Match Previews

[dazby]

You've got the return fixture my bovine friend.

[Slim]

You've got the return fixture my bovine friend.

Fucking eastern bloc posters are everywhere these days.

[bobby brows]

Yes you are. Thanks.

I thought I was doing the CSKA game?

Ah well, the professionals have the 'Aye's' to the left ;-)

more than happy to swap with you mate

[Beefymcfc]

You've got the return fixture my bovine friend.

You've had me off again ;-)

You've got the return fixture my bovine friend.

Fucking eastern bloc posters are everywhere these days.

Yeah, fucking gypo's living in those caravans on the side of the road. Never understood why they used those red lights though, must be so they don't dazzle the traffic ;-)

[Breks]

Chelsea V Manchester City
Stamford Bridge
Kickoff 4pm 27/10/2013

I've wrote many things over the years but this is the first time I have turned my hand to writing a match preview, so please be kind.

It's Chalk V Cheese as these titans of the English Football do battle for the first time this season.

Mr Mourinho and Mr Pellegrini Couldn't be anymore different. The self professed special one is arrogant but the darling of the media. The other a quiet likable character with a lot of respect throughout the footballing world.
Mourinho has tried with the mind games but showing his class Pellegrini has not taken the bait. So what of the history between these two men. During there time in La liga they met 5 times with Mourinho gaining 3 victories to Pellegrini's 1, the other fixture being a 1-1 draw. Worryingly for all Manchester City fans, Real Madrid under Mourinho handed 2 heavy defeats to Malaga under Pellegrini. 6-2 at home on 8/5/2013 and 7-0 at home on 3/3/2011. However this is a different league and 2 different teams.
Pellegrini likes to play a fast paced attacking style of football. In Contrast Mourinho likes to play a more defensive a direct style.

City and Chelsea have met each other 139 times, Chelsea winning 55,Manchester city 47 wins and 37 draws. More recently though the last 5 meetings between these 2 clubs have resulted in 4 wins to City and 1 draw. Both clubs have been tipped as potential league winners and both clubs have yet to begin to fire on all cylinders. Millions of pounds of talent will be on display on Sunday but will this 1 game decide the destiny of the Premier league title? Absolutely not.

Both teams can be scored against and with like's of David Luiz who models himself on sideshow Bob, the likes of Aguero, Negredo, David Silva must be confident about being able to produce more than 1 goal. Likewise for Chelsea if Javi "slow Motion" Garcia plays, Chelsea will also be confident about exposing this weakness in City's back 4. One key feature of this match will be that Chelsea do not posses a striker that could score 20-30 league goals a season. City on the other-hand possess the outstanding Sergio Aguero who is definitely capable of bagging himself 30 league goals. Both teams have very strong midfields. Oscar and Eden Hazard are capable of winning the game for Chelsea. Likewise Silva, Toure and Aguero are well capable of winning the game for City.

I see plenty of goals in this fixture due to the firepower both teams have and each teams defensive weaknesses. However the fact that Sergio Aguero is on fire and David Silva is once again showing why City fans refer to him as Merlin, I see City just edging this one. I'm hoping to see plenty of fist pumping from Pellegrini and not a lot of Mourinho sliding around on his knees in his Hugo Boss suit. This is going to be a serious test for both teams and a serious test of both sets of fans nerves. I'm going to be brave and say City win this 3-2.


CHELSEA
GOALKEEPERS
•Petr Cech
•Mark Schwarzer
•Henrique Hilario
•Jamal Blackman



DEFENDERS
•Kenneth Omeruo
•Andreas Christensen
•Nathan Ake
•Ryan Bertrand
•Ashley Cole
•Branislav Ivanovic
•Tomas Kalas
•John Terry
•Gary Cahill
•Alex Davey
•Cesar Azpilicueta
•David Luiz



MIDFIELDERS
•Lamisha Musonda
•Kevin de Bruyne
•Marco van Ginkel
•Frank Lampard
•Adam Nditi
•Jeremie Boga
•John Swift
•Ruben Loftus-Cheek
•Tika Musonda
•Isak Ssewankambo
•Oscar
•John Obi Mikel
•Michael Essien
•Ramires
•Willian
•Eden Hazard
•Juan Mata
•Lewis Baker
•Billy Clifford



FORWARDS
•Isaiah Brown
•Alex Kiwomya
•Samuel Eto'o
•Fernando Torres
•Islam Feruz
•Demba Ba
•Chike Kandi
•Andre Schurrle


MANCHESTER CITY
GOALKEEPERS
Joe Hart (ENG)
Costel Pantilimon (ROM)
Richard Wright (ENG)

DEFENDERS
Dedryck Boyata (BEL)
Matija Nastasic (SRB)
Aleksandar Kolarov (SRB)
Vincent Kompany (BEL)
Gael Clichy (FRA)
Joleon Lescott (ENG)
Martin Demichelis (ARG)
Micah Richards (ENG)
Pablo Zabaleta (ARG)

MIDFIELDERS
Fernandinho (BRA)
Gareth Barry* (ENG)
Jesus Navas (ESP)
James Milner (ENG)
Samir Nasri (FRA)
Jack Rodwell (ENG)
David Silva (ESP)
Javi Garcia (ESP)
Scott Sinclair* (ENG)
Yaya Toure (CIV)

STRIKERS
Edin Dzeko (BIH)
Sergio Aguero (ARG)
Stevan Jovetic (MNE)
Alvaro Negredo (SPA)
John Guidetti (SWE)

[Dunnylad]

Are we not bothering with a Match Preview for the Toon Cup Game?

[dazby]

Are you putting your hand up?

[bobby brows]

I thought I was doing it but it seems Wonderwall has stepped in with a storming effort!

[Wonderwall]

I thought I was doing it but it seems Wonderwall has stepped in with a storming effort!

Sorry mate, I must have missed it, really sorry and hope you havent wasted any toime, if you have done it, please post it and I will add it to the news section. Apologies again for the mess up. My fault

[mr_nool]

A little warning:

I'm down for the Sunderland game. I still really want to do it and hope I will have the time, but I'm totally fucking swamped at work right now, which means I might have to cancel. Could any one step in for me if I won't have time to do it?
Will let you know by the beginning of next week.

[Dunnylad]

A little warning: I'm down for the Sunderland game. I still really want to do it and hope I will have the time, but I'm totally fucking swamped at work right now, which means I might have to cancel. Could any one step in for me if I won't have time to do it? Will let you know by the beginning of next week.

I work in Sunderland so will pick it up if need be - pm me - planning on going as well but probably in the home end

[mr_nool]

I work in Sunderland so will pick it up if need be - pm me - planning on going as well but probably in the home end

Cheers mate! Will let you know if needed.

[dazby]

It's been a while, a long while actually...but I'd like to get involved with these again if possible. Norwich is the next available one?

Hmmmm

[Colin the King]

It's been a while, a long while actually...but I'd like to get involved with these again if possible. Norwich is the next available one?

Hmmmm

Sorry Daz! No excuses, I completely forgot about this.

Ready for the life ban and/or whippings.

[dazby]

I'll get December up this week where you can seek redemption.

[mr_nool]

Dunnylad is stepping in for me.
Cheers mate!

[Dunnylad]

That's two match previews for Stoke & Sunderland - I either try and put in for another to break the hoodoo or suffer a life ban!

[dazby]

Need some names for the upcoming games guys.

[Wonderwall]

That's two match previews for Stoke & Sunderland - I either try and put in for another to break the hoodoo or suffer a life ban!

Go for Bayern Away, you cant miss with that one!!

[dazby]

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