manchester city did all yesterday and it was very amazing game between the blue shirt and the blue moon. city keep it up. prepare well before making your impact against city. twaaaaa Chelsea who was bakayoko yesterday like U12 player hahaha city all the way luv u Kevin de bryne
Well played Pep, the tactics were spot on today. Dropping the full backs into the defence and moving the midfielders out wide totally stopped our threat whatsoever from the full backs. Man City were always going to dominate possession but our set up helped them a lot in creating chances especially after Morata was subbed off, there was nobody to hold the ball coming in from the back and no threat whatsoever when you are relying for goals on counter attack. Moreover, nobody pressed on the ball when Man City were playing from the back which they did ever so well against us,one of the reasons why we did not create much until the last 15 or so minutes. The Chelsea midfield was poor today, no one except for Fabregas(who had a poor game himself) has a good passing range in the midfield and which in turn made it so easy for Man City to control the game for the most part. Should have brought on Michy instead on Willian, and Pedro for Bakayoko later on.
Man City took their time to score and it was a great goal, Tibo had no chance of saving that. KDB is, in my opinion the best attack minded midfielder in the world and he had an excellent game overall. Well, I hope Aguero and Morata get well soon, it is great seeing so many great strikers in the league and they certainly will be missed, Morata more so for Chelsea as it seems. Its the first time Conte is having to deal with a lot of fixtures in a short period which Pep has been doing since last year(in PL) and it is a blessing in disguise for Conte to learn more about his team now early on into the season. Well, onto the next fixture now, I think we gon' be alright :)
@NuchalLine- He has shown that before when he has 1 great season followed by 1 completely non-existent one but to be fair to him today, he was in the wrong position. Whether or not he wants to play as a number 10 is irrelevant, he is at his best when he starts wide and has the freedom to drift in and there is where he should play. I believe Chelsea should've started 3-4-3 with Hazard wide left then we may have seen him test the tackling patience of Walker & Stones. Morata's injury and Conte bringing on Willian in his place was a huge mistake as well. Pretty much every decision Conte made today went against him.
@splint3r I literally can't believe this and you call yourself a Chelsea fan? Hazard is coming back from a major injury and was the star of the match in Madrid only 3 days ago. Conte's tactical masterplan today was to defend with 11 players and lean on Hazard to win the game. And when that backfired because City's midfield's tactics completely dominated Chelsea's, it apparently is Hazard's fault because he's just shown he can't be up there with the best. Now I'm not sure whether you are a troll or actually a Chelsea fan, but if the latter, you should be fckng grateful that Hazard is willing to play for your EPL team. If he was Brazilian, he'd probably have been forcing his way out years ago.
I see KDB and D. Silva completely dominating Kanye and Bakayoko. I believe City's front 3 with their pace will cause so much trouble for the Chelsea defense. I believe this game will be a 1:1 draw!
Cahill will cause man city score And ithnk with christsensen and cahill cmbinatio will not stop Jesus from scoring,,,,Pedro has not yet picked his best form Chelsea will have less attacks ,,,,morata playing a very soft game will not give a big threat
City is impossible to win this match ..chelsea r too strong in thier home ground , even if Aguero will play or not play even if 100 Agueros play the city will not win and iam very sure of what iam saying 100%
Outcome of this game depends on display of De Bruyne and Silva,so its on Kante and Bakayoko to close them down and i really dont think that is something unachiavable. Chelsea already had 3 big games this season and they managed to win against Tot and Atleti both 2 : 1 and only drew against Arsenal but that must be their weakest game of season. I think City will dominate possesion here but with no big impact on game and i expect in form Morata to add one more to his tally. 1 - 0 host.
Pep's never won at Stamford Bridge, and that's not going to change this weekend. 2-0 Chelsea, Conte tactical masterclass. It will be interesting to see if he goes with a 3-5-2 (as he has done in big games this season), or his usual 3-4-3. A front 3 of Pedro-Morata-Hazard would absolutely destroy City's average centre-back pairing, and a Kante-Bakayoko should physically bully the likes of De Bruyne and Silva. This could be the game where City start to tail off, as seen last season.
