***City v Chelsea |Official Match Thread***

[sheblue]

Starting to worry about the referee for the game.

[CTID Hants]

Only to be opened in the event of penalties


Warning, not for faint-hearted

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I read somewhere that Ederson's name is on the list for taking a penalty?

So I looked how we stood with the outfield players, in short we are fucked if it comes down to it!!

KDB: scored 6 missed 2 Career total scored 8 missed 2)
Gundogan: scored 4 missed 2 (career total scored11 missed 2)
Bernardo: Never taken a penalty!!
Mahrez: scored 2 missed 1 (career total scored 12 & missed 6)
Foden: Never taken a penalty!!
Torres: Never taken a penalty!!
Sergio: scored 42 missed 13 (career total scored 48 missed 14)
Jesus: scored 4 missed 4 (career total scored 4 missed 6)
Sterling: scored 1 missed 3 (career total scored 2 missed 3)
Fernandinho: not taken one for us but career total scored 13 missed 6 (last penno was 12/13 season)
Rodri: Never taken a penalty!!
Cancelo: Never taken a penalty!!
Walker: Never taken a penalty!!
Stones: Never taken a penalty!!
Dias: Never taken a penalty!!
Laporte: Never taken a penalty!!
Ake: none for City scored one and missed one for Holland U21
Zinchenko: Never taken a penalty!!
Mendy: Never taken a penalty!!

11 of the 19 never even taken one in their careers

Spoilbox

[CTID Hants]

More on Penalties...........

Having shocked myself with the doom and gloom it occurred to me I was looking at it all wrong, forget individuals and their records and look collectively how we faired as a club and I am please to say it paints a much nicer picture.

Of the last 10 shootouts we've been in since 2005/06, we've won 8 = 80% success

Chelsea since 83/84 have been in 21 shootouts and only won 7 of them = 33% success

I told you not to look at the other post

[JamieMCFC]

[gmercer1]

Please no

[PeterParker]

Mr Whippy get a fucking grip

[gmercer1]

Just seen the video of the incident snd he collides with someone so hopefully just a dead leg. Doesn’t look like a muscle injury

[CTID Hants]

Just seen the video of the incident snd he collides with someone so hopefully just a dead leg. Doesn’t look like a muscle injury

[gmercer1]

Just seen the video of the incident snd he collides with someone so hopefully just a dead leg. Doesn’t look like a muscle injury

Bit of ice cream on it and he’ll be sorted

[zuricity]

This game isn't going to penalties, not even going to extra time.

[CTID Hants]

This game isn't going to penalties, not even going to extra time.

I know if Pep plays our best 11 & the officials don't fuck us over we will win on merit & comfortably so. I am desperately trying to stay positive, but old habits die hard when the subject is City.

I've been fine all week as I have had work distracting me, but I've been off today so had time for the nerves to kick in big style

[ruralblue]

This game isn't going to penalties, not even going to extra time.

I know if Pep plays our best 11 & the officials don't fuck us over we will win on merit & comfortably so. I am desperately trying to stay positive, but old habits die hard when the subject is City.

I've been fine all week as I have had work distracting me, but I've been off today so had time for the nerves to kick in big style

We're so busy getting peoples hanging baskets out and planting up in Skipton that I've kept my mind at rest all week.

I finished at half three today and it kicked in. A nervy shit before I left and back on the toilet now. They say 'City will be the death of me... I'll die of sharting out my intestines and it WILL be City's fault.

Win tomorrow and I'd die a happy man.

[Dimples]

Starting to worry about the referee for the game.

So was I when I first heard he had been appointed.

But after thinking about it, I am not worried now.
I don't think even UEFA would have the nerve to do another 'Liverpool' on us.
To much has happened since that match like CAS, the SL and also Chelsea are not UFEA's favorite pets.
I may be imagining this but since the CAS ruling my perception is that we are refereed more fairly?

Anyways, it is the final and IMO there will be to many eyes on it for UEFA to blatantly shaft us, they cannot afford the fallout.

[Dubciteh]

Starting to worry about the referee for the game.

So was I when I first heard he had been appointed.

But after thinking about it, I am not worried now.
I don't think even UEFA would have the nerve to do another 'Liverpool' on us.
To much has happened since that match like CAS, the SL and also Chelsea are not UFEA's favorite pets.
I may be imagining this but since the CAS ruling my perception is that we are refereed more fairly?

Anyways, it is the final and IMO there will be to many eyes on it for UEFA to blatantly shaft us, they cannot afford the fallout.

My issue is not him purposely fucking us over, my issue is his incompetence. Id rather a ref who just reffed the game not one who could mess it up for either side.

[johnny crossan]

Fern takes out Gundo and books his place in the team tomorrow - one minute from the end

Watch on youtube.com

[HailNerdQueen]

Match thread already up? Guess I'm not the only one jitterbugging around today w/ a belly full of nerves

I know we probably shouldn't worry but this is something special and it would just be tragic for it all to go wrong. But just imagine, Kun comes on 2nd half, scores the winning goal, what a fucking beautiful story it would be!

(Sidenote I want a flipping heart emoticon, heart-eyes smiley, something w/ hearts! It can be blue hearts but pls )

[zuricity]

So drunken fans go at each other on Friday. Wouldn't have happened if held at Wembley.

[City64]

They are saying around 18-20 thousand City fans will be in Porto today , thousands have travelled up from Faro and Lisbon plus those flying directly to Porto. A MCFC fanzone has been set up in Porto despite Portuguese authorities saying there wouldn’t be one !

C’mon City !!!

[ENIAM NAM]

Pre Match Tension already. Could be a long day...!

[CTID Hants]

So drunken fans go at each other on Friday. Wouldn't have happened if held at Wembley.

The only video I saw yesterday was shot from a distance on a mobile, one person appeared to be on floor and a skirmish of people unknown, a couple appeared to have light blue shirts being chased off

Completely inconclusive

But yes it appears to be Euro 04 all over again when the dibble let it esculate before charging in