Chelsea (A) | Post-Match Thread

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Admittedly, I didn't see the whole game, just the "highlights" on MOTD.

But I was wondering if, considering the previous three meetings, where Tuchel appears to know how to play against City, if the signing of Lukaku for them could be a mistake? Does he slow them down?

As good as Lukaku is, and as poor as the Werner has been, I think they needed more of a 'fox in the box', pacy, fast- footed player to feed off the fast paced breaks. A Gabriel Jesus type of player.

For me, I'm not sure Lukaku is their answer. Good if you put it over his head to run onto and he'll turn you every time if you go touch tight, but give him a couple of yards and as others have pointed out, he then just becomes a flick on merchant. Alright, maybe a bit sarcastic there, but you get my drift.

He didn’t get any service, Lukaku is good at getting into channels and on the the last mans shoulder. No creativity and City not allowing Chelsea having the ball isolated Lukaku. He is a very good player and turned Laporte on the odd occasion to draw a foul but that was it. City dominated them.

 

[Shaggy]

That was a great moment. Wonder if it will catch on: quite an appropriate song for our team.

Heard that a few times away at Southampton over the years, it's always blaring at out the juke box in Yates in Southampton when City take the place over and sing along to it.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Nice to see 100 pages of analysis for a match that we won. Never seen that before.
It's when we lose that the thread goes on and on.
Just watched the highlights of the City-Chelsea game in 2012, when Tevez made his comeback. What a cracking match. And by the way, the atmosphere was electric. I had forgotten that. We can do it, if we want,
at the Etihad.
When I think back to the run-in towards the end of that season. What a roller-coaster, right to the end. We will never see anything like it again. The match against Arsenal — down in the depths. Just thinking, oh well, that's another year we're not going to win it and the rags are. Then West Brom. Walking to the stadium. Woman in her garden, hanging out her washing, shouted “Up the blues”. I replied, but glumly. We played great, as if we had no more cares. Cracking goal from Kun. Then the news coming in from Wigan, and the sense of incredulity in the stadium. A flicker of hope. And then… and then…

 

[jimharri]

Apparently, that was Chelsea's first home PL game without a shot on target since Opta records began (2003/04).

 

[chesterbells]

Nice to see 100 pages of analysis for a match that we won. Never seen that before.
It's when we lose that the thread goes on and on.
Just watched the highlights of the City-Chelsea game in 2012, when Tevez made his comeback. What a cracking match. And by the way, the atmosphere was electric. I had forgotten that. We can do it, if we want, at the Etihad.

Never been to Stamford Bridge but it always looks a small stadium from the tv coverage - but one where the fans seem really close to the playing service

 

[LongsightM13]

Never been to Stamford Bridge but it always looks a small stadium from the tv coverage - but one where the fans seem really close to the playing service

It’s a bit of a dump compared to modern stadia and gets very cramped in the concourses and entrances/exits, but it can be quite atmospheric

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Never been to Stamford Bridge but it always looks a small stadium from the tv coverage - but one where the fans seem really close to the playing service

I went to the old Stamford Bridge, way back in the sixties. It was a funny old stadium. Quite run down, but with a lot of character. It was one of the very first stadiums I went to, as it happens. The Shed really was just that — a shed. In spring of 1968, during quite a boring match, someone tried to get “Dubcek” going as a chant, but it didn't take.
The problem with the modern Stamford Bridge is that it's got a hotel actually within the precincts of the stadium! I just can't take that seriously, somehow. The concourses are very narrow, as are the steps leading up to seats. But yes, there's a sense of being close to the pitch.

 

[chesterbells]

I went to the old Stamford Bridge, way back in the sixties. It was a funny old stadium. Quite run down, but with a lot of character. It was one of the very first stadiums I went to, as it happens. The Shed really was just that — a shed. In spring of 1968, during quite a boring match, someone tried to get “Dubcek” going as a chant, but it didn't take.
The problem with the modern Stamford Bridge is that it's got a hotel actually within the precincts of the stadium! I just can't take that seriously, somehow. The concourses are very narrow, as are the steps leading up to seats. But yes, there's a sense of being close to the pitch.

Wasn’t the old Stamford Bridge one that actually had space behind the goals, or is my memory playing tricks

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Loads of space. It had doubled as a dog track at some point, I think.

 

[AJ71]

Yep was a huge ground, but fans miles from the pitch behind the goals.

 

[Kakhaber The Great]

But did his point have any foundation ?

Yes. I felt it formed the bedrock of his subject.

 

[JGL07]

I went to the old Stamford Bridge, way back in the sixties. It was a funny old stadium. Quite run down, but with a lot of character. It was one of the very first stadiums I went to, as it happens. The Shed really was just that — a shed. In spring of 1968, during quite a boring match, someone tried to get “Dubcek” going as a chant, but it didn't take.
The problem with the modern Stamford Bridge is that it's got a hotel actually within the precincts of the stadium! I just can't take that seriously, somehow. The concourses are very narrow, as are the steps leading up to seats. But yes, there's a sense of being close to the pitch.

I haven’t been there since the ECWC semi-final in 1971. I went a few times in the mid to late 1960s. It was a weird ground very dilapidated but with some character.

The first time I went, a group of us missed the kick-off despite leaving Manchester at midnight on the Friday night. We got drinking with some Fulham fans in a pub by the Thames and underestimated the time to walk to the stadium.

I used to hate watching Chelsea back then. They were always very negative and packed the midfield with hatchet-men and would smother the play. They were certainly the dirtiest team in the first division back then (alongside Leeds). This was demonstrated in the 1970 FA Cup final against Leeds United which was an exercise in brutality.

Remember when Fantasy Football League got a current referee to watch a video of the match and issue red and yellow cards as appropriate. There would have scarcely been any players left in the pitch by the end. I only saw the initial match. I missed the replay as I was in Vienna.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I went to Stamford Bridge once when it was being redeveloped and traffic was so bad that when I got in we were 3-0 down, and I had a parking ticket when I got back to the car.

 

[Cotontoquinn]

Thought we were terrific against Chelsea and credit to all. Same level of performances and strong team selections in next two matches please.

 

[eyalluvitt]

Yep was a huge ground, but fans miles from the pitch behind the goals.

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Last time I went I saw Clive Allen's goal of the season which was coincidentally the first-ever VAR checked goal.

 

[Bill Walker]

I went to Stamford Bridge once when it was being redeveloped and traffic was so bad that when I got in we were 3-0 down, and I had a parking ticket when I got back to the car.

What a wonderful day mate, I guess we've all had them.

 

[Chi-town blues]

100 pages

 

[East Level 2]

I went to Stamford Bridge once when it was being redeveloped and traffic was so bad that when I got in we were 3-0 down, and I had a parking ticket when I got back to the car.

At the risk of turning into the four Yorkshiremen:
I went there round about 2003 or 2004. we lost 5-0, I got a parking ticket and my alternator belt snapped on the way home.
I've been several times since but never seen us win there.

 

[cheekybids]

At the risk of turning into the four Yorkshiremen:
I went there round about 2003 or 2004. we lost 5-0, I got a parking ticket and my alternator belt snapped on the way home.
I've been several times since but never seen us win there.

it’s probably best you don’t go again ;)

 

[Dial M 4 Mercer]

I’ve not wanted to go to Chelsea since 1978.
Kind regards,
Elvis Costello.