Finally got round to thinking clearly about the City game. This week has been pretty hard for me for a number of reasons.
We were lucky. Owned the first half but City is a good side and Silva is a magic wee player. I've never rated Milner but his introduction made a real difference. But , and this is a key difference for me from past seasons , there seems to be a real belief in this side that this is their year. Last year we'd have lost this ; not this year. The pace up front has been well documented but there is a real stell in this side which has been lacking. I'm thinking especially of Coutinho and Flanno. Coutonho's skill is not questioned , but his defensive capabilities may have been . He was huge. And Flanno is a pure tackling machine, cut Navas in half ( I think it was Navas) .
Can they go all the way? Yes , but Gerro is bang on- Norwich is the most important game in the world . For now. But shark , Jr and I are having a blast this season!!
The thing that I have been thinking about is that this game has now made us favourites. This is the first time in a looong time we have been favourites and is probably a lot different from being the underdogs which we are so used to (including 2005 Istanbul). I hope that we don't choke in this position. Pretty scary but sooo freaking exciting too.