***city v chelsea official match thread***

[Beefymcfc]

'Chelsea thumped, John Terry dumped'.

Mike Wedderburn - SSN

He looks very happy this morning.

Yeah but I was later into work having had to sit through through 10 minutes of fucking golf, in a foreign country, with some bloke I'd never heard of. You just know if the RAGS had done that it would be first article.

Noticed that myself but well worth the wait. Wedders is loving it and now they're making a meal of the Terry substitution, obviously seeing it as a big story going forward.

Anything to unsettle Maureen is good by me.

[Peter Doherty (AGAIG)]

Costa really is a vile piece of shit, greasy kebab making cunt.

Couldn't figure out why he was on the pitch. Does fuck all except cheat and scream. Contributes fuck all else.

[nottsblue]

'Chelsea thumped, John Terry dumped'.

Mike Wedderburn - SSN

He looks very happy this morning.

Yeah but I was later into work having had to sit through through 10 minutes of fucking golf, in a foreign country, with some bloke I'd never heard of. You just know if the RAGS had done that it would be first article.

Noticed that myself but well worth the wait. Wedders is loving it and now they're making a meal of the Terry substitution, obviously seeing it as a big story going forward.

Anything to unsettle Maureen is good by me.

I'll second that. The Sun's headline was "Terryble".

The tide has slowly started to turn against Chelsea. The rags are immune for a while longer I reckon but Mourinho is now skating on thinning ice with both the media but more crucially, Abromovich. He is a short term manager who crashes and burns in his third year at every club and I don't see any reason this time at Chelsea will be any different.

Got to love Wedders

[Nigels Tackle]

WE WELL AND TRULY FUCKED THOSE CUNTS UP

[Peter Doherty (AGAIG)]

Did the ref have a massive agenda today? I ask because at the match it seemed like Chelsea got absolutely everything first half and most of the second until we were out of sight. At first I thought the ref was just really shit, but then at one point he over ruled the linesman who was closest to the play to give Chelsea a throw. Add that to him failing to book Costa when he dived on the edge of our area I now assume he had an agenda? Because no one can be that bad at decision making!

Looked like the ref had been told not to let City win ''cause we don't want them out of sight of the cheating chavs before Christmas.' An absolutely disgraceful performance.

[lets all have a disco]

Just look at Big Rubes face.

He would have sorted Costa out if he got too naughty.

[Mike J]

Just look at Big Rubes face.

He would have sorted Costa out if he got too naughty.

Fucking love Rubes, he goes absolutely mental whenever we score. Love the passion.

[Foreverinbluedreams]

Since when is leading with your arm into a headed challenge deemed a red card offence? It's naughty and a yellow all day but if there's no swing of the elbow towards the player's head on what grounds should it be red?

If it was a red card offence we'd have games abandoned every week with the number of players sent off.

[patrickblue]

Costa really is a vile piece of shit, greasy kebab making cunt.

I'm Spanish, I don't make Kebabs nor do the majority of the people in my homeland. Apologise take it back please. I'm offended

Would help if Costa is Spanish .

So you mean his surname isn't Del Sol?

It certainly aint Brava

[patrickblue]

Haven't heard much from David "top pundit" James, recently.

[Im_Spartacus]

Since when is leading with your arm into a headed challenge deemed a red card offence? It's naughty and a yellow all day but if there's no swing of the elbow towards the player's head on what grounds should it be red?

If it was a red card offence we'd have games abandoned every week with the number of players sent off.

I think the issue is that if the referee deemed it worthy of a yellow card, then in all honesty he shit out of sending him off because contact with your elbow is either serious foul play (naughty as you put it), or violent conduct (if the arm is swung).

I honestly think Costa's reputation counted against him when the referee made that decision.

[Slim]

Since when is leading with your arm into a headed challenge deemed a red card offence? It's naughty and a yellow all day but if there's no swing of the elbow towards the player's head on what grounds should it be red?

If it was a red card offence we'd have games abandoned every week with the number of players sent off.

I think the issue is that if the referee deemed it worthy of a yellow card, then in all honesty he shit out of sending him off because contact with your elbow is either serious foul play (naughty as you put it), or violent conduct (if the arm is swung).

I honestly think Costa's reputation counted against him when the referee made that decision.

Costa left a mark on F1 and on Yaya and if we're talking about what should have been, where were the two yellows he should have gotten? Paybacks a bitch and that dirty little cunt deserved a couple more elbows to the head for the shit he pulled over the course.

If he'd got sent off like he should have been, he'd never have been there to get elbowed.

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

Since when is leading with your arm into a headed challenge deemed a red card offence? It's naughty and a yellow all day but if there's no swing of the elbow towards the player's head on what grounds should it be red?

