*** Watford v City official match thread***

[stevefromdonny]

well its the last one till next season, out of ten maybe a 6 but we do need to be hell of a lot better next year,anyway

COME ON YOU BLUES

[gilford]

Big game this although may not appear to be -

Fuck this up and worst case scenario we could finish 5th if the Arse smash the Toffee's!

We HAVE to finish 3rd, I hope Pep gets that across to the players, we do not want a tricky chumps league draw which will happen if we finish 4th.

Watford have a lot to play for, if they win and things go their way they could potentially seal £11m so do not take this as an easy win before the game, I see it to be a very tricky game and one we should not underestimate.

[Moonchesteri]

for some reason I keep thinking we are already safe for top 4. hope the players know better and aren't as complacent ha

Personally obviously I want us to win whenever we play but I just don't get any sort of buzz for playing for the wenger trophy so if I'm 100% honest I now just want to get over the finish line and take a break from City


Can't believe this is the last time we may see PabZab in a City shirt

[Nigels Tackle]

for some reason I keep thinking we are already safe for top 4. hope the players know better and aren't as complacent ha

Personally obviously I want us to win whenever we play but I just don't get any sort of buzz for playing for the wenger trophy so if I'm 100% honest I now just want to get over the finish line and take a break from City

Can't believe this is the last time we may see PabZab in a City shirt

doubt he'll feature
will mean the club has to present him with a new framed shirt if he plays....

[CTID Hants]

City XI | Caballero, Clichy, Kompany (c), Otamendi, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Yaya Toure, Sane, Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Aguero #watfordvcity

[CTID Hants]

Subs | Gunn, Sagna, Sterling, Kolarov, Navas, Stones, Iheanacho #watfordvcity #mcfc

[freshie]

City XI | Caballero, Clichy, Kompany (c), Otamendi, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Yaya Toure, Sane, Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Aguero #watfordvcity

Clichy?! He's fucking useless!

[South Stand Balti]

City XI | Caballero, Clichy, Kompany (c), Otamendi, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Yaya Toure, Sane, Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Aguero #watfordvcity

Happy enough with that though it seems a bit tough on Kola. Much more consistency in team selection now the stakes are high. Not sure why that didn't seem to matter during the season though. It's a good team and am optimistic for today.

[CTID Hants]

City XI | Caballero, Clichy, Kompany (c), Otamendi, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Yaya Toure, Sane, Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Aguero #watfordvcity

Clichy?! He's fucking useless!

I see a lot of backward passing on the left today....

[Justified logic]

If I remember correctly, you've got to aim between Gomes's legs as the easiest way to score against this team.

1-1 and fourth place.

[Moonchesteri]

Come on you blues!

[Justified logic]

City XI | Caballero, Clichy, Kompany (c), Otamendi, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Yaya Toure, Sane, Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Aguero #watfordvcity

Clichy?! He's fucking useless!

I see a lot of backward passing on the left today....

Cunning plan... Lots of cross-field balls to Jezeus to rifle in from the right.

[Mase]

Sterling dropped again...his stats are better than most playing. Pep is a football genius.

[john@staustell]

Sterling dropped again...his stats are better than most playing. Pep is a football genius.

So who, out of interest?

[South Stand Balti]

Pep seems to value possession more than anything. Razzer seems to get caught in possession more than the others. I don't know what the stats are on that but I've come to expect him to lose the ball when he gets it. He has scored quite a few though and created a lot too.

[dick dastardley]

Let's hope this is Clichy's last game, lost us more points than any other outfield player this season.

[Mase]

Sterling dropped again...his stats are better than most playing. Pep is a football genius.

So who, out of interest?

Sanè for one!

[Saul Goodman]

Sterling dropped again...his stats are better than most playing. Pep is a football genius.

I expect this to continue next season, barring injury. Sterling is the "worst" of the front 6 options we have. The 5 playing today appear to be Pep's preferred group. I just cant see what Sterling offers aside from pace.

[Mase]

Pep seems to value possession more than anything. Razzer seems to get caught in possession more than the others. I don't know what the stats are on that but I've come to expect him to lose the ball when he gets it. He has scored quite a few though and created a lot too.

In the Premier League:

Sterling-
Unsuccessful Touches (Per Game): 1.8
Dispossessed (Per Game): 2.6

Sanè-
Unsuccessful Touches (Per Game): 2.1
Dispossessed (Per Game): 1.7

KDB-
Unsuccessful Touches (Per Game): 1.6
Dispossessed (Per Game): 1.3

Silva-
Unsuccessful Touches (Per Game): 1.1
Dispossessed (Per Game): 1.6

Aguero-
Unsuccessful Touches (Per Game): 2.5
Dispossessed (Per Game): 2.2

Thought I'd throw this one in as a lot of people moan about Kolarov giving the ball away-

Alex-
Unsuccessful Touches (Per Game): 0.6
Dispossessed (Per Game): 0.2

Sergio is the worst at giving the ball away out of the lot.

[Mase]

Sterling dropped again...his stats are better than most playing. Pep is a football genius.

I expect this to continue next season, barring injury. Sterling is the "worst" of the front 6 options we have. The 5 playing today appear to be Pep's preferred group. I just cant see what Sterling offers aside from pace.

And apart from him being second for assists and goals for us this season?