City vs Chelsea pre-match thread

[TFC]

I'm worried about Costa in this one. He'll relish trying to bully Stones/Otamendi whereas Kompany and Mangala were just too much.

He's also scoring a lot this year and will be difficult keeping him quiet.

+1, seems to struggle against CB's who give as much as he does. One of those games I'd consider Kolarov as a centre half, he'll have a field day bullying the other two.

 

[citymad]

Conte has them well organized and they've conceded just one goal. Thats a big worry. The midfield will be a huge battleground but ultimately i think Kante will be a spoiler for them and we'll struggle to get some rhythm. Costa will wind up Otamendi so I'll be surprised if theres not a number of yellow cards produced. In the end I'll be delighted with a win or a draw but form is predicting Chelsea will win this one.

 

[mosssideblue]

Yes, Navas tracks back. But when Chelsea break quickly after intercepting one of his ineffective crosses, he's not going to get back quickly enough before the ball reaches Hazard in our half. He's nearly always more effective in home games as a 2nd half sub.

So who would you play as Sterling is equally as capable of losing possession

 

[Manchester33]

As long as we have Silva, KDB and Aguero on the pitch I'm confident. I think we're giving them too much credit - they're on form and getting results, but hardly blitzing anyone. We've dominated every game other than Barca away this season - let's see if they can keep us out. I doubt they can.

 

[Marvin]

Yes, Navas tracks back. But when Chelsea break quickly after intercepting one of his ineffective crosses, he's not going to get back quickly enough before the ball reaches Hazard in our half. He's nearly always more effective in home games as a 2nd half sub.

Park the bus then. I'd play Nolito and Sterling because they have more end-product.

 

[whos_kompany85]

Got the feeling of a huge fixture, dropped points at home against chelsea and arsenal wouldn't be good for our title chances- 6 points from those 2 would be great preparation for away at liverpool. Think we need a decent run, couple of scrappy 2-1s last couple weeks has been positive but performances have been a long way off what we're capable of.

 

[Vialli98]

Conte has them well organized and they've conceded just one goal. Thats a big worry. The midfield will be a huge battleground but ultimately i think Kante will be a spoiler for them and we'll struggle to get some rhythm. Costa will wind up Otamendi so I'll be surprised if theres not a number of yellow cards produced. In the end I'll be delighted with a win or a draw but form is predicting Chelsea will win this one.

On this side of the fence, most Chelsea fans I talk to are feeling the opposite. I hope for a win. I'd take a point right now, but I reckon we'll come out of this with a narrow defeat.

 

[Vialli98]

You need to do one mate, talk far too much sense for the majority of posters on here... ;0)

Thanks. I'm on rival territory, so I try to be as respectful as possible while also backing/defending my team :)

 

[Peggy's a blue]

MAGNIFICENT KEVIN
Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne undefeated in the Premier League in 2016, despite having played 22 times
KDB must be the first on the team sheet :-)

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Conte has them well organized and they've conceded just one goal. Thats a big worry. The midfield will be a huge battleground but ultimately i think Kante will be a spoiler for them and we'll struggle to get some rhythm. Costa will wind up Otamendi so I'll be surprised if theres not a number of yellow cards produced. In the end I'll be delighted with a win or a draw but form is predicting Chelsea will win this one.

It's won on the flanks, Kante will be a spare part in this one...

I'd be targeting there wing backs personally, Kev could see a lot of ball in behind Moses and alonso, his quality should shine through!!

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