**Champs v Swindon Town (A) FAC 7th Jan| Match Thread***

[carl_feedthegoat]

Im happy with that team. I want to win this cup. They have a week off after this and its tricky away tie at lower league with full house behind them. Theyd kick fuck out of our younger players. Get into a lead and bring a couple on.

I bet KDB gets injured playing against these hackers .

[john@staustell]

Considering what we've got we've been crap in this cup. Cheated once or twice but the better you are the less likely that is

[carl_feedthegoat]

I hope we don’t hear another squeak out of our manager about how “we are killing the players with so many games “ bullshit !

Today is the perfect day to rest most of them and play the youth and if some of you on this site think
Otherwise then you need to give fucking your heads a wobble .

You underestimate and disrespect the oppo Carl. No reason to give our players 2 weeks off. Manchester City need to put out a team to try and win the fa cup. Not develop the careers of some players who might be playing for Swindon in 2 years.

Pep put out a youthful team against Wycombe. There was nothing disrespectful about that.

Shhhhhhhhhh don’t start pointing out facts ffs !!

6 youth players started that game .

[Dameerto]

Looks like we're balls-deep in this cup campaign judging by the lineup.

[blues2win]

It was supposed to be seven isolating wasn’t it? As far as the Chelsea game is concerned Steffen can perfectly well fill in for Emerson if it comes to it. Foden should be back training soon. Ditto Zinchenko who won’t start. Grealish wouldn’t have started anyway. Sterling might have though. Will he back in time? Fernandinho would have been on the bench. All in all Pep will be back and we should have a strong side on Saturday week no further positives permitting.

[sheblue]

Yep we're gonna win the cup this year

[stevefromdonny]

COME ON CITY

[Sideshow Bob]

Your City XI to face Swindon!

XI | Steffen, Walker, Dias, Ake, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Gundogan (C), De Bruyne, Palmer, Bernardo, Jesus

SUBS| Carson, Slicker, Laporte, Kayky, Bobb, Egan-Riley, Mbete, McAtee, Lavia

Wow, Pep respecting the FA Cup.

BS Beefy , Pep not allowing the youth to play is just not right , it’s taking the piss .

+1. i should be used to it by now but it's still fucking annoying.

[Mase]

I hope we don’t hear another squeak out of our manager about how “we are killing the players with so many games “ bullshit !

Today is the perfect day to rest most of them and play the youth and if some of you on this site think
Otherwise then you need to give fucking your heads a wobble .

You underestimate and disrespect the oppo Carl. No reason to give our players 2 weeks off. Manchester City need to put out a team to try and win the fa cup. Not develop the careers of some players who might be playing for Swindon in 2 years.

Pep put out a youthful team against Wycombe. There was nothing disrespectful about that.

Shhhhhhhhhh don’t start pointing out facts ffs !!

6 youth players started that game .

We demolished Wycombe whilst giving the kids a chance - which most of them took! I can’t understand why that game but not this?

[Outcast]

I can't say I'm not disappoined, Bernardo, Dias and Cancelo should be rested. I expected at least three youths to start. We could have started with three and still looked solid. I was looking forward to seeing McAtee start.

[johnny crossan]

A team of kids

he's sabotaged my Guess The Team title challenge in the last 3 games

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

These are doing well this season.put a decent side out and make sure we go through

[Tokyo Blue]

I hope we don’t hear another squeak out of our manager about how “we are killing the players with so many games “ bullshit !

Today is the perfect day to rest most of them and play the youth and if some of you on this site think
Otherwise then you need to give fucking your heads a wobble .

You underestimate and disrespect the oppo Carl. No reason to give our players 2 weeks off. Manchester City need to put out a team to try and win the fa cup. Not develop the careers of some players who might be playing for Swindon in 2 years.

Pep put out a youthful team against Wycombe. There was nothing disrespectful about that.

Shhhhhhhhhh don’t start pointing out facts ffs !!

6 youth players started that game .

We demolished Wycombe whilst giving the kids a chance - which most of them took! I can’t understand why that game but not this?

Perhaps because Wycombe was at home?

[CTID Hants]

These are doing well this season.put a decent side out and make sure we go through

Long time no post, welcome back Picc's

And for the record I agree, put the game beyond them and then let young guns mop up

[Mase]

Browny is doing the comms for City and you can hear our fans in force already.

[johnny crossan]

You underestimate and disrespect the oppo Carl. No reason to give our players 2 weeks off. Manchester City need to put out a team to try and win the fa cup. Not develop the careers of some players who might be playing for Swindon in 2 years.

Pep put out a youthful team against Wycombe. There was nothing disrespectful about that.

Shhhhhhhhhh don’t start pointing out facts ffs !!

6 youth players started that game .

We demolished Wycombe whilst giving the kids a chance - which most of them took! I can’t understand why that game but not this?

Perhaps because Wycombe was at home?

10 minutes from a cup exit with the kids at Cheltenham if I recall

[john@staustell]

I remember why I hated itv coverage now.

[blues2win]

I also think Pep wasn’t keen on a two week gap between games for many of our likely starters against Chelsea.

[Sideshow Bob]

the irony is that when we put out a strong team in games like this the 1st team players will half-arse it and we often struggle. at least the kids would run hard if we ever gave them a chance!

[Beefymcfc]

Your City XI to face Swindon!

XI | Steffen, Walker, Dias, Ake, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Gundogan (C), De Bruyne, Palmer, Bernardo, Jesus

SUBS| Carson, Slicker, Laporte, Kayky, Bobb, Egan-Riley, Mbete, McAtee, Lavia

Wow, Pep respecting the FA Cup.

BS Beefy , Pep not allowing the youth to play is just not right , it’s taking the piss .

Eh? I wasn’t expecting that team, thinking that there’d be a couple more young’ens. However, Rodolfo’s just confirmed that they are ‘Respecting the Cup’ and I’d expect, with the 5 subs in the FA Cup, that we’ll see a couple later.

As they say, get the lead and then rest players, if needed.