Chelsea (H) | PL | Post Match Thread

Penalties aside (I think the second half ones were pens just not the Haaland one first half) it’s the 4 minutes that winds me up. Chelsea wasted time so much, they even got booked for it. When that happend at Arse they get 10 mins! We are being totally mugged off!
I wish Pep would call it out. Or at least the club ask for some explanation from PigMob.
 
The fact we didn’t lose has to be a positive. Chelsea got their tactics spot on and really should have scored 3 or 4. It’s the best a side has played against us since Villa.

The frustration is that in recent seasons we pinch a late winner (we had more than enough chances), keep the winning streak going and send a hammer blow to our rivals.

The ref was utter wank and got three huge calls wrong IMO. Caicedo had to be sent off for that foul. It was reckless, excessive force and clearly endangered Doku. The Walker non-penalty and last minute handball are less obvious. But we’ve seen penalties given for a heck of a lot less this season. It appeared to me that Walker and Sterling were in a race, Walker gets his body in front and Sterling clips him. How the foul went the other way it beggars belief.

However, the real reason we failed to get the three points was the big man up top. He was a freak last season and rightly got all the plaudits he deserved. This season though he’s been shite. He’s probably got a highlight reel of absolute sitters missed as long as his goals catalogue from last season. That needs to change or we will win fuck all this season.
Chelsea are the best side we've played since Chelsea.
Pep admires Pouch and you can see it everytime we play one of his teams
 
I can't understand why Doku didn't run at their full back when he was one on one with him. Instead he kept waiting until they doubled up on him, then he just passed it backwards to Ake. He should have at least have had a go at him to try and get in the penalty area and maybe flash a cross along the six yard line or even have a chance of getting a penalty.
 
I’ll take a point based on that performance. Akanji can’t do what Stones does horrible to watch. Ake and Rodri brilliant. Biggest issue for me this season remains our recruitment. We are not at the same level, don’t have the game changers we had last year. No Mahrez no Gundo. Doku not questioning his effort but nothing comes from him. Nunes and Kovacic are on bench for good reason.
 

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