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Dugout Discussion – Community Shield

12 August 2012 2794 comments
Mark Mark
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We’re back. As the Olympic flame begins to flicker, the football season crunches through the gears to take up the pace. Today’s Community Shield is the official curtain raiser and offers up a Man City vs Chelsea clash that will surely whet the appetite for the feast to come.

The first Dugout Discussion post of the season is here, then, with our Chatroom also open for those who fancy some real-time exchanges.

The team news from Villa Park goes a lot like this…

Chelsea are without one of their new midfield signings, as Marko Marin continues to nurse a hamstring which threatens to derail his double Gameweek prospects. Without the option of Marin, Roberto Di Matteo looks to be going with a 4-3-3, which could similarly shift to pack the midfield with a 4-5-1. Significantly, Juan Mata starts along with Eden Hazard: the Spaniard looks to be playing on the right of compatriot Fernando Torres, with Hazard given the left flank role. Mikel holds a midfield start, with Frank Lampard and Ramires alongside him. John Terry skippers the side in a familiar back four which has Branislav Ivanovic in the right-back role and David Luiz given the nod over Gary Cahill who sits on the bench.

City are without both Gareth Barry and Micah Richards through injury, while reports of a back problem for Joe Hart are confirmed as Costel Pantilimon starts in goal. Ahead of him it looks like a familiar 4-4-2, although there is talk of Roberto Mancini lining up in the 3-5-2 that he’s used throughout the pre-season. Stefan Savic is given the nod alongside Vincent Kompany who recovers from a knock to start: Lescott is presumably being preserved for next weekend. Pablo Zabaleta and, interestingly, Aleksandar Kolarov both get starts, with Clichy benched. It could be we see Zabaleta employed as a defensive three, with Kolarov and James Milner used as wing-backs. David Silva is kept on the bench after his Euro 2012 campaign and, with Barry also absent, Nigel De Jong gets the nod alongside Yaya Toure. Carlos Tevez will be expected to provide the support for Sergio Aguero up front; Mario Balotelli is out of the equation through conjunctivitis, apparently.

Let’s hope the match is a sight for his sore eyes. Enjoy the game.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Life's Very Good
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    inanovic RED!!!!

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  2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Jaysuz ivan! How many game ban?

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    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      3 if it stands

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      1. Bob.
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        it should stand. clear red for sure. not sure what the commentators are smoking!

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  3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    SCENES!!! 😯

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  4. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    WOAH!

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  5. Sarnab
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Savic is a shit shittian..

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  6. DLL18
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Ivan off!

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  7. ManTree(v2!) or just JAY!
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Harsh

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  8. mufc802
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    It's all happening now.

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  9. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    So Torres is still hopeless?

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    1. Fernando Torres
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      NO!

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  10. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    And so the generic team begins...

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  11. Manamongst
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Looks two terrible calls there...

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  12. Le Gooner
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    So, is Ivanovic banned now?

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    1. DLL18
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      3 game ban

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      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Yep guaranteed

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      2. Le Gooner
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Time for Roman to pull out the cheque book again, wot?

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  13. GoonerByron
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    What an awful decision! Game ruined...

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    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Wrong, two footed and didn't get near the ball. Straight red.

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    2. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Wrong - studs up and leg breaker. Happened a hundred times across playing fields throughout the country. Two of my mates in the last few years too.

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    3. Bob.
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      What? was a clear red

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  14. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Ah its good to be back with 90 mph pages

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    1. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      +1

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    2. Le Gooner
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Quite 🙂

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    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Mark might want to service the servers ... 😉

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  15. FORCA INTER
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    welcome A.Cole 🙁

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    1. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      :-).

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  16. blue cheese
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Blimey! 😯

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Not getting Chelsea defence now.

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      1. blue cheese
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        This.

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  17. Cantona90
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Woah this game just got interesting!

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  18. VougieDipond
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Savic should of been walking instead the ref gives a free kick the other way and Ivan has been given the worst red card decision of the season. Is he City in disguise

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    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      *only red card decision of the season 😉

      It was a definite red, studs up, jumped in, could have broken an ankle.

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    2. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Savic should have walked but Ivan deserved that red.

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    3. ivanm
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Savic should have got yellow, but Ivanovic diservs his red card, its clear 2 foot start on leg. I am neutral so ....

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    4. Bob.
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Hahaa WUM

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    5. Jonah
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Only red card decision of the season. Also the best.

      What a bizarre comment.

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  19. Fernando Torres
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    3 game ban for Ivanovic. All aboard the Terry/Cole bus

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    1. ManTree(v2!) or just JAY!
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Terry and cole wouldn't be affected anyway

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  20. Optimus.
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Geoff Schreeves seen heading down the tunnel after Ivan

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    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      "Hey Ivan! Did you know that you just got sent off?? How does that feel to let your team down? :D"

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  21. Irish Madridista ⭐
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Definite red. Could have ended a player's season before it starts, no need.

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      And that player was Kolarov!

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      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        This 😆

        Deserves a season ban. Did nobody tell Ivan he's only meant to do that if Clichy is the LB.

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    2. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Exactly, reckless.

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      1. Irish Madridista ⭐
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        love the name btw 😉

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        1. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Ah, thank you 😀

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  22. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Whaaaaaaaaatt?

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  23. Sarnab
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Now JT will kick the ref and get himself a red. 😀

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  24. DLL18
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Luiz RB then?

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  25. Le Bluff
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    2 feet. Over the ball.

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  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    O.M.G Ivanovic

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  27. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    There goes my gw1 captain... 🙄

    Ferreira anyone?

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  28. Billy Ketsu
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Fantastic!

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  29. VougieDipond
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    The referee's a Joey Barton

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  30. Kylos
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    I don't know it wasn't as harsh as the ITV commentators are saying

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