kellzfresh 7,229 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 They are at their peak, we don't even have our complete mourinho squad, if they don't win the league this season, they won't win it for a couple of years again. Mark my words kobematabryant and Stingray 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Aguero (Injured), Yaya Toure and Zabelata both (Yellow card accumulation) will miss the game against Chelsea on Monday You need to give a source at least. Who are their natural replacements? I know about Džeko for Agüero but what about the other two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Aguero (Injured), Yaya Toure and Zabelata both (Yellow card accumulation) will miss the game against Chelsea on Monday Toure and Zabaleta are not suspended for goodness sake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 zabaleta has 3 yellows and yaya has 2 yellows, how can they be suspended? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nero 1,874 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Schurrle, who hasn't even been good in his natural position recently should be played in a position he isn't even comfortable in against Man City?yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excalibur KTBFFH 109 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1? Jose has a decision to make. Later on this thread, I'll give my opinion on why 4-2-3-1 is the way we should set up in this match. We can't go for containment like we did at OT and the Emirates, if we do we will lose. City are a different animal and score goals almost at will. They WILL score at least one against us. We HAVE to take the game to them and we need Oscar to press their two CM's Fernandinho and Toure. Toure especially can be careless with possession in his own half sometimes and I'm not convinced by the defensive cover they give their back four. Oscar has to be at his best on Monday and our intensity and pressing game is key to a positive result.We beat them through an intelligent approach, not being too gung-ho, but absolutely going for it. Their defense is suspect and it's clear they don't like it when the opposition stick it to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Eto'o is probably our best finisher. Statistically, he's by far our best striker in the PL.Eto'o vs. Torres vs. Ba this season: kellzfresh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
communicate 2,703 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 To be honest, for this game I am just excited more than anything, my expectation for this season is to be in top 3and more importantly to build some kind of identity which is what Mourinho is doing, so I have no problem if we lose.For this game, I think mou will play a 4-3-3 lineup, a DM is a must against city to deny Silva space in the midfield and both of our winger must trackback especially our right winger because Kolarov is extremely dangerous. sutro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petre.ispirescu 4,928 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 zabaleta has 3 yellows and yaya has 2 yellows, how can they be suspended?Actually Zabaleta is on seven yellow cards this season, but the rules in EPL differ from the rules in the other leagues in Europe regarding yellow cards and maybe xPetrCechx was a little bit misled by that - In EPL a player is suspended at his 5th and 10th yellow card (no suspension between this numbers), whereas in some other important leagues in Europa you get suspended at your 5th yellow card and then you get an automatic match-ban for every yellow card you receive. So no, Zabaleta and Yaya are not suspended. Only Aguero, Nasri, Milner and Javi Garcia are missing for City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobematabryant 400 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 This post on Bluemoon......."On Monday night Manchester City will smash Chelsea. Once we have scored one we will put 5 past them; that's what we've done to every side bar 2 (Hull and Palace to their credit). And we will score one. That first goal acts like the catalyst for wave after wave of City attacks. There is not a team in this country who can live with us when we are like that and on Monday I am very confident we will be like that. I also happen to believe that - so long as the players believe they can - we will do Barca at home much the same.I am coming to the view that all the chatter about it being a tight league this year will prove wholly unfounded. If I am wrong on that I am wrong, it's no big deal, nobody will have died. But I think we are starting now to gather a momentum which will leave everybody else trailing in out wake before too much longer has passed.... We has reached that lovely and rare tipping point where teams are beaten before they turn up, and while this was true at home from early on, it's now starting to be true away also. Once that starts to be the case, there will be no stopping us. That's not arrogance btw, it's a fact, and all we have to do is sit back, ignore the bleating of the fans of other clubs (you spent all that money blah blah... and their managers (and is it just me that really hates all the 'special one' shit??) and enjoy the ride.5-0 City." