Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur, 17th April [0-1 AGG]

[Totti]

Please don't concede within the opening 15 minutes.
Please don't concede within the opening 15 minutes.
Please don't concede within the opening 15 minutes.
Please don't concede within the opening 15 minutes.
Please don't concede within the opening 15 minutes.

 

[AlabamaSpur]

Bears will be playing the Raiders at our shiny new home. Must be happy with that!

Oh and yeah, me too.

You know who shouldn't be happy with that? London. Those are 2 shit teams...

 

[hiatus]

With Winks out I could see Dele playing deeper in midfield to help connect the backline with the front and help clog the midfield. Three at the back would not be great, but Poch seems to revert to it when we have injury problems.

Honestly, a 4-5-1 type of formation with the aim to counter could be an interesting tactical twist:

Trips-Toby-Verts-Rose
Lucas-Dele-Sissoko-Eriksen-Son
Llorente

That's a lot of bodies to clog the midfield and provide support out wide. Chances of that lineup are about 0% though as it basically leaves no options on the bench except maybe Lamela and is quite aggressive. It's probably:

Trips-Toby-Verts-Davies
Sissoko-Wanyama-Rose
Lucas-Son-Eriksen

With Eriksen and Lucas falling back without the ball to clog the middle. Don't see Dele starting but here's hoping.

 

[hiatus]

Please don't concede within the opening 15 minutes.
Please don't concede within the opening 15 minutes.
Please don't concede within the opening 15 minutes.
Please don't concede within the opening 15 minutes.
Please don't concede within the opening 15 minutes.

Please don't concede.
Please don't concede.
Please don't concede.
Please don't concede.
Please don't concede.

 

[hiatus]

I was nervous until I had three pints at lunchtime

I'm about to employ the same tactic. Some cures are universal.

 

[Kristeva]

Happy birthday - it's mine too
I asked as well

we've got this in the bag.........

I'm a nervous fucking wreck...

I hope you've got a defibrillator at the ready CousinEddie

 

[YTpaxton]

Piccadilly Tavern is carnage, not letting anyone else in.
Any yids anywhere else?

Edit : I’m in. I was here 2hrs ago but left as it was shit. Now it’s rocking.

 

[Tottenham Sean]

I am getting that feeling in my stomach now.You know, the one where it feels like you are going to do a runny warm poo.

Big game nerves...

 

[Notabadsquad]

You need yoga in your life, man.

Probably right.

 

[Oracle]

Don’t ask me why I’m sat in The Blues Kitchen in Camden but the original version of the saints go marching in just came on. Please be a sign.

 

[Clynelish]

First pint down.

 

[Boltonspur]

Beyond impressive.

The significanct number of people on this planet cannot and have never been able to run a single mile in less than 5 minutes .

I couldn’t run 100 m in less than 5 minutes these days.

 

[Jenny Talia]

City fans are all going to get a piece of grey cloth to hold up apparently. Altogether it will form a cardigan.

 

[Fattynomates]

Technically not a must win game!

 

[Boltonspur]

Fucking buzzing for this. We are the underdogs.
Nothing to lose and absolutely everything to gain.
Hit them and hit them hard.
COYFS

 

[slickz]

Come on you Spurs!!!! Buzzing for this, I think we go through with the away goal

 

[Alli-Luya]

Why am i so confident? It feels weird.

 

[spursmalc]

Not keen on 3 at the back tonight but can Wanyama after his fitness probs play another match? Could foyth play Winks role? Not sure whether Llorente or Moura should replace Kane but too open if both play as well as Son. Just hope we can hold out.

 

[CousinEddie]

Bears will be playing the Raiders at our shiny new home. Must be happy with that!

Oh and yeah, me too.

October 6th!

We're in discussions now, hoping to get over there...

 

[bunburyist]

Fucking hell I’m excited.

These are the nights for magic. Oh footballing gods, help us destroy these cagoule wearing tools once and for all