Chelsea (A) - Sun 18th Aug '24 | Post Match Thread

Great team performance. Was hoping for a win but didn't expect us to play that well. And you also know we get better after a few games.
 
Gazza said:
Can someone clear up why Haaland was booked?
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He caught the defender's leg when he was reaching for the ball. Looked like he caught him around the knee, and if I remember correctly, Haaland immediately apologised, so I think it's probably fair enough.
 
Outstanding defending, Savinho looks a hit, doku both brilliant and frustrating, but bernie and kovacic ran the midfield.
Strange to disallow a goal for touching his shin!!
 
Good win.

On the face of it, Taylor had a good game, but there were some slightly baffling decisions such as not booking Caicedo until the 89th minute, and booking Haaland for his first foul, which was an accidental collision.

I'm going to try and keep a record of bookings for and against us this season to see if there is a pattern. I'm convinced a lot of late booking for opposition players is simply stat padding, because the number of fouls to booking ratio in some games is baffling.
 
Eccles Blue said:
The Boys in Blue didn't give in, they fought to the end. Thank you lads, thank you City, thank you fans. You showed 'em, you showed 'em all.
Especially those poor benighted Chelsea Pensioners who are going to need their big winter coats now, they didn't get enough heat to warm a cupboard never mind a house.
Especially the know nowt fop doodle media who will have to find something good to write about us....... I tell you what you lot in the media have got just 115 lines to write your rubbish!!!
Especially the Specsavers needing, whistle blowing, non rules reading (unless it's against City) PGMOL lot. Do you STILL not know who we are?? (Close your ears @jimharri )

WE ARE MANCHESTER CITY, THE BEST TEAM IN THE LAND AND ALL THE WORLD. SO THERE.



Only one thing missing in the euphoria of a good win...... Mr Stones. ;-)
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Was that Earl Grey mixed with a nice single malt ?
 
Trevor Morley's Tache said:
Good win.

On the face of it, Taylor had a good game, but there were some slightly baffling decisions such as not booking Caicedo until the 89th minute, and booking Haaland for his first foul, which was an accidental collision.

I'm going to try and keep a record of bookings for and against us this season to see if there is a pattern. I'm convinced a lot of late booking for opposition players is simply stat padding, because the number of fouls to booking ratio in some games is baffling.
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In every game ive seen how caicedo stays on the pitch is an absolute mystery
 
Good in patches rusty as fuck in patches. Great win though and I thought Kovacic was superb motm all day long, Bernardo wasn't even in the frame for me. Doku, unbelievable skill at times but his final decision making needs to improve, why didn't he shoot at the end when he dribbled past those defenders, only the keeper to beat and he played it back. Big shout to Rico as well, pure class.
Lots more to come from us and this was a fine start
 
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