Chelsea (A) | Post-Match Thread

[stan bowles]

All of them heroes today. Fantastic performance by everyone. Of course we should have scored a couple more but we were totally dominant and it would have been a travesty if we hadn't won today. Jesus took a lot of punishment but never stopped showing for the ball and his effort was tremendous.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

On the match day thread said we were colossal I don’t believe you

It's very easy to pick and choose which poster's to read.

I mostly ignore the loons :)

 

[Vic]

Considering how they caught us out last season, to approach the game in that fashion was impressive. Thought we may have put too much into first half without scoring but stayed measured throughout. Not sure why they moved from 5-2-3 that worked in CL final. Lukaku is just a bad pick, lumbering and has a huge ego, won't do the selfless running like Havertz and Mount did. No improvement on his performances vs us for United.

Grealish got chopped by Christensen just before the Jesus chance cleared off the line. No booking but got one later. Dias did the same to Lukaku late and was immediately shown yellow as the game was going on (how often do you see that?).

Rule now is you don't get a yellow if the ref plays advantage - unless the foul was a bad one (Christensen's might have been). Rudiger also got away with a couple of studs up challenges.

 

[Eoiyflem]

Oooooooh, I never felt more like singing the blues!!!

 

[borassic]

Superb game. Shout out to the away section as well, first one in 2 years and it was proper!

 

[Mancity1980]

Dias has just added Lukaku to his striking death list. Unbelievable player. Leader. Captain. Colossus.

My thoughts exactly, he handled him brilliantly.

 

[Barcon]

Well, he tried.

Kyle just pushed him off though, and possibly told him to do one. Lol.

Haha, it looked like Kyle said, "get the fuck off me".

 

[Mancity1980]

Oooooooh, I never felt more like singing the blues!!!

City win, United lose!!!

 

[PragueBlue]

I think that our best starting eleven can only be if two of Gundogan, Bernardo or KDB start and not all three

Rodri, Bernardo plus one.

 

[LongsightM13]

On the way back, brilliant performance all round, on the pitch and in the stands, great City end today

 

[Ken92]

I'd be quite happy to win every game 1-0

If you play like Atletico Madrid, then yes

 

[The perfect fumble]

You've got to love Bernie....

 

[Love_Each_Day]

Rule now is you don't get a yellow if the ref plays advantage - unless the foul was a bad one (Christensen's might have been). Rudiger also got away with a couple of studs up challenges.

Ah, thanks wasn't aware. Watching live only caught it from corner of my eye, challenge wasn't as bad as I thought. Suppose it makes sense.

 

[asahartford1]

If pep played with 3 dm's and 2 up top , been schooled for 99 minutes' , he would have been battered by the Manchester evening news and plenty of others.

 

[91:23]

Sheer brilliance today boys. C'mon Blues!

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Fucking wonderful Saturday this is turning out to be

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Fucking wonderful Saturday this is turning out to be

Brentford last minute winner, followed by an Usyk 1st round KO of Joshua and I will indeed believe in fairies!

 

[chesterbells]

Any news on Gabby?
He must be injured after all that ‘attention’ he got today. A genuine miracle if he’s ok.

 

[dickie davies]

If pep played with 3 dm's and 2 up top , been schooled for 99 minutes' , he would have been battered by the Manchester evening news and plenty of others.

Chelsea tactics
City will have the majority of possession
We win it back and hit it to the big man up top

Problem was we closed down the ball before they could launch it and when they did, , the big man reverted to type with his first touch

 

[mccity]

Any news on Gabby?
He must be injured after all that ‘attention’ he got today. A genuine miracle if he’s ok.

Do you remember the PSG first leg, when he came on and spent 10 minutes getting mauled?

He'll be fine!