Sunday 5th August - Chelsea 0-2 Man City (Community Shield)

[Stan]

McManaman just said 'it's great to see Maurizio Sarri back in the Premier League' 

 absolute berk.

[Dan+]

I'm obviously sick he's gone and not happy with how he went about it but I weirdly do find myself really hoping Mahrez smashes it for these. I've talked him up that much I can't have him let me down. Go out and vindicate everything I've said.

[Stan]

Great play by Foden. Good hit by Aguero.

[roversgirl]

Aguero = goals. I can't believe at times he is dropped by City and Argentina for alternative strikers as he should be pretty much the first name on the team sheet every time! One of the best strikers in Premier League history.

[Stan]

Just now, roversgirl said:

Aguero = goals. I can't believe at times he is dropped by City and Argentina for alternative strikers as he should be pretty much the first name on the team sheet every time! One of the best strikers in Premier League history.

for City I'm guessing it's sometimes due to injury.

[Stan]

Has Morata even had a touch of the ball 

[Dan+]

7 minutes ago, roversgirl said:

Aguero = goals. I can't believe at times he is dropped by City and Argentina for alternative strikers as he should be pretty much the first name on the team sheet every time! One of the best strikers in Premier League history.

Argentina's wealth of options makes it ridiculously hard to choose to be fair and especially if one of the forwards has an off day. So many instances where you could say "how's he not picking Higuain when Aguero's like this" etc...

Saying that god knows how some of the mediocrity that did play for them in Russia got game time.

[Stan]

Abraham and Hudson-Odoi look very similar

 

Tammy Abraham:

Callum Hudson-Odoi

[Happy Blue]

46 minutes ago, DNA said:

Minus 2 names, that's almost a full strength team Guardiola has chosen for this. Quite surprised.

2??  ...Ederson, Otamendi, Kompany, Sterling, De Bruyne, Silva  ...it's half a first team that's only just returned from holidays a few days ago

[Bluewolf]

If that's going to be the standard of defending we can anticipate seeing this season then we are going to get turned over a fair amount... 

No threat up front and sure as hell no focus at the back... 

[Dan+]

Man City's goal was a predictable type of goal, walking through the Chelsea midfield which is that bit too attacking in a game like this.

[Dan+]

Mate of mine raves about Hudson-Odoi. Do like the look of him to be honest. Not had the end product yet but he tries the right things, they'll come off eventually, he's not far off.

[Stan]

Just now, Cannabis said:

Morata is proper anonymous so far.

best thing he did was run away and drag defenders away for Hudson-Odoi to have his shot at goal.

[Happy Blue]

25 minutes ago, roversgirl said:

Aguero = goals. I can't believe at times he is dropped by City and Argentina for alternative strikers as he should be pretty much the first name on the team sheet every time! One of the best strikers in Premier League history.

Aguero gets rested due to his injury record, best striker we have ever had

[Happy Blue]

 Bravo

[Cicero]

Did better towards the end of the first yet still some issues that the personal we currently have i feel can't fixed. 

[Stan]

how has Aguero missed?!

[Happy Blue]

Aguero, Aguero 

[Happy Blue]

Aguero is rusty as fuck

[Happy Blue]

2-0 Aguero

[Stan]

Goal Aguero! 2-0!

nice move but Chelsea wasteful in possession.

[Happy Blue]

Bernardo is going to be a huge player for us this season

[Stan]

3 minutes ago, Happy Blue said:

Bernardo is going to be a huge player for us this season

do you reckon Foden will play much? 

[RandoEFC+]

Chelsea look really poor.

[Happy Blue]

Just now, Stan said:

do you reckon Foden will play much? 

Don't think so, he's competing with Silva, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez and Diaz