*** City v Chelsea - Official Match Thread ***

[Chopper]

fucking negredo is so off the pace its unreal.......we are fucked unless ,,christ, Nastasic wants to be dropped.

Nasty and demichellis need to come off. Hazard is ripping us apart. The Lads look shell shocked.

[Cit.revenge]

My my Demi is fuckin insane idea they cover Silva and Yaya and that is that

[halnone]

we really need Fernandinho

[michaelcityfan]

Bit grim this we really need to drill the defense if you can call it that. Otherwise maureens chavs might pinch this and I want to see him explain a defeat not smirk as he's won.

[Clowncrete]

4-4-2 isn't working, tbh. Both the strikers are struggling to contribute.

[ruralblue]

Nasti off, demi into the middle alongside Komps and milner on please!

[Sideshow Bob]

badly miss fernandinho.

[Crossie]

Tyler thinks this is all because of Jose's pre match bullshit. Grow up Martin it's nothing to do with words it's about the ability of 2 players, making others nervous and the beast being well off the pace

[mr_nool]

That's the surprise to me, these lot aren't even sitting back, they don't need to as we are leaving the game wide open for them

They outnumber us in the middle. We got lazy Yaya and slow Demi against three Chelsea players.

[bigblue]

Need a BIG reaction after the break. Something like away @ Bayern pt 2

Step it up in a major way FFS

[Cocacolajojo1]

Typical Mourinho game this. He has really got to our play and the city players rarely get the ball facing goal. The gamble with Demi hasn't really paid off though and it think we need another midfielder right now. I think that will give us more of a chance to outmanouver them in midfield. Right now it's Silva and Yaya who has to provide the creativity and they're having Chelsea players swarming around them as soon as the ball goes near them.

Not so sure why Nastasic is getting hate. He started blowing hot and cold but grew into the game.

[Esky]

Poor from Nastasic and Demichelis, Dzeko and Negredo invisible. Defending looks like Kompany vs the world because the midfield just isn't mobile enough.

Milner and Jovetic should give us something to change it up. Can't see Lopes or Rodwell getting on.

Also, Navas. Need to isolate him against Azpilicueta. Run the line and cross, rather than cutting inside to be blocked than Matic/Luiz. Easier said than done, but Chelsea have done well to block him as an outlet the way we're set up.

[PeterParker]

I feel sick.

Beside that, i would sack the fitness coach.

[Cit.revenge]

Wtf is with Negredo to they are all crap only Silva and Yaya try something . Pelle'r really fuck up Demi should be at back Milner on hes place

[Benjay]

Demi having a shocker. We are being tactically outdone. Dzeko and Negrado anonymous. Kolorov and Silva nullified. Need a plan b.

[CHOPPERmcfc]

Replace Nasti with Milner, put Demi in defence and Milner in midfield, Jovetic for Dzeko. Really miss Kun tonight

[Crossie]

We need width and the ability of the fullbacks overlapping to get the ball in the box, but Chelsea aren't letting us, Kola got fwd a few times early on but our right has been next to useless

[aaron bond]

Nasti off, demi into the middle alongside Komps and milner on please!

I don't particularly rate Demichelis as a centre back but he's far better than Nastasic so would go with what you said.

We're being overrun in midfield though so I'd possibly take off one of the strikers for Jovetic, just to give us some more bodies there.

[Blue Since 76]

Nastasic and Kolarov next to it each other is the stuff of nightmares. Little service to the front two but they need to do more when it gets there

[Green & Blue]

All over the place at times.Both Negredo and Dzeko have been poor.