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MOTM vs City

loz

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Who was your MOTM vs City?  

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  1. 1. Who was your MOTM vs City?

    • Cech
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    • A Cole
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    • Terry
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    • Carvalho
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    • Bosingwa
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    • Essien
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    • Ballack
      2
    • Lampard
      0
    • Deco
      0
    • Drogba
      0
    • Anelka
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    • Belletti
      0
    • Malouda
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loz

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Take your pick.

Essien for me - OK the goal was lucky but he was everywhere today and rarely, if ever, lost out in a tackle. He carried Ballack and Lampard through the 90 minutes today.

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I thought several players played really well, but Essien was the best. He's a frickin God on the pitch. I'm just a bit worried that we play him too much. Can't be good to do that just after being out for a long time.

He's different to most players though, a force of nature who just seems to hit the ground running every time he returns after a lay-off. I wouldn't be overly worried.

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monster performance from essien, his best showing in midfield perhaps since jose was manager. credit to him, such a wonderful athlete to be able to play like that after juve off the back of such a long injury.

credit too to hiddink. using ballack as the deepest player in midfield, freeing essien to get forward.

riccy was quality too.

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monster performance from essien, his best showing in midfield perhaps since jose was manager. credit to him, such a wonderful athlete to be able to play like that after juve off the back of such a long injury.

credit too to hiddink. using ballack as the deepest player in midfield, freeing essien to get forward.

riccy was quality too.

To be honest I don't think anyone was poor today, at a push I would nominate Deco however he looked about as fit for football as Veron did against Monaco. There were quite a few average performances but nobody was really poor, well apart from Robinho!

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You have to wonder what Mikel was thinking while sitting on the bench watching Essien's towering performance.

Probably, "I'll get me coat"

Maybe not as Essien wasn't playing in Mikel's position. Mikel's best hope is that the club don't give Ballack a contract extension and next season we see Mikel, Lampard and Essien as the midfield three.

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Why wait for next season Loz? I'm not as down on Ballack as many on here, but that would be my three now.

I wouldn't argue with that either Just - I just think Ballack will see out this season as a regular and it could well be that his form picks up again if he plays behind Essien and Lampard.

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Maybe not as Essien wasn't playing in Mikel's position. Mikel's best hope is that the club don't give Ballack a contract extension and next season we see Mikel, Lampard and Essien as the midfield three.

I've been saying that for a while now Loz, and barring us buying any central midfielder in the off season I think that will be who our midfield 3 will be.

I also doubt that we will see another central midfielder bought in the off season if the club are meant to be true to their word. I think Ballack may do a Sheva and head back to Bayern, as Sheva did with AC, to play a bit-part in the team that still loves him.

The other thing that we have to ask ourselves is; who will the new manager be? If a manager comes in that plays 4-4-2, then who will be the midfield 2? Right now, it would have to be Lamaprd and Essien with Mikel being relegated to the bench. However, if we do go 4-4-2 and Mikel has been groomed more as a holding midfielder, then would he even get a look in under a new manager?

Interesting times no doubt, but right now it's great to see most of the team back and in form, and with the dippers doing us a favour over Man U you just never know what could happen.

Come on you Blues

Scott

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