Chelsea v City Live Thread

by blueboy Sat Jan 31, 2015 1:41 pm

So...massive game today. Just listening to TS and it's great to hear us being wrote off. What made me laugh were the comments made by Ray Parlour - "Chelsea know how to close out a title"....I nearly spat my water out! In the previous 3 seasons, haven't we come from 10 points off in 7th and 7 points off in 3rd to win the PL twice?? Rolling Eyes

Anyway...guess it's better to go into this game as the underdogs...as long as we don't play them!!

Quick start absolutely necessary. Aguero needs to be firing like he was before his injury. Kompany needs to recapture his form from 3 seasons ago, so does Zaba.

Navas - as we all know he'll play, needs to stop doing everything he's been doing since he signed and start getting decent balls into players feet/head - preferably our players!

Not sure who he's going to pick, whether he sticks with the Ferdy twins or he brings Lampard in to try and unsettle the crowd and opposition players...which might not be a bad thing psychologically.
Even though I would prefer him to start, I think he'll stick with his predictable line-up instead of going all out to win this game - shit or bust....no points, 1 point or 3!

..................................................Hart.........................................................

....Zaba..............................Vinny.................DeM..............................Clichy....

.................................Fernando..................Fernandinho.................................

Navas............................................Silva......................................Milner.........

...................................................Aguero......................................................

by blueboy Sat Jan 31, 2015 4:32 pm

So...here's the team news. Zaba on the bench...we're fooked! Thoughts???

Chelsea v City Live Thread 18309

by blueboy Sat Jan 31, 2015 4:33 pm

Sagna vs Hazard? WTF????

Can only suspect he has hurt himself in training or the warm up. Fuck...he's in my FFS!!

by **leopold** Sat Jan 31, 2015 4:34 pm

Line up just announced... Your team, but with Sagna instead of Zaba.

Yeah, I don't get that either. Looks like my prediction is still on.

by blueboy Sat Jan 31, 2015 4:34 pm

Team to face Man City (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Ivanovic, Zouma, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Ramires, Matic; Willian, Oscar, Hazard; Remy. #CFCvMCFC

So no Cahill or Drogba...not sure I'm arsed either way with Sagna playing. Rolling Eyes

by **leopold** Sat Jan 31, 2015 4:39 pm

They'll park Ivanovic on Serge and Matic on Silva. And we'll have no answer for it. We don't even have Nasri on the bench. It'll be 3-1, with any of Ramirez, Oscar or Hazard scoring. And ours will come from Lampard in the last few minutes.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 4:41 pm

Not looking forward to this. Sagna? We have two creative players who will be marked out of the game.

by blueboy Sat Jan 31, 2015 4:47 pm

But that's the Engineer for you.

He's set this team up to get a draw....and the likelihood is, we'll get over run by Hazard, Willian and Oscar.

The Ferdy fuckwits better have the best game they've ever played and the likes of Sagna better have his skates on!!

That said, they'll go and make me look a right twat - again, and win 3-1. Rolling Eyes

...but very much doubt it.

We need Sergio and the Merlin to have wonderful games for us to win this IMO.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 4:55 pm

It looks a weak team without Yaya, Nasri and Zabba.

by **Wensdi** Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:00 pm

Where's Wayne Bridge when you need him...........

by blueboy Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:09 pm

Wensdi wrote:Where's Wayne Bridge when you need him...........

It's not a time for humour Wensdi.... Razz

We COULD get a battering here, be 8 points behind Chelsea, 2 points ahead of Soton and only 4 points ahead of the scum!!!

affraid

by blueboy Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:10 pm

This is how big this game is:

Chelsea v Man City (17:30 GMT)
Posted at 17:06
"The world will be watching Stamford Bridge today. There are 26 television crews and commentary teams from around the globe here at Chelsea, eclipsing the Premier League record of 19 when Manchester City played Manchester United back in 2012."

by Guest Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:15 pm

MP you complete arse! Glad I'm at a do in Brighton and not watching.

Will happily eat my words but just can't see it. Might as well just get pissed then.

by blueboy Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:16 pm

Get pissed and eat your words later....we all will.

Win win BB.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:19 pm

blisteringblue wrote:MP you complete arse! Glad I'm at a do in Brighton and not watching.

