Chelsea 1 0 Manchester City

Chelsea 1 0 Manchester City

Blog Article

Result: Chelsea 1 0 Man CityA deflating, disappointing, and quite frankly depre sing, performance from Man City today, allowed Chelsea to run out comfortable victors and close the gap on the leaders of the Premier League, Manchester United. A first-half strike from Ghanaian international Michael E sien settled the contest, but in truth, the scoreline flattered City, who created almost nothing and were thoroughly outcla sed.The result moves Chelsea up into second place, just four points behind United, albeit having played one more game, whilst City stay in tenth position, level on points with Tottenham and currently four behind West Ham, who have a game in hand, as they try to push for that elusive seventh position, which would, in all likelihood,catapult them into the Europa Joe Paterno Jersey League (UEFA Cup).As miserbale as I am after the result from this game, it is worth remembering that Citys season will not be affected by fixtures such as these, against the top of the table sides, but rather the matches against the so-called le ser teams, such as Stoke, West Brom, Bolton, Portsmouth and Middlesborough encounters that City have all lost away from home this campaign.Felipe Hugh Jarse Caicedogets beaten to the ball once again by John TerryTeam NewsMi sing crucial first-team members Nifty Nige de Jong, Vincent Kompany, Craig Bellamy, Michael Johnson and Martin Petrov, City were always going to be up against the wall, and bo s Mark Hughes, once of Chelsea, was down to the bare bones in terms of selection. He chose to stick with the same eleven players who had defeated AaB Aalborg in midweek, with Felipe Hugh Jarse Caicedo holding off the threat of Ched Evans up-front. The were places on the bench for BERTI, yet to play a minute of first-team football for the Blues, and Valeri Bojinov, who is looking to gradually gain match fitne s following his succe sion of long-term injuries.With the exception of long-term absentee Joe Cole, Chelsea were able to field a full-strength side, thanks to the welcome return of both Ricardo Carvalho and Michael E sien. Nigerian holding midfielder Jon Obi Mikel made way for Deco, whilst a rejuvenated Didier Drogba was partnered up-front by former City striker Nicolas Anelka.City Line-Up GivenRichards Dunne Onuoha BridgeZabaleta Elano IrelandSWPRobinho CaicedoSubs: Hart, Garrido, BERTI, Etuhu, Fer******, Evans, BojinovCole tries to hold SWPs hand, who then realises hes forgotten to take the ball with himReportThe game started at a frenetic pace and the home side had the ball in the back of the net le s thana minute in. Following some neat work by Chelseas much vaunted midfield, the ball found its way to Frank Ive got an A* in Latin GCSE Lampard whocoolly dispatched it into the net. However, the eagle-eyed linesman, or a sistant referee if we are being politically correct, had spotted the England international in an offside position and the goal was disallowed. Even this early into the game, there were clear warning signs that Chelsea were far superior, with their plethora of talents overpowering a diminutive, dwarf-esque City midfield. E sien and Lampard, along with Deco and Michael Ballack, were pa sing the ball about supremely and displaying their undoubted quality.Despite being under pre sure, Citys defence, marshalled superbly by Richard mmmmmmm, pizza Dunne and Nedum Onuoha, were just about coping and the latterof these two heavyweights made a decisive and timely interception after twelve minutes to stop former Citizen Nicolas Anelka from advancing on goal. As resolute as the visitors were, one sensed that it was only a matter of time before the hosts opened the scoring, and unfortunately, Chelsea proved me right. City will be hugely disappointed with the manner of the goal, asLampard swung over a free-kick to E sien, given the freedom of the City box, and the Ghanaian promptly swung out his right leg and saw the ball ballooning over the stranded Shay Given.If thefinish was slightly fortunate, it was nothing more than what Chelski deserved and they continued to pre s for a second.Chelsea celebrate E siens goal, but Bosingwa seems more intent on stealing Ballacks numberWith City attacks rarer than City away wins, it was imperative that they grasped everychance to score, and they had a decent chance on the half-hour mark when Felipe Caicedo wriggled past the attentions of John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho to fashion a shooting opportunity. But if you could pick one player who you didnt want the ball to fall to in such circumstances, it wouldbe the Ecuadorian battering ram, who unsurprisingly dragged the shot wide, leaving the Blues, playing in theirdashing red and black striped outfit, ruing their mi sed chance.The home side were now dominating the game, and they should have been awarded a penalty when the normally unflappable Onuoha seemed to bring down Anelka as the jet-heeled Frenchman bore downon goal. The tu sle commenced outside the box, but as both players entered the area, Citys defender looked to have pulled back the Chelsea striker, only for Mike Rileyto answer the appeals in the negative, much to Onuohas relief.German international Michael Ballack should have put the home side further ahead minute later when he found himself unmarked in the City area, but following some neat interchange of pa sing between Lampard and Drogba, Ballack could only fire high, wide and not very handsome (rather like Peter Crouch or Wayne Rooney). Caicedo nearly got on the end of a Robinho cro s-cum-shot towards the end of the half, but the whistle went for the break with Chelsea firmly in the ascendancy.Look-a-like: Mike