It promises to be an interesting night tomorrow, and I expect Pep knows exactly what is needed to get this done. Unfortunately I will be working, so I will try and follow on my phone
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Just saw them murder Newcastle 3-1 with Aquero bagging a hat trick. They were awesome and Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard were both cooing about how slick and pacy they are.......Having played us at the Etihad Pep now knows exactly what to expect when they show up on Tuesday and will have worked out how to take advantage of the high press his team faced last time. I'm also pretty sure he'll play as strong as possible starting 11 and quite frankly I'm concerned that the deadly Aguero will be a starter. His movement is simply awesome.........Should we manage to beat them 1-0 then we have a Wembley day out to look forward to and if we lose then the terrific cup run will have been a magnificent achievement.
Aguero will be on the bench again…….. . .hopefully
At least weve had a day extra rest. We may need it ! We'll give it a good go though.
Even if we were to lose 4-0 I would hope the fans will show their appreciation for the pleasure that the players have given us in this cup run as they all deserve it.
Strangely we would be better off sitting back and hoping for 0-0 after 80 and then spanking it up to Diedhiou and Flint for the last 10…Grab a late un, keep it tight for ET and job done.
When we drew M City I wasn't really looking forward to these games but the 2-1 defeat and the way we played up there has given us a small chance, I thought the game would be over after the first leg, really glad we stopped the rot last night, The Gate will be rocking like it hasn't rocked for a long time the chance of a major cup final doesn't come around very often just being in the semi with Manchester, Chelsea and the Arse is a magnificent achievement in its self, the whole country bar Man City and the blue few will be behind us, get an early goal and its game on. I'm usually a pessimist but have a feeling we might just do this and make a bit of history.
It's another 'Free shot' Tuesday, absolutely nothing to lose. We will need a lot of luck, and to play a bit better than the last two games.
It's still possible , unlikely , but possible…Reid first goal and 1-1 85/1 , or City to win on Pens 80/1. Just saying
Your grabbing at straws..…im sure our boys will give it a decent shot but Man City will have far too much for us.....will be a tonic to repair this to history & get stuck in to the business that really matters.
Above all else, the fact that we go into this tie only 1 goal down, still with a fighting chance, is testament to the incredible attitude and ability of the players…Oh to dream and see us win 2-0…Here's hoping that Mangala plays at the back alongside Stones.
The cocky f###ers are gonna come a cropper Tuesday night.
At least 2 people will be involved who wernt in the first leg, Fam and Kent so they will have something different to think about. Shame its FA Cup weekend coming up as they will rest players for that and play full team against us on Tuesday. Who knows though with smaller pitch, fans closer to play and hopefully heavy rain and high winds thrown in. Chuck it all at them.
Pep was very complimentary of us in his post match interview which means he will play a full strength side and won't underestimate us. Only thing that is going in our favour is that fixtures are starting to properly pile up for them now.
Ag is supposedly one of the most intimidating stadium in England for players becuase of the closeness of fans and the natural acoustics. It's like a cage and this being a semi final, the mighty City playing the best team in the world for a place in a cup final the fans are going to be 12th men, Man Utd cracked, we will crack their City rivals
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