Match Thread Vs Manchester City

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22/01/12
Kick Off @ 1330hrs GMT

cant see us losing. we play better aganst the big teams.
players like bale vdv love the big games. plus they have loads of players out. looking forward to this one

luv your confidence lought. i felt like that yesterday at 2.55 pm. lol

shearspur wrote:luv your confidence lought. i felt like that yesterday at 2.55 pm. lol

Wolves and teams like that are probably more difficult then the Citehs of this world. They came to spoil and defend. Citeh will go at us and leave gaps. No Kompany or YaYa Toure or his brother, sure they have quality, but without them three, I dont see any team they put out better then us. Infact, Arsenal,Chelski and the Pool away, they will all atack us, even Manure at ours will have a go.

The worst thing Spurs players can do is give them too much respect! They did that against Chelski at the Lane, and sat back too much. They have to go for it and we can beat them, we use to be their bogey team and we still can be.

ArnieArdiles wrote:If Ledley King plays I'm confident we will be alright ....

I agree Arnie. We play with so much more confidence when Ledley's in the side. If he plays we will get something out the game I'm sure, at the least a draw.

Mikey M

we not beatin a big team in 9 trys.
its about time we did. it looks like harrys going to start defoe so the team will be

walker daws king ekotto
lennon parker modric bale
vdv defoe.

its so unfair if kaboul gets dropped.
harry says king is a doubt but will try and train tomorrow wich says to me hes fine.

Man City v Tottenham
By Guy Mowbray
BBC Match of the Day commentator

TEAM NEWS

Mario Balotelli and Micah Richards are available for Manchester City after missing Monday's trip to Wigan through injury.

But they are without the suspended Vincent Kompany, while Yaya and Kolo Toure are on international duty.

Emmanuel Adebayor is ineligible for Spurs under the terms of his loan move from City, meaning Jermain Defoe is likely to start.

Ledley King, sidelined for the last four weeks, remains a major doubt.

MATCH PREVIEW

I start to go all misty-eyed thinking about this fixture! From Spurs' 3-2 win in the 1981 FA Cup final replay, to City winning 5-1 at White Hart Lane at the start of this season - these two have played out many memorable games in my lifetime.

I'm obviously hoping that this time will be something special too, but can already sense a tension in the air around the Etihad Stadium. Roberto Mancini's almost carefree nature of the season's early weeks has given way to a sterner, card-waving persona - symptomatic of the pressure that leading the way for so long brings.
Last Monday's 1-0 win at Wigan will have brought just as much pleasure to the Italian as the win at Spurs or even the 6-1 at Old Trafford in October, because it got City back on track after a mini-wobble in the cups this month. I even heard it described as a 'Mourinho result' - and he won Premier League titles.

Harry Redknapp's never made any great play of his team's title credentials, merely answering in "why not?" fashion when the question has been posed. Currently on a run of seven league games unbeaten, if Spurs get their seventh win in 11 visits to City's 21st century home then the gap between the teams will be just two points. "Why not?" indeed.

The last two instances of this fixture have effectively been end-of-season eliminators for the final available Champions League place. They each finished 1-0, both decided by Peter Crouch goals - one in the right net, one in his own.

This time both clubs have designs on entering next season's Champions League as genuine champions.

If City maintain their 100% home league record by winning a game of this magnitude without Vincent Kompany and Yaya Toure then my money's back on them. After Sunday, Sheik Mansour's got nine days left to gamble on their title bid with some real money.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

Manchester City are looking to complete their first double over Spurs since 1991-92.
Spurs have lost just two of their last 11 league visits to Manchester City (W7, D2)
Tottenham have won 11 of the last 15 league games between the two sides, but Manchester City won the last two (1-0 in May and 5-1 in August).

Man City

City have won all 10 home Premier League games so far this season and their last 15 in total - a club record in the top flight.
They have scored 57 league goals so far in this campaign - three shy of their total for last season.
Victory would be their 200th in the Premier League.
Eden Dzeko's goal gave City victory against Wigan on Monday - City have won all nine Premier League matches in which he has scored.
Joe Hart has kept nine clean sheets in the Premier League this season - joint highest with Swansea's Michel Vorm.
Gael Clichy could make his 250th club start, while Adam Johnson is on the cusp of his 100th career league start.

Tottenham

Spurs have scored in each of their last 20 Premier League matches, their best run in the top flight since November 1986-April 1987 (26 matches).
Tottenham have drawn three of their last six league games.
Like Manchester City, Spurs have won six away league games so far this season. Only Manchester United (7) have won more.
Harry Redknapp has lost 21 of his 25 Premier League trips to Manchester.
Spurs have drawn 199 games in the Premier League.

ArnieArdiles wrote:

totalytot wrote:

ArnieArdiles wrote:If Ledley King plays I'm confident we will be alright ....

I agree Arnie. We play with so much more confidence when Ledley's in the side. If he plays we will get something out the game I'm sure, at the least a draw.

Mikey M

He's just been so unlucky with his career Mickey, with injuries and the timing of it all (Alan Sugar years)but for me, he's right up there with the likes of Maldini & Bobby Moore.... A joy to watch ...

Right on Brother. (Sorry, watching Undercover Brother at the moment and I've come over all 70's)

Ledders is head and shoulders above any CH of his generation and fully deserves to take his place amongst that august company. Just a shame injuries prevented him proving that beyond all doubt on the International scene.

come on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ballotelli knob should of been off for stamp on scotty clumsy by King though