lawro's up against city season ticket holder mark radcliffe this week (he's on football focus discussing city @ 1215 tomorrow)
both are backing us to win
lawro going for 1-0 and radcliffe predicting 2-1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33890961
It has not been a good few weeks for Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, with two poor results, a red card and the row over their team doctor coming on to the pitch during the Swansea game which is just ridiculous for him to lose his temper about.
He is the best manager in the Premier League but when he has a bad day, he has a really bad day - and it is never his fault.
Jose Mourinho
I would be surprised if Mourinho is not looking to bring some more players in because you need fresh faces to make the regulars think their places are under pressure, and at the moment Chelsea do not have that.
I rarely tip Chelsea to lose a game under Mourinho but I don't think things are quite right with them at the moment.
You could look at it a different way and say 'well they did not play well against Swansea but they did not get beaten' but a few cracks appeared, which is unusual for them.
So it is a good time for Manchester City to play Chelsea and I think they will beat them.
Lawro's prediction: 1-0
Mark's prediction: We looked like we meant business against West Brom. I have got to go for a City win again although I can't see there being much in it. 2-1
degenerate crackhead is calling a draw
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/ ... aul-merson
Draw. Draw. Draw. You've only got to look at Jose Mourinho's record against the top teams, you can't underestimate that.
They have to get a result, otherwise they are five points behind City already. If I'd said to you at the start of the season 'Chelsea or Man City, but I'll give City a five-point head start', you'd say City will win the league.
Mourinho knows how important the draw will be. A lot of teams go out early in the season and think 'there's over 30 games remaining'. Chelsea do not play like that, the reaction to the draw at Swansea showed that. That's where Chelsea have the big advantage over the other teams.
PAUL PREDICTS: 1-1
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