13 Sep 2016 18:03:28
All this talk of "we need strength against Chelsea" I agree in some respect but strength is not how big you its how brave you are . I think that the team that won on Saturday have plenty of that. Add to that the pace, power and intelligence of Mane, Lallana, Firmino and Sturridge had in there link up play then I think we will be just fine. Pace, power and intelligence beats strength all day long.


1.) 13 Sep 2016
13 Sep 2016 19:07:15
Are strength and power not the same thing? 😉.


2.) 13 Sep 2016
13 Sep 2016 19:08:23
I think Man City proved that technique is better than tenacity.

Silva and De Bruyne made Pogba and Fellaini look like shadows, chasing them all over the pitch to no avail.

Speaking of shadows, Matic is no more than a shadow of the guy who led them to the title 2 years ago, and Kante hasn't exactly had the best of starts. Terry, Luiz, Cahill and Ivanovic has to be the worst set of centre backs Chelsea have had in about 15 years. Courtois seems to let in every good shot that goes near his goal.

I honestly think Hazard, Costa and Azpilicueta are their only top class players. Which is worrying for them considering Hazard clearly isn't fully committed, Costa is a red card waiting to happen, and Azpilicueta is still playing out of position!

Chelsea have had an easy start to the season in terms of fixtures and faltered against the first semi-decent team they have faced. Not to mention Costa has surely ran out of lives by now!

I reckon we will win 3-1 this Friday. If Chelsea prove me wrong and suddenly turn it on this Friday, I'll eat my words and admit on here I was wrong. But I really don't see the fuss with them.


3.) 13 Sep 2016
13 Sep 2016 19:21:57
Whats the difference between power and strength in that context? In the past when we came against aggresive opposition sometimes we came out a bit soft and struggled to keep the ball under pressure ans losing many 50/ 50s. I am optimistic about this aspect for Friday but can still be an issue. And i am sure there will be many cards, maybe one or two reds.


4.) 13 Sep 2016
13 Sep 2016 21:05:52
Power is speed x strength. Much more important in football than strength alone.


5.) 13 Sep 2016
13 Sep 2016 21:13:58
Strength is someone who out muscles and opponent. Power is someone who can step in with the ball, drive and take the game to the opposition.


6.) 13 Sep 2016
13 Sep 2016 22:12:10
MK is spot on. We played there last season and simply out played and out thought them, leaving Mou reeling battered and bruised. Now, they have beaten teams they were meant to beat and choked vs a Swansea team way worse than its predecessors in the past yet who showed some fight in them. What does that say? It says that they may struggle against us if we turn it on like we did vs Spurs, Arsenal and LC. We shall see come Friday. By the way, I wouldn't touch those old overpaid CB's in Cahill, Luiz, Ivanovic and Terry. Awful bunch.


7.) 14 Sep 2016
14 Sep 2016 00:51:03
Strength is being physically strong and being able to exert great force upon an opponent. Where as power has the capacity to defy one's own physical strength and is made up of tenacity, aggression, persistence when winning a ball. Power when in possession of the ball is defined by the speed at which something is going, if moving in a straight line plus physical strength. Speed would make up the difference between two individuals' physical strength if one was standing still or moving slower than the other and the other was moving at a fast enough rate to make the difference in force exertion.


8.) 14 Sep 2016
14 Sep 2016 06:10:29
What's the difference between power and strength? Strength is the ability to put your power to the maximum☺ One can easily have underutilized power.