OLD GEEZER 12:47 Tue Feb 23
Odds against City
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5/1 draw
11/1 win
Got to be worth a punt.
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Mr Kenzo
12:48 Tue Feb 23
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I would like to see us have a go rather than our usual defensive approach in the big games, its proved it doesn't work and this fixture is a free hit
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fraser
12:48 Tue Feb 23
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Not for me, we have no chance...
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Block
12:52 Tue Feb 23
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We were ultra defensive against them last time wasn't we, Kenzo?
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Mr Kenzo
12:55 Tue Feb 23
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We were at home which makes it slightly different i don't want to see another performance and team set up like the one we put on at Old Trafford in the Cup
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1964
12:58 Tue Feb 23
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Think we can write this one off but protect our goal difference.
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Rossal
12:58 Tue Feb 23
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5/1 for the draw is decent.....but even then we'd need to ride our luck and hope they're having a off day
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Vexed
1:00 Tue Feb 23
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Moyes will bottle this one and we'll take a hiding.
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Block
1:02 Tue Feb 23
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We're going to WIN 1 - 3
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RoyalDocksGK
1:03 Tue Feb 23
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Hopefully he switches back to a 5 at the back. The game against Liverpool we got opened up when they switched to a diamond in midfield. Bit of extra cover for Rice and Soucek behind them and pack the defense out when on the back foot.
Something I've not felt too many time this season is when we are on the back foot, I've rarely felt we were going to concede (bound to be a cricket score I've siad that now) but we're very well organised.
Score draw 🙏
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fraser
1:05 Tue Feb 23
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Block - love your optimism but they've hardly let in a goal in their last 18 games
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Stubbo
1:06 Tue Feb 23
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I see nothing about this game to suggest anything other than a loss. They're in insane form and are an incredible team when in full flight playing the kind of game we just don't cope with.
3-nil loss incoming to remind us how far we have to go.
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GreenStreetPlayer
1:06 Tue Feb 23
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If we don’t win the toss for the kick off then we won’t see the ball!
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Block
1:07 Tue Feb 23
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Lingard will score twice and Soucek.
STAND ON ME
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Johnson
1:10 Tue Feb 23
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We should in theory have a go, but the time for that was against a weakened and out of form Liverpool allowing us to camp in our half for this one.
I would play our normal game first 20 and see where we are at, then adjust accordingly. It could be a cricket score if we're not careful and too gung-ho as I think City's movement will be too much for the likes of Diop.
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Nick QQQ
1:10 Tue Feb 23
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It's going to be 5-5. Soucek getting all 5
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gph
1:12 Tue Feb 23
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No-one is invincible.
Doubt we'll vince them, though.
If it was played 11 times, I doubt we'd win one.
Unless it was 11 times in a row, and we sat back and let them get knackered in the first ten.
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ludo21
1:24 Tue Feb 23
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City were amazing in the first 20 mins v Arsenal, scored after 2 mins and should have been 3 up. After that they let Arsenal into the game and were pretty average.
They travel to Budapest and play on Wednesday night, so you never know they may be a bit fatigued with an early start on Saturday.
I'm sure Moyes will sit back and do a damage limitation job and be happy with a 1-0 loss but I'd like to see us go at them from the start. Rather lose 4-2 than 1-0 personally.
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Dandy Lyon
2:13 Tue Feb 23
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My prediction is we’ll sit with two banks of 5 and look to frustrate them and hopefully get the odd break away where they give away a foul or corner.
If it works, it’ll be brilliant albeit dull. If it doesn’t it’ll be frustrating and dull.
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El Scorchio
2:16 Tue Feb 23
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If we do what we did against Liverpool and Man U then it'll be a defence vs attack drill, and just a case of how long until they score.
Our best bet is to be a bit ambitious early and try to go one up. Give them at least something to think about defensively rather than just letting them play keep ball. We will need to try and hit them on the break and use our pace.
We need to just try and bully them as well. We are a far bigger and more physical team than them. Might be a bit ugly but get the ball in the box for our big men to get at them. They won't be able to handle it.
I'd rather we went 1-0 down because we were trying to score, than trying to just doggedly defend from the off. Tweak the tactics as the game goes on, depending on what happens.
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joyo
2:19 Tue Feb 23
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4th in table and in good form yet so many posters are still doom and gloom merchants
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