Closed Chelsea v Man City

[Styles 9,790]

.Lamps is more of a physical presence in the pivot than Mikel. We need that with Yaya in their midfield. Its not like Lampard is gonna let anyone bully him around.

The fear is not that he'll be bullied but that he'll be bypassed because he is slow and lacks agility. I hope he can keep up but I fear the worst.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

My team:

Cech

Iva Luiz Terry Cole

Rami Mikel

Schurrle Willian Hazard

Torres

No Oscar?? He's this years Mata. We need him

[Jase 43,479]

thank you (i am also a fellow subscriber of BluesFangirl03), do you have a link to the full friday night live with cole + bertrand? cheers

Nope. And only Cole was there. Bertrand couldn't make it due to personal reasons according to Gigi Salmon on her Twitter two days ago.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

The fear is not that he'll be bullied but that he'll be bypassed because he is slow and lacks agility. I hope he can keep up but I fear the worst.

But will do a considerably better job than Mikel in holding down the midfield. Its most likely Cahill to start ahead of Luiz, so we don't need anyone in the pivot to trace back to a more CB role if our defense gets exposed.

[Jase 43,479]

According to Daily Mail, Cahill will start alongside JT - they are usually right when it comes to team news before anything official.

And Daily Mail also said Mata will miss today's game due to an ankle injury..

[LeonDavis23 371]

Nope. And only Cole was there. Bertrand couldn't make it due to personal reasons according to Gigi Salmon on her Twitter two days ago.

ok np master, i saw the schurrle video and just thought he was late or something lol

[LeonDavis23 371]

if mata doesn't play then i hope we will see him against the arse as he has good recent goalscoring form against those arseholes

[Shakez 755]

I would put my faith into Willian. Schürrle played on the left with Hazard on the right and that didn't work out. Let Hazard stay on the left.

[bushman 2,043]

What I am gonna post here, perhaps some of may not like it.

Regardless, here it is.

If Chelsea do not win today, especially at home, whom are they going to beat, then ?

Recent wins against mediocre teams, does not indicate much, in my view.

Either this team start winning against the top teams or say bye-bye to any top trophy in this season.

[1chelsea 864]

Stop drop load of shit and let the game unfold itself before your shit tank start leaking all over the place

[Jase 43,479]

By the way, the game is in 1 hour and 46 minutes time, not 46 minutes as stated in forum's home page. Clock has gone back an hour in UK..

[The Skipper 20,593]

Don't understand why people want Azpilicueta to start over Ivanovic...

[Daron 0]

Which TV channel guys ? I usualy watch it at http://sportlemon.me/ but TV is just TV.. PS: I don't have Sky Sports :/ Thanks

[Pizy 18,538]

Don't understand why people want Azpilicueta to start over Ivanovic...

It's understandable when you think about how shit he was crossing the ball last match. That, and he gets beaten for pace frequently down that right side.

Think he's too big of a weapon in the opposing box and too solid defensively to be left out in a game of this magnitude against such a good side like City though. He needs to start this one.

[Barbara 15,149]

It's understandable when you think about how shit he was crossing the ball last match. That, and he gets beaten for pace frequently down that right side.

Think he's too big of a weapon in the opposing box and too solid defensively to be left out in a game of this magnitude against such a good side like City though. He needs to start this one.

I honestly think Azpilicueta is highly overrated in this forum. I don't think he has a great cross, he's been making mistakes the matches he's played so far this season and imo Iva is by far the most solid between the two of them. I think he's a decent FB, he may be slightly better than Iva in the attack, but his cross isn't even a '8' and the rest of things Iva is the best man imo - by a fair lead.

[HD3D 1,038]

What I am gonna post here, perhaps some of may not like it.

Regardless, here it is.

If Chelsea do not win today, especially at home, whom are they going to beat, then ?

Recent wins against mediocre teams, does not indicate much, in my view.

Either this team start winning against the top teams or say bye-bye to any top trophy in this season.

Mourinho's Chelsea project has just started. He's brought a completely new style and phylosophy to the club and it will take some time to see the actual results. So far everything has been going well in my opinion. While Chelsea couldn't beat United, Tottenham or Bayern, we were NOT helpless or bullied by ANY of these teams either, like City was against Bayern for example. In fact, we came close to beating all 3 of them. Especially Bayern which is Europe's most fierce club today. Add to that the fact we're doing well in the CL and the fact we're fighting for the top league spot.

If you are incapable of being optimist about our current situation now, then I don't think you'll ever be. Because the truth is, no matter how good we get, it will ALWAYS be difficult to beat top teams and we will NEVER preform perfectly in EVERY game nor will we EVER win 100% of the games. That's football.

Unfortunately some people can't see this. And every time their club loses a game or doesn't preform well in 1 match, it's like the apocalypse has arrived.

Personally, I'm very optimistic about Chelsea's future.

[HD3D 1,038]

Which TV channel guys ? I usualy watch it at http://sportlemon.me/ but TV is just TV.. PS: I don't have Sky Sports :/ Thanks

http://www.firstrowsports.eu/

never fails me.

[bushman 2,043]

Mourinho's Chelsea project has just started. He's brought a completely new style and phylosophy to the club and it will take some time to see the actual results. So far everything has been going well in my opinion. While Chelsea couldn't beat United, Tottenham or Bayern, we were NOT helpless or bullied by ANY of these teams either, like City was against Bayern for example. In fact, we came close to beating all 3 of them. Especially Bayern which is Europe's most fierce club today. Add to that the fact we're doing well in the CL and the fact we're fighting for the top league spot.

If you are incapable of being optimist about our current situation now, then I don't think you'll ever be. Because the truth is, no matter how good we get, it will ALWAYS be difficult to beat top teams and we will NEVER preform perfectly in EVERY game nor will we EVER win 100% of the games. That's football.

Unfortunately some people can't see this. And every time their club loses a game or doesn't preform well in 1 match, it's like the apocalypse has arrived.

Personally, I'm very optimistic about Chelsea's future.

Well, let me remind you. This new Jose´s project we have seen for now. Somehow, the worst start, so far.

Well, being optimistic, I would love to be, believe me.

The real test will come today. Hopefully, I will see Chelsea winning.

Also, you do not need to remind me about teams not winning every game. Jose´s shrewed subs, worked well so far. Will it work forever ?