If it was a red card offence we'd have games abandoned every week with the number of players sent off.

I think the issue is that if the referee deemed it worthy of a yellow card, then in all honesty he shit out of sending him off because contact with your elbow is either serious foul play (naughty as you put it), or violent conduct (if the arm is swung).

I honestly think Costa's reputation counted against him when the referee made that decision.

Costa left a mark on F1 and on Yaya and if we're talking about what should have been, where were the two yellows he should have gotten? Paybacks a bitch and that dirty little cunt deserved a couple more elbows to the head for the shit he pulled over the course.

If he'd got sent off like he should have been, he'd never have been there to get elbowed.

The difference was that when Fern 1 got clattered by him, he didn't squeal like a despicable bitch. Made a note, dealt with it.

[nottsblue]

Since when is leading with your arm into a headed challenge deemed a red card offence? It's naughty and a yellow all day but if there's no swing of the elbow towards the player's head on what grounds should it be red?

If it was a red card offence we'd have games abandoned every week with the number of players sent off.

I think the issue is that if the referee deemed it worthy of a yellow card, then in all honesty he shit out of sending him off because contact with your elbow is either serious foul play (naughty as you put it), or violent conduct (if the arm is swung).

I honestly think Costa's reputation counted against him when the referee made that decision.

Costa left a mark on F1 and on Yaya and if we're talking about what should have been, where were the two yellows he should have gotten? Paybacks a bitch and that dirty little cunt deserved a couple more elbows to the head for the shit he pulled over the course.

If he'd got sent off like he should have been, he'd never have been there to get elbowed.

The difference was that when Fern 1 got clattered by him, he didn't squeal like a despicable bitch. Made a note, dealt with it.

Assume Shearer made no reference to a red card on MotD. That was his stock leap into the air. Costa is the mirror of Mourinho on the field and there will be plenty of refs who have it in for both of them, thus Costa will not get as many of the decisions he claims for

[iwasthere2012]

Since when is leading with your arm into a headed challenge deemed a red card offence? It's naughty and a yellow all day but if there's no swing of the elbow towards the player's head on what grounds should it be red?

If it was a red card offence we'd have games abandoned every week with the number of players sent off.

I think the issue is that if the referee deemed it worthy of a yellow card, then in all honesty he shit out of sending him off because contact with your elbow is either serious foul play (naughty as you put it), or violent conduct (if the arm is swung).

I honestly think Costa's reputation counted against him when the referee made that decision.

I honestly think this is where the game of football is losing it. The laws are collectively 'an ass'. Why does every foul have to be a yellow or red card, which is the way it is going. There was fnck all wrong with Costa yesterday. It was merely two guys going up to head the ball. Fern did not swing or even deliberately lead with his arm. He used his arm as leverage to gain height, got up above Costa who barely got off the ground and Costa hit off his arm. Big deal. It happens all the time and if you rolled around on the ground in Sunday league after an innocuous challenge like that you would be ridiculed.
In today's rules it is deemed as a foul, but without any intent I just don't see why it should be a yellow. It's a contact sport for Christ's sake, or at least it used to be and to be fair, yesterday's game was a proper game of football. You run the risk of spoiling the sport by taking the challenges out of it.

Similarly, I argued that Adrian (West Ham Keeper), being sent off was ridiculous. A yellow would have sufficed for undue care or something like that, but it was just a guy trying to take a ball down coming over his shoulder keeping his eye on the ball all the way. His foot rose no more than waist high and the opposition guy clatters into it.

Start dishing out yellows for pratts diving and rolling around like they're dead (Costa) to try and get the opponents punished. Then refs might be able to go back to just reffing an honest game.

[PrezIke]

Sterling more shit than last week, but did pose the threat on the left that makes space yet again so he's useful.

Fernandinho my MOTM. Was everywhere. Elbowing Costa was massively accidentally amazing. The goal was icing.

Big big day for him. He was the difference for me.

cheers

It did more than create space, as our four opening chances all came from the left with Raheem directly involved in three of them. There was nothing wrong with the so called chemistry between Kolarov and Sterling until Mourinho reacted and shifted players around which opened up the right flank which created the first goal. Not bad from Raheem IMO. Went quiet after Mourinho nullified him but so did Silva arguably. Don't understand why you're singling out Sterling but perhaps I'm missing something?

I also think Raheem did well tracking back and closing down Chelsea players when they were trying to counter. The most notable was when Kola was out of position and Hazard was bolting down ready to cause problems.

[iwasthere2012]

Sterling more shit than last week, but did pose the threat on the left that makes space yet again so he's useful.

