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Alot has been made of Chelsea's season so far and it's been mainly doom and gloom from the media,
press and some of our supporters hasn't it!.
On a positive note, we have all witnessed the arrival of Juan Mata and he has really made a
fantastic impression for someone who is in his first season in England.
By Tony Edwards - San Jose, CA (Feb 9, 2012) US Soccer Players -- Tony looks at an innovative
marketing plan by the Rapids, asks about Edson Buddle's childhood role models, and sees the Western
Conference getting more difficult. Who is the 31st best player in the English Premier League,
according to the latest Castrol Rankings?
After my piece in defence of Aaron Ramsey on Sunday, it seemed only fitting that whoscored.com
would publish this piece today, which looks at the Premier League's most creative players since
2007.
It divides the number of minutes played by the chances that a player created from open play,
producing a mixture of expected and surprising results.
After nine matches away, El Pistolero was back in the Liverpool line up. The Uruguayan had been
watching in the stands as the mighty Reds gained excellent results against Manchester City and
Manchester United without him. Suarez came on as a substitute and could not inspire Liverpool
against a weakened Spurs team.
David Silva is behind more goals than any other midfielder, having a total of 17 goals and
assists, followed by Gareth Bale on 16. Nani and Mata are tied on 13, Valencia and Nasri on 10,
Giggs with 9 and Young on 7. However, when you take in to consideration the games they've actually
played in, specifically focussing on starts, Giggsy comes out top with an impressive 1.
Regular readers of my blog will know that I like to pick out a video on YouTube now and again to
showcase some of the work being done by fantastic people on there. In the last few days my Torres
post which had over 10,000 hits alone featured work put together on the video channel.
Here I present to you yet another one to have a watch.
Chelsea v Manchester United: A Battle Of Widths - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
According to Castrol EDGE Performance analysis, both Manchester United and
Chelsea's wingers have been key to both club's positive play this season, with Antonio Valencia,
Nani, Juan Mata and Daniel Sturridge all enjoying impressive campaigns.
A few months ago, everything was going swimmingly for City. All they seemingly had to do was to
show up for win after lopsided win. But then there was a gradual slide in theor fortunes. At the
end of January their season is but a litany of thwarted ambitions. Out of the Champions League in
December and by last week, the Carling Cup and the FA Cup, their accelerated program to win the
Premiership title seems to have hit a wall and in danger of being snatched by those other pesky
Mancunians and the upstart Spurs.
Liverpool set up a Carling Cup final against Cardiff after playing out a thrilling 2-2 draw with
Manchester City at Anfield to advance 3-2 on aggregate.
Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, City quickly drew level on aggregate thanks to a superb long-range
strike from defensive midfielder Nigel de Jong that flew into the top corner.
One thing I have noticed on my blog and amongst Chelsea fans in general is a difference of opinion
about our formation and who should be starting games. Of course we all know that for now AVB
prefers the 4-3-3 formation as per managers before him here, but I just wonder what you the Chelsea
fan reading this believes to be our better option(s).
Liverpool are eyeing Valencia winger Pablo Hernandez according to Madrid-based daily Marca.
Reds boss Kenny Dalglish has kept his powder dry in the current transfer window, despite admitting
that he has money to spend if he so chooses.
But his side's recent poor performances are thought to have given the Scot pause for thought.
By Chris Wright
Given that he really shouldn't have been on the pitch by that time, Tottenham had every right to
feel absolutely bloody eviscerated at the final whistle seeing as Mario Balotelli both won and
then subsequently rolled home a 95th-minute penalty to nab all three points for Man City with the
final touch of the game at the Etihad.
Harry Redknapp, who spent most of last week aiming poisonous verbal darts in the direction of
Manchester City manager, Roberto Mancini, last night went on live television to try to get the FA
to take retrospective action against Mario Balotelli for an alleged stamp on Scott Parker during
City's dramatic win against Spurs.
Super Sunday is one again upon us with a couple of high profile fixtures worth watching.
Manchester United travel to London to face Arsenal in the return fixture of the match they won 8-2
at Old Trafford earlier in the season.
