Pre Match Thread: Chelsea vs City

[ST Coleridge]

Micky Cox has wrote an interesting tactical preview in today's Guardian (replete with diagrams, ooh):

http://www.theguardian.com/football...ea-manchester-city-tactical-guide-michael-cox

 

[The 49ers]

Diego Costa has lost his appeal, the ban stands.

 

[nedums noodles]

Diego Costa has lost his appeal, the ban stands.

GOOD!!

 

[nedums noodles]

Diego Costa has lost his appeal, the ban stands.

GOOD!!

 

[Sergi0 Na5r1]

Diego Costa has lost his appeal, the ban stands.

Finally a fair verdict! No sympathy for the cheating, lying wrinkly scrotum .

 

[paulchapo]

Is it increased for appealing? It is long overdue he has been fouling,cheating and snarling since he arrived the obnoxious prick he has now been found out and hopefully more sending off's will follow!

 

[ManCityJordan]

I hope the team are paying more attention to Oacar than the fans are, he's been their best player this month.

 

[Cheadle Blue]

Is them missing costa and fabregas worse than us missing nasri and yaya? stats say yes, but if we don't have yaya, we don't click at all

 

[The slaughtered lamb]

The correct decision. Makes a change to be thankful for something Oliver 'didn't see'.

Still a difficult game but if we win it we can go on and win the league again. If we're fearful of going to places like Stoke, Spurs and the swamp we don't deserve to win.

 

[The 49ers]

Is it increased for appealing? It is long overdue he has been fouling,cheating and snarling since he arrived the obnoxious prick he has now been found out and hopefully more sending off's will follow!

Sadly no extra ban for a frivolous appeal.

Oscar fades in an out of games. Man mark Hazard and Chelsea become an expensive Stoke, strong and physical not much guile,especially with Fabregas being hamstrung.