Chelsea (A) | PL | Post-Match Thread

Good game to go to. Definitely one of two halves but, more importantly, three points.

Still work to do to find top form consistently but Pep will be learning about his best team for this season.
 
Didnt watch the game due to a migraine. Surprised my missus watched it ! First thing she said this morning was that Gallagher was a dirty sod. Also said that spitty said 'I wouldn't call him great' when talking about Micah.

Looks like my missus is really getting into see City, even said the game was boring lol
Snapchat?
 
3 points, whilst the most important thing, completely papers over the cracks. That daft fucking hybrid formation didnt work at Anfield and didnt work last night.

Pep being a sarcastic fucker in his pre match interview about picking the team everyone told him to pick doesnt help things when he makes a double change at half time playing players in their actual positions, completely hung Cancelo and Foden out to dry inparticular in the first half when they were so isolated it was untrue (Foden didnt help himself by forgetting how to control a football)

Were so far off it at the minute and De Bruyne is staying on the pitch on reputation alone, last 5 minutes last night when they were obviously coming on strong he was grazing on the half way line not able/arsed to track back and help out. Running Rodri into the ground obviously stopped us being able to take De Bruyne off but he could at least have played deeper in those final minutes. Separate note Rodri should be absolutely nowhere near the stadium on Sunday stay at home with your feet up pal!

If we play our normal 4-3-3 at that shithole next week we'll hammer them but im concerned the bald one is going to come up with another of his daft ideas and we'll get turned over
Foden was wank. Nowt to do with Pep mate.
 
Such a bad first half, some are getting carried away with the gradual improvement after the restart.

It was still poor against a Chelsea team who could still have got something.

Pep needs to trust the players in their rightful positions.

We won't win anything this season playing with the team that finished the game.

Stones, Ake and Rico were fantastic.

Worry Haaland will not see out three years with us seeing so little of the ball.
Nor Alvarez , his agent is probably already taking soundings.
 
The goal was Pep-ball in a nutshell.
Keep passing under pressure in our own box, have the keeper involved, break out with pass and move then quick passing up and across the pitch for a wide man to play a pinpoint cross and tap-in at far post.
A real quality goal on a night of hard graft.
Sorry but as good as it was to score I cannot get giddy about a ball that the keeper must be embarrassed about not easily cutting out.
 
A major reason for frustrations is that many fans have very high expectations about the team, given we have Haaland (and Alvarez) now. They think we should put teams to the sword without much problems. But it would help to realise how difficult it is to win 5 from 6 titles when the league is at its competitive best now. Even teams fighting relegation have a lot of internationals, sometimes even starters for Brazil like Raphinha at Leeds last season.

It cost us a lot of effort to win the title last season and to try to reach the CL final. Other teams have fallen off a cliff after the efforts from last season. Also, key players like KDB and Walker aren't getting younger... Add the WC, and people should temper a bit their expectations, if they don't want to come across as self-entitled. This team and manager deserve better.
 

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