Chelsea vs Man City

Andersonisgod

Crucial game at the top of the table. Has the potential to be the best game in the EPL this season. Deserves a thread.

Guardiola, in maybe the biggest league game for his side so far this season away from home at runaway league leaders, has Navas at right back and Delph in central midfield. I love this man more than what might be considered healthy.

Zouma starts tonight for Chelsea and I'm excited to see how he does, Azpilicueta at right back, Fabregas in midfield.

POKERKING

Not confident. Two not match fit players in Delph and Kompany worry me.

I predict high scoring game.

sReq | uTeK

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Crucial game at the top of the table. Has the potential to be the best game in the EPL this season. Deserves a thread.

Guardiola, in maybe the biggest league game for his side so far this season away from home at runaway league leaders, has Navas at right back and Delph in central midfield. I love this man more than what might be considered healthy.

Zouma starts tonight for Chelsea and I'm excited to see how he does, Azpilicueta at right back, Fabregas in midfield.

Either way whoever wins you win too right?

Panthro

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

Either way whoever wins you win too right?

We're all winners on Boards!
(Cept the mods...All mods are bast.......Beeeeeeeeep!)

2-1 chelsea

blueser

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Crucial game at the top of the table. Has the potential to be the best game in the EPL this season. Deserves a thread.

Guardiola, in maybe the biggest league game for his side so far this season away from home at runaway league leaders, has Navas at right back and Delph in central midfield. I love this man more than what might be considered healthy.

Zouma starts tonight for Chelsea and I'm excited to see how he does, Azpilicueta at right back, Fabregas in midfield.

Or Navas at RB, with Delph and Dinho sitting behind Leroy on the left, Kev on the right and Dave in the "10" role? I'm not holding out much hope for tonight, to be honest. I'd be excira and delira with a draw. Our defence does not fill me with confidence. When a struggling Arsenal side can ping in two against us, what will Hazard and Costa do?

Panthro

Costa has been quiet of late.
Need him to show up big time.

GreNoLi

Ear wig oh.

4-2 chelsea.

Andersonisgod

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

Either way whoever wins you win too right?

Already have with Barça putting in a bit of a masterclass of football tonight.

Johner

Nice one willy. :pac:

Utopia Parkway

1-0 Azzarrrddd!

GreNoLi

Bold lineup pays dividends for Conte and chelsea, Cabalerro poor.

Andersonisgod

Goal Hazard! Chelsea's Belgian superstar sparkles again and this league title will be a feather in his hat.

On the flip side, Caballero is painfully below par at this level and it's cost City again.

Duck Soup

Sweet.

blueser

Ah well. On the bright side, we held out longer than I thought/feared we would.

Pep has a lot to answer for allowing this Goalkeeping situation

JPA

How has Delph come from nowhere to start this game?

Andersonisgod

JPA wrote: »

How has Delph come from nowhere to start this game?

I'm only guessing but I suspect it has something to do with matching energy in midfield.

Johner

Courtois that is just shocking

GreNoLi

Courtois commits an error just as De Gea did last night, one all.

GavRedKing

Courtois makes Caballero look like Buffon with the f**k up.

Thats the last thing you need when cruising. FFS

Andersonisgod

Goal City! Awful kick by Courtois into Silva and it rebounds to Aguero who scores. 1-1 for keeper errors.

blueser

Get in.

Too bloody early though.

Courtois dreaming of madrid

Courtois getting a dose of the Bravos

Johner

Costa. :rolleyes:

Andersonisgod

Excellent timing by Courtois. The speed of Sane is tremendous. Hoddle and Mcmanaman on commentary complaining about 2 possession teams playing possession football is the most frustrating thing.

GavRedKing

We've given away some awful s**t goals this year.

GavRedKing

Costas poison, hes been brutal for months.

Andersonisgod

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Excellent timing by Courtois. The speed of Sane is tremendous. Hoddle and Mcmanaman on commentary complaining about 2 possession teams playing possession football is the most frustrating thing.

