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citymancs => citymancs => Topic started by: gavin on June 18, 2025, 15:54:58

Title: v Wydad
Post by: gavin on June 18, 2025, 15:54:58
CITY XI: Ederson (C), Lewis, Reis, Ake, O'Reilly, Reijnders, Foden, Cherki, Savinho, Doku, Marmoush

Subs: Ortega Moreno, Dias, Stones, Haaland, Nico, Rodri, Gundogan, Bernardo, Ait-Nouri, Gvardiol, Akanji, Nunes, Echeverri, Khusanov, Bobb

It seems like a mix of a team that you might see in a pre season friendly!
Title: Re: v Wydad
Post by: Swiss on June 18, 2025, 15:59:21
Be interesting to see hiw Tiji runs that CM...
Title: Re: v Wydad
Post by: reddishblue on June 18, 2025, 16:38:41
I'd have put Khusanow on instead of Lewis.
Title: Re: v Wydad
Post by: Stephen Paul on June 18, 2025, 16:41:58
Strange  watching football in June
Title: Re: v Wydad
Post by: Stephen Paul on June 18, 2025, 16:42:23
Pep saying Rodri will get a run out tonight
Title: Re: v Wydad
Post by: gavin on June 18, 2025, 17:46:19
An early goal from Phil and a late one from Jeremy in the first half so far. But really the poor defending from City has been really notable yet again. Wydad could well have had a couple too.
Title: Re: v Wydad
Post by: reddishblue on June 18, 2025, 17:52:06
Impressed with Rudolf. I Predict 5 second half changes.
Title: Re: v Wydad
Post by: gavin on June 18, 2025, 18:58:06
Boring second half. Rico sent off for accidentally hitting a Wydad player in the face with his boot after winning a tackle.
Title: Re: v Wydad
Post by: Swiss on June 18, 2025, 20:02:13
I watched...

Tiji looks decent.

Cherki too soon to tell

Reis looked a bit wobbly

Lewis unlucky

Amrabat still has it (ex watford)

Bit like a preseason this
Title: Re: v Wydad
Post by: reddishblue on June 18, 2025, 21:03:22
I concur Swiss. City should treat it as pre season all the way because we are not going to get one this year. Use this ridiculous tournament to prepare the players for what's really ahead.
Title: Re: v Wydad
Post by: gavin on June 18, 2025, 21:08:15
It was not very inspiring stuff at all. It really did feel as engaging as your typical pre-season friendly. It doesn't help with the grounds being half empty.

The competition should get better as it goes on. It needs to. The group stages always looked a bit of a waste of time.