*** Official Fa Cup Final thread City v's Pie Eaters ***

[Cit.revenge]

This is the thing when other manager know witch 11 u will take out .He can prepare hes team .

[Lev Bronstein]

Wigan's half - yet their keeper was the busiest.

[guv111]

I wouldn't even say that was painful it was so boring. How sad, though, that with a worldwide audience Mancini hasn't been able to draw a great performance out of the team. Even a decent one.

[Cit.revenge]

Well... honestly. That was fucking shit.

I did not see fight and that is what i was thinking we will se because season we had.

[DoomMerchant]

This is the thing when other manager know witch 11 u will take out .He can prepare hes team .

So yr saying throw jayko on and confuse the shit out of them?

[Risby]

Wigan have pressed well and have played well. They have stopped us having time to play our football.
Hopefully, now it's halftime, Mancini will tweak a few things. They are playing with wing backs, ball aimed to the corners seems to be having some success , so maybe that tactic will adopted more.

[Pretty Boy Lee]

Nasri and Aguero are walking up front and not offering any runs at all. TOURE and Barry to slow to support. Hart can't kick.

Worst of all is how badly are defenders are repeatedly diving in.

[Chopper]

Souness and two Arab blokes. Hilarious.

[carl_feedthegoat]

I wouldn't even say that was painful it was so boring. How sad, though, that with a worldwide audience Mancini hasn't been able to draw a great performance out of the team. Even a decent one.

Even if we somehow win this match, Mancini has been shown up for who has better tactical nouse between him and Martinez.

Fucking shite.

[Superbia]

Yaya and Barry offer nothing in midfield

[PeterParker]

I think we need superjaw.

[Douglas Higginbottom]

Poor first half and we aren't losing. It's as if they get shocked at times that the opposition are up for it and well organised.We just seem to lack energy,drive,ideas and real commitment.

Hopefully somebody will put a rocket up them at half time,maybe Vinnie like he supposedly did against the scum 2 years ago, and we will get the important first goal early on.

[Blue in the face]

I near fell asleep a couple of times. Its all too bloody slow.

[phips]

DIVE, and a half hour delay at that. Crap challenge though.

replay looked like a pen

The replay showed him plant his left foot after the 'challenge', take a step on it, then decide to throw himself forward. I'm not sure what you were watching.

i was watching the replay as the commentators and half time people all called it a pen. Espinioza embellished, true.

[Blue Blood]

We need to get out of first gear... actually we need to get into first gear...

Very poor half... Where is the passion!?!

Expect much much more in the second. Comon you blues!!!!!!!

[guv111]

This is the thing when other manager know witch 11 u will take out .He can prepare hes team .

So yr saying throw jayko on and confuse the shit out of them?

If we had proper wingers Dzeko would be an option. But every time we go wide we stop, cut back, do a Harry-Enfield-old-football-was-crap shuffle, smoke a fag, and tap it inside again. It's predictable stuff.

[blues-clues]

Our midfield have been really poor. Just hope we don't go 3 at the back.

[guv111]

I wouldn't even say that was painful it was so boring. How sad, though, that with a worldwide audience Mancini hasn't been able to draw a great performance out of the team. Even a decent one.

Even if we somehow win this match, Mancini has been shown up for who has better tactical nouse between him and Martinez.

Fucking shite.

Mancini really struggles at times - far too often. On days like this Steve Bruce wouldn't be intimidated.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

Yaya and Barry offer nothing in midfield

Barry's getting slower by the day.

[chips]

Get rodders on to score.