Chi-town blues
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Be ready for Fat Sam's classic game plan .I feel like banana skin all over again.Hope I am wrong.
City to win by at least three, Jovetic to start and score. This is a match that would suit Lampard if he were fit.chicagoblues said:Be ready for Fat Sam's classic game plan .I feel like banana skin all over again.Hope I am wrong.
It's October. No way this is must win. Be disappointed if we don't win, but WHU away when they're in good form, after difficult mid week game with travel, might be awkward.mosssideblue said:Lose this and the feeling might be that retaining the title will be too much of a challenge. I would therefore be tempted to rest Eli and bring in Martin. I know Mangala is our future and has shown signs of what he can do, but there is still a naivety about him and we cannot drop points whilst he beds himself in properly.
I don't believe he is fully integrated into our style and tempo, so would give him the domestic cup games to rack the minutes up and then reintroduce him into the first team.
Just my view
yatesy94 said:Want a reaction after that complete capitulation on Tuesday. Not expecting a rout by any means as West Ham have been quite impressive this year, however we should have enough for them.
Hart
Zabaleta
Kompany
Mangala
Clichy
Fernando
Fernandinho
J.Navas
Milner
Silva
Aguero
Bring Yaya/Dzeko on after HT, neither of them deserve to start after their last performance.
yatesy94 said:Want a reaction after that complete capitulation on Tuesday. Not expecting a rout by any means as West Ham have been quite impressive this year, however we should have enough for them.
Hart
Zabaleta
Kompany
Mangala
Clichy
Fernando
Fernandinho
J.Navas
Milner
Silva
Aguero
Bring Yaya/Dzeko on after HT, neither of them deserve to start after their last performance.
Marvin said:It's October. No way this is must win. Be disappointed if we don't win, but WHU away when they're in good form, after difficult mid week game with travel, might be awkward.mosssideblue said:Lose this and the feeling might be that retaining the title will be too much of a challenge. I would therefore be tempted to rest Eli and bring in Martin. I know Mangala is our future and has shown signs of what he can do, but there is still a naivety about him and we cannot drop points whilst he beds himself in properly.
I don't believe he is fully integrated into our style and tempo, so would give him the domestic cup games to rack the minutes up and then reintroduce him into the first team.
Just my view
Chelsea are going to have a bad run at some point. Missing Remy and maybe Costa now
Think that's overstating it a bit but a win as ever is important. I can see Aguero starting on the bench for this. Not sure what the best team would be given all the games travel, and games to come.Mister Appointment said:Marvin said:It's October. No way this is must win. Be disappointed if we don't win, but WHU away when they're in good form, after difficult mid week game with travel, might be awkward.mosssideblue said:Lose this and the feeling might be that retaining the title will be too much of a challenge. I would therefore be tempted to rest Eli and bring in Martin. I know Mangala is our future and has shown signs of what he can do, but there is still a naivety about him and we cannot drop points whilst he beds himself in properly.
I don't believe he is fully integrated into our style and tempo, so would give him the domestic cup games to rack the minutes up and then reintroduce him into the first team.
Just my view
Chelsea are going to have a bad run at some point. Missing Remy and maybe Costa now
The context of the weekend makes it a must win Marv. Psychologically it'll be an enormous blow for us to go any further behind Chelsea. Shades of Mancini's last season in charge where we basically gifted the league to the rags. It's imperative that by hook or by crook we take three points because if we do - then the pressure mounts on Chelsea when they go to $old Trafford.