Sheva. 5,373 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Cole has had 2 assists to Hazard in the past few weeks. Not bad at all, given how he rarely bombs forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Actually this style is what makes me feel most secure and what makes me believe we are in with a real chance in this race.As good as Citys you shoot we shoot game can look on the eye sometimes the oppo will take more chances and City are not gret tactically under pellegrini which could come back to bite them with their big away games coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZOS 580 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 ramires was anonymous the whole game, the least impressive player in blue ... torres was quite poor inspit of the goal.. we won any way and that tells a lot about the belive Jose instilled in the team, impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azpinator 2,325 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Hazard's brilliance is a blessing and a curse, because if we had to play without him it would be difficult to win.Loved that 1-2 moment with Cahill and JT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1chelsea 864 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Jose really putting things in place and with time passing this team under Jose will be a very very strong team, last time I check we usually concede goal early in our pass matches but Jose fixed it and fans hardly talk about it because they are carried away with our win spree. Good work Jose glad you are back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee25 1,044 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Actually this style is what makes me feel most secure and what makes me believe we are in with a real chance in this race.As good as Citys you shoot we shoot game can look on the eye sometimes the oppo will take more chances and City are not gret tactically under pellegrini which could come back to bite them with their big away games coming up.I think the bolded part is arguable. There are a variation of ways a team can be great tactically. City under Pellegrini are brilliant offensively. Make no mistake. Their awareness of space, first touch and passing sequences, the way they constantly change their direction of play, their combinations, movement and overlapping runs......that's all tactics and Pellegrini's teams tend to be very intelligent in the way they attack.Defensive solidity is a crucial factor in the game, but at the end day of the day what wins you games is dependant on how many times you get the ball into the net. City really don't have to work as hard as we do to win games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I thought Cole had an excellent game. He started badly but used his experience very well to make up for the mismatch of pace between him and El Mohammady and once he got into the game he ended up making a couple of vital interventions (two crucial interceptions and an important block). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 One two between terry and cahill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laura90 556 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 At the end of the day we're a better team than we've been in years imo. We're progressing right now and the prospects are good. I can see some serious evolution in the style, in the effectiveness, but also a lot of maturity, calm and patience when it's required. A lot of steps in the right direction and when we're finally the finished product I'm sure it'll be more beautiful and inspiring to watch. But then again that's my take of it. I'm not one of those people who's thirsty to see pretty, inspiring football by a team. I'm in for entertaining, good football with our players have a beautiful, inspiring moment a few times in the match. I'm here to be entertained by the match and many times I am without it being beautiful or inspiring. So at the end of the day it's how you approach the sport and what you expect from it. I've enjoyed a big deal our latest matches (before this one) and have been quite entertained by them, so I'm good with the team, the progress, the style, the evolution...That is why I only complained about pivot... Which bothered you.So I wonder..What moaning about pivot in the certain game has to do with the fact that it has been said thousand times before?So has been that Torres is shit, and people are saying it tirelessly again and again.Or that Hazard is great, such a amazing player, we all know it, but you read about it in every match thread. etc..People's opinion about something depends on result or what one looks at the moment. And than he praises or blames whoever he holds responsible, regardless of how many time it has been said before. I'm not naive to believe exciting and inspiring football will happen overnight. But I also don't think that high pressing game or brilliant defence are enough to move us in that direction. It will take more, much more, and I'm looking to see the rest. I'm not thinking that pivot is the only improvement needed but having one playmaker would have help us a lot in this game or the others. During this transition. Never mind, I want this club to match quality of football with spendings .It could only help in increasing fanbase, sale of kits, revenue etc.In the short run three points are the most important. But in the long run style of football is important for this club's legacy, stature, even ability to become self sustainable . @ The only place to beNeutrals are potential fans or other football fans who don't support you but respect you nevertheless. I'm not neutral, but that doesn't mean their opinion doesn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Just got back. I will rely on you guys to tell me who played well and who played shit. I''m wrecked. What a day. Steve Bruce wanted points for the amount of times he put his hands in the air the wonky nosed shit bag.WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUEGreat away day from a drunk special Juan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 One two between terry and cahill And then Hazard had to go and fuck it up....talentless little shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Hazard is top class. One person was always ring to be the difference.He's like Robben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 That is why I only complained about pivot... Which bothered you.So I wonder..What moaning about pivot in the certain game has to do with the fact that it has been said thousand times before?So has been that Torres is shit, and people are saying it tirelessly again and again.Or that Hazard is great, such a amazing player, we all know it, but you read about it in every match thread. etc..People's opinion about something depends on result or what one looks at the moment. And than he praises or blames whoever he holds responsible, regardless of how many time it has been said before. I'm not naive to believe exciting and inspiring football will happen overnight. But I also don't think that high pressing game or brilliant defence are enough to move us in that direction. It will take more, much more, and I'm looking to see the rest. I'm not thinking that pivot is the only improvement needed but having one playmaker would have help us a lot in this game or the others. During this transition. Never mind, I want this club to match quality of football with spendings .It could only help in increasing fanbase, sale of kits, revenue etc.In the short run three points are the most important. But in the long run style of football is important for this club's legacy, stature, even ability to become self sustainable . @ The only place to beNeutrals are potential fans or other football fans who don't support you but respect you nevertheless. I'm not neutral, but that doesn't mean their opinion doesn't matter.In all honesty? I have no idea what you're talking about...My comments were made based on a general reaction I've seen from people here and on Twitter talking about many problems we had in the first half. I think the biggest problem we had was a playing away against a very solid and organized team that used our own poison (high pressing) against us. So instead of tiring ourselves, we tired them and took advantage of their lower energy in the second. I have no idea you complained about the pivot (maybe I even read your post, but I don't remember) and I don't think it bothered me if I don't even remember it.Then in my post (not the part you quoted) I said I wouldn't talk about the pivot because it continues to be our problem and explaining why would be repetitive... do you mean that? Because I didn't explain what didn't work in the pivot because we've gone through that a thousand times.I'm at loss here and have no idea what you're talking about. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I can't believe the reactions here when the match was 0-0. The team was okay, and the win was a matter of time. Same about the Brazilian commentators bitching about the "lack of creativity". For me its cleat that its not the same as the first matches of the season, when the team was boring, lacked urgency, and the goal always looked like an impossible task.People were bitching? I was still confident when 2nd half began, I know we're a 2nd half team anyway. Good post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mak 4,459 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Just a word on Luiz, he was great defensively but my god, he was terrible with his passing. Especially in the first half. It just goes to show what we're crying out for. Even someone like Cabaye would improve us greatly (who could be available for as little as £10m in the summer apparently). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,278 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Highlights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Highlights?No I'm bald thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,571 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsden 4,689 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 The quality of our build up and overall play offensively was poor again for the upteenth time this season and the terrible midfield combination of luiz and Ramires, who both struggled to pass the ball well and kept giving possession away and Torres who was predictably loose in possession and isolated upfront was largely responsible for that. The defence didn't have much to do but dealt with the little threat Hull posed. Hazard and Willian were the only shinning light in an attacking sense for me and that along with the defence and another clean sheet were the positives to take out of the game.What I'm still waiting to see is the evolution of a clear philosophy and pattern to our style of play on the pitch which is non existent at the moment and I don't see how that can happen when a technically limited player like Ramires is the first name on the team sheet in central midfield. That's fine if our ambition is limited to producing west brom and Norwich city level of football.I will cut Jose and the team some slack because we are top of the league and keeping clean sheet but our build up play and attacking sequence is still so far off the level of a "top team" without any evidence of progress however small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeo 37 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I thought Luiz was average, he was spraying wayward passes everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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