Riley and Squidward Tentacles from SpongeBob SquarePantsThe start of the second-half was even more one-way traffic than the first, with the hosts applying constant pre sure as they searched for a decisive second goal. Only a timely intervention from Onuoha stopped Anelka from notching against his former club, whilst Shay Given made an important stop from Drogbas low shot. Mark Hughes decided it was time for Darryl Bonner Jersey a change, so he brought on Ched Evans to replace the ineffective, to say the least, Caicedo.Brazilian utility-man Juliano Belletti, on for the injured Deco, was went within whiskers of adding to the scoreline as his 25 yard, left-foot shot cannoned back of the post with Given beaten. With City heavily under the cosh, Hughes another change was nece sary, so he replaced Elano withthe youngster Kelvin Etuhu, who yet again was proud to show off his horrendous looking ginger-dyed hair. Indeed, it was Etuhuwho actually caused a rare problemfor Chelsea, as he powered a shot just wide from the edge of the box. If the City fans hoped that this was the catalyst for a revival, they were mistaken, as substitute Florent Malouda twice mi sed chances to settle the contest.The Blues made their third change, albeit belatedly, as Valeri Bojinov replaced the ineffective Robinho, and the Bulgarian powerhouseimmediately caused caused a few problems, notably with a volley that had Cech panicking. Alas, the final whistle went to signify a Chelsea victory, and in truth, it was a 1 0 hammering.Mark Hughes consoles Robinho as he is substituted, having done nothing during the gameKey BattlesAshley Cole v Shaun Wright-PhillipsUnfortunately for City, SWP had probably his quietest game sincejoining from Chelsea. Nothing he did seemed to come off, and he was eventually shunted into a more central role as City pushed for an equaliser. Cole, despite allhis recent tribulations, was magnificent, constantly shutting out any danger from the left, and more often than not, he steamed forward to helpout in attack. Winner = ColeFrank Lampard v Pablo ZabaletaZabaleta didnt have a bad game, but he was overrun in midfield without the help of either Kompany or de Jong. Lampard, along with Ballack and especially E sien, ran the show at times, and was a constant thorn in Citys side with his menacing runs and pinpoint pa ses. Winner = LampardDidier Drogba v Richard Dunne and Nedum OnuohaBoth Dunne and Onuoha certainly had plently of practice at containing Drogba, due to the constant pre sure applied to the City defence. Onuoha in particular, stood upto this barrage and made a couple of last ditch, goal-saving tackles. Drogba was effective, using his body to hold the ball up well and he had a productive match. Winner = DrawHugh Jarse actually moved for oncePlayer RatingsGiven Made a fantastic stop from Drogba and was blame-le s for the goal. Looked shaky at times and didnt ooze confidence like he has done recently 7Richards Given license to roam forward quite a lot, and enjoyed some tu sles with Ashley Cole, but needs to work on final product. Must track back quicker as well, not at his snail pace. Decidedly dodgy positioning near the end when Malouda should have scored twice 6.5Dunne One of Citys better performers on the day. Had trouble at times with Drogbas physical presence but competed manfully and won his fair share of headers. Cleared one shot off the line superbly 7.5Onuoha Probably the best player on the pitch in a red and black striped shirt!! Might have given away a penalty in the first half, but after that was brilliant. He was commanding in the air and showed good speed to clear the danger on a few occasions 8.5Bridge Enjoyed a decent return to his former stomping ground, but failed to provide enough attacking threat. Troubled by Bosingwa at times, but without any cover on the left, thanks to Robinhos lack of effort, he did as he well as he could have hoped to 7Zabaleta Swamped by the ma s of blue shirts, but did his best to stem the flow of attacks. Looks much better at right-back, and will benefit hugely from the return of Kompany and de Jong 7Elano So very disappointing from the mercurial Brazilian, who is more mi s than hit at the moment. Occasional flashes of his brilliant pa sing, but even more flashes of abysmal attempts at a pa s, which just go to show that Gelson Fer****** should not take any more training se sions!! 6Ireland Tried his heart out, and covered every blade of gra s, but just could not find a way through. Not supported by the lack of interest shownby his teammates, but looked jaded towards the end, and should be rested in midweek 7SWP It hurts me to say it, but he was awful. Nothing he did came off, and he had le s impact than a nicotine pad on a chain smoker!! Another one who would benefit from a rest in midweek 5Robinho Why o why does Hughes play him in away games? If you think SWP was bad, then Robinho took crapne s to a new level!! Substitued towards the end, but was as if we had left the pitch long before then 4Caicedo Why o why does Hughes play him? If you think SWP and Robinho were bad, then Caicedo takes sh*tne s to a new level!! Failed to compete all afternoon and was rightly taken off 3Subs:Evans Livened up the attck when he replaced Kevin Norwood Jersey Hugh Jarse, but just lacks the quality to upset top-cla s defences. Worth a go in the UEFA Cup 7Etuhu Offered running power down Citys right flank, but the end product was often lacking 7Bojinov Looked bright when he came on, albeit much too late, and forced Cech into one good save from a volley 7Man of the Match: Nedum Onuoha
https://emilianoyyuo78776.idblogz.com/29446619/nfl-announces-2022-international-games-including-buccaneers-heading-to-germany
Click here Click here