Chelsea (H) - FA Cup | Post Match Thread

[5 Hit Gibbon]

I enjoyed the game yesterday. After the first 10 mins it was already more enjoyable than the whole game on Thursday. We looked much better going forward. The free kick & the goal from open play were both brilliant.

 

[Dave El Magico]

Are you saying we'd have been pissed off if that first penalty had been given against us?

Did you actually see it? It was BLATANT handball (looked deliberate to me), and the defender should have been booked for it.

I didn’t see it when it happened at the game yesterday but it was 100% a penalty. Good spot for once by VAR and it didn’t take long for the referee to agree. It was deliberate and like you say should have been a yellow card.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I didn’t see it when it happened at the game yesterday but it was 100% a penalty. Good spot for once by VAR and it didn’t take long for the referee to agree. It was deliberate and like you say should have been a yellow card.

The ref was looking straight at it, and Jenarse called it as soon as it happened.

That was one of those that "shouldn't" have needed VAR.

 

[lawton mellor]

If we score wilst thay (V A R) are still looking at it will the goal stand and get a pen?

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

If we score wilst thay (V A R) are still looking at it will the goal stand and get a pen?

If they score I think it would be ruled out, but I think we just be given the advantage?

 

[Tolmie scores]

Even though that wasn't the full first team today that looked like man city walker bernie back to close to there best everyone pressing wingers high and wide full backs overlapping midfielders with freedom

Walker adds so much, character, experience seems to always want it as well which positively effects the team

 

[applecentral]

Talking of great performances, hopefully you’ll be putting one in tonight…

It doesn’t matter. I have already sorted it for him. That’s what mates are for.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Excellent performance much to the commentators chagrin, Mowbray and Janus both a pair of arseholes. City let their football do the talking.

 

[Tolmie scores]

What a performance. I've took some stick tonight for saying we looked better without Haaland in the team. That first half performance was good as we've been all season for me.

As a team, tactically we are a better fit without Haaland...how are you getting stick when loads of people I know have said this from the day we showed interest. He is a great CF great character etc..just our team for years was built on manipulating the opposition, finding the gap between their CB and FB running on, cutting ball back from by line...just so much better, more fluid. We have played this way for years - so much better and easier to watch. Haaland to me is great but prefer watching us without him on from the start. Amazing plan B player

 

[blueparrot]

As a team, tactically we are a better fit without Haaland...how are you getting stick when loads of people I know have said this from the day we showed interest. He is a great CF great character etc..just our team for years was built on manipulating the opposition, finding the gap between their CB and FB running on, cutting ball back from by line...just so much better, more fluid. We have played this way for years - so much better and easier to watch. Haaland to me is great but prefer watching us without him on from the start. Amazing plan B player

He will never be a plan B player, he will be our plan A, it may take a bit more time to make the team and him adapt, Pep will do that.
I think next season we will see a different midfield and attack and Haaland will be central to that.