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Im just being cautious, quietly confidant i guess. I just don't want to see us mess up or an early sending off, injury, mistake or o.g. I feel we have left a lot of that behind but Im scared of the many years of trauma. Stones could be their weak spot at the back. They have lost De Bruyne who is their best player by far and Im not worried about Stirling. We are better than Celtic but not their 12th man, the 57,000 over excited JocksThey didn't like Celtic pressing them and we do that better!
I'm very confident about this game. Would be a real statement of our intent.
Even though i feel more confident now than last week, i'd still take a draw here.
Yep, but those around us have fairly easy games (on paper at least). A draw wouldn't be a bad result of course, but to close within a point would be fuckin amazing*Not losing ground on top spot is always a positive.
Worst case scenario (if we draw) - we'd end up in fourth place, about a point or so off Woolwich and Liverpool (despite playing Everton, Woolwich and City already this season), level on points with Man Utd but better goal difference and same points off top then we were before kick off.Yep, but those around us have fairly easy games (on paper at least). A draw wouldn't be a bad result of course, but to close within a point would be fuckin amazing*
*states the bleeding obvious.
Yeah, its an interesting one that. Maybe with Davies hanging back a bit more than Danny Son has more license to get get into those forward left positions. Still expect Rose to start if fit though. Also, I don't think Son should play up top. I see the logic with him being in amongst the goals and VJ struggling a bit but if he's getting goals from midfield why change it. Up front I think City mark him out of the game easier, coming from wide left or midfield he's a handful.Rose should be back for this. He could cause real danger for them on the left.
Interestingly, Son has hit this form with Davies behind him.
We are getting better, fitter and stronger, game by game. A solid start and we will grow as the game goes on.
We win this.
Except that last season they were managed by a lame duck.No way, we are not accustomed to play this way and if we sit back we are playing into their hands. I don't get the fear that some of us seem to have. This is virtually the same side we beat twice last season?
If we want to win this, we have to pick up the pace in attack. We were an absolute shambles offensively against cska, can't afford to be against City