City vs Chelsea pre-match thread

[SWP's back]

Which game?

They beat us 4 - 0 in the first remember

Yet we outplayed them 11 v 11.

 

[SWP's back]

I'd be tempted to play Nolito over Sterling. Think we've missed his nous and concistency in recent weeks. Would say he's our biggest goal threat after Aguero.

Who you playing on the right then?

 

[Chrisdunk]

He's right though, we still have several gears to go up to bring us to the level of play we are capable of. Chelsea are probably not going to improve much more.

No he isn't. You could just as easily say we peaked in the first 10 games in the season before the Celtic/Tottenham games where we've been hit & miss ever since.

Claiming a side that have only been playing a formation for 7 games has peaked seems ludicrous to me.

 

[Captain Pugwash]

I doubt Chelsea will get much better. But City have so much room for improvement under Guardiola because they haven't put in a perfect performance yet. Closest we've come was probably Bournemouth.

He's right though, we still have several gears to go up to bring us to the level of play we are capable of. Chelsea are probably not going to improve much more.

Please take a hold of yourselves and have a word.

 

[NQCitizen]

Who you playing on the right then?

Maybe -

Fernandinho Gundo
KDB Silva Nolito
Aguero

Trying to play with extreme width almost plays into Conte's game plan, centrally they might be easier to pass around.

 

[makinghistory]

The momentum and confidence a team gets in winning these games is huge. If Chelsea wins, then they are 8 wins on the bounce including wins against United, Spurs and us. If we have to compete for the title, we need to stop their rhythm at our ground, rather than help it. See how many of Leicester players have talked about their win at the Etihad last season giving them the belief to go for the title.

Hmmm, we have just beaten Barca 3-1.Is that not a good enough confidence booster to go for the title?

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

From the Stoke City forum a couple of seasons ago;

TV Shows featuring football players:

"On the Couch with Peter Crouch"

"Trooping the Colour with Ricardo Fuller"

I'm a C**t - John Terry"

 

[mosssideblue]

Please take a hold of yourselves and have a word.

So your saying Chelsea have much more room for improving than we do? I think you are wrong by a long shot

 

[vmsuhail]

Hmmm, we have just beaten Barca 3-1.Is that not a good enough confidence booster to go for the title?

It is. But, unfortunately we have not carried that performance in the league matches. This is a good opportunity to take us back to the Top of the table.

 

[BlumerMooner]

Early kick offs don't appear to have the same intensity as an evening under flood lights. City need to be on it a lot earlier than the Burnley game. That said, this was after a chumps league game.

The bonus is Pep has had a full week prep with the team and key players have been rested. I can't see us losing and a draw is likely if we don't bring our A game. I believe Pep will get this one right! 2-1

Bravo, Ott, Stones, Kol,
Navas, Dino, Gud, KDB, Nolito
Silva, Aguero
(Navas as he tracks back, not for his ineffective crosses).