Chelsea (H) | PL | Post Match Thread

[Gundoggin]

We go again on Tuesday. It’s what we do !

 

[chesterbells]

it happens,remember there game at palace a few years back, 1 point behind on tues and a draw at liverpool il be delighted

Okay. I’d still love to know where they’ll drop. Not sure where I can see it, looking at who they have left (apart from us).

 

[jimharri]

4 points dropped to this shower is not on.

5.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Not a great result but I thought we played well enough to win and the lads gave absolutely everything. Cannot fault them.

Thought we showed desire and hunger to claw something back, which is a great sign.

Title races should be like this. They shouldn’t be straightforward. You have to have grit and massive bollocks to deserve to be champions.

This is a proper 3 horse race. There’ll be more twists and turns.

We need to win the game in hand and just nestle in a point behind the dippers breathing down their necks.

Those of you crying and shitting yourselves, either man up or fuck off.

 

[Bluewars II]

My Anti Doku agenda starts from tonight..absolutely wank!

He was awful. Bobb must be fuming.

 

[paulsimpson]

Not beaten a top 5 side all season.

Flat track bullys.

Let's see when we play away at Liverpool and then Arsenal and Villa at home. When the chips are down we may rise to these occasions.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

You mean like every decent attacker does? Get's himself in front of the defender and invites the contact by slowing down a little?

No, because what Walker did was simply foul Sterling. It’s different. What he should do is get his body infront of Sterling, not just his leg. Dangling his leg out is just tripping Sterling up, a foul and free kick for them. Getting his body between ball and man is what could give him the advantage you’re talking about. He didn’t do that.

 

[nellyonthewing]

It took opponents about 10 games to figure out how to handle Haaland. 2 big defenders either side of him a few yards ahead of the keeper and he's pretty much neutralised. We have gone from a free scoring side to a team its easy to frustrate. Throw in a high flat line for a slow back 4 ,only Rodri in midfield and this is what we get.
Pep is just repeating this strategy game after game with a team that is now really missing Gundogan and even Mahrez,

 

[Claytop]

If Pep starts with the right line up we win that comfortably.

Surely the Alvarez in midfield won’t come out again?…

 

[backtracker]

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.

The Walker/Sterling penalty situation is interesting to me. If the ref gives a goal kick you can argue it’s not clear and obvious. But since he gives a free kick against Walker it is objectively a clear and obvious mistake…