PL Gameweek 1 | 16/08/24 - 19/08/24

They bought Nkunku after a season where he scored all his goals as a striker or ten. Maresca sticks him on the wing. Smart.
 
Enzo misses the ball has a dive. Caf - pen to Chelsea. Enzo stamps on Dias, Caf - pen to Chelsea.
 
Foul by Enzo for me. Then a pen, if you're not giving that.
 
Referee will have to blow penalty soon. Now Nkunku is down. Need to see replay.
 
City look terrible tbf.
Chelsea would not be losing this if their forward were even half decent
 
Chelsea are very much in the game despite the City wingers having plenty of success, especially Savinho skinning Cucurella a bunch of times. Chelsea actually had more of the ball with 52.7% possession

Chelsea poor in the final third - Enzo and Jackson some chances to do better. 4 attempts to City's 8
 
Guardiola upping the difficulty by playing ten Hag ball from last season. Chelsea just ran through their midfield the last 10 minutes.

Think he will put Nunes on for Lewis, the latter didn’t have a good half, got outmuscled a lot.
 
The amount of diving going completely unpunished increases every year they don't do anything about it.
 
shit game. City can play, but they obviously aren't arsed unless they are losing. Chelsea simply can't play at all. then got in good positions plenty of times, but can't do anything with the ball. Jackson is as stupid as they come.
 
Scrappy, scrappy half. City complacent and miles off, Chelsea naive but trying.

Similar to the Charity Shield we look completely undercooked. Savinho on it and Haaland looking fresh but we've been poor in midfield vs a young midfield and defence has been all at sea. Said it before and I'll say it again, Lewis is not strong enough to actually defend when he was too, I'd gladly see Walker on for him if Kyle is fit.

I don't think we actually deserve to be ahead. Two teams creating scrappy half chances of which Chelsea have probably had more.
 
if this were last season, chelsea would up 2-1 with 2 cole palmer penalties.
 
Snow said:
The amount of diving going completely unpunished increases every year they don't do anything about it.
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Pretty sure the only player penalised for simulation so far this weekend has been Harry Maguire.
 
padr81 said:
Enzo misses the ball has a dive. Caf - pen to Chelsea. Enzo stamps on Dias, Caf - pen to Chelsea.
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That’s because it’s week one. Wait till someone else is near the top in a few months time. That’s when the refs will be against you on here at least.
 
OldSchoolManc said:
Taylor wouldn’t give a penalty against City if they punched them straight in the face
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Horrible ref but what penalty should he have given here? Haven't seen the Nkunku replay, but I didn't think that was a pen and the Enzo one certainly wasn't - Enzo fouls Dias first.
 
The worst decision the ref made so far IMO is the lack of a yellow for Caicedo for his challenge on KdB.

Is that influenced by the fact I have a bet on Caicedo to be booked? Probably.
 
Random rant on:

Haaland and De Bruyne look like they are on set for Star Wars. Ugly cnuts with their ugly hair and behaviour, I seriously cannot understand why people sympathize them. Easily the most unlikeable team since Liverpool with Suarez, and Chelsea with Terry/Drogba.
 
OldSchoolManc said:
Taylor wouldn’t give a penalty against City if they punched them straight in the face
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Against city? You mean for Chelsea. Taylor has absolutely screwed us over so many more times than he has done to you lot. He's a cnut.
 
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