Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur - 'The Mind Series' - 19.45 Wednesday 4 August

[Beech]

And yet if we'd beat them at the lane last year, that world class Chelsea squad would have finished below our so called shitty squad? Hmmmmm

And yet if...

I stopped reading there.

 

[mummy]

Not yet. Maybe it's our respect towards Hugo, but I don't think it's time for him to step down as ouw number one just yet...

You may be right.

 

[Airfixx]

Personally I think Chilwell is in the top 5 left-backs around, so to me, that makes him world-class. If people want to say he's a level below that I'm perfectly fine with that. You won't find many if any United fans who say that Luke Shaw isn't world-class, or Liverpool fan's that say Andrew Robertson isn't world-class. And he's on that sort of level.

Chillwell was just an example...... Point remains; your being loose as fuck with the notion of WC.

 

[Beech]

Chillwell was just an example...... Point remains; your being loose as fuck with the notion of WC.

Which I already stated myself.

 

[The Swellhead Spur]

So I guess from the melting in the first half saying we will get relegated, because we come back at their home ground we are gunna win the league

 

[Hampshire Spur]

Thing is Chelsea have a small ground and part of their ground is called 'The Shed'. Thats where you put all your crap in. Says it all.

 

[LEGO Boy]

Where on earth is Sessegnon? Haven't heard or seen him...

 

[AlabamaSpur]

Where on earth is Sessegnon? Haven't heard or seen him...

Minor hamstring issue.

 

[Doom Funk]

This may be heresy, but I would have Gollini as my number 1 goalie. Hugo's been magnificent, but - sorry- those bones are brittle and the reaction time isn't what it was. Time to move on?

After one decent match ?

Jumping the gun a little I feel

 

[sudoku]

So I guess from the melting in the first half saying we will get relegated, because we come back at their home ground we are gonna win the league

Excellent post...melters gotta melt and it's the same names every flipping thread. Most of them don't even know we are playing half of the time.

 

[Spurs1994Fan]

 

[Igula]

Dele is just not quick enough with his feet to play midfield.
Can we not play him on the left instead of Bergy. I know he scored but we don’t get much from him. Dele needs to be up near the penalty area. He can knock little balls in or get up for headers.
How about playing him as a false nine. Sonny isn’t good enough to play as a centre forward. Cannot seem to hold the ball.

The problem with that, other than Dele not being close to good enough to play in our starting 11 let alone to make adjustments to fit him in, is that we would need elite scoring wingers, like Liverpool has with Mane and Salah and other than Son we don't have it.

Playing Dele as a false 9 with non-goal scoring threats like Bergwijn or Moura as the 3rd guy doesn't work.

 

[Zomb]

Excellent post...melters gotta melt and it's the same names every flipping thread. Most of them don't even know we are playing half of the time.

What utter rubbish. If you are blinded by the second half after the one-sided spectacle in the first, you are crazy. Check out their side in the second, how many will play 3 PL games next season for them? Pulisic maybe…… I doubt more than three will even be there in Sept

M.Sarr

T. Abraham

C. Pulisic

R. Loftus-Cheek

M. Bettinelli

T. Bakayoko

E. Ampadu

D. Zappacosta

M. Batshuayi

T. Anjorin

M. Miazga

Kenedy

 

[The Outsider]

What utter rubbish. If you are blinded by the second half after the one-sided spectacle in the first, you are crazy. Check out their side in the second, how many will play 3 PL games next season for them? Pulisic maybe…… I doubt more than three will even be there in Sept

M.Sarr

T. Abraham

C. Pulisic

R. Loftus-Cheek

M. Bettinelli

T. Bakayoko

E. Ampadu

D. Zappacosta

M. Batshuayi

T. Anjorin

M. Miazga

Kenedy

If you think pre-season friendlies are anything more than fitness exercises you are insane - trying to read anything into them is just an exercise in futility ....

Man Utd pre-season last year 100% loses - they finished 2nd .....

 

[Zomb]

If you think pre-season friendlies are anything more than fitness exercises you are insane - trying to read anything into them is just an exercise in futility ....

Man Utd pre-season last year 100% loses - they finished 2nd .....

Agree re: results but performances? Not so sure. We were so bad, nothing has changed from Jose’s shitshow…. We were so outclassed

 

[Zomb]

The problem with that, other than Dele not being close to good enough to play in our starting 11 let alone to make adjustments to fit him in, is that we would need elite scoring wingers, like Liverpool has with Mane and Salah and other than Son we don't have it.

Playing Dele as a false 9 with non-goal scoring threats like Bergwijn or Moura as the 3rd guy doesn't work.

Can we all agree that playing him in MF doesn’t work? He’s absolutely hopeless in the middle third

 

[Igula]

Can we all agree that playing him in MF doesn’t work? He’s absolutely hopeless in the middle third

I think you can just end the sentence at hopeless.

But yes playing him in the MF certainly doesn't work.

 

[Zomb]

I think you can just end the sentence at hopeless.

But yes playing him in the MF certainly doesn't work.

He can still finish so find a way for him to play in the box, or move him on. He has been scuttling around in MF, stinking the place out since Southgate played him there in in 2018. If Nuno hasn’t watched enough recent clips to know he can’t play there then we have a problem

 

[ArcspacE]

It's coming home.

:nunofacepalm:

 

[Bill Madrid]

If you think pre-season friendlies are anything more than fitness exercises you are insane

While this is true, it's nevertheless worrying that they looked far, far fitter than we did in the first hour