Kolo Toure looking to bring down Chelsea
Manchester City defender Kolo Toure says his team is good enough to end Chelsea's perfect Premier League start.
Chelsea has a perfect record in the league so far and has scored 21 goals over five games. City currently occupies fourth place and Toure says there is more to come from the big spenders.
"We were delighted to beat them twice last season and we hope to do it again.
We need to make sure we take something from it. If we can get one point that would be great, but if we can get all three like we did twice last season, that would be fantastic.
The manager wants us to work really hard on defending every day in training,"
said Toure.
Manchester City were the only English Premier League side to beat Chelsea at home last year, and they also were one of only five teams in the EPL to beat them on the road during the regular season. Toure
says the whole squad is relishing the challenge of bringing down the best current team in England.
Manchester City has a very good squad and there is enough talent to give Chelsea players and staff a few headaches. However, Chelsea looks in superb form and the West London club will want to extend the
winning run.
A quality side
Manchester City is a quality side and has talent in all areas of the team. Carlos Tevez is one of the best strikers in the world and will be playing like a man possessed to prove his attacking talent.
There is enough experience in the Manchester City back four to cope with Chelsea's pace and power. Toure and Vincent Kompany have more than enough quality to keep Dider Drogba and Florent Malouda out of
the game.
Manchester City has the benefit of drive and ambition. The club is still looking to make an impression on English football even though the club has had huge funding since 2007. This guarantees the side
will go all out for wins against the better teams.
Chelsea momentum
Chelsea has the momentum at the moment and Carlo Ancelotti's men will be looking to make it six wins from six games. Every single part of the Chelsea team is playing well
and looks in superb form.
These sorts of comments from Manchester City players will only act as inspiration to a big team like Chelsea. Ancelotti will be looking for any excuse to fire up his players
and City is providing this excuse on an almost daily basis.
Toure added: "We don't concede many goals because we are really tight as a
unit and work really hard for each other. We hope we can keep going like this.
What we will have to do is defend as a team, like we have been doing, and stay really focused. Then, when we can, we'll have to be really aggressive with them."
Betting advice
This is a very difficult game to call and the best option is to bet in play. Chelsea is the slight favourite based on the club's form so far in the Premier League.
However, Manchester City is a very intimidating side for the best of teams to play. City can beat any other eleven men while playing in front of a passionate home crowd.
Tevez and Drogba are the most likely strikers to score in this game. Also have a bet on one of the defenders to pop up with a goal. In big and tight games, the result can
often be determined from a set piece such as a corner. Defenders will have a chance to score from corners and the odds will be huge based on their position.
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