Chelsea (A) Post Match Thread

[jimharri]

We should organise some sort of scouse type candlelit vigil for the poor pooch.

 

[KS55]

Brilliant.

 

[LongsightM13]

Although it was a good performance I think Chelsea made the mistake of trying to play against us. Most teams defend with 11 players & hit us on the break.

let’s hope the ‘joint top’ mob do the same

 

[Grassland Blue]

It is 2 horse race between us and liverpool. United simply don't have the consistency...we will see how they perform when Bruno stops carrying them.

Rodri played the ball deliberately backwards, there was no deflection so Steffen shouldn't have picked it up. Who Rodri thought he was passing to is irrelevant.

I remember Joe Hart doing a similar thing once.
Anyone can be absent minded occasionally.

 

[StillBluessinceHydeRoad]

Although it was a good performance I think Chelsea made the mistake of trying to play against us. Most teams defend with 11 players & hit us on the break.

And that's how Chelsea played last season when they won 2-1, but I think Frank Lampard is trying to build a team which plays a "possession based" game played "on the front foot" and I think he was generous enough after the match to say that City showed how far his team are from that.

i been re-watching games this season too and the chelsea game was a whole new ball game to what we have been playing this season ? the movement and speed was clearly different. the passing was forward and crisp no looking to just keeping it in the back 4 it was forward first thought

the biggest thing i will say was B,silva he was everywhere and run his socks off. so did the front 3 in the press
it was like watching 2 different teams in the first 15 games of the season

i will say if we are going to play like yesterday from now on city will be there or there about in everything

It was indeed, as the MotD2 commentator said, the "pace and precision" of City's play which was simply too much for Chelsea to cope with and it was quite different to anything we've seen (from anyone!) this season. It took me back to October 2011, when we'd been told we'd learn that we weren't that good (thank you Alan Shearer), and December 2017, when Spurs were the side that could "out football us", and sat down, hopeful but apprehensive. And watched our team dish out two more pastings with such style and elegance. It won't be like that every game, but, as used to be said in 2017 and 18, "City always find a way".

 

[domalino]

If that back-heal attempt by Gündoğan had gone in, it would have been one of the best City goals ever...

Pity the pass by Stockport's finest was slightly behind him, forcing him to attempt the back heel. 4-0 at the break would have been fap-tastic.



Though 3-0 wasn't totally unacceptable!

I think the pass was for Sterling who was just 5 yards behind Gundogan and would have had a pretty open goal to hit if Gundo had stepped over it or let it go, but can't blame him for not seeing it.

 

[ancoats]

And that's how Chelsea played last season when they won 2-1, but I think Frank Lampard is trying to build a team which plays a "possession based" game played "on the front foot" and I think he was generous enough after the match to say that City showed how far his team are from that.


It was indeed, as the MotD2 commentator said, the "pace and precision" of City's play which was simply too much for Chelsea to cope with and it was quite different to anything we've seen (from anyone!) this season. It took me back to October 2011, when we'd been told we'd learn that we weren't that good (thank you Alan Shearer), and December 2017, when Spurs were the side that could "out football us", and sat down, hopeful but apprehensive. And watched our team dish out two more pastings with such style and elegance. It won't be like that every game, but, as used to be said in 2017 and 18, "City always find a way".

the difference was so clear from the past 14 games and the desire willingness to fight was magic
lets hope pep has said enough of the old shit just go out and play our normal game

 

[lightning Rodri]

There was a two minute passage of play which ended with a KDB shot wide. Great passage of passing. I can't find it anywhere. Can anyone help ?

 

[The perfect fumble]

I might be wrong, but I'm guessing he thinks Chelsea are rubbish.....

 

[Messi38]

wish I'd have watched this game tbh, I usually watch the big English games but was busy. Delighted you hammered them though, they're a bit annoying.