Man City v Everton. 13th Jan at 1945.

[bluestevon]

Everyone hoping we rest players or writing off the game due to wanting us to save things for the cup, have a word, best way to prepare for the cup meeting against them is by beating them in this game.

Plus we kind of do need the points ourselves

 

[Manc]

Mangala's not playing, oh ffs, the worst 25m pound plus player in the history of football him .

It's a good shout tbf. Although he's considerably better value for money than when we signed Jo for £18m - he was awful. Or Roque Santa Cruz for £16m... you're making me regurgitate bad memories here.

 

[Stanley Parker]

Tonight is a massive game. We are in dangerous position - The teams ahead of us are pulling away whilst the teams below are catching up. But the way this season is going it wouldn't take much to climb the table, a decent run of 3-4 wins but we never look like doing that

The teams above us are inconsistent, while the teams below us are unpredictable.

West Ham are on a roll, with three wins in a row. They have 15 points from the last ten games - we only have 14.

 

[davek]

I'd hope that Martinez will test things out here tonight: go through different shapes and and use the subs early enough to see what different players can do to City. It's the biggest pitch in the PL and I'm sure RM will be looking to get some valuable pre 2nd leg info to mull over.

 

[Pabbers]

That blue moon is full of lads pretending to be 'shamelesss' characters, but I know a few really good city lads, amongst the best I know, easily................... Still want they cry when we play them though.

 

[bluestevon]

I'd hope that Martinez will test things out here tonight: go through different shapes and and use the subs early enough to see what different players can do to City. It's the biggest pitch in the PL and I'm sure RM will be looking to get some valuable pre 2nd leg info to mull over.

Dave don't start trying to set up excuses for us losing tonigh in advance mate, we need to start getting results in the league and experimenting against a team we just beat and have to play again shortly is stupidity, go and get a result tonight and the morale will matter far more than any tactical scheming whilst getting battered

 

[davek]

Dave don't start trying to set up excuses for us losing tonigh in advance mate, we need to start getting results in the league and experimenting against a team we just beat and have to play again shortly is stupidity, go and get a result tonight and the morale will matter far more than any tactical scheming whilst getting battered

Depends on priorities. For me, PL placings are important but not all important. We have a genuine shot at a final here and we have to demote all else to that 2nd leg. I think that's a pretty common feeling amongst Evertonians.

That said, I can see a good defensive display nicking us a point tonight. If that happens then job done all round.

 

[bobafro]

I fancy the win tonight. Mangala is shocking but thought Lukaku got more change out of Demichelis in the second half last Wednesday. Lukaku wincast at 10-1 tonight is spectacularly overpriced in my opinion.

 

[BigDuncis Blue]

Sounding a bit like the parent but...fellow blues going the game tonight.....check the date on your tickets to make sure you dont take the semi final ones by mistake

 

[paulus]

City under Pellegrini is not City Im o afraid off. Yes Aguero is deadly when on form , but Yaya is become stone who drags,there defense is not so great either , Bony is not striker who can replace those they lost. On there night yea they can beat us , but it s bean a a few games since I saw City playing like before. I just think we are not so big underdogs in this game if we start like we should , strong.

 

[Eggs]

...weird, I keep forgetting about tonight's game.

 

[toffeejack]

City under Pellegrini is not City Im o afraid off. Yes Aguero is deadly when on form , but Yaya is become stone who drags,there defense is not so great either , Bony is not striker who can replace those they lost. On there night yea they can beat us , but it s bean a a few games since I saw City playing like before. I just think we are not so big underdogs in this game if we start like we should , strong.

fernandinho may be a big loss. Just play them as we did in the cup.

 

[helpimonfire]

1-1 draw tonight

Oh hang om, Tim is playing... 4-1 to them.

 

[ianefc]

Everyone hoping we rest players or writing off the game due to wanting us to save things for the cup, have a word, best way to prepare for the cup meeting against them is by beating them in this game.

Plus we kind of do need the points ourselves

Who said that? We can beat these. We need to beat these. Resting players won't happen and it's a ludicrous suggestion.

 

[matty1878]

0-2 loss but we was "outstanding in our play" yada yada yada

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Smash these then they'll go into the next game against beaten already.

 

[Dan Tanner]

Sounding a bit like the parent but...fellow blues going the game tonight.....check the date on your tickets to make sure you dont take the semi final ones by mistake

Ha ha, much appreciated, everton sent a text out yesterday saying exactly the same thing