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Tactics and personnel looked right (although I think Aurier should have played and not Vertonghen). The performances within that were way off. I'm not a Lucas fan but the 3 in midfield...
How is it that every time they play us they automatically turn up and become world beaters?
There has to be a system that allows performance to facilitate a passing game. To pass, first, you have to have possession of the ball. We are set up in a low-block, to be without the ball.
Week? Oh - I think VAR will now have to be reviewed 'because of the Spurs incident'...
I cannot remember a performance where all 11 players were so poor. Lloris beaten at near post and persisting with his 5 yard passes that constantly put our defence under pressure (though tbf there were far worse than him) a defence running in treacle, a terrible performance from all of our midfielders and a forward line of bumbling brainless ineptitude. Only one deserving any credit was Lamela. Absolutely dire. Players were diabolical and I am not saying it is easy for him but at what point do we start looking at Mourinho? Anti-football is ok for a time if it gets results but we just handed back momentum for the season to a very average Chelsea side
I imagine we’ll now have another round of “who’s to blame for our demise” over the next few days with the inevitable cunt-offs between Levy sympathisers and haters.
Here’s my take.
The Club - Has made mistakes in recent years. Bad recruitment, taking too long to get deals over the line, poor contract management of our players and under-funding have left us in a precarious position squad wise. The lack of a striker low on my list of reasons to be upset. The lack of a credible DCM, a good right back or left back a much bigger problem.
The players - Poor today. Too many seemed apathetic and making silly mistakes. I still believe we have an excellent XI even without Kane and Son and they’re not showing it.
Jose - Really needs to buck his ideas up. Jose has had very simplistic tactics for a number of years; be defensively solid and rely on quality attacking players to get you goals at the other end. He needs to adapt and modernise and quickly. He has been tactically outmanoeuvred by Lampard twice this season, that isn’t good enough. As with any manager, the poor quality football is acceptable when coupled with results. When we are losing and getting played off the park by Leipzig and Chelsea, it isn’t. What frustrates me most is that I believe we have a team who can go toe to toe with both those sides. I’m not saying we are at City or Liverpool’s level - but those 2 we absolutely have the quality to outplay and beat. Jose doesn’t believe that, and I’m finding that infuriating.
Here’s my take.
The Club - Has made mistakes in recent years. Bad recruitment, taking too long to get deals over the line, poor contract management of our players and under-funding have left us in a precarious position squad wise. The lack of a striker low on my list of reasons to be upset. The lack of a credible DCM, a good right back or left back a much bigger problem.
The players - Poor today. Too many seemed apathetic and making silly mistakes. I still believe we have an excellent XI even without Kane and Son and they’re not showing it.
Jose - Really needs to buck his ideas up. Jose has had very simplistic tactics for a number of years; be defensively solid and rely on quality attacking players to get you goals at the other end. He needs to adapt and modernise and quickly. He has been tactically outmanoeuvred by Lampard twice this season, that isn’t good enough. As with any manager, the poor quality football is acceptable when coupled with results. When we are losing and getting played off the park by Leipzig and Chelsea, it isn’t. What frustrates me most is that I believe we have a team who can go toe to toe with both those sides. I’m not saying we are at City or Liverpool’s level - but those 2 we absolutely have the quality to outplay and beat. Jose doesn’t believe that, and I’m finding that infuriating.
I don't get why we played so deep when they didn't have much pace up front. Odd.
Chelsea are not about the money? Chelsea are Chelsea because of the money. Fuck me mate lol!
Mfffff I just can’t wait for this season to be over
We'd have won the Champions league with Skipp basically, innit Blakey.
We bought a sexy midfield and are weak as fuck in the middle yet it'll forever the fate or Dier & Sissoko to be to blame.
Embarrassing post on so many levels.
Did you see Jan and Toby?
Sad really, Chelsea didn’t have an amazing game we just never really showed up.
On the first goal, how do Chelsea players get 3 crack at the net without us getting a boot on the ball? Absolutely unacceptable. On the second goal, just bad man marking by Tanganga. Mental mistakes.
On the first goal, how do Chelsea players get 3 crack at the net without us getting a boot on the ball? Absolutely unacceptable. On the second goal, just bad man marking by Tanganga. Mental mistakes.
You mean like brain damage??