I very rarely agree with you but the commentators are cat

GavRedKing

I can see it, Spurs will lose and we'll be beaten.

Calling it early.

Johner

well played Pedro.

Johner

Shocking penalty Hazard, lucky.

GreNoLi

Lucky lad.

Andersonisgod

Not the best penalty but 2-1, silly by Fernandinho but Pedro's quick feet have proven tough to handle this season.

Duck Soup

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that there's more goals in this game. :pac:

blueser

It was always going to be difficult to get anything from tonight without gifting Chelsea a goal. Utterly brainless from Dinho.

GreNoLi

Courtois has a swinger of a right leg, good half, Hazard imperious.

Duck Soup

This game is bad for the nerves.

Andersonisgod

Hazard the best player on the pitch, he should be lavished in gold and individual awards for the season he's had.

Chelsea doing very well to stop City from getting in behind their full backs. City's biggest threat this season is those low crosses from wide areas once they turn a defensive line but Chelsea have been strong, compact and deep in wide areas. City might want to try Sterling.

Crackle

Luiz has been a bit like his old self tonight. A couple of his brainless moments presented decent chances for City.

Zouma off, Matic on.

GreNoLi

Spurs not doing a spurs for once.

GavRedKing

Spurs getting 3 goals in 5 mins, important we hang on now.

that hazard miss could be costly

GreNoLi

Poor half.

GavRedKing

John Stones is an omnishambles.

Get in. :pac:

Crackle

Phew, thank **** for that. Some miss by Stones at the end.

Fantastic performance from Hazard to seal the points.

blueser

Yet again, schoolboy defending and missed chances cost us. Rinse and repeat.

Andersonisgod

GreNoLi wrote: »

Poor half.

Ye not great. City struggled to find incisive passes inside, I understand why Guardiola wanted to maintain a double pivot to keep control and be aware of the counter attack but the 2 lads in midfield just don't move it quickly enough and don't have the invention to work space for other players. That being said they had 2 really good chances in the 2nd half that they failed to convert.

For Chelsea, that should be the title. They are the outstanding team in the league, they competed well in the first half, were very dangerous and got their goals. Second half they were resolute. They have the best player in the league (Hazard), they have an outstanding coach, the right circumstances and a very strong squad and that result should put to bed any doubt about the destination of the league title this season.

Panthro

Panthro wrote: »

We're all winners on Boards!
(Cept the mods...All mods are bast.......Beeeeeeeeep!)

2-1 chelsea

If I could make bets before I call it, that'd be great...

GavRedKing

GavRedKing wrote: »

John Stones is an omnishambles.

Get in. :pac:

I was going to give you a thanks but i cant celebrate a Chelsea win I'm afraid!
But still Pep continues to struggle so that's a plus ðŸ˜

GavRedKing

M!Ck^ wrote: »

I was going to give you a thanks but i cant celebrate a Chelsea win I'm afraid!
But still Pep continues to struggle so that's a plus ðŸ˜

Puts City closer to Utd, which is a good thing for yourselves.

Does it annoy you that Guardiola has no trophy and is underperforming but all the "pressure" is on Jose, it really is a head scratcher, makes no sense IMO.

Utd are only 4 points behind with a game in hand and they have to play City yet.

GavRedKing

GavRedKing wrote: »

Puts City closer to Utd, which is a good thing for yourselves.

Does it annoy you that Guardiola has no trophy and is underperforming but all the "pressure" is on Jose, it really is a head scratcher, makes no sense IMO.

Utd are only 4 points behind with a game in hand and they have to play City yet.

That's it in a nutshell really. He gets away with murder and in particular from the media.
It's more built on rivals hating Utd /Jose combo than actually making legitimate debates / discussion.

As for the match, Conte again proving to be a top class manager so fair play to him.
With Hazard and Kante on flying form it's hard see them being stopped.