Pre Match Thread: Chelsea vs City

[Bluep*ss]

Looks like we will be without Yaya and bony now

Ivory Coast win 1-0

 

[jayblue]

I'm not confident. We were shite v Everton, shite v arsenal, appalling v Boro. Hazard is gonna create havoc against our keystone cop defending. 2-0 city win ;-)

 

[eversince 76]

Looks like we will be without Yaya and bony now

Ivory Coast win 1-0

Yes IC won. With Yaya looking far from fit and Bony a lost cause. The latter wasn't going to be involved anyways. We are far better of if Kompany and Aguero find their form.

 

[Brendan110_0]

I'm not confident. We were shite v Everton, shite v arsenal, appalling v Boro. Hazard is gonna create havoc against our keystone cop defending. 2-0 city win ;-)

That's the spirit........did we have Yaya or Bony when we beat Roma and Bayern? 0 - 2 City win for me too!

 

[lasereyes]

I'm not confident. We were shite v Everton, shite v arsenal, appalling v Boro. Hazard is gonna create havoc against our keystone cop defending. 2-0 city win ;-)

I like your logic :)

Actually Chelsea have also been shit in 5 out of their last 6 games.

 

[chaddblue]

Chelsea are probably going to be missing 3 or 4 key players and the rest of them are going to be knackered after playing 120 mins midweek.

We couldn't really ask for much more.... But I'll still take a point if offered!!!

 

[waspish]

The chelsea players are not going to be tired nearly 4 full days between the 2 games is ample rest time

 

[Mancini Manus Domini]

The chelsea players are not going to be tired nearly 4 full days between the 2 games is ample rest time

They may not be tired but they won't be at their best. Fine margins.

 

[BLUEMATT23]

We have a chance obviously but realistically people need to get real.
We are playing rubbish and you could drive several coaches and horses through our shocking defence. The defence that MP has obliterated to shitness.

Add this to several off form players and VK and Kun not being fit its hard to be optimistic.
A draw if were lucky.

 

[alanblue]

I can see Chelsea ripping our defence to bits,hope im wrong.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

I have a feeling this will be a typical City match...we will win by three clear goals. The last time I felt like this was before the 1-6.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I have a feeling this will be a typical City match...we will win by three clear goals. The last time I felt like this was before the 1-6.

You though we'd win 6-1?

 

[City Raider]

Mourinhos pre-match press conf should be a pearler

 

[BlueAnorak]

It looks pretty certain Costa will now be suspended and Fabregas is doubtful.
Did Oscar also not collect his 5th yellow and therefore be banned as well?

The suspension for 5 yellows only applies till December 31st.
The next suspension limit is 10 yellows before the 2nd Sunday in April.
So Oscar plays if fit or selected.

 

[Gray]

I can see Chelsea ripping our defence to bits,hope im wrong.

What defence is that?

Been non existent in recent games.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Unless we improve - and I mean dramatically improve, we will get bugger all from the Chelsea game.
Even without Costa they would grind the team that played against Arsenal or Boro into dust.

 

[david whites spike]

Before the arsenal game I had your typical banter with rag mates and told them we would lose to arsenal and beat Chelsea.Also had a horrible feeling pre match middlesborough.
Nothing to change my mind yet.
Just glad that horrible,ugly,dirty fuckers not playing.that typical,mourinho like forward doesn't deserve the exposure of a game of such magnitude,or grace the same pitch as the current english champions.
Quietly confident.3-1 city.
Big performances off silva,aguero,zabaleta,kompany and fernandinho.

 

[sam-caddick]

A lot of papers are saying Costa will be out for this game as well as Fabregas (hamstring)

That would soften the blow of not having Yaya because those two have been Chelsea's primary goalscoring and creative unit this season.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

After an entire season so far where we have missed key players and they have missed none, it's about time they lost a few players.

I think we are going to win this game and shut a lot of people up. If we win this game the momentum swings to us hugely as we will be strengthening all the time as the season progresses.

Big big game this one. Up there with anfield last season and the home Derby in 2012. I'm really excited. I think we are better than them and their fitness and availability problems finally evens things up.

 

[sam-caddick]

We need Aguero to bail us out once more in this game, he has been back training for close to a month now and we need him back scoring.

A little surprised its taken him this long to be honest, that injury looks to have really shaken up his rhythm.