EPL: Will City pass Lambert's test?
determined to attack title-chasing Manchester
City at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.
Manuel Pellegrini's side are hoping to
capitalise on Liverpool's astonishing draw at
Crystal Palace and put one hand on the trophy
by beating the struggling Villans - but
Lambert will encourage his side to play
without fear.
The Scot said: "We're not going there just to
make up the numbers, we're going there to try
to win.
"You have to run a lot and run without the ball.
We're going to have to work really hard
without the ball but you also know you've got
to try to win the game and that's what we're
going to try and do.
"We'll go there now in a lot better place than
we were before the Hull game. Everybody
knows pressure can affect different people in
different ways but you look at their squad and
their players are world class."
On the fortunes of his own side, who secured
their Premier League status with a 3-1 victory
over Hull at the weekend, Lambert said: "It
was major pressure. It was excruciating at
times. They showed character, grit and
determination to see a game through when it
really mattered.
"You have to give them credit too. They are
the ones in the dressing room who have to go
out and perform."
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