Match Thread | Man City vs Chelsea (21/09/14)

[Ducado]

Great game so far to great trams City looking good it's lovely and warm here as we'll

 

[Damanino]

Mourinho more than happy with us having more of the ball but being zero danger to their goal.

We wasted 10 corners, silva is totally off today, his corners find Chelsea player with so good accuracy, its unreal. Like his freekicks.

Really fear this gonna end 0-1 to them, they gonna have one corner or one counter and they will score while we continue passing it around than get a corner and thats it. Could Kolarov try a corner, cross it in with power maybe, or a small corner maybe finally...

What Mourinho planned working so far, we dominate they keep the 0-0 and they are used to it, they know what they are doing, did it many times, if we cant raise the tempo or being lot more dangerous its easily 0-0 or 0-1 to them.

Some long shots are needed for sure, Milner, Yaya, Kolarov could try. Stoke did defend us out and so far Chelsea too.

 

[BlueMo']

We really need to improve our set pieces. They can often be the difference in games like these.

 

[davymcfc]

Too close to call so far. I think we have played well but chelsea are incredibly strong and resilient. Hazard, fabregas and costa have the ability to nick it but we have controlled the tempo and allowed them very little. Need to keep up the hard work in the second half.

 

[Bluemanc100]

Silva been poor with his deadball deliveries. Chelsea defended well

Let Jimmy take some corners.... Merlin puts no pace on his crosses

 

[super_city_si]

This is a stalemate at the moment. Neither team wants to take too many risks.

However we have had 9 corners without looking like creating a chance. They had one and almost scored. We have to sort our corners out asap.

All our set pieces have been shit. Silva needs to step away and let Kolarov or Milner take them. These are our best chance of scoring as Chelsea are set to defend and when in that mode they are hard to penetrate in open play.

 

[nedor]

so far not a bad game.. a lot better performance to last few weeks.. but without a goal.. Chelsea could get a one.. keep that up 2nd half and a goal for us to start things and it could be a few.

 

[hertsblue]

Dean is fucking itching to send a City player off. Some seriously soft yellows dished out.

Most weeks this happens. 9 fouls and 4 yellows. So a yellow per 2 fouls. Crazy

 

[TFC]

Good half that, best we've looked all season IMO. Yaya having a really good half which is great to see. Disappointing to see our dead balls going to waste time after time again, but I'm thinking we dont want Kola whipping them in as it will give them more of a platform for the counter.

Got to stay patient though, if we can get one we can open these up.

 

[Instant_Offense]

Looked pretty solid but the yellow cards and set pieces are a concern. I would bring on navas for one of the strikers to add some much needed dynamism.