juwoonn:
Olodo
Game is not playing @stamford.

fujirice:
Which team you dey coach again? Yeye dey smell! Somebody came with a gameplan and it worked for him and you are here fumming? Abeg jor!

obayaya:

Believe the table all you want.

But Chelsea was below par today. Manchester City was the better team and Pellegrini was a better and a more pragmatic tactician.

4-4-2 to 4-4-1 to 3-5-1 and Chelsea played 5-5-0 all through out the match

kobonaire:
Chelae below par?? I think not. They played the game with a great strategy. Our legend, ex-CFC ruined the party for us. The ref was also dishing out yellows like he was spraying money on the dance floor and kind of out a damper on the battle....but no way did Chelsea play below par. Man C played well but did not have too many scoring opportunities despite their possession. CFC defended formidably and counter attacked well.

thegoodjoehunt3: Did anyone notice that Diego Costa got bullied from Vincent Kompany in the first half. Switched in the second half to the other side and got bullied by Eliquim Mangala and got subbed. Quality!

kobonaire:
Chelae below par?? I think not. They played the game with a great strategy. Our legend, ex-CFC ruined the party for us. The ref was also dishing out yellows like he was spraying money on the dance floor and kind of out a damper on the battle....but no way did Chelsea play below par. Man C played well but did not have too many scoring opportunities despite their possession. CFC defended formidably and counter attacked well.

thegoodjoehunt3: Chelsea were below par. That is not strategy but playing scared. Chelsea did not have a shot on target till the red card came.

Also the referee was dishing out red cards mostly to the Man City players. How did Fabregas not get a yellow card with his atrocious play. Explain how Zabaletta gets sent off and Costa does not get sent off for this.

thegoodjoehunt3:

shots on target : Man City 4 - 2 Chelsea
shots off target : Man City 9 - 2 Chelsea
possession (%) : Man City 60 - 40 Chelsea

kobonaire:
I think you have to watch the game with no bias. Both players received the right cautioning .... a yellow card. For Zabaletta, it was his second yellow. He should have been smarter and not gone for such a hard tackle. Yes Fabregas should have been yellow carded based on how the ref officiated the game but it was not a red. Mike Dean issued too many yellows. He was consistent though - Man C were the more physical side. CFC played well. Certainly not scared ... a draw was a good result for them. They know what it takes to win the league and you cannot try and win all games.

kobonaire: these stats don't mean much. Watch the game again my friend. Man C had very few actual goal scoring opportunities despite their possession.

thegoodjoehunt3: Nice game for the neutrals.

It was an enjoyable game and THE Citizens gave me joy with their response to the red card. Outplaying Chelsea with a man down, shows how much Manchester City has grown.

Props to Fernandinho who put in another amazing game. He took out Fabregas from the game.
Kompany a great leader. Joe Hart, put in another good game. Silva was always magical.

Yaya showed more passion and fight today.

MANGALA was such a revelation today.

Milner, this was my best game I have seen Milner play. He gave Hazard no space. His work rate was fantastic. His assist to Lampard was brilliant.


Props Lampard. A great legend.

thegoodjoehunt3: You are the bias one here. Are you saying Fabregas did not deserve a red card? Especially when he pulled Yaya You're back during a counter.

Are you saying choking a player is not a straight red card offence?

Wahala90:


All said and done, they could not win at home. So what is the noise about.

kobonaire:
He did not choke Zabaletta .... did you actually watch the game or are you going just by pictures??
No Fabregas maybe only deserved only a yellow .... this is football played by men my friend .... Fabregas is 1/2 the size of Yaya .... Yaya embellished that ..... maybe he was still upset about Man C not celebrating his birthday and giving him cake.

thegoodjoehunt3: 9 shots to 2 does not mean anything? Please Chelsea only played when Man City got a red card. Also, Chelsea had no shot on goal before the red card. These are facts.

