Match Thread Manchester City v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Glasshalffull]

When is it the last time we won all 3 matches in boxing day period?

Probably sometime before there even was a Christmas. Certainly feels like it, anyway.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

I want to win an away game completely out of the blue. This is going to be the one.

Same here feels like we never win a game completely out of the blue undeserved.

Like Sheff Utd coming to GP and scoring 2 goals from absolutely nothing - why cant we ever do that!

 

[Deleted member 38674]

City are rocking, if ever there was a time to get at them, it’s right now. They are terrified of pace so Kean really needs to start this one and hopefully he takes his chance(s).

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Bloody Silva and Stones are back fit apparently.

Just when I was hoping for that clown Otamendi to be in the back 4 / them not being able to rotate their midfield from Monday.

Going to be extra tough - would snatch your hands at a point now.

 

[Ring master]

 

[kiss the crest]

When is it the last time we won all 3 matches in boxing day period?

I know, it’s like we have been visited by 3 Ghosts

 

[BrendanGOT]

Funny thing is, although unlikely, if we beat City we'll be one point better off than we were at the same stage last season. We're currently at match week 20 in 10th and on 25pts. Last season it was 10th on 27 points and we lost the match week 21 game. Interesting stuff.

 

[PeregrineT]

Have they forfeited yet?

 

[peteblue]

I almost hate to say it, but we’ll batter these 3-2......

 

[Cels]

Looking forward to the game but can see us crashing down to Earth... four-nil to City.

 

[Khalekan]

we should never ever want to lose any game, regardless of how it affects others.

id hate us to become a team who resorts to throwing points away on purpose.

(I'm aware playing Micheal Keane falls into this category)

Yes we should and yes most of us on here wanted us to lose on three occasions in recent years when a win made no difference to our position but losing prevented a greater evil occurring....twice when it was crucial that City won, for obvious reasons, and the other when Sunderland needed to beat us to relegate the Barcodes.

However, those criteria do not apply tomorrow and even if City were closer to the RS near the top, it would be way to early in the season to wish we lost a game.

So let’s get at these tomorrow.

COYBB

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Carlo will make the world sit up and take note, we’ll win this thanks to his tactics.
We will take full advantage of their poor defence.
I can see us scoring a couple, maybe even 3 or 4 or 5 or 6
The win depends if we can keep them out.

Mate have you been sniffing beer mats?

 

[Khalekan]

Bloody Silva and Stones are back fit apparently.

Just when I was hoping for that clown Otamendi to be in the back 4 / them not being able to rotate their midfield from Monday.

Going to be extra tough - would snatch your hands at a point now.

I wouldn’t worry too much if Stones plays.

Hope Silva doesn’t make it though.

 

[Barry Rathbone]

Not concerned about this affecting the RS standards have been at an all time low this season and the title has fallen into their laps as a result. If City needed a win to stop them I'd say play the kids but this game won't alter the title run in one jot.

Go and get a result blue boys keep the momentum going

 

[Zeitgeist]

First 2 games have been us having the lion's share of possession with small periods of bombardment from the opposition

Be interesting to see the approach against someone who will dominate and bombard us

But always BELIEVE COYB