FIFA Club World Cup 2025 | Knockout Stage

[waspish]

Chelsea have been good, especially Palmer but PSG have been awful.
A lazy half arsed performance.
Defensively bone idle.
Give Palmer space 1-0
Give Palmer space 2-0
Give Palmer space 3-0
Wonder if they’ll learn?

We played Chelsea last season when palmer had the ball we had 2 players on him pretty quickly because we know Chelsea are a one men team

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Chavs copying the dippers, packing the defence then up and under, kick and rush.

Much more effective than our tippy tappy keep ball position that leads to being snuffed out in final third.

 

[.db.]

He's been excellent as have Chelsea, they have took every chance they've had.

He spent 13 years at City (that’s more than any of the statue men: Kompany DSilva Agüero and De Bruyne) and he’s from Wythenshawe, he came down to the Black Boy pub with his treble winning medals to have his photo taken with Blues in the days after the team got back from Istanbul… people are going to be pleased for the lad.

 

[super_city_si]

It's a top 4 race.

Always has been, they spent alot, and spent more.

Marseca learned from Pep, Chelsea looked good last season as well but ppl seemed blind to it, Jackson wasted alot of chances.

They had others who also didn't fit, Maresca in this CWC clearly found his strongest 11.

Also be interesting to see how going deep in this tournament affect them come the winter.

 

[Bluearmy]

palmer is not a city player anymore , move on

We need to accept mistakes. And that was a big one (despite many on here living in cloud cuckoo land about it). Otherwise we’ll never learn lessons….

 

[Beanhead]

I don’t think it was the wrong decision to let him go no one knew he’d turn out as good as he has and probably wouldn’t have got the chance at City he needed to play

Agree, at the time the money seemed good for a player unlikely to play regularly any time soon. Add in Phil was pulling up trees at the time so it made perfect sense.

He’s simply a better fit for them and would likely never have been able to play at this level in our system. The problem is no matter the circumstances, if you sell an academy product to a rival and they instantly go on to be one of the leagues/Europes best and most elite players, you will always look slightly daft regardless of context.

 

[Coljj]

Delap must be wondering if he made the right move…

Better to be a rotation forward for the chavs than be slumming it in mid table at the swamp.

 

[Gobshiight]

Not much their defence could do. Palmer was world class in scoring 2 and assisting the third.

Mendes let the ball bounce off his head for the first, Palmer only needed the smallest of feints to dribble into the box with nobody closing him down for the second, and the third was the best bit of play but PSG's back line was a shambles

 

[Falcao]

Honestly Chelski look like they will be a serious problem this season. Could challenge for the league. hopefully city dont get left behind but it aint looking good. hope I am wrong

Chalobah,Colwell and especially the keeper are not title winning quality. And Joao Pedro nice player that he is not a natural 9, whilst who knows with Delap. Don’t see it

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

Game too far for PSG and Chelsea there to capitalise - which is exactly where we should have been! :-(

 

[Sky Blue]

That Richard got a chin on her.

 

[WallyA]

Also be interesting to see how going deep in this tournament affect them come the winter.

True.

It's why I was slightly happy we got knocked out early, well not really just looking on the bright side.

But giving them a whole month off, should have no excuses for energy during the season.

 

[Gobshiight]

Just what we all wanted, half time interviews

 

[ninjamonkey]

God i hate this halftime interview shite. Let the guy go get a break ffs. You know all it's going to do is provide social media viral moments when somebody says something and it bites them in the arse second half.

 

[super_city_si]

Oh fuck this guys singing in spanish in front of Trump. ICE raid incoming…

 

[Mayor West]

That was a very weird cucurella interview

 

[stonie]

God i hate this halftime interview shite. Let the guy go get a break ffs. You know all it's going to do is provide social media viral moments when somebody says something and it bites them in the arse second half.

just thinking that, football is becoming if not already a fkn joke

 

[deano ou812]

Right who the fuck is this on

 

[.db.]

Just what we all wanted, half time interviews

They’re on about interviewing subs when they come off, next.

 

[Berti No Show]

Couldn't care less about Chelsea, but really happy for Cole Palmer. He's been class. One of the best players in the world.