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• City or Chelsea?

  mor90 > 02/10/2014, 15:26

  Okay, barring a miracle it seems the PL title race is between two teams - Manchester city and Chelsea! After a stalemate at the Etihad, it appears both teams are very well matched, but come the 38th game there will be a difference between the two.
  
  Having added Costa and Fabregas, Chelsea may argue that along with Remy and Drogba they are a far stronger outfit this time around and with very little in it last year may feel they are now slight favourites. City didn't quite add to their squad in the same way, but with Mangala now at Pellegrini's dispense to partner City's colossal skipper they will feel as of they have tightened up the only area that really needed addressing.
  
  Despite a lack of signings City are not current champions by luck and probably feel they can retain the title with a squad that is clearly capable of doing so...
  
  Who do you think will pip it??

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  justin.hoskins > 08/10/2014, 13:55

  i am a avid arsenal fan but i think chelsea will do it just.... i think they have the stamina to go that extra mile whilst city are dropping points against simple teams like stoke at home. but without fabregas and costa would chelsea be where they are now. if yaya toure performs like he did last season chelsea have a battle on there hands

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  gooner666 > 09/10/2014, 14:48

  

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  bencat > 10/10/2014, 10:42

  Looking at it right now with the few games that have gone this season and I can not see anyone being ahead of Chelsea they just seem to have the mix right and the most powerful and balanced team. They have real strength in attack and as with all Mourinho teams they defend well . So agree it does seem to be between these two and Chelsea has it for me.

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  mor90 > 14/10/2014, 17:04

  Yeah I agree, Chelsea needed two types of player...and that was rectified with the additions of Costa and fabregas. However what happens if one or both become unavailable at some point? Furthermore city started slowly last season, yes this season it appears to be their home form rather than away which may be worrying, but once aguero is fullllly fit again and toure steps it up it should be a very close title race

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  Potato > 14/10/2014, 22:39

  Neither. Pardew will prove all doubters wrong by winning the league with an unbeaten run starting this weekend. Everyone will go bananas, beer will be drank, burgers will be ate, footballs will be kicked and Pardew will be crowned the new king of England.
  
  That or Chelsea will win it.
  
  Probably the Newcastle thing though.

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  thewolfman > 15/10/2014, 10:52

  The transfer window in the summer can be used to describe the difference between the two clubs, Chelsea went out and got what they needed whereas Manchester City wanted to get what they liked the look of, I know they didn't get much. Chelsea will win it I reckon!

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  StrumSolo > 16/10/2014, 10:41

  Obviously the way Fabregas and Costa have started colours it a bit, but I think City did pretty well with their summer business too.
  
  Caballero, Mangala, Sagna, Fernando, all strengthening a title winning squad.
  
  Chelsea might have won it last year had they had a decent striker of course, and now they have they'll probably win it this.

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  thewolfman > 16/10/2014, 12:16

  I think the difference between Mourinho and Pellegrini right now though is that one could give his best eleven a lot easier than the other. Manchester City have so many players that it can be so tempting to change it all around even with just one bad game from an individual. Chelsea aren't exactly short of players either but I think they have more of a collective force on the pitch than City!

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  michael2011 > 20/10/2014, 23:50

  I'd say Chelsea, but if Costa get's any sort of long term injury, I think Man City would have the edge - especially if Aguero plays half as well as he did this weekend.
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