Chelsea (H) | Post-Match Thread

[BolinCell]

Pathetic by Rodri for the Chelsea equaliser. Caught in possession like that. Treating a penalty like that from Aguero. That performance was as unprofessional as it gets from all at City, team and backroom. Considering it would of ceiled the league. Probably get the league by default now when United fuck up. You play your best football when you have to win and you get in the groove like we did chasing down Liverpool game after game, no time for rest. All this resting just ends up with rustiness and a sense of who is first class and who is second class.

 

[Sheik Battle and Goal]

He has and he scored. Didn't work for him today mate. We move on.

Yeah ok but not in a pen that wins a league...no one mention 9320 please as that’s not relevant.
Im just thinking why he’d chip it in his last season when he didn’t want to leave . I’m just a bit suspicious that’s all.. it’s my opinion and I’m sorry if it’s unpopular

 

[paulsimpson]

i'm fascinated by the way they play tbf. pains me to say it mind.

They play with 8 defensive players, yet are also very threatening going forward. Very tough side to play against

Counter attacking team . If Pep makes changes early we either win or get a draw at least. Annoying though . Move on now

 

[basokla]

You could see today how hard it is for Pep to juggle the squad and keep them all happy.

At this point I don’t see why he’s still trying to do this to be honest. Several need to understand they should probably move on to another club.

 

[ysmsa]

United need 7 points from 9 to keep it alive for them.
7 points from Villa a, Leicester h, Liverpool h, this run of games between tomorrow and next Saturday, so in 6 days only.

no fucking way they do 7 points imo.

Not the fucking point though is it.

Tell that to those that bothered to turn out today before the match.

Tell that to all of us that have looked forward to today and hoped to celebrate a title win.

What you are suggesting is we follow Rag games and hope they lose.

Fuckin joke today pissing about against a team that has something to play for.

 

[hertsblue]

One half bottle full way of looking at it is we want Chelsea qualified for next seasons CL and not needing to win the final to qualify

 

[domalino]

Disappointed but we need t

calm down ffs

Im calm, just disappointed that Aguero has ended his City career like that.

We will win the league eventually. Im still sure we will win the CL, but possibly our greatest ever player will have no part in it.

 

[Bald fraud]

City sloppy.
Chelsea stubborn.

Have to say this. Even with our full strength team, CL looks more to Chelsea if we can’t get to address the stubborn tactics Tuchel has.

Nevermind penalty calls and free kicks. If we cant’t cause trouble to Chelsea in open play, CL will be squeaky bum.

Tuchel has managed to exploit our strength to become our weakness. How easy was chelsea to draw our players out of position, or steal the ball of our players’ feet. Chelseas not better at passing, they just know our positional play.

Keep Mendy away from the CL final.

My spidey senses are telling me Mendy won’t get anyway near the pitch for the final! Just hunch

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

I'm not angry .... I'm disappointed

Thats pretty much how I feel. Like others have said its only delayed the inevitable, so next up Newcastle away to get the job done, and thats assuming the Rags beat the Villa tomorrow.

 

[Akpowell]

Every match Pep has made lots of changes...we lose !! Mendy looked unfit in the second half.

You think he would have twigged it by now

 

[willipp]

Does pep not understand there were city fans all over with champagne in the fridge waiting.

get the bloody league won and then rest the players .

chelsea are now in box seat for champs league spot had we smashed them with our first team then they would have a difficult run in and could risk more injury and tiredness

too many changes again pep.

but these fringe players do themselves no favours.

mendy sterling Jesus and Torres were poor yet again.

no idea what aguero was thinking but he is forgiven as I love him.
oh that was a pen at the end but that’s not why we lost too many average performances from manager to keeper.

Pretty much exactly my thoughts. Proper knocked my football happiness out of me that and the champagne stays in the fridge.

 

[ctwrd]

At this point I don’t see why he’s still trying to do this to be honest. Several need to understand they should probably move on to another club.

Agreed.
He should flog the starting eleven to death from game one of the season.
Probably still be in the CL final and in the fa cup final also by now

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Do you honestly think Tuchel is not going to be aware of how we normally play?

Being aware of and experiencing are totally different. We have an advantage in that but ideally you go into that game on the crest of a wave of confidence and for whatever reason, pep wants to keep us grounded......he talked a lot about being humble over Xmas....which leads me to think some of the players or maybe a lot of the players are/were in danger of becoming complacent.

Maybe we go into the chumps with a point to prove...an underdog mentality....I don’t know but it’s pep so we can read about it in his next book ‘Man City - 7 years of Dominance’

 

[applecentral]

No. You're a mard arse. Have you not been reading? :)

No need to get all menstrual. We are all entitled to our opinions. I’ve been reading every page. I respect your viewpoint is different to mine. But I won’t dig you out for your opinion. That’s what a forum is all about.

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

Can't remember caring thus little about a loss. Has no bearing on the final, the only thing it does is hand Chelsea an easy ride to top 4.

...which means they can rest players before the final...and they will be more confident now knowing they are in the top 4, the league pressure is all off them now...was a chance to win a title at home today and put them in their place

 

[abu13]

Don’t the rags have 3 games this week?
Will be won before we kick another ball....

I would like to think so, it's just frustrating that we could have wrapped this up a number of times over the last few weeks.
All part of being a City Fan.

 

[bobom]

I wonder why Pep chose to play a one man midfield today.

 

[BluechesterCity]

Clear as day in my eyes. I've seen those given on a regular basis.

Yet the instant it happened Taylor ran away and was not interested - bent fuck.

 

[citymad]

Even if given the penalty it’s far from guaranteed we’d score it

True, I think we'd have more chance from a corner kick. Felt sorry for Sergio, unlike him to be so cocky in a game if this importance.I'm sure he feels partly responsible for todays poor defeat.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Not the fucking point though is it.

Tell that to those that bothered to turn out today before the match.

Tell that to all of us that have looked forward to today and hoped to celebrate a title win.

What you are suggesting is we follow Rag games and hope they lose.

Fuckin joke today pissing about against a team that has something to play for.

Actually, I'd tell them they have no right to complain, seeing as they technically shouldn't have been there in the first place and certainly weren't encouraged by the club.

And I'd tell them to wear a mask, the cheeky scamps.