I can't even care if we keep Harry. I know that he and Son would bring $150,000,000 together. Hugo is also probably gone. I say keep Ndombele in the middle and rework the entire team from there.
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We pressed more in the first 10 minutes of the 2nd half than in the entire first 45 minutes. So clearly something changed. If we can see that and the players were able to adjust why did they play the first half as though they were waiting for half-time.Guardian reporter's assessment. Spot on:
Oh, José. For the first half of this weirdly gripping Premier League game it seemed Chelsea’s players were being set an unexpected philosophical conundrum. Never mind trying to win a match against active opponents. How do you kill that which was never really alive in the first place? How do you put away a team that comes pre-put away?
For 45 minutes Tottenham Hotspur were a zombified thing, barely an active participant. Throughout this Mourinho paced his touchline, hood draped limply over his shoulders. He looked concerned, bothered but not really cross or angry – and rightly so. Anger is best reserved for something that can be corrected. These Spurs players didn’t just look short of confidence, they looked like an army sent into battle with a baguette in one hand and a map etched in invisible ink in the other.
It was all the more galling that Tottenham improved significantly after half-time simply by playing higher up the pitch, doing football-type things. By that point 45 minutes of everyone’s life had already been and gone. Football isn’t about waiting for the other person to die of boredom, a wise man once said. This looked, in those opening moments, like a team bored with itself.
hahaha thats exactly what it looks likeWe seem to start every game like we are 2-0 with 10 minutes to go
The grass isn’t always greener though. See EriksenWe will never be a successful football team while owned by ENIC. Just sell the fucking club.
I wouldn’t say awful but Chelsea def looked average at best. Had plenty of space due to to a poor setup by Jose but did little with it. That’s why your spot on....drawing any kind of positive from today is ludicrous. Jose spin job in the endSad thing is, that second half will probably save Jose. He’ll talk about how we were the better team.
Let’s be honest, Chelsea were awful and still looked comfortable.
Dude, we have been terrible since December, the early part of the season we just got lucky.Let’s be honest, spurs were so terrible in the first half that looking bang average in the second half feels like a big positive. A total mirage in the end. Jose needs to fixe this mess ASAP
I’m perfectly happy to re asses my opinions though.2 things: 1) you weren't so forgiving/understanding during Poch's last days and 2) Even if Dier didn't do his Dier-y things were would still be playing this shit we are seeing. Are you saying that Jose is telling the players to do someting else? Because if you are then that would be something outside of what Jose has always done and to suggest it would require evidence to combat the last 10-12 years of Jose's teams and their shitty, reactive football...but without Cristiano.
City was us playing well with a counter attack set up
Utd was us playing well on the front foot
It wasn’t that long ago. One month ago we were top.
For whatever reason we don’t have a single player that can drag the team up. We blew it against Palace, then blew it at Anfield and the weak mentality has set in.
We all know we can do better, whether you like the tactics or not is fairly irrelevant
Battered them, got our Spurs back, total footyFirst match I missed in years. Summary?
That would just about cover Mourinho’s pay offI can't even care if we keep Harry. I know that he and Son would bring $150,000,000 together.
Levy won't sack Jose.
If he does that, he knows that Harry and Son will be on the phone to their agents the next day. Not that they might not be anyway, but to sack him now is to admit to a complete rebuild needing another two to three years, minimum.
He'll just stick his head in the sand and hope things get better.