Chelsea such a well drilled team be hard to see another beat them this year.
Premier League Gameweek 12
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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Inclusive of City. Stop underestimating your own team’s players
Stop trolling this thread please. We get it you don't like Rodgers.
Kante has only ever performed under Tuchel. 
Trolling 1.01 - make it sound believable.
Trolling 1.01 - make it sound believable.
Rodgers post-match interview is hilarious. "In fairness to the lads, they responded in the second half". Yeah man, ye were on the front foot the whole half. Only conceded four.
Its a fecking woeful take. Definitely a bit of wumming involvedKante has only ever performed under Tuchel.
Trolling 1.01 - make it sound believable.
Based on the fact that I don't actually think Chelsea have brilliant individuals, I just think you have an exceptional system in place (as all top teams should) which makes them appear better. Take Rudiger for example, he was honestly the biggest carthorse going before Tuchel came in and you moved to a back three and now suddenly he looks world class. They are well protected by the level of possession and the overall team setup which just isn't the case in that Leicester team, particularly this season. Fofana as an individual has incredible talent and looks like a potential world-beater in any system for any team. I'm not convinced you can take all those Chelsea defenders and say the same. Anyway, it's close in comparison to the first 11 defences between the two but where Chelsea are miles ahead are in their squad depth and that's what provides the edge over a team like Leicester, not just in the first 11 quality.
You are Champions of Europe. City aren't.
Quote it because I haven't said that.Kante has only ever performed under Tuchel.
Trolling 1.01 - make it sound believable.
Wow fair play. Can’t really debate because taking Tielemans over Kante “by a distance” it’s such an absurd take. I’m sure the overwhelming majority of football fans would agree.
Here's a hot take, how about instead of making snide comments in the thread you actually quote me when you have something to say. Happy to have a discussion if you disagree and that's fine but just posting shite and pretending that's what has been said is at best petty and at worst stupid.
Nah mate I would take our midfield for sure. I’m just saying that outside of City’s midfield it’s not even debatable to me.
If this was the case the City Chelsea matchup at Stamford Bridge this season would not have looked so one sided.
By a distance is a tad bit much. That said I do think Kante is very much overrated by a majority of football fans, who ignore his shortcomings as a midfield beyond a destroyer role.
Tielemans still has a lot to do in his career to make the discussion discussion worthy, even if his skillset is wider.
I don't really care what the consensus is, football fans are fickle as feck so that doesn't mean a whole lot. What I know for a fact is that under Lampard, Kante was asked to get involved more, play higher up the pitch and use the ball more effectively and he failed. There were plenty of people saying he was done and that he was overrated based on those performances. Fast forward 12 months and he's been put back into that simple ball winning role under a much better tactical manager and he's looked good again. He's a great player in certain teams and certain systems but the very truly world class players are great in more diverse roles. Scholes played all over midfield and was the best player on the park in every one of those positions. Kante is miles off that level of player.
Agreed but glad to see someone else can actually acknowledge the incredible skill set Tielemans possesses. Wouldnt surprise me in the slightest if he gets a move to a top team in the next couple of seasons and everyone starts using over his performances, similar to what happened to Modric.
Probably best you stop digging that hole
Chelsea will demolish us next week. How many more humiliations under Ole are we going to have to endure I wonder?
What time is the game next weekend?
Probably best you stop telling people what to do
Will you take him to the pub and shoot him?Probably best you stop telling people what to do
Maybe I will
You really must not watch much football. Kante was struggling with injuries that season. He does have a wonderful career to back up his rating by most people that do pay attention to the game outside their own team.
Alright, let's watch this uncoordinated mess.
Maybe I will
I love watching United play all the same really makes the weekend..
Southampton ahead at Norwich. Che Adams. 0-1.
Not really I’ve watched him plenty. It’s convenient that Chelsea fans always turn to injey excuses when their players have crap seasons. Same excuses that were made for Hazard too! Kante is overrated, as I’ve said he’s great at his role but he doesn’t have the overall skill set to do much else. Not great in possession, not great at beating his man, lacks the disciple to be a line DM. He’s just never been a player I have warmed too in his style.
New manager but same old shit for Norwich
fecking hell, Fernandes!
Norwich equalise. Pukki.
Watford penalty
One of those games where you just have to acknowledge it would be better to lose.
Penalty blocked and Watford score anyway
How bad is Jorginho injury? Big blow to Chelsea if he is out for a prolonged period.
Own free throw into a penalty. You have to laugh at this point really. 
Palace ahead at Burnley. Benteke.
What’s with DeGea and his near post been years of the same shit.
Newcastle ahead. Lascelles.
Retake?