Match Thread | Man City vs. Chelsea FA Cup Final (16/05/26)

[Oggie]

Palmer not singing the anthem. Probably doesn't know the words.

Have you had a look at the words yourself mate? It’s a load of fucking nonsense..

 

[chesterbells]

BBC have big chances for City as zero. That one for Haaland at Sanchez wasn't a big chance?

4 non-blues on that panel

 

[01cravend]

Doku get doubled up on so move him inside..It's clearly not working I don't get the lack of dynamic game management

 

[Ajm1985]

We were good for 30 minutes, then a bit poor. Having Marmoush & Haaland hasn't worked and we're lacking creativity & numbers in midfield

 

[bert38]

Desperate for Foden or Cherki-both in fact.

Picked a forward line of runners against a team that sit so deep out of possession.

Sleep walking to defeat at the moment.

 

[theholysmurf]

Chelsea had a better last 10 mins but for the BBC to sit here and try and say that they’ve been playing ‘really good’ is just a lie. We were all over them first 30.

 

[youngbob]

Can see what Pep wanted with Marmoush behind Haaland. If Chelsea were gonna stop the game being played down the middle then yeah, push it wide and have two strikers to bury the chances. But the chances aren't really coming from wide either, so yeah Cherki and Foden for Marmoush, just to slightly switch the direction of our attacks.

 

[Bald fraud]

Come on blues we can’t lose 3 in a fucking row!

 

[homerdog]

That **** Mowbray setting the narrative, which is then agreed with by the thick pundits - actual stats show the opposite.

 

[bluemoon32]

No creativity in this side today

 

[Taylor]

Get Marmoush off. And then try and penetrate them instead of playing at walking pace.

Dreadful first half. Get running at Cucurella who's on a yellow.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

So...

...who are our five penalty takers then?

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Call me crazy but once Cherki is on, I think Savinho on for Semenyo would be a good sub. They link up quite well

 

[69FACUPfinal]

Letting them play here

I said about 15 minutes ago that they've 'woken up', whereas we are slow and sleepwalking. We need some inspired magic and I just don't know where it is coming from.

 

[jimharri]

Like the seven wonders of the world, everyone should visit the match thread before they die.

 

[heslops barnet]

Game is bypassing the forwards.

Cherki for Marmoush can't come soon enough.

Not remotely worried though, they've barely created anything either.

Just one half chance needed

 

[IrishBloodEnglishHeart]

Why is Sturridge being pushed...

 

[The Norfolk Blue]

Not turned up again have we?

Omar off, Cherki on at halftime hopefully.

 

[waspish]

I’d bring Foden on for Marmoush

 

[citeh94]

Why does everyone say ffs khusanov on here, like he's out of control. It's a quality shoulder barge in a contact sport

Because half the people on here have never played the game or have any clue how to play the game.