The other big fixture of the day sees league leaders Manchester City host 3rd place Tottenham at
the Etihad stadium in a day that could see their lead atop the EPL table extended or cut.
Bale living up to the hype for Tottenham - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
According to Castrol EDGE Performance analysis, Gareth Bale has been one of the Premier League's
best performers this season, with the Welsh winger both scoring and creating regularly for his
high-flying Tottenham side.
Manchester city headed 3 points clear as they recorded a win over Wigan although the match
certainly won't go down as one of the greatest City performances of all time. I got a rather uneasy
feeling just before kick-off and it proved to be quite a nervy game all round as, I think it's fair
to say, City scrapped away to get a 1-0 victory in a half empty DW Stadium.
szólj hozzá: Wigan 0-1 Manchester City
Edin Dzeko sighting once again. This time he flew high over the Wigan defense to head the ball
home of a David Silva free kick. The 1-0 win established a three point lead over Utd at the top of
the table.
Roberto Mancini reignited his feud with Wayne Rooney as he brandished an imaginary red card
against Maynor Figueroa for a handball.
Manchester City finally ended their bad run and also kept their lead at the top of the premier
league after picking up a pretty hard fought victory against Wigan Athletic on Monday.
Bosnian international striker, Edin Dzeko, ended his 11th matches goal drought to bring joy
again for Man City's faithful after Roberto Mancini's side were disappointed in FA Cup and Carling
Cup matches few days ago.
Edin Dzeko gets on the end of a wonderful free-kick from David Silva to give Manchester City all
three points against Wigan at the DW Stadium.
By Alan Duffy
Wigan Athletic 0-1 Manchester City Premier League 16th January 2012
An Edin Dzeko header midway through the first-half was enough to give Manchester City a win at
the DW Stadium on Monday night, a victory that puts them three points clear of rivals Man United at
the top of the table.
After a very disappointing first half against Liverpool and a distinct lack of cutting edge in
the 2nd half, Wigan away is probably one of the best places to go right now for a game to build up
your confidence again. I mean that with respect of course, but there is no denying that Wigan
aren't having a great season.
Captain Fantastic...Liverpool were victorious in the first leg of
the Carling Cup Semi Final with Manchester City last night courtesy of a Steven Gerrard penalty.
Manager Kenny Dalglish used tactics to his advantage as Liverpool began to park the bus in the
second half. Man City could do nothing to get an effort past the Liverpool defence let alone past
Pepe Reina who was left relatively jobless throughout the 90 minutes.
By Chris Wright
"You got once chance, mon frere!"
It was a bit of a strange, suffocating old game but, thanks principally to Kenny Dalglish
switching to a flat-back nine for the majority of the second-half, Liverpool came away from the
Etihad with the slimmest of advantages (City's first back-to-back home defeat since February 2008)
to take back to Anfield for the second leg.
Shortly after facing a home defeat against their city rival Manchester United in the FA Cup,
another disappointing episode arrived for Manchester City as they suffered a similar outcome in the
Carling Cup against Liverpool on Wednesday.
This second defeat in a row obviously stunned the Eastlands, but coach Roberto Mancini remains
positive with his team's strength as he even believed that his team can reverse the result in the
second leg.
On a serious, and I mean se-ri-ous level, I have no idea how Wayne Rooney could have been voted
into the FIFA World XI over Robin van Persie.
Apparently over 50,000 professional footballers from across the world submitted their votes for the
World XI team. And somehow, Rooney was voted in.
By FRANCO PANIZO
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- If you were to ask MLS coaches which players at this year's combine
helped their cause the most, David Silva would surely be among the more common names mentioned.
The Mexican-born attacking midfielder from UCSB was one of the brightest spots at the combine,
showing the playmaking ability that his him considered a top prospect.
Not a surprise that the FA has turned down Vincent Kompany's appeal for the straight red card
that he picked up in the Manchester derby on Sunday.
The Man City captain will now miss City's next four games (its four games and not three as this
is his second red card of the season).
