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We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea.
Here are some of your comments:
Man City fans
John: City are pathetic. They should have won by a bagful with their attack but this team has no killer instinct. We've probably given the title to Arsenal now.
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Usama: We fully deserved to concede. If you don't take your chances you'll get punished. Our attack - especially Erling Haaland - have been misfiring for a number of games now. Not good enough at all. We desperately need to get an attacker in this window. No point in talking about catching Arsenal when we are throwing points away for fun. Disappointing.
David: City reverted to last season's tactics of boring and unadventurous football and attempting to lull the opposition to sleep. Unfortunately, it was our defence that switched off. Why do so many good players have an off day all at once? We need a more dynamic captain. Bernardo Silva has been a great servant for the club, but is a shadow of his former self. He would not start in any other Premier League team, let alone get 90 minutes every game! Pep needs to use his substitutes more effectively. I can't remember the last one that had a massive impact on a game?
Gene: What a painful result. To dominate the game and end up with a draw - twice. Haaland was too desperate to score, making poor shooting decisions on several occasions. Abdukodir Khusanov is a good defender and needs more minutes. He looks more comfortable. The unnecessary push off the pitch by Liam Delap should've seen a straight red, in my opinion.
David: Terrific players and a great manager, but this version of City will not win the league. They were good to average in the first half. Dangerous but not the machine they were in the recent past.
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Chelsea fans
Tristan: Brilliant from the lads! Could've done better in winning the first ball or keeping the ball in the first half, but other than that this is what we want to see from the Blues. Calum McFarlane played a huge role in that performance because whatever he said at half-time - he really encouraged and motivated Chelsea so lots of credit for him. We needed this point.
Peter: A good, battling display, especially with some first-choice players missing. The team showed their mettle. With Moises Caicedo in midfield we could have won this game.
Mark: A well-deserved draw under the circumstances. Reece James led by example, Delap played well but can still see discipline issues with him.
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Michael: Too defensive in the first half so it was no surprise to go in at half-time 1-0 down. But the change in shape worked well - we were more offensive and deserved the equaliser. Well done to the team and well done McFarlane for not being overawed by the occasion or facing up to Pep Guardiola.
Kris: Still no real connections up front. Pedro Neto so deserving of praise, but also so frustrating. Cole Palmer's hopelessly out of form and Joao Pedro and Delap ineffective against a makeshift City defence. Because of the fuss this week, a point is a good result. I think Fulham away will be the bigger test of this squad's metal.
Freddie: Given all the turmoil of this past week, the result was pretty good! James was immense and shoutout to Benoit Badiashile for putting in a shift against Erling Haaland. Genuinely tempted to say let the caretaker manager have it until the end of the season just to reduce whiplash on the players.
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