Man City might be topping the table but they havent really met a really challenging side.
Unlike Chelsea and United, City have had nice opening fixtures against shaky shaky sides like Liverpool .
This game ia a good test for Pep Guardiola's men. Are they capable? But I see a narrow home victory for my favourite team.
Chelsea 2-1 Man City and Morata to open the scoring.
@254720146562. Your comments are good for Chelsea fans but I am a MU fan and think City will win 3-1. They got everything right now, pace, knack for scoring goals, teamwork, with or without Mendy and Aguero. Even Delph wants a piece of the cake when given the chance. Scary, this City side.
manchester city did all yesterday and it was very amazing game between the blue shirt and the blue moon. city keep it up. prepare well before making your impact against city. twaaaaa Chelsea who was bakayoko yesterday like U12 player hahaha city all the way luv u Kevin de bryne
poor performance by chelsea they deserved to lose
Well played Pep, the tactics were spot on today. Dropping the full backs into the defence and moving the midfielders out wide totally stopped our threat whatsoever from the full backs. Man City were always going to dominate possession but our set up helped them a lot in creating chances especially after Morata was subbed off, there was nobody to hold the ball coming in from the back and no threat whatsoever when you are relying for goals on counter attack. Moreover, nobody pressed on the ball when Man City were playing from the back which they did ever so well against us,one of the reasons why we did not create much until the last 15 or so minutes. The Chelsea midfield was poor today, no one except for Fabregas(who had a poor game himself) has a good passing range in the midfield and which in turn made it so easy for Man City to control the game for the most part. Should have brought on Michy instead on Willian, and Pedro for Bakayoko later on.
Man City took their time to score and it was a great goal, Tibo had no chance of saving that. KDB is, in my opinion the best attack minded midfielder in the world and he had an excellent game overall. Well, I hope Aguero and Morata get well soon, it is great seeing so many great strikers in the league and they certainly will be missed, Morata more so for Chelsea as it seems. Its the first time Conte is having to deal with a lot of fixtures in a short period which Pep has been doing since last year(in PL) and it is a blessing in disguise for Conte to learn more about his team now early on into the season. Well, onto the next fixture now, I think we gon' be alright :)
hazard showed why he cant be up there with the best
@NuchalLine- He has shown that before when he has 1 great season followed by 1 completely non-existent one but to be fair to him today, he was in the wrong position. Whether or not he wants to play as a number 10 is irrelevant, he is at his best when he starts wide and has the freedom to drift in and there is where he should play. I believe Chelsea should've started 3-4-3 with Hazard wide left then we may have seen him test the tackling patience of Walker & Stones. Morata's injury and Conte bringing on Willian in his place was a huge mistake as well. Pretty much every decision Conte made today went against him.
@NuchalLine I agree. And I am a Chelsea fan.
@splint3r I literally can't believe this and you call yourself a Chelsea fan? Hazard is coming back from a major injury and was the star of the match in Madrid only 3 days ago. Conte's tactical masterplan today was to defend with 11 players and lean on Hazard to win the game. And when that backfired because City's midfield's tactics completely dominated Chelsea's, it apparently is Hazard's fault because he's just shown he can't be up there with the best. Now I'm not sure whether you are a troll or actually a Chelsea fan, but if the latter, you should be fckng grateful that Hazard is willing to play for your EPL team. If he was Brazilian, he'd probably have been forcing his way out years ago.
@NuchalLine You made me forgot for one second that football is a team sport.
what really makes a diference right now for City is Ederson. And after being knocked out shows no effect of any fear
lol its about time atleti beat them at bridge
how can they claim hazard is top world-class player? rather ass
@koziol.mutant Ah crap, Goal.com's childish users found their way to whoscored :(
Konte is fraud:)
@tar88s is that conte + kante?
@pasopati ok my bad, Conte is fraud:) Please do not hesitate to ask if you still have any questions:)
@tar88s i agree.
man city. is like barca. wow. even better.. yoh..
man city. is like barca. wow. even better.. yoh..
the ball and ur body momentum equals a nice shot like kevins
Conte's pragmatism spoiling the spectacle. Pedro and Moses need to come on.
