | FrimleyBlue |
If we can put in a chelsea performance and by that it needs delap to be unplayable and an absolute bettering ram then we have a chance.
If we can't put in a Chelsea performance. It's a heavy home loss I'm afraid. |  |
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:16 - Jan 19 with 2070 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:06 - Jan 19 by Mullet |
We've already shown we can score against them at least. Had we played them during that slump I'd almost expected us to beat them in some ways.
Today is as much about the performance for me. A measuring stick for what we've got in the tank going into the rest of the season. Anything at all will be massive, but I feel like the crucial game this week was the one just gone. |
We seem to be on the wrong end of timing for this one. 2-3 weeks earlier and it’s a different game.
We’ll see though. Never say never and all that. Who’d have thought Bournemouth would smash a rampant Newcastle at home yesterday? | |
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:18 - Jan 19 with 2040 views | SomethingBlue |
| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:14 - Jan 19 by Dubtractor |
I'm usually pretty positive going into games, buy my optimism meter isn't reading very high today. Possibly that last 30 minutes vs brighton is weighted too heavily in my assessment of today.
One thing I will say, is that City will try and impose their game, rather than just throttle ours, so we'll hopefully get some attacking opportunities. |
I think people did overplay the Brighton game a little – they've only lost four all season, it was always going to be a colossal ask to win and it was a shame really that we had to play them at a time when we'd so little depth on the bench. For 59 minutes we'd worked it into exactly the place we needed it to be.
Most of all hopefully today is enjoyable, in which case we'll come away feeling OK about the remainder of the season whatever the score. As with Tuesday, defeat isn't going to change the look of the league table much. | |
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:21 - Jan 19 with 1999 views | Guthrum |
| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:15 - Jan 19 by FrimleyBlue |
If we can put in a chelsea performance and by that it needs delap to be unplayable and an absolute bettering ram then we have a chance.
If we can't put in a Chelsea performance. It's a heavy home loss I'm afraid. |
Chelsea particularly, plus Arsenal are the keys. We need to play like in those games (but take most or all of our chances to score). |  |
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:27 - Jan 19 with 1910 views | pointofblue |
| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 09:25 - Jan 19 by smithy69 |
Sky sports thinks we will win 2-1
They ask how can Man City who have won 1 in 10 games away be odds in favourites. It makes no sense :) :? |
Ha, injecting some realism, how did we do against a team who hadn't won in eight?
In all probability, at best it will be like most games this season. We're in the game until around the hour mark then the depth shows. But anything can happen. Spurs away and Chelsea down here shows that.
Our big hope is they're scrapping for Champions League qualification so may not play their strongest XI today, with one eye on Wednesday. [Post edited 19 Jan 10:29]
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:28 - Jan 19 with 1898 views | Ryorry |
| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 09:19 - Jan 19 by Steve_M |
Absolutely, if we're not going to give games like this a go then there's no point being here. |
I’m Something!
We all need to be Something! - get that noise up to maximum decibels all of you lucky enough to be going to PR 
And our 11 starters need to be absolutely switched on right from 5 seconds *before* the ref’s whistle blows for ko - no getting caught cold. |  |
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:29 - Jan 19 with 1896 views | ZapatasMoustache |
Well I was sure we’d beat Arsenal away then get thrashed by Chelsea, and u thought we’d beat Brighton so in that basis I’m going for a strong bounce back and a 2-1 win today. 😂 |  | | |
| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:31 - Jan 19 with 1878 views | NthQldITFC |
We absolutely love these opportunities to show our teeth and our bollokcs when we're right up against it!    |  |
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:31 - Jan 19 with 1879 views | Metal_Hacker |
My first thought this morning was how many might we concede over the next two games …sorry
So long as we give a bloody good account of ourselves unlike Thursday night I’ll be happy |  |
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:33 - Jan 19 with 1849 views | pointofblue |
| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:31 - Jan 19 by Metal_Hacker |
My first thought this morning was how many might we concede over the next two games …sorry
So long as we give a bloody good account of ourselves unlike Thursday night I’ll be happy |
If we can extend how we played in the first hour against Brighton to the whole game I'll be ok with it. | |
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 10:49 - Jan 19 with 1753 views | NeverSayDie |
1 win in 11 at home vs 1 win in 10 away
When you look at it like that, seems like either team could win this one and I’m just going to leave it there. |  | | |
| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 11:11 - Jan 19 with 1623 views | blueasfook |
We might grab a goal but will probably concede 3 thanks to kamikaze defending. |  |
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| Like the incurable fool we all are .... on 11:17 - Jan 19 with 1559 views | Leaky |
Plus I think they have a CL game this week that they may prioritise as PL is now out of reach |  | | |
| POST OF THE DAY (I’ve woken up positive as well - different to pre-Etihad) on 11:19 - Jan 19 with 1510 views | unstableblue |
I thought it would 6,7,8-0 at the Etihad at the start of the season. We had moments.
Although Ipswich weren’t at the level they can now achieve that day. It was early in the project.
We’ve learnt a lot.
But SB wanted to pick out 3 things from your post, a strategy for today:
1. Go into the low block for periods, BUT, do not allow City to become 1-3-6… you just get too dug-in
2. Get into their heads by winning duels, pressing high and strong tackles - but crucially break on them … create chances, make them think it’s not going to be easy
3. Break the lines and have runners going at them… city as you say don’t like it
Need the centre backs to bring it out as well |  |
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