“Chelsea play like Stoke City” – Pellegrini blasts Mourinho’s tactics
http://dailypost.ng/2014/09/21/chelsea-play-like-stoke-city-pellegrini-blasts-mourinhos-tactics/

thegoodjoehunt3: Did you actually see the picture I posted? When you look at the picture there, what is that? Love?

kobonaire:
I am pretty sure you did not watch this game and simply read about this on the internet.
Also talk true bros, are you a Man U or
Gunners fan? Most have just recently jumped on the Man C bandwagon from 2009 onwards.

kobonaire:
I am pretty sure you did not watch this game and simply read about this on the internet.
Also talk true bros, are you a Man U or
Gunners fan? Most have just recently jumped on the Man C bandwagon from 2009 onwards.

thegoodjoehunt3: I watched the match wella and Chelsea played a defensive game and did not come out to attack. Are you saying Chelsea played an attacking game?

Explain how you guys did not get a shot on target til Man City got a red card.

The picture showed what Diego Costa did to Zabaletta. His two hands are on his neck. Will a video show his two hands were on his back? Funny guy.

ame ... that is correct .... that does not mean that they underperformed. They played a strategic game and were defensive.
Yes, they became more offensive after Man C went down a man .... that made sense as they had the numerical advantage.
Remember a draw was a good result for Chelsea going into this game.
This is what happened to LFC last year. They underestimated CFC late in the season and tried to beat them. They should have just gone for a draw and would have won the EPL. They instead lost that game and the following one too.

thegoodjoehunt3: They put up a good game against the team on the top of the table. Even with a man down, they still took the fight to the table topping team. That deserves a commendation.

Are you saying Chelsea will win all their home games this season?

Wahala90:

I only responded to a one-sided and biased comment that showered praises on one side only in a game where both sides played and drew. Joe Hart was superb, Fernandinho was marvelous, Kompany was great, Silva was magical, Yaya was a hero, Milner was fabulous, Mangala was brilliant and Lampard was a super legend. ManCity was this, ManCity was that. So what were Chelsea doing? Why didn't they (Mancity) win the match, played in their backyard with all these super performances?

thegoodjoehunt3: Stop saying I did not watch the game. It just heightens your ignorance. From your points now, what are you arguing?

Chelsea came to defend because they felt they were not strong enough to attack Man City. Just as Stoke or Sunderland will come to Etihad hoping to steal a draw or win.

The only time Chelsea came out, was when the red card came. After the goal they retreated to their shell.

How does a team a man down, out possess and outplay you. Is that genius?

With a man down, Man City had more shots and more possession. Please how do you justify that as brilliant.

If I did not watch the game, how do I know Fabregas was supposed to be cautioned with a Yellow card for pulling Yaya back during a counter? How do I know Man City should have been given a penalty for Diego Costa wrestling Dzeko without a contact of the ball?

kobonaire:
You have to come into a game with a strategy .... you cannot expect to win all games in the EPL. Coach Mourinho called a defensive game. You can make all the arguments you want against that. I think it a good defensive plan based upon the fact that Man C are good, you are playing in their stadium, Man C are looking for a win after their recent stumbles in the EPL. It's called common sense strategy my friend.
I can put money on my claim. You did not watch that game. You only read the highlights otherwise you will not be quoting all the stats like that and repeat them like a parrot on NL

kobonaire:
You have to come into a game with a strategy .... you cannot expect to win all games in the EPL. Coach Mourinho called a defensive game. You can make all the arguments you want against that. I think it a good defensive plan based upon the fact that Man C are good, you are playing in their stadium, Man C are looking for a win after their recent stumbles in the EPL. It's called common sense strategy my friend.
I can put money on my claim. You did not watch that game. You only read the highlights otherwise you will not be quoting all the stats like that and repeat them like a parrot on NL

thegoodjoehunt3: If I did not watch the game, how did I know Mourinho went to console Zabaletta when he was sent off and Zabaletta kicked a water bottle as he was leaving the field? How did I know Fabregas made a reckless tackle on Fernandinho and he was not cautioned?

There was a counter by Costa after A Man City corner that was dispossessed by Mangala. One of the commentators said, "His pace is frightening."

Please Chelsea came to defend. That is not a masterclass performance. It was safe but not a classic.

If all teams played like that in every game, I won't watch football.