Conte parking the double decker bus
City win or draw
2-0 chelsea win
@pasopati how can they score 2 playing w 7 defensive players?
@edemex well, with counterattack ofc but since moratta out, it will be 0-0
@edemex i noticed that too, conte playing italian soccer when hes unsure
both teams to score, morata to assist or score, chelsea barely getting the win if they do
@thewolfoffifa wrong.. morata didnt do anything
@edemex when hes healthy its a different story
@edemex If Chelsea should score than only through Morata, their best player. Since he is out I don't see them scoring...
I see KDB and D. Silva completely dominating Kanye and Bakayoko. I believe City's front 3 with their pace will cause so much trouble for the Chelsea defense. I believe this game will be a 1:1 draw!
Cahill will cause man city score And ithnk with christsensen and cahill cmbinatio will not stop Jesus from scoring,,,,Pedro has not yet picked his best form Chelsea will have less attacks ,,,,morata playing a very soft game will not give a big threat
City is impossible to win this match ..chelsea r too strong in thier home ground , even if Aguero will play or not play even if 100 Agueros play the city will not win and iam very sure of what iam saying 100%
@delpiero1100 "Chelsea r too strong in thier home ground" Burnley and Crystal Palace might disagree.
@delpiero1100 lol
1-3 i from iran
city win i.m sure 100% handicap -1/5
@mohammadand city cant win today
@delpiero1100 yeah exactly the same as PSG couldn't win on Wednesday you genius
@afx ok u r right ..u got me
Sane and Jesus score , City win..very obvious
Chelsea 2 - 2 City
Man city win 1-2
Chelsea 4 - 3 Manchester city
Outcome of this game depends on display of De Bruyne and Silva,so its on Kante and Bakayoko to close them down and i really dont think that is something unachiavable. Chelsea already had 3 big games this season and they managed to win against Tot and Atleti both 2 : 1 and only drew against Arsenal but that must be their weakest game of season. I think City will dominate possesion here but with no big impact on game and i expect in form Morata to add one more to his tally. 1 - 0 host.
Aguero is out
Aguero will not play for Man City, after he had e crash last night. A few broken ribs probably, wich is a huge blow for the citizens.
@Barele Chelsea 2-0 Man City
the most mancity can achieve is a draw, but being beaten is a must.
CHELSEA 3-1
Pep's never won at Stamford Bridge, and that's not going to change this weekend. 2-0 Chelsea, Conte tactical masterclass. It will be interesting to see if he goes with a 3-5-2 (as he has done in big games this season), or his usual 3-4-3. A front 3 of Pedro-Morata-Hazard would absolutely destroy City's average centre-back pairing, and a Kante-Bakayoko should physically bully the likes of De Bruyne and Silva. This could be the game where City start to tail off, as seen last season.
@ilovefooty Except that last season it was Spurs in October that ended City's good start.
@ilovefooty Kante and Bakayoko bullying who? Hazard destroying who? It wasn't going to change this weekend, ey? Go to sleep.
Possession to lose out here. 3-1
draw
After hitting (The) Atletico on the double like that, I just imagine the size of morale in the Chelsea dressing room. 3½ points Conte-Kante.
Man City's attacking ability might overwhelm Chelsea. If Aguero and Jesus are fully fit after the CL game then I'd have to say City win
Man City might be topping the table but they havent really met a really challenging side. Unlike Chelsea and United, City have had nice opening fixtures against shaky shaky sides like Liverpool . This game ia a good test for Pep Guardiola's men. Are they capable? But I see a narrow home victory for my favourite team. Chelsea 2-1 Man City and Morata to open the scoring.
@254720146562. Your comments are good for Chelsea fans but I am a MU fan and think City will win 3-1. They got everything right now, pace, knack for scoring goals, teamwork, with or without Mendy and Aguero. Even Delph wants a piece of the cake when given the chance. Scary, this City side.
@254720146562 I like your argument
@254720146562 I couldn't say it better, mate!