Champions League gameweek 3

Zoo

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No surprise Hargreaves trying to justify the great Pep's decision. Yet listen to them all when it comes to Rooney.
 

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City playing defensively despite spending more than any side in world football last year?
Am I doing this right?
You forgot to squeeze something about parking the bus somewhere in there.
 

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It is not because Pep wants to play negatively. It is because he has to. He learned it the hard way in his last 3 CL semis. You can't afford freeloaders from a defensive perspective. Aguero isn't going to help out in that regard. Nolito, De Bruyne or Iheanacho will offer more
 

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Hargreaves just said that a big part of us winning the CL was Rooney and Tevez up front pressing the defenders. Interesting I guess. Also said that Suarez reminds him of Tevez.
 

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City playing defensively despite spending more than any side in world football last year?
Am I doing this right?
Crystal ball? Game hasn't kicked off yet. Pep often played strikerless and wasn't defensive. If he runs our formation into 631 we'll talk.
 

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The way Guardiola answers the questions reporters ask him not being able to hide his superiority behind a smile, though, show how f... arrogant the guy is. Mourinho might not smile, but he's not double faced.
 

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It is not because Pep wants to play negatively. It is because he has to. He learned it the hard way in his last 3 CL semis. You can't afford freeloaders from a defensive perspective. Aguero isn't going to help out in that regard. Nolito, De Bruyne or Iheanacho will offer more
Iheanacho not playing its 460 from Pep today. Something like

rb---cb---cb---lb
-------dm-------
-----mc--mc-----
rw-----Am-----lw
-----nobody-----
 

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Goodness me, you really have it in for Leverkusen. Spurs fan?
I actually quite like Leverkusen :lol: I was in a bad mood yesterday as the last two matches I watched were 0-0. I need goals like Bender needs booze, man.
 

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:lol: A german team... very concise. Moenchengladbach is a tad difficult to spell out
Iheanacho not playing its 460 from Pep today. Something like

rb---cb---cb---lb
-------dm-------
-----mc--mc-----
rw-----Am-----lw
-----nobody-----
So KdB will be charged with leading the attack? Like he did so against Bayern as a Wolfsburg player?
 

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What's with Barca booing the anthem and the shitload of Catalan flags? Is that normal?
 

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Is Mascherano playing RB? My sports app says so at least^^
Roberto injured? Barca could really do wirh another RB.
 

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Alaba misses the next chance...
At least we're showing some quick, decisive football compared to last saturday.