Fernandinho my MOTM. Was everywhere. Elbowing Costa was massively accidentally amazing. The goal was icing.

Big big day for him. He was the difference for me.

cheers

It did more than create space, as our four opening chances all came from the left with Raheem directly involved in three of them. There was nothing wrong with the so called chemistry between Kolarov and Sterling until Mourinho reacted and shifted players around which opened up the right flank which created the first goal. Not bad from Raheem IMO. Went quiet after Mourinho nullified him but so did Silva arguably. Don't understand why you're singling out Sterling but perhaps I'm missing something?

I also think Raheem did well tracking back and closing down Chelsea players when they were trying to counter. The most notable was when Kola was out of position and Hazard was bolting down ready to cause problems.

I was not overly enthusiastic about us buying Raheem at the price he cost but TBH, from what I've seen in the two games so far, he is exactly what we have needed, so to hell with the cost.
The kid has done very well considering we have to educate him in how to play football properly. I think it was OD who said he has bought us space. This is very true. It is noticeable how much easier we are carving out chances with Silva and Yaya getting far more space than normal.

I think Sterling will be very important for us. He is very skilful and has pace to burn, so he can't be ignored. This let's our play-makers have more time on the ball. No joking, the kid is learning that playing football properly is not about going at it, at ninety miles an hour for half an hour and hoping you are three up and have teams beaten, which is basically what Liverpool got away with until the final six games the year they won the league (didn't they?).
He'll develop into a much better player with Yaya, Sergio and David around him.

[DoomMerchant]

Sterling more shit than last week, but did pose the threat on the left that makes space yet again so he's useful.

Fernandinho my MOTM. Was everywhere. Elbowing Costa was massively accidentally amazing. The goal was icing.

Big big day for him. He was the difference for me.

cheers

It did more than create space, as our four opening chances all came from the left with Raheem directly involved in three of them. There was nothing wrong with the so called chemistry between Kolarov and Sterling until Mourinho reacted and shifted players around which opened up the right flank which created the first goal. Not bad from Raheem IMO. Went quiet after Mourinho nullified him but so did Silva arguably. Don't understand why you're singling out Sterling but perhaps I'm missing something?

I also think Raheem did well tracking back and closing down Chelsea players when they were trying to counter. The most notable was when Kola was out of position and Hazard was bolting down ready to cause problems.

He's really almost a decoy at times thus far two matches in. Is he "shit"? No. Is he 10x performing better than average pacey wingers on any team? Not a chance, yet.

He and Aleks should have created 3 goals in the first half if they were better connected. A few times in the first half especially the best ball was from one to the other and they each played a harder lower percentage pass which resulted in giving the ball away. Must have happened 3 times in 5 mins which is what prompted me writing this.

I think they'll work it out fine but Sterling isn't anything special just yet. I believe he will get there though no danger.

I do agree that one time he tracked back and got in the way of Hazard was important. Navas does that every 3 minutes.

Cheers

[iwasthere2012]

Sterling more shit than last week, but did pose the threat on the left that makes space yet again so he's useful.

Fernandinho my MOTM. Was everywhere. Elbowing Costa was massively accidentally amazing. The goal was icing.

Big big day for him. He was the difference for me.

cheers

It did more than create space, as our four opening chances all came from the left with Raheem directly involved in three of them. There was nothing wrong with the so called chemistry between Kolarov and Sterling until Mourinho reacted and shifted players around which opened up the right flank which created the first goal. Not bad from Raheem IMO. Went quiet after Mourinho nullified him but so did Silva arguably. Don't understand why you're singling out Sterling but perhaps I'm missing something?

I also think Raheem did well tracking back and closing down Chelsea players when they were trying to counter. The most notable was when Kola was out of position and Hazard was bolting down ready to cause problems.

He's really almost a decoy at times thus far two matches in. Is he "shit"? No. Is he 10x performing better than average pacey wingers on any team? Not a chance, yet.

He and Aleks should have created 3 goals in the first half if they were better connected. A few times in the first half especially the best ball was from one to the other and they each played a harder lower percentage pass which resulted in giving the ball away. Must have happened 3 times in 5 mins which is what prompted me writing this.

I think they'll work it out fine but Sterling isn't anything special just yet. I believe he will get there though no danger.

I do agree that one time he tracked back and got in the way of Hazard was important. Navas does that every 3 minutes.

Cheers

I do agree with this. I think the overall workrate from everyone has gone up and long may it continue.
But Navas does that tracking back bit every game. Sterling, I think, will do the same. Not so sure, you'll get that from Nasri.

[Mase]

Haven't heard much from David "top pundit" James, recently.

I'm so glad James and the others wrote us off. I do think the players have seen what's been said and it's made them a lot more determined!