Closed Man City v Chelsea

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Hazard has to step up his game

You need to stop with that nonsense you say every game. We've barely managed to string two or three passes together in the final third. What do you expect him to do? He's been clever in the little possession he's had on the ball.

[bethos1 802]

Hazard has to step up his game

Atleast he didn't lose the ball everytime he got it.

[Cholo 428]

Some of you are being incredibly harsh on Willian. He is out there busting his ass, usually stranded and given little options, and people are complaining he is turning the ball over? Where the hell have Costa, Hazard and Cesc been? He can't do anything with it when he's being crowded and given no options. At least hes going out there and drawing some fouls, slowing the game down, and giving us a chance at some set plays.

Some of his misplaced passes could have cost us 2-3 goals. Furthermore, he is losing the ball when we are building up our attack (-> time when most goals happen), thus we aren't re-sorted at the back yet. Besides, Willian has always taken the wrong decision in terms of passing the ball so far. Horrendous performance.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Why are we complaining about the cards? City we dominating us physically before the ref started handing them out.

[Thor 2,392]

You need to stop with that nonsense you say every game. We've barely managed to string two or three passes together in the final third. What do you expect him to do? He's been clever in the little possession he's had on the ball.

Yet we have a whole forum on Willian's case despite him actually being involved in the game...

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

I hope Jose really get's stuck into the boys. We're making City look better than they actually are. We need to get Hazard more on the ball but in order to do that, we need to dictate the tempo of the game more through keeping possession. Even if it's passive possession for the sake of it.

The way we're playing now is simply unacceptable and if it continues, the press are going to rip into Mourinho in the papers tomorrow. Even Stoke City have shown more ambition than we've shown so far at the Etihad.

[iseah100 5,612]

People who has been defending Mou, where are you? I could see this since we drew against Schalke, so predictable. Nothing changed from last year, looks like his plan is still to get draws away and this time beating small teams to make up.

Arsenal play attacking football away from home vs the big sides...

[Pizy 18,368]

People who has been defending Mou, where are you? I could see this since we drew against Schalke, so predictable. Nothing changed from last year, looks like his plan is still to get draws away and this time beating small teams to make up.

You and every other poster spewing shit like this can fuck right off.

You want us to play naive, all out attacking football away to the champions like that idiot Wenger tries to do? What the fuck are you idiots expecting?

[Cholo 428]

People who has been defending Mou, where are you? I could see this since we drew against Schalke, so predictable. Nothing changed from last year, looks like his plan is still to get draws away and this time beating small teams to make up.

What's your problem? As long as we get titles, I couldn't care less. You remind me of the kid in school, that's always beaten up by the cool guy and waits for the cool guy to make a mistake so he can snitch it to the principal.

[Ljpaddock 187]

HIGHLIGHT OF THE FIRST HALF: Eva sprinting onto the pitch

[bethos1 802]

Yet we have a whole forum on Willian's case despite him actually being involved in the game...

Involved in what? He's losing the ball everytime he has it, Hazard barely received the ball and when he did he didn't do anything stupid with it.

[Supermonkey92 1,428]

I have to highlight positives. Probably our best game defensively. It's good to see we can defend in games we need too!

Let's give willian some minutes. He has both speed and can keep the ball when pressured unlike Oscar and schurlle we each lack in one if those areas.

Playing bad but players are allowed a chance to improve and we all know willian can especially in games with space.

If not I would take him off for Remy and tell costa to drop deeper and help against yaya and fernandinho

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Bring on Remy for Costa if it is still 0-0 by 70th mins. Don't think Costa can run well by then if his hamstring is still not in top condition yet.

[DYC. 7,542]

Some of you are being incredibly harsh on Willian. He is out there busting his ass, usually stranded and given little options, and people are complaining he is turning the ball over? Where the hell have Costa, Hazard and Cesc been? He can't do anything with it when he's being crowded and given no options. At least hes going out there and drawing some fouls, slowing the game down, and giving us a chance at some set plays.

Willian always slows down play. That's how he plays. Holds on to the ball far too long.

He can't do much today, I agree. But I just don't see anything special about Willian whenever I see him play. At this level, he's decent at best imo.

[MichaelDance 552]

Some of you are being incredibly harsh on Willian. He is out there busting his ass, usually stranded and given little options, and people are complaining he is turning the ball over? Where the hell have Costa, Hazard and Cesc been? He can't do anything with it when he's being crowded and given no options. At least hes going out there and drawing some fouls, slowing the game down, and giving us a chance at some set plays.

How can Costa get a chance to score if he doesn't get the ball? Willian is good but he's not good against Man City or probably the other big teams, just like Drogba.

[zolayes 14,489]

well for once I WILL BE PLEASED with 0 0 at FT

[Barbara 15,149]

People who has been defending Mou, where are you? I could see this since we drew against Schalke, so predictable. Nothing changed from last year, looks like his plan is still to get draws away and this time beating small teams to make up.

dude, shut up pls

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Yet we have a whole forum on Willian's case despite him actually being involved in the game...

You're right. Willian is only partially to blame for giving the ball away. It's the way that the team is playing that is influencing bad decisions from our players.