Chelsea - FA Cup SF | Post-Match Thread

[Rhapsody in Blue]

Already after the Leeds game it’s clear that Sterling, Mendy, Torres and Jesus (maybe even Cancelo atm) are far behind the others in form. I really didn’t think he would play them again as the amount of games are becoming less and less. Disappointing this. Now let’s get the league won asap!

 

[HelloCity]

Torres - The quietest player we’ve had in the last 10 years.
Sterling - Horrible form
Mendy - Crap.
Cancelo - Back to his old form

 

[Tb1981]

This is all on Pep shit lineup, no subs and that's what you get, I'm absolutely fuming because Chelsea weren't even good and he gifts them the win, this is a cup semi final play your fucking strongest side, we won't have a better chance of winning the quad.

Bang on
If the manager doesn’t care about a game then why would the players

 

[DMA's]

Chelsea played very well, you can’t really rest 7 first team players and expect to dominate. To concede the shity goal was very frustrating and with how good tuchel has them defensively it was always going to be enough

 

[mixer]

How was Sterling not hooked

 

[91:23]

Mendy was, well Mendy. A sure sign we are at a disadvantage from the off. Sterling has turned into the Pellegrini Sterling and running down blind alleys, and Torres was poor, but happy to give him time, young kid, new country, hasnt been able to nip home and see family, must be hard for him.

 

[nickamon]

waste of time getting to the semi final, to have a half arsed attempt.

Seriously, this, what a simple waste of an effort. Give our place to some other team who would have wanted it more!

 

[BurnCK]

Please don't play Steffen next week...or Sterling... or Mendy...or Torres.

 

[Theo555]

Sterling and mendy should not even be on our bench - absolutely awful

 

[razman]

Short of energy, short of ideas, short of our best players, short of some decent passing.
Well beaten. No excuses.
Quadruple next year then.

Hopefully have a striker then

 

[bluemoonste]

Pep fucked up again. Sterling n Mendy are fuckin hopeless

 

[oldhamblue]

The most insipid performance of the season. Absolute shite

 

[wattle]

Two players they needed a rest today - Kev (now injured) and Dias (who was treading water at times) but he kept those two in and ducked the rest of the team up. Don’t get that from pep unles he actually didn’t want to win, which I can’t believe. I’ve stuck up for raz for years but enough is enough.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Missed the start of the 2nd half, what was the kdb injury?

Ankle by the look of it - hoping it's precautionary

 

[I'm Blue]

Dreadful.
I can take losing, I can't take a lack of effort.
Pep, shocking.
How the fuck hasn't he made a sub to at least try to win?
Gundogan, Phil and Gabby were the only ones that actually looked like they cared.
Let's hear Pep say we played well after that

 

[trumpton]

Sterling, Mendy, Torres, Steffen and Fernandinho should not be anywhere near our starting 11.

 

[LongsightM13]

To start with a double pivot was a poor decision. To persist with it for 90 minutes was mental, akin to self harm. All on Pep that today.

 

[jayblue]

Cue all the we go again tweets from the players. Fuck off

 

[Platt Lane veteran]

It won’t be any different next Sunday in the Final. He’ll play the same team again, we’ll all be saying that front 3 is shite, and fucking Maureen will be pissing himself at the end.

 

[David White]

Unacceptable from start to finish. Not enough effort, no passion at all from the starting 11. We’re throwing opportunities away and it’s not good to watch. Chelsea are decent, not great, just decent. That wasn’t even a tough game for Chelsea today.

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