Very surprised by the performance. I don't remember City goal keeper making a single save and stats say Chelsea didn't record even a single shot on target.
Poor performance today, i think credit to City as they learned from their mistakes from a couple of weeks ago.
Quite a lot IIRC. Why wouldn't there be away fans?
On the game, City were excellent and we were extremely poor. Allowed them too much time and space in the middle and they exploited that. Not really the ideal game for Mikel in that regard, couldn't get around the pitch and cover the spaces, but you can't really blame him as being aggressive and mobile isn't really him.
Shocking going forward, City did well to press our attackers and Cahill and Luiz look so dodgy as a partnership. Both made mistakes that could've easily led to goals.
Very surprised by the performance. I don't remember City goal keeper making a single save and stats say Chelsea didn't record even a single shot on target.
Luiz is poor in any partnership. He must not be allowed to play CB. When your attacking attributes are better than your defensive ones, how the **** can you call yourself a Defender?
Our strongest partnership is JT + Cahill. One missing and we're ******.
Luiz is poor in any partnership. He must not be allowed to play CB. When your attacking attributes are better than your defensive ones, how the **** can you call yourself a Defender?
Our strongest partnership is JT + Cahill. One missing and we're ******.
Totally agree, its so concerning we rely on a 33 year old!
Worry not - Zouma is a ******* wall. If the transition goes smoothly he should be a massive, massive adition to your defense.
Luiz is poor in any partnership. He must not be allowed to play CB. When your attacking attributes are better than your defensive ones, how the **** can you call yourself a Defender?
Hey, Roberto Carlos was a defender! Technically!
...late 90s wingback died for a reason.
Only in Europe, and that reason was a tactical shift away from 3 man defences. The likes of Christian Maggio and Camilo Zuniga and so on and so forth in the Italian league where 3 man defences are coming back into fashion are every bit as attacking as those classical Brazilian wingbacks.
Only in Europe, and that reason was a tactical shift away from 3 man defences. The likes of Christian Maggio and Camilo Zuniga and so on and so forth in the Italian league where 3 man defences are coming back into fashion are every bit as attacking as those classical Brazilian wingbacks.
Not quite, Brazil and Galacticos commonly played with 4-man at the back. Wing backs being the only wide players, they were usually battling each other, so it was often just the battle of lungs.
Nowadays you would get murdered with only one wide player, especially the one who can't even defend.