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Hate Scouse 10,326 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I am coming to the view that all the chatter about it being a tight league this year will prove wholly unfounded. If I am wrong on that I am wrong, it's no big deal, nobody will have died.What? Hahaha is this the first match he's going to be watching this season or something? What a clown. guddy6969 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufassir08 2,400 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Show that to our players,that will get their blood pumping :blue scalf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmarlow 458 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 This post on Bluemoon......."On Monday night Manchester City will smash Chelsea. Once we have scored one we will put 5 past them; that's what we've done to every side bar 2 (Hull and Palace to their credit). And we will score one. That first goal acts like the catalyst for wave after wave of City attacks. There is not a team in this country who can live with us when we are like that and on Monday I am very confident we will be like that. I also happen to believe that - so long as the players believe they can - we will do Barca at home much the same.I am coming to the view that all the chatter about it being a tight league this year will prove wholly unfounded. If I am wrong on that I am wrong, it's no big deal, nobody will have died. But I think we are starting now to gather a momentum which will leave everybody else trailing in out wake before too much longer has passed.... We has reached that lovely and rare tipping point where teams are beaten before they turn up, and while this was true at home from early on, it's now starting to be true away also. Once that starts to be the case, there will be no stopping us. That's not arrogance btw, it's a fact, and all we have to do is sit back, ignore the bleating of the fans of other clubs (you spent all that money blah blah... and their managers (and is it just me that really hates all the 'special one' shit??) and enjoy the ride.5-0 City."that is what i mentioned earlier in this thread, I have never seen a set a fans not just being so confident of beating us but so confident of smashing us 4 or 5 nil! Its a joke! even the Bayern fans were not that arrogant going into the Super Cup Final! The Citeh fans really need to be bought back down to earth! hopefully we will do that for them on Monday! kellzfresh and AswinR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobematabryant 400 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 that is what i mentioned earlier in this thread, I have never seen a set a fans not just being so confident of beating us but so confident of smashing us 4 or 5 nil! Its a joke! even the Bayern fans were not that arrogant going into the Super Cup Final! The Citeh fans really need to be bought back down to earth! hopefully we will do that for them on Monday! The city fans that think they can beat us 4-0/5-0/6-0 or any high score clearly haven't watched us play this season. They probably started watching football like last month or from this season. I swear that's the typical fanbase of City. Glory Hunters.. jmarlow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapkun 668 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 They also thought they were going to smash us at the bridge, that's nothing new really.I'm not confident of beating them or even taking a draw, but I know for sure they can't win by anything more than a 1 nil lead.. with or without Aguero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azpinator 2,325 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Just contain Yaya, whether it's Luiz or Matic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AswinR 96 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 always thought milner/barry combo along with yaya toure was the main reason of our undoing last season(physically overpowered us to easily!!).....look at the match at stamford bridge this season....other than for an aguero brilliance(glad hes not playing!!) they didnt have much answer to our play(more of a stalemate imo)...very evident from pellegrinis expression....and hes seems like a sour loser to me!!And for the joke of hitting past 5/6 goals against us they need to have their FBs very high up....good luck with containing hazard and willian...I truly hope mancity tactics are as stupid and arrogant as their newfound fan base Green Lantern18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! CHOULO19 24,332 Posted February 1, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted February 1, 2014 zabaleta has 3 yellows and yaya has 2 yellows, how can they be suspended?Well then they have 5 yellows between them which obviously means a suspension for both Ainsley Harriott, yuvala, sdrcfc and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Fong 2,776 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 This post on Bluemoon......."On Monday night Manchester City will smash Chelsea. Once we have scored one we will put 5 past them; that's what we've done to every side bar 2 (Hull and Palace to their credit). And we will score one. That first goal acts like the catalyst for wave after wave of City attacks. There is not a team in this country who can live with us when we are like that and on Monday I am very confident we will be like that. I also happen to believe that - so long as the players believe they can - we will do Barca at home much the same.I am coming to the view that all the chatter about it being a tight league this year will prove wholly unfounded. If I am wrong on that I am wrong, it's no big deal, nobody will have died. But I think we are starting now to gather a momentum which will leave everybody else trailing in out wake before too much longer has passed.... We has reached that lovely and rare tipping point where teams are beaten before they turn up, and while this was true at home from early on, it's now starting to be true away also. Once that starts to be the case, there will be no stopping us. That's not arrogance btw, it's a fact, and all we have to do is sit back, ignore the bleating of the fans of other clubs (you spent all that money blah blah... and their managers (and is it just me that really hates all the 'special one' shit??) and enjoy the ride.5-0 City."Love it. Just love we are going on the pitch as underdogs, it just makes the victory much sweeter. Bring it on Citeh. Sidzeret 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,535 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Dont think they'll smash us...bloody hope not anyway!Got as good as a chance as they do..ish. Just gotta go with confidence and not start off like already lost.Doubt Jose gana let that happen so the players shouldnt either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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