BLUEMATT23 said:Len Rum said:That's the spirit!Eaglechief said:This is the first derby for a very long time (probably going back to 1992) where I'm not remotely excited or even nervous about the game.
Frankly I think we will lose unfortunately. We've been a defensive shambles all season so far.
What matters more is how we lose, if we lose by the odd goal and the team put in a great effort, then that's OK with me, but if we put in yet another bad performance and lose badly by 2 or more goals, then I think a lot of supporters will start to question Pelligrini as well as some of the players.
Our whole season will be just like 12/13 all over again, pretty much over by early November, if we lose and Chelsea gain more distance over us this weekend.
Yes but the poster has a point. Barring about 2-3 games we have been quite poor. Apart from Kun, Silva, Milner and Hart the rest of the squad have been nothing shy of below average for 3 months.
Whether that's down to a world cup hangover, player attitude, bad management or something else well we will never know. But far to many players are strolling through games, allowing basic errors and conceding poor goals since the inception of this season.
It all points to a mirror image at the moment of 2012/13, I really do hope we win tomorrow and get back so some sort of equilibrium and forget about this past week. But after the performances at Moscow, West Ham and against Newcastle's second team on Wednesday it's hard to confident at this moment in time.
Eaglechief said:This is the first derby for a very long time (probably going back to 1992) where I'm not remotely excited or even nervous about the game.
Frankly I think we will lose unfortunately. We've been a defensive shambles all season so far.
What matters more is how we lose, if we lose by the odd goal and the team put in a great effort, then that's OK with me, but if we put in yet another bad performance and lose badly by 2 or more goals, then I think a lot of supporters will start to question Pelligrini as well as some of the players.
Our whole season will be just like 12/13 all over again, pretty much over by early November, if we lose and Chelsea gain more distance over us this weekend.
Eaglechief said:Sorry to have been so pessimistic! I've usually been very optimistic and expect to us win every game, that's how far we've come over the last 3-4 seasons.
I was just being honest and stating my fears at the moment.
Hopefully when I go to the game tomorrow, my excitement will return, we'll play brilliantly, smash the scum and all this negativity will be forgotten.
I never saw that mateMeatnSpudsMCFC said:--------------------------Hart--------------------------
Zaba-------Kompany----Mangala------Kolarov
----Fernando--Fernandinho--Demichelis------
----------------Yaya---------------Nasri-----------------
-----------------------Aguero--------------------------
And no, I don't trust Kolarov to do the job, nor do I trust Clichy.
Aguero, Nasri and Toure is enough to get at their defence along with both our full backs getting forward. Fernando, Fernandinho and Demi should also be enough to hold us together at the back. Only concern would be a lack of pace, which is a problem in our entire squad. Possibly Fernando for Navas depending on which way the game is going, with Navas filling in Yaya's position and Yaya moving back.
Eaglechief said:Sorry to have been so pessimistic! I've usually been very optimistic and expect to us win every game, that's how far we've come over the last 3-4 seasons.
I was just being honest and stating my fears at the moment.
Hopefully when I go to the game tomorrow, my excitement will return, we'll play brilliantly, smash the scum and all this negativity will be forgotten.