Beating Man City - How’s it done?

Discussion in 'The Hornets' Nest - Watford Chat' started by Moose, May 6, 2019.

  1. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    Bet that was first on MOTD too.
     
  2. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    I just sincerely hope we don’t concede early - Pep, like other Top 6 managers before him, will undoubtedly have learnt through his various strategists that Watford regularly concede a second goal quickly after the 1st against the top teams, or at least lose concentration allowing various opportunities to kill the game off.

    We have a punchers chance at best in this game. Realistically I think the way to win if possible, and this is may not go down well with fans here, is to gamble with GD on the bench as per the S/F. Send Deeney and Gray out to get in their faces and hope to be in the game with 30 mins to go. Then unleash Deulofeu.

    Playing the same tactic but starting GD and then having Gray with 30 to go doesn’t have the same impact IMO. It’s very harsh on GD as he’s our best player - but we need to maximise the effect he can have against a team like City.

    Personally, I’d steer clear of 4-5-1. We don’t have a striker capable of playing up top on their own, and it’s a formation designed to let the opposition have plenty of the ball. City will kill us with the ball - they will get loads of possession but we should not play a formation that maximises their chances of having it.
     
  3. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    The answer was on Twitter all along:

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  4. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    The minute we concede, the game is effectively over and the chance of a good hiding increases as we attempt to chase the game. I will be silently cheering every 5 mins we keep it 0-0. We need to have some sort of pace when we do break but I think it would be suicide to go 4-4-2. 4 in the middle when they have the ball, which will be 80% of the time, is not enough.
     
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  5. Knight GT

    Knight GT Predictor extraordinaire 2013/14

    We were on last despite us winning away at London Orphan Asylum 2-1. Always a tough place to go
     
  6. Diamond

    Diamond First Team

    Even tougher to get out of.
     
  7. folkestone orn

    folkestone orn Squad Player

    Even greater than the time Buggs Bunny and Michael Jordan beat a team of jacked up aliens at basketball?
     
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  8. folkestone orn

    folkestone orn Squad Player

    Just let Kompany have the ball at his feet. Everyone knows central defenders are **** at football.
     
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  9. Hornpete

    Hornpete Squad Player

    We need to use the dark arts. The Eddie Howe school of tumbling after leaving a trailing foot, with the occaisional call of "Keepers!" from our corners if we get any.

    Then we need to get lucky and Gomes needs to play a blinder.

    Then the one shot Holebas normally skies over needs to take 2 deflections past Ederson.

    And VAR needs to disallow 2 of their goals. Cruel for City.

    If all the above happens, we may only lose by 2.
     
  10. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    At the Kennington Oval, near which I lived until 1990.

    The stars are aligning!

    (Btw, the OEs redressed the balance by beating the distinctly northern sounding Blackburn Rovers in 82.)
     
  11. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    One guy being felled by a congenital heart defect is bad enough, 11 would be quite suspicious now
     
  12. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    Yet another headache for Javi.

    How to keep Kompany pinned in his own half?
     
  13. folkestone orn

    folkestone orn Squad Player

    Just assume a heavy defeat and anything else is a bonus!
     
  14. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    I think we can do better than that.

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  15. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    Do you get shushed in the UGT?
     
  16. tonycotonstache

    tonycotonstache Squad Player

    How cynical were City last night. I mean David Silva committed 3 fouls in the first half, got a yellow and got away with another in the second half. This myth is becoming more true. They make tactical fouls when teams are on the counter. They also immediately handshake the opponent to make it seem a lesser foul. Cynical and clever tactics as it gets there players back in position every time.
     
  17. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    Exactly.

    But Chopper Silva would have to kick Troy about 20 times before the big man noticed.
     
  18. WillisWasTheWorst

    WillisWasTheWorst Its making less grammar mistake's thats important

    No, that will always be reserved for Wimbledon because they beat media darlings Liverpool. In my lifetime Sunderland beating Leeds was actually a much bigger upset, though.
     
  19. Cassetti's Beard

    Cassetti's Beard First Team

    Hopefully our players refuse to shake their hand and get on the refs back to take action.
     
  20. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    Did you die at some point between 1973 & 1988?

    Since Necrobutcher left, we've been lacking a zombie/necro/voodoo presence on the forum.
     
  21. With A Smile

    With A Smile First Team

    We've seen us trying the Janmaat Kiko combination down the right a few times, an area that is City's strength.

    It wouldn't surprise me if we stick with those two and put Hughes on the left. What is going to be important is to stop the full backs getting forward and having the chance to get the ball up field and making it stick.

    Either way, if city decide to come out of the changing room, we lose. If we can keep it to 2 or 3 by the end of the warm up then i think we've done bloody well
     
  22. kVA

    kVA Reservist

    What happened to Necro?

    Has he actually left or is he just dormant?
     
  23. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    Maybe the Undead are more comfortable in the Champo?
     
  24. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    If we’re level by the time abide with me ends we can start to dream.
     
  25. Forzainglese

    Forzainglese Reservist

    AK not enough for the job now, then?
     
  26. Forzainglese

    Forzainglese Reservist

    OOh-er, steady, we don't want to upset them - they might get angry.
     
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  27. Forzainglese

    Forzainglese Reservist

    We should intimidate the opposition (what's their name?) by adopting this phrase. Has the same ring as 'Unleash the dogs of war'.
     
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  28. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    No.
    I think we have to upgrade.
    Desperate times etc.
     
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  29. Roger Irrelevant

    Roger Irrelevant Reservist

    Well organised.
    No mistakes.
    Set pieces.
    Deeney to get stuck in.

    We are shorter odds than Liverpool were to go through.

    They eat and s*** just like our lads.
     
  30. NemoNemo

    NemoNemo Reservist

    We need to want it more than city. That pure determination to win at any cost makes players faster, more switched on and battle harder

    ANYTHING. CAN. HAPPEN.
     
  31. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Well Moog?
     
  32. Forzainglese

    Forzainglese Reservist

    He WAS in his own half.
     
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  33. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    Tonight’s game shows how adrenaline & inspiration can sweep all before them.

    Troy needs to tell that it was 35 ******* years since our last final &, if it’s 35 to the next, none of the forum will see it.

    Now or never, lads.
     
  34. Relegation Certs

    Relegation Certs Squad Player

    Why would any of our players care about winning a meaningless cup?

    Even deeney said before the semi the cup doesn't excite him.
     
  35. WillisWasTheWorst

    WillisWasTheWorst Its making less grammar mistake's thats important

    Yes, it was the salmon mousse. But don’t worry. Your Auntie Jean and I are fine. We have fast broadband and everything. Tell the little ones we love them.
     

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