Chelsea (A) | Post-Match Thread

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

Wow, just fucking wow!

rodri, bernardo, dias, walker, cancelo take a bow! Rodri’s best game?

bernardo, that you stayed means everything

immense display!

Bernardo is one of those players who while posessing exquisite skill, utilises it in very intelligent ways.
Firstly, there's his ball retention. But in addition to that, sometimes you just need a floating pivot in the last 2/3rds who is acutely aware of where he is in relation to everything else that's going on. Put those two together with high workmate, and you have someone who knows when to press but also how to join things up when you get that ball.
David had an exquisite eye for the through ball, but I believe Bernie is just as valuable in that 'gelling' role.
Gullitt did the same for the Dutch national team (in a more forward role perhaps, but he came to where a man was needed and linked things up/created space for everyone else).
Love the guy.

 

[lasereyes]

He was and Tim too.

Actually, don't care much for Howard. He always seems to have his tongue up the Scum's and Scousers' arses

 

[zandvoort blue]

Loved it when they said that Chelsea are in a wonderful position after a difficult run of fixtures at the beginning of the season. But no mention that they`re level with a City team that have played notoriously difficult away games at Spuds, Leicester, and Chelsea.
Let`s see if the same spiel is rolled out in our favour next week if we pick up point(s) at Klanfield.


edit - and the Dippers have only played Chelsea of the bigger clubs, and that was at home

 

[sky tot]

Didnt see the game, was working days sorting out shit for cunts. The drugs dont work.
How did we do? Will see Match of the scratch later but highlights are gash. Did we control the game?

Mate we were great today, should of won by more . We controlled the game from start to finish. When they eventually came at us , our defence was superb, Diaz & Eddy … I say Eddy , he didn’t have a save to make but his sweeper keeper was top notch

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

Fucking get innn,
still buzzing

 

[Lavinda Past]

Quality throughout the team. Superb performance against the most negative Chelsea side in years.
Pep put Tommy Tootle in his place at just the right time. A marker has been laid down... City intend to win the league again this year, and you'll have to be beyond brilliant to stop us.
First rate.

 

[OB1]

Nice to see so many pages already after a win.

Went to the game and then watched game back when I got home.

Hopefully we have seen the last of people suggesting that coward Tuchel has Pep's number: he hasn't and never had had. Chelsea are one of the teams who can play in the way that is most likely to beat City but they have to be right on it and City need to be below par. Today City turned up in a big way and Chelsea didn't but City for sure didn't let their opponent breath, the press was exceptional today, the energy outstanding.

No one displayed more energy than Duracell Bernie, who was the best of several high performing City players.

Rodri was imperious.

Dias immense.

Gabby and Cancelo were also MotM contenders.

Overheard a Chelsea fan on the Tube comment Grealish didn't do much, said City paid £100m to stick him out on the wing; at least he was right when he said it was like City had 13 men compared to their 11.

 

[HibbertStreetKid]

Just got home from the game and the day could not have gone any better. Thats up there with any performance we have put in under Pep. Cant remember last time i went to a game fearing we would get beat and we were superb to a man. City I salute you and thank you

 

[john blue]

Simon Jordan will be distraught

And mr Shite.

 

[MadchesterCity]

This thread deserves 100 pages before end of the day