As requested, I'm making an entry about analyzing the Manchester City vs. Chelsea game that took place last Sunday.
Before I talk about the game, first a little recap about the recent news involving these two teams. A couple weeks ago, Robinho, switched teams from Real Madrid to Manchester City. Before making the switch, there were other teams trying to get him, among them Chelsea. But Chelsea wasn't promising the big bucks like Man City was, so Robinho turned them down for Man City.
Ironically Robinho's debut game was against Chelsea this past Sunday. It was promising to be the ultimate showdown, and it was. Chelsea won 3-1.
Robinho lived up to his worth with the goal early in the first half, however he didn't give as great a showing at the end of the first half and the rest of the second half. Although he didn't play as well as he was supposed to, Robinho can't be expected to carry the entire Man. City team to greatness. Despite his inconsistent play throughout the game, he did do what he was brought in to do...score. He's only one guy, not eleven. The entire Man. City team is to blame for the loss, not just Robinho.
On the other side of things, Chelsea had a real good showing. Unlike Man. City, Chelsea concentrated on team play and it worked out in the end. Carvalho, Lampard and Anelka made some really amazing magic with their goals, giving Robinho a little taste of what he could have had. It was an important win for Chelsea, proving to their fans, the world and most importantly themselves that they're contenders.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
September 19th, 2008 - Chelsea 3 Manchester City 1
Posted by Ally Weber at 11:15 AM
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That was definately a headliner game because of the situation with Robinho and the new Man City ownership, but tomorrow's match-up between Chelsea and Man U is much greater. Like you said, Robinho is only one guy so it will take some time and more moves for them. United on the other hand just took a loss at Anfield and now heads to Stamford Bridge where Chelsea hasn't lost since the beginning of Roman's reign. Fuel to fire was just added as Scolari just made an open invitation to Ronaldo to join Chelsea. It will be interesting to see how he plays against a Chelsea side that has been rolling under Scolari.
That Ronaldo offer was tongue and cheek though, there's no way that Ronaldo goes to Chelsea because they have Joe Cole already, and I don't think the fans would like him or the ownership if that move were to be made.
I don't know if this will be seen, but has anyone reading this found a way/place to watch the games better than streaming them from SopCast like I do? Is there a bar in Iowa City that shows them before 11 a.m.?
Let me know.
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