Will happily eat my words but just can't see it. Might as well just get pissed then.

by **Wensdi** Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:20 pm

There's always time for a little humour Bluey - pre-match - cos we'll probably all be sobbing after the match.

by Guest Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:21 pm

I hope so but that man makes me cross :-)

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:24 pm

Some of us saw that team sheet and started sobbing already.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:25 pm

But having said that, we've put strong teams out and got battered in the past.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:36 pm

We've too many players slow in thought and action.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:39 pm

Both team a bit sloppy with their passing

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:40 pm

Shit pass from Silva there. We were in there.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:47 pm

Not enough pressure from us when they have the ball in our final third

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:48 pm

Only Navas was going to catch Hazard there.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:49 pm

We give too many cheap fouls away.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:51 pm

Shit control and shit distribution from Hart.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:52 pm

Sagna just slows us down going forwards

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:56 pm

Can't see us keeping a clean sheet.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:57 pm

Lots of corners. Nothing dangerous.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:00 pm

Kompany fucks up. He got lucky.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:02 pm

Chelsea are stepping it up now.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:02 pm

Shit. Aguero misses a great chance. He's not been the same since his injury.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:04 pm

City fans seem in good voice.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:11 pm

Sagna gives the ball away and Chelsea break and score.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:12 pm

The whole defence was absolute turd.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:13 pm

Stop fucking complaining Pellegrini.

by **leopold** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:14 pm

Well, I think we all foresaw that coming. Okay, so I didn't say Remy...

YESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get in Serge!!!!

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:15 pm

Silva!

by **leopold** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:16 pm

And I put him in as my captain on my FF team!

Oh, hang on, it looks like Silva might get it instead. Ah well, a goal's a goal. Come on City!

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:16 pm

fuck, I dropped Silva from my team!

by blueboy Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:16 pm

It was Silva's goal.

by **leopold** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:17 pm

Topdawg wrote:Silva!

That said Sergio a minute ago! You flippin' cheat!

by blueboy Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:18 pm

Still....please, please, please.....can anyone tell me how Matic can cross a ball from 50 yards away (at least 1-1.5 secs) in the air....and Sagna can still be 15 yrds away from Hazard who just easily squares a ball? Also, the ball is in the air that amount of time, plus the cross, and both Kompany and DeM can allow 2 players to be 5 yrds away from them without any challenge whatsoever?

That's nothing short of catastrophic defending.

It'll be this fact that will lose us the PL.....it needs sorting ASAP and if Zaba IS fit, then the Manager wants a twatting at some point.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:18 pm

Always thought Chelsea would score. Our defence just isn't good enough anymore. Lucky to hit back before half time, we needed it.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:19 pm

leopold wrote:
Topdawg wrote:Silva!
That said Sergio a minute ago! You flippin' cheat!

Ha ha, I saw the shot, the stream froze and then the ball was in the net.

by **Wensdi** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:23 pm

Excellent cross from Navas and great shot from Aguero - Silva's goal though. Think they have all stepped up their game actually. Even Sagna has had his moments. Happy with the first half - at least we look up for it.

by **leopold** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:24 pm

blueboy wrote:Still....please, please, please.....can anyone tell me how Matic can cross a ball from 50 yards away (at least 1-1.5 secs) in the air....and Sagna can still be 15 yrds away from Hazard who just easily squares a ball? Also, the ball is in the air that amount of time, plus the cross, and both Kompany and DeM can allow 2 players to be 5 yrds away from them without any challenge whatsoever?

You'll have to look elsewhere mate, I'm at a total loss to understand it. All I can think is, they're marking space and the incoming players are in a different bit of space.

Zonal marking = bollocks. I've said it so often I'm bored of saying it myself...

by blueboy Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:25 pm

Think the Ferdy twins have worked hard to be fair....but it'll not win us this game.

The Manager will have to decide if he wants 3 points, 1 point or 0.

For me, he'll keep it as tight as he can with the error prone defence we have, and then if Chelsea score, he'll get Lampard on and one of the twins off....and maybe, he'll even decide to get the useless £120k pw RB off for a true City player and get Zaba on.

by **Wensdi** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:27 pm

We've had more possession than them - just have to step up the defense - Kompany is way off his game.

by **Topdawg** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:37 pm

Navas back to shit crosses.

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