Chelsea(A) - Post Match Thread

[Mendy]

A very interesting table, thanks for posting. I did not realise we were that good.
Shame that table omits goals against where we are joint first with the rags, both having conceded 2.
The media guys and Slippy G in particular might then stop going on about our poor defence.
He said after the Chelsea game that our defence is our weakness and the better teams will make the most of this weakness. I wonder who these teams are that are better than the current champions who created only 4 chances in a home game.

Gerrard said before the game that Chelsea will win 2-0 comfortably. He then praised Fellaini as a 'difficult player' to play against

 

[franksinatra]

Thought the ref was decent. In a game like that the one thing you dont want is the ref impacting on the result. By being conservative with his bookings he never found himself 'in a corner' where for two nothing challenges a side is reduced to ten men and the game is ruined.

Sensible reffing. Just a good day allround.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Fernandinho had been warned already and committed a foul that stopped Hazard running at the centre backs - it was a yellow card.
Otamendi was stupid.
My gripe with Atkinson was that Chelsea were using rotational fouls to stop our players - and no one was booked - there should come a time where a referee says I don't care if that is your first foul - its the third on Silva/Sterling/Sane by your team and you are paying for it - works in Rugby, would cause the whole team to be wary of making the next challenge.

I agree.

Atkinson is the best ref in the Prem for me though. Reffed our games well last year too

 

[come-on-barney]

Having been watching the blues since the end of the Bell, Lee, Summerbee era, I can’t recall many times that we have gone to a top team with a top manger and completely dominated like that. I have never seen such a top team (champions at that) be so frightened of us at home. Whilst we made a lot of good signings in the summer I personally think Ederson was the pick of the bunch. Talk about the confidence he gives the defence, distribution and important saves he really is a top keeper. Walker not far behind. Also pleased to see Raheem put in a good performance. Also Stones turning into a class centre back. The hunger and desire and team bond reminds me of our first recent title win, we were pressuring them in the last just as much as in the first minute. I really think the lads have a winning mindset. Long way to go but it’s unbelievable to watch.

 

[Bentheblue]

Fernandinho had been warned already and committed a foul that stopped Hazard running at the centre backs - it was a yellow card.
Otamendi was stupid.
My gripe with Atkinson was that Chelsea were using rotational fouls to stop our players - and no one was booked - there should come a time where a referee says I don't care if that is your first foul - its the third on Silva/Sterling/Sane by your team and you are paying for it - works in Rugby, would cause the whole team to be wary of making the next challenge.

Rotation fouling happens quite a lot and it does my head how many teams get away with it. First time I noticed it was the Rags under Piscan when they targeted SWP.
Even the Arse did it to Silva, who is frequently the target, in the cup semi final. He went off midway through the first half, which had a big impact on the game.
Refs seem to be oblivious to as does the media.

 

[radcliffe1309]

Atkinson put 3 mins on at Old Fashioned in the game we clawed it back to 3 3 ......it was 7 mins and 54 seconds
when he blew ! Hated him ever since.

 

[super_city_si]

Rotation fouling happens quite a lot and it does my head how many teams get away with it. First time I noticed it was the Rags under Piscan when they targeted SWP.
Even the Arse did it to Silva, who is frequently the target, in the cup semi final. He went off midway through the first half, which had a big impact on the game.
Refs seem to be oblivious to as does the media.

Only time I’ve ever seen that enforced was Oliver last season who grew a pair of balls and gave Herrera a yellow fo his first foul which was on hazard who had been systematically hacked. It led to a red.

 

[inchy14]

Thought the ref was decent. In a game like that the one thing you dont want is the ref impacting on the result. By being conservative with his bookings he never found himself 'in a corner' where for two nothing challenges a side is reduced to ten men and the game is ruined.

Sensible reffing. Just a good day allround.

Thought he reffed it ok, however, Alonso should have been booked for pulling Sterling back after he turned him in the first half, im sure that's now classed as an automatic yellow, and Bakayoko should have had one as he commuted 3 fouls in a short space of time if I remember correctly. Apart from that he was fair enough.

 

[Woody135]

Its the same impressive type of performance that the dortmunds, bayerns and barcelonas were doing to us at home in our early champions league days. Completely dominating possession, looking extremely assured on the ball in all positions on the pitch and pressing so aggressively that it stopped us from playing.

Nothing we could do to stop the inevitable in those days and nothing chelsea could do this time round. Fully expect this to be the way we set up in all our big away games this season and why I see a very strong CL performance this season if we can replicate that regularly

 

[IWasHere]

Without wishing to sound like I'm in any way defending the whining slippy, he did say that IF city have a weakness, it might be at the back if teams get after them. We will find out whether that's true or not, when somebody goes toe to toe with us for a full game.

There was parts of the game where Chelsea tried to put pressure on our defence but we still looked comfortable.

Our defence looks solid this season...I think it's pure arrogance and laziness to suggest that that's our weakness.

Ps I'm not having a go at you, it's aimed at slippy g