Kompany, who has arguably City's best player over the last two seasons, will miss tomorrow
night's Carling Cup semi-final first-leg with Liverpool.
Not a surprise that the FA has turned down Vincent Kompany's appeal for the straight red card
that he picked up in the Manchester derby on Sunday.
The Man City captain will now miss City's next four games (its four games and not three as this
is his second red card of the season).
Kompany, who has arguably City's best player over the last two seasons, will miss tomorrow
night's Carling Cup semi-final first-leg with Liverpool.
Andy Carroll's goal against Oldham has hopefully given him some
confidence...Liverpool are off to the Etihad once again as they prepare to face Manchester City
in the first leg of the Carling Cup Semi Final on Wednesday night. The most recent clash between
the sides saw City put three past Liverpool, the Reds made a good performance, they just couldn't
find the net.
Liver Bird: League Cup Semi Final Take One
Andy Carroll's goal against Oldham has hopefully given him some confidence... Liverpool are off
to the Etihad once again as they prepare to face Manchester City in the first leg of the Carling
Cup Semi Final on Wednesday night.
Let's face it, yesterday's Manchester derby was awful. Yes, there were goals and a spirited
second-half fightback from City after an understandably poor first-half display.
But the game was ruined as a fair contest by Chris Foy and Wayne Rooney in the eleventh minute.
Anyone who knows the rules of football intimately will understand that Foy's decision to send off
City captain Vincent Kompany for his tackle on Nani was plainly wrong.
Roberto, ditch Sheikh Mansour for Mitt Romney. He's got cash to give away.
The Italian is complaining that he's down to two central midfielders and one striker. James
Milner and Nigel De Jong will start in the middle and Sergio Aguero patrols up front.
The Ivory Coast has refused his demand to release Yaya and Kolo Toure till after the Man Utd FA
Cup showdown for their ACN campaign.
Manchester City's coach, Roberto Mancini, reveals that they might try to snatch an additional
midfielder in the January transfer window, but it will only happen once they managed to offload
some of their current unused players, including Carlos Tevez.
Mancini reveals that there are around three to four players that his club planned to offload
this winter and the manager is very hopeful that everything would happen just as planned.
Manchester City and Liverpool need a solution for striking flaws | Richard
Williams
Edin Dzeko's ponderous play blunted the creativity of Sergio Agüero and David Silva, while Andy
Carroll needs more support Emerging from an unexpected post-Christmas hangover, Manchester City had
something to prove on Tuesday night.
TEAM NEWS: David Silva and Sergio Aguero return for Manchester City's Premier League
clash against Liverpool
View the full story here: Goal
A news article on 2012-01-03 19:00:00 from: Goal
This news item has been reproduced from today's media.
Ah yes, we all know that familiar feeling, David Silva... when it's too cold to even say a word!
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As City wheel and deal in another transfer window, Samir Nasri falls further down the pecking
order. And he just joined. Think how early-adopter Wayne Bridge feels.
It's hard to watch several leagues simultaneously, which somewhat tempers the distaste for the
phenomenon of sugardaddied Manchester City and makes the team an intriguing entity to behold.
By Alan Duffy
Sunderland 1-0 Manchester City Premier League 1st January 2012
After seeing Manchester United and Chelsea both lose, and Tottenham drop two points at the
Liberty Stadium, the scene was set at the Stadium of Light for Manchester City's diamond-encrusted
side to move ahead in the race for the title.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
3 January 2012
20.00 GMT
Etihad Stadium
History:
Total Appearances: 162
Liverpool Wins: 80
Manchester City Wins: 41
Draws: 41
Last Premier League Meeting: 27 November 2011 Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City (Lescott og)
Form:
Liverpool: The Reds have been one of the hardest teams to read this season.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
3 January 2012
20.00 GMT
Etihad Stadium
History:
Total Appearances: 162
Liverpool Wins: 80
Manchester City Wins: 41
Draws: 41
Last Premier League Meeting: 27 November 2011 Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City (Lescott og)
Form:
Liverpool: The Reds have been one of the hardest teams to read this season.
