Closed Man City 2-0 Chelsea

[Jase 43,479]

Wasn't expecting to get anything from the game but least I, or rather all of us, expect is showing fight, desire and determination in the game, win, lose or draw. Saw none of that today whatsoever. It was a gutless, spineless and soulles performance from the start to finish. Almost everyone in the team was just going through the motions and hope(HOPE!) for something to happen rather than trying to make things happen. It's an absolute disgrace. Even Arsenal and Liverpool showed more spirit and guts than us here against Man City at the Etihad. Embarrassing!

[Hutcho 8,443]

@, Well we didn't smash......(in the end we did lose by 2 goals)

Yep we didn't and we were shit. We didn't deserve to win it and we wern't helped by the awful management. We are gonna need to get a run going to get top 4. At leasr tottenham and arsenal theoretically have a tougher schedule than us.

[Weckerz 3,781]

Can anyone explain the reasoning behind playing Ramires on the right?

[Hutcho 8,443]

Rafa didn't exactly sound great in the pre game interview. He said:

If we win, we are in a race for top 4, and if we lose we are in a race for top 4...

So according to rafa it doesn't matter either way. We were shit, but i suppose at least it was city we lost to as opposed to some lower league team, as those games will become must win games.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Can anyone explain the reasoning behind playing Ramires on the right?

Provide cover for Ivanovic, run all day, try and hit Man City on the fast break.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Can anyone explain the reasoning behind playing Ramires on the right?

The reasoning, is because he has great stamina, he can support the right back and then get up front fast and patrol the right hand side offering both defensive and offensive cover. But clearly Rafa hasn't seen many chelsea games as every chelsea fan knows that rambo on the right is like having bertrand on the left wing... IT DOESN'T WORK!

[Laylabelle 9,292]

Yep we didn't and we were shit. We didn't deserve to win it and we wern't helped by the awful management. We are gonna need to get a run going to get top 4. At leasr tottenham and arsenal theoretically have a tougher schedule than us.

Yeh therotically..then you look at thw teams we have to come.Out of 11 we beat 4 last time round lol...we're screwed unless they remember they are a team..and that they need to run and run in the right direction and not stand and expect the ball to magically find the back of the net.Thing is Spurs and Arsenal are shit as are we! Yay us lol

And we've played Swansea 3 times and not won any of those cant see it changing this time....

[HNKS 508]

Rafa didn't exactly sound great in the pre game interview. He said:

If we win, we are in a race for top 4, and if we lose we are in a race for top 4...

So according to rafa it doesn't matter either way. We were shit, but i suppose at least it was city we lost to as opposed to some lower league team, as those games will become must win games.

Lol what an absolute muppet Rafa is. If we win we get 3 points you utter buffoon.

[Weckerz 3,781]

Stamina and pace are pretty useless on the flanks without dribbling ability or any form of creativity though. Can he even cross?

[TrippingStep 336]

I could not see the match.

But what a shitty selection from Benitez.

Why Ivanovic at right back. Why not Luiz in midfield.

And the midfield, wtf was that.

Benitez made the worst possible choices on his selection.

Mikel Luiz Ramires. Luiz Lampard Oscar. Luiz Ramires Oscar would have been much better. Luiz cahill is the worst central defense option.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Yeh therotically..then you look at thw teams we have to come.Out of 11 we beat 4 last time round lol...we're screwed unless they remember they are a team..and that they need to run and run in the right direction and not stand and expect the ball to magically find the back of the net.Thing is Spurs and Arsenal are shit as are we! Yay us lol

Bale is finding form at the wrong time for us and he will carry that team. They are also kind of the underdogs, so the pressure is firmly on us. Arsenal are as shit as we are, although they are looking a bit more consistent and soon will not be in any other competitons so will be able to concentrate on just getting top 4. Its gonna go down to the wire. Hopefully tottenham don't win tommorrow and we can keep third. But one bad gameweek and we can find ourselves in 5th.

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

It was evident that this game meant more to City than Chelsea and hence why the result went their way.Apart from some great football,City showed great determination and spirit.

I think its time Rafa prioritizes the league over the Europa League.

[Backstreet09 499]

We lack believe , self confidence , determination and other shits like these . ERMAHGERD someone please torture our team with Justin Bieber songs , that might wake them up #seriouslywearesoshit #sackrafaandourplayingXI

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

Lol what an absolute muppet Rafa is. If we win we get 3 points you utter buffoon.

Also,we would have been closer to second spot than 3rd or 4th.Rafa should fucking understand that the club aims to finish as high as possible instead of a 3rd or 4th place.

Our aim should be a 3rd place finish now.

[Laylabelle 9,292]

Bale is finding form at the wrong time for us and he will carry that team. They are also kind of the underdogs, so the pressure is firmly on us. Arsenal are as shit as we are, although they are looking a bit more consistent and soon will not be in any other competitons so will be able to concentrate on just getting top 4. Its gonna go down to the wire. Hopefully tottenham don't win tommorrow and we can keep third. But one bad gameweek and we can find ourselves in 5th.

Thats the thing nice if they win tommrow but we've still gotta win our games which we are making sodding hard work for us.Arsenal are sodding 2 behind somehow thought they were so much furthur back.Just seemed to suddenly pop up.Exactly I aint confident about West Brom.Lost to them last season..lost to them already this season a bit eeeek!

Bale finidng form and no one is for us at the moment or if they do it doesnt have a massive effect so much.And why JT aint playing god knows!Game time=fitness etc and we need someone with a clue at the moment cause no one else seems to have one.

[Kojo 4,676]

We will always dissapoint if we don't actually get a good fucking team, to be fair what do you expect from Rafa?

Ramires who has the worst first touch in the world, Mikel one of the worst DM's in the league, how can we honeslty expect we will win games?. We have no spine, it's like one of the most important things and we are lacking.

England vs Brazil a while ago, Ramires kept ruining the play so after about 30 minutes everyone avoided him, he hasn't got a good first touch, so how the fuck can he be involved in any passing play? he can't bring a ball down quick enough to actually continue it, and he can't pass very well also. For me he's a poor player and very one dimensional, once his pace goes he will be shit.

[xPetrCechx 13,546]

Joke:

Ramires And Mikel Our Best MidFielders.

[Hutcho 8,443]

We need to get at least 12 points from our next 5 games as comparitevly they are easier.

After that games get tough and games like being away to liverpool could become extremely crucial.

Wheras arsenal have a tougher next few games but an easier last 3:

And tottenham have a similar pattern to that with an easier final 3 games than us, though a tricky middle period:

Which means we can really do with getting some early points on the board especially with arsenal playing tottenham next week. At least one of them is gonna drop points.