Don't we need more than just a manager with a cheque book. This squad has severely underperformed on Pep's watch.
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Chelsea (a) post match thread
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Don't we need more than just a manager with a cheque book. This squad has severely underperformed on Pep's watch.
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It was a clinic by Chelsea and this game shows why they deserve to be champions. Another disappointing result but it has been a common theme these season. The players looked mentally exhausted and confused at the moment and it showed throughout the match. So nothing new in this game- Loose defending, bad misfortune thing i.e extremely unlucky (with injuries), missing a lot of chances, leading players suffering mentally; officials being biased and unfair and a generally unhealthy spirit.
The goal as it has been for a while now remains- Fight for a top 4 finish and next season will be a new chapter and things will be better.
The goal as it has been for a while now remains- Fight for a top 4 finish and next season will be a new chapter and things will be better.
KDB is a mystery.
He gives the ball away, slows play down, doesn't tackle or track back - yet he is capable of playing fantastic passes better than almost anyone else.
However talented he is he's also a flaky player who's as soft as they come.
TFC
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Thought Vinny was great, loved seeing him put himself about with a bit of fight and passion. Expect him to be inexplicably dropped for the next game.
simon23
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it does show you that as much as you can have all the free flowing football you want, titles are won on sound defensive players.....I wouldn't want to play like chelsea but there back 4 can all defend whereas ours for the most of the season have been really poor....and our GK situation needs to be addressed as number one priority in the summer..neither are good enough. Some questioned the dropping of hart but we backed pep due to his need for keepers who could use their feet.....btu neither of ours at present are very good at the most basic job with their hands....
They parked the bus and we had no answer
we played well but we lacked that spark......sane was poor tonight as was KDB - two players who we need to be stepping up (not so much sane) - KDB in particular needs to be dropped..he has been really poor for a while now.
Navas - well we all know his limitations which are considerable. He has never done anything to dispel those and tonight was no different
Positives were Kompany and Delph (a bit limited player but did his job well tonight...long term he aint what is needed though). Great to see a commanding performance from Kompany again...loked knackered and understandably rusty but still by far our best defender and his distribution was fantastic as well.....Stones could learn a lot from watching how to battle physically with a player like Costa as Kompany did all night....
we need to finish top 4 and its going to the wire....
They parked the bus and we had no answer
we played well but we lacked that spark......sane was poor tonight as was KDB - two players who we need to be stepping up (not so much sane) - KDB in particular needs to be dropped..he has been really poor for a while now.
Navas - well we all know his limitations which are considerable. He has never done anything to dispel those and tonight was no different
Positives were Kompany and Delph (a bit limited player but did his job well tonight...long term he aint what is needed though). Great to see a commanding performance from Kompany again...loked knackered and understandably rusty but still by far our best defender and his distribution was fantastic as well.....Stones could learn a lot from watching how to battle physically with a player like Costa as Kompany did all night....
we need to finish top 4 and its going to the wire....
Zin 'messiah' Zimmer
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Slow, ponderous, lack of invention. Sane was poor but that's probably down to being well shackled. Great to see Kompany throwing himself about with abandon
We'll see if sane can become world class as this is how teams will shape up against him at the very top... confident he can do it
As for that lacklustre last 30 minutes, it was more down to pep, KDB struggled, again, throughout. It actually cried out for yaya this, the pace he could of handled as they were happy to sit back!
Undoubtedly you said the same this time last season.
And the season before!
We have some bang average players but my word haven't we half sacrificed some footballing basics for a more pure passing and attacking game.
Poor leadership, poor set-pieces, poor defensive unity and just pass, pass, pass around the opposition box until we can find a way of passing the ball into the goal.
Poor leadership, poor set-pieces, poor defensive unity and just pass, pass, pass around the opposition box until we can find a way of passing the ball into the goal.
Like I said in the pre match. Home banker.
This team lacks character and fight and that is one thing I never thought I'd see under Guardiola.
We blamed last year's team on being a reflection of the manager, it's only fair that we are fair here. It's rudderless. It's got no fight.
Once again we find ourselves in a scrap for 4th place. 14 points behind Chelsea. That is unforgivable
This team lacks character and fight and that is one thing I never thought I'd see under Guardiola.
We blamed last year's team on being a reflection of the manager, it's only fair that we are fair here. It's rudderless. It's got no fight.
Once again we find ourselves in a scrap for 4th place. 14 points behind Chelsea. That is unforgivable