Kieran. 6,317 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 CechAzpi Cahill Terry ColeMatic LampardWillian Oscar HazardEto'oKind of do get the feeling that this is a must win if we want to win the title. Strike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,490 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 last time we lost to Stoke and then went on a long unbeaten run. draw vs Wham is equally disappointing so i hope there's a similar reaction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,490 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 CechAzpi Cahill Terry ColeRamires Matic LampardWillian HazardEto'o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevenx131313 12 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 CechAzpi Cahill Terry ColeMatic LampardWillian Oscar HazardEto'o Kind of do get the feeling that this is a must win if we want to win the title.I agree with everything besides I'd have Ivanovic in the starting 11 instead of AC. Ivanovic is the superior defensive option, and we won't need him "crossing", since I'm guessing most of our offense will be on the counter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea? 892 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 If we parked the bus against arsenal, then Man C is definitively a parked bus type of match haranr and Blue Armour 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,442 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 We can do it if we set up perfectly. The best possible squad in the best possible shape. Zero individual mistakes, zero collective mistakes, zero mistakes of any kind. We are gonna get chances because City are going to attack and leave room to exploit and when those chances present themselves, we must make sure to take them. Unfortunately, considering our current form in front of goal, a 0-0 draw is more likely. We could settle for a draw had we won yesterday, but now we have no choice but to go for it if we're gonna take this title bid seriously.Agree with that. This City team doesn't look like it will ever go through a bad patch, and there's probably 1 or 2 tough fixtures in their schedule. Chelsea not only need to beat them, but remain super consistent afterwards...Only positive is that Arsenal might start to slip away now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustafa 885 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Hardest game of the season. We need to produce something extra special to beat this City side.Eto'o needs to be at his sharpest and needs to put away any sniff of a chance he getsHazard needs to put in a shift both defensively and offensively cuz he's up against Zabaleta who is a work horse. He's up and down throughout the 90minsOscar and Willian need to be all over Toure and Fernandinho as difficult as that may sound The DP needs to be amazing and neutralize the threat that Silva poses with his vision and skillOur centre backs are gonna be busy. 'The Beast' will be a handful and he's in unstoppable goalscoring form. Mourinho, make this happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,490 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 If we parked the bus against arsenal, then Man C is definitively a parked bus type of matchpark the bus is a totally defensive tactic with 10 men behind the ball. so, no we didn't park the bus against Arsenal. only time Chelsea has parked the bus was vs Barcelona and Bayern off the top of my head. Barbara 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Don't really think parking the bus would really work against City - you gotta press them. CechIva Cahill Terry Cole Luiz MaticWillian/ramires Oscar Hazard Eto'oNow it's the time to play negative disruptive football. It's the time you play a CB in midfield - spec if he does OK there, which is the case for Luiz. Really it's nothing that hasn't been done before.Between Luiz and Matic (and ever ramires) reckon we could win most of the 50/50s, rebounds, and the like. Which would make the game a lot more difficult for City.Anyway, handling the big tough teams happens to be Jose's specialty and why he makes the big bucks. Sidzeret 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yipo Ran 73 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 need luiz in midfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yipo Ran 73 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 need luiz in midfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayC 171 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Eto'o needs to be at his sharpest and needs to put away any sniff of a chance he gets The only hope you have is if he turns into *deflection-man* again. Like when he played us. The best striker you have available sits on the bench every week and the other is out on loan.Da da da da, da da deflection man!Seriously, you get beat. Deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bababoom 4,478 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 No matter how poor Ivanovic's been, do you guys really fancy Cole against Navas? He may offer us more balance on the left, but he'll be exploited. Elmohamady went past him for fun a few weeks ago. Cole has always struggled against faster players, but it seems like this season even the slower players get the better of him. Cech Iva - Cahill - Terry - Azpi Ramires - Matic - Lampard Willian/Oscar Hazard Eto'o I'm leaning towards Willian instead of Oscar, we're going to need the pace and power of both Willlian and Hazard on the break, City look vulnerable at the back when teams counter quickly, look at the Liverpool game for example. Sidzeret 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! The Skipper 20,609 Posted January 30, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted January 30, 2014 The only hope you have is if he turns into *deflection-man* again. Like when he played us. The best striker you have available sits on the bench every week and the other is out on loan.Da da da da, da da deflection man!Seriously, you get beat. Deal with it. Blueman, Stingray, The only place to be and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 Best defense vs best attack, a proper showdown.IIRC, Arsenal and Spurs previously went to the Etihad with the league's meanest defence and ended up shipping 6 goals there. Now we have that record...And pardon me for negative but I can only see City winning this and I'm quite afraid how many goals they will score against us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleO 192 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 So, it looks like Aguero can't play, which would help us a little bit. This is the hardest fixture in the Premier League for us, but on the other hand, City like to attack and that leaves us some counter-attacking possibilities. I trust my team, I trust José, and I wish we can get even a point from there!Cmon Chelsea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayC 171 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I can take it.I love supporting a dying club with no money. Even Chelsea are spending that money we don't have. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDY 1,290 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Forget the consequences of where a loss might leave us in terms of the title, we will be dragged right back into a scrap for top 4 if we lose. What looked like a game where I would snap your arm off for a point, after the West Ham match we really need to win to distance ourselves from the teams below us. Jase 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,490 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 IIRC, Arsenal and Spurs previously went to the Etihad with the league's meanest defence and ended up shipping 6 goals there. Now we have that record...And pardon me for negative but I can only see City winning this and I'm quite afraid how many goals they will score against us...few weeks ago I'd have agreed with you but I have some hope now we can negate City especially with Aguero's injury. Wouldn't fancy Cahill or Terry to contain Aguero but Dzeko, Negredo is easier for our defenders. Also doubt we'll roll over like recent years with Matic in midfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,490 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 The only hope you have is if he turns into *deflection-man* again. Like when he played us. The best striker you have available sits on the bench every week and the other is out on loan.Da da da da, da da deflection man!Seriously, you get beat. Deal with it. Even with shit strikers Chelsea are outscoring United Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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