Chelsea (a) post match thread

[Marvin]

Again ask Conte or his players if they felt we attacked like pedestrians last night?

Standards haven't slipped massively as we scraped 4th last season and we sit 4th now but football wise, i feel we are miles better than last season i honestly do.

Even BT sports who fucking hate us complimented our attacking play last night with Hoddle of all people saying its the best there is.

He did. he said our attacking play was at times fantastic but he does wonder if we work on our defending

Of course we do but when you have a 2nd choice keeper, you miss your Captain, and both full backs are in their 30s, you could work all day, and play 2 Kantes in midfield and still leak goals.

There are aspects to our game which are very very good. There is a real purpose to our play now that was lacking last season, but it's ultimately flawed and I don't think Guardiola can do anything about it until we get to the Summer window. I am enjoying watching City again. Last season was listless and never ending, but we've got a coach now who knows what he is doing. He's just not a miracle worker.

 

[blueinsa]

He did. he said our attacking play was at times fantastic but he does wonder if we work on our defending

Of course we do but when you have a 2nd choice keeper, you miss your Captain, and both full backs are in their 30s, you could work all day, and play 2 Kantes in midfield and still leak goals.

There are aspects to our game which are very very good. There is a real purpose to our play now that was lacking last season, but it's ultimately flawed and I don't think Guardiola can do anything about it until we get to the Summer window. I am enjoying watching City again. Last season was listless and never ending, but we've got a coach now who knows what he is doing. He's just not a miracle worker.

Sums up the position we are in right now perfectly.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

But what about all those times yer've been fucked royally by the Whistling Wankers? It comes for free when yer buy a ticket. We need to advertise this - Buy a ticket for the next City game and the ref will give you a good fucking for free!

Now thats what I call Advertising

 

[manygoose]

i'm surprised this post match thread has got so many posts. we were the better team and we lost, it happens. what's the fuss about?

 

[Benarbia]

? i get we haven't won, but how is the performance irrelevant ?. we played really well and lost to the champions. its not the end of the world. no win in four games against some really good teams swell.

Yeah Stoke at home being the hardest

 

[Big_Alan]

He did. he said our attacking play was at times fantastic but he does wonder if we work on our defending

Of course we do but when you have a 2nd choice keeper, you miss your Captain, and both full backs are in their 30s, you could work all day, and play 2 Kantes in midfield and still leak goals.

There are aspects to our game which are very very good. There is a real purpose to our play now that was lacking last season, but it's ultimately flawed and I don't think Guardiola can do anything about it until we get to the Summer window. I am enjoying watching City again. Last season was listless and never ending, but we've got a coach now who knows what he is doing. He's just not a miracle worker.

Come on that's to sensible an answer....

 

[dickie davies]

What we really missed last night were two bloody good full backs with brains

Chelsea sat deep and we needed to get round the back.
A full back making the right run at the right time opens up defences that sit deep

 

[oakiecokie]

What we really missed last night were two bloody good full backs with brains

Chelsea sat deep and we needed to get round the back.
A full back making the right run at the right time opens up defences that sit deep

And that is one of Zaba`s strengths.

 

[inchy14]

Courtois made one save in the second half. They had Pedro at RWB and he wasn't tested once. Standards have slipped when people say top four is a good season, it isn't. It's shite and this season has been appalling which was compounded with our pathetic showings v Arsenal and Chelsea.

It's far from shite and as others have already alluded to, if you can't see the progress that's occurring then you're not looking hard enough. If you think also think we've been shite in the 2 games v Chelsea then you should start watching Lacrosse.

Cracking post that mate. Good debating.

You can't be debated with, you're entrenched in your view that it's shite, the fact you're so wide of the mark is why it's not worth discussing.

If we just changed the fullbacks this summer we'd be 10 points better off so god help the rest of the league once the wholesale changes at the back have been be made.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Chelsea were turgid, typical Italian tactics.

We do ourselves no favours but we will kick-on with two decent full-backs to start with.

Thought Vinny and Stones looked very comfortable with Costa.

Delph was excellent but he's a very underrated player with a terrible injury record.

Please no more Clichy.