Chelsea - FA Cup SF | Post-Match Thread

[Cobwebcat]

Different people have different opinions on football forum thread shocker.

And yet everyone knows why we lost and it’s so obvious apparently.

 

[paulsimpson]

BM example of why City will always be wrong and posters right

“Play our best 11 including KDB”
KDB gets injured
“KDB should have been rested you idiot Pep”

Yeah impossible situation for the boss really. Damned if he does ,damned if he doesn't.

 

[Eoiyflem]

This was just one game too many in a very congested schedule. Utter shite that Soton/LCFC are playing on Sunday after a mid-week off. Chelsea getting an extra day didn’t help either.

The entire team looked lethargic today and they were letdown by the rested players not making any runs to open up space. Furthermore, inaccurate passing through the midfield stalled any build-up. I suppose it was bound to happen.

Steffen, cancelo, laporte, Mendy, Fernandinho, sterling, Torres, Jesus..... That's almost the entire line up. How can they look lethargic when none of them played midweek?? The midweek game is not an excuse when those players have had a week with no match time (apart from sterlings 5 minutes in Dortmund)

 

[Sky Blue]

Pep " I'm so so happy "

A bit like yourself eh....

 

[burnley blue mcfc]

Fucking hate losing but if its blatantly obvious your going to lose & you’ve sterling & mendy being horrific why not use the 3 subs available pep? it’s only a semi-final after all, you’ll never get being a city fan

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Remember in the bad old days , if the Rags got knocked out of the FA Cup in an earlier round i could brag at least we got further than you , every cloud :)

 

[Big Dave Watson]

I have the utmost respect for your ability to financially hedge your emotions.

It’s money for nothing usually. Cleared £600 on the Utd game and over £200 last week against Leeds. Why not.

 

[oldhamblue]

Yes if you ignore all there other results over the past 3 mths and focus on that match their doing terrible. Good point

I'm angry after that performance. The WBA result was indeed an anomaly in their recent results but proves if they are put under pressure they can wilt. We never put them under any pressure today. We're all blues. On with the next game

 

[SamBlue]

Pep Guardiola: "First 15/20 minutes we struggled, last 15/20 of the first half and second half we were better. They didn't create much apart from the counter. We didn't create much but we were there, we were there. With Phil and Gundogan we increased our rhythm."

'We were there', what does it even mean? It's like Dyche or Allardyce interview. So you played Chelsea and you were content to be there. O man, losing to a better team is one thing, but doing everything in your power to lose a game, come on Pep...

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

yes but how many games did city win without kdb ?

At this end of the season, with the size of the matches we've got, it's a very bad loss. If it is a loss for more than a couple of weeks. Let's wait to find out.