Chelsea (H) Post Match Thread

Watching it all back on Sky Sterling was even better than I thought at the game. Speed off the mark was sensational. Took his two goals very well. Thought we totally bossed the second half just as we did v the Gooners when it would have been easy to just play keep ball.
 
prestonibbo_mcfc said:
I was told it's only because Sarri has them set up the wrong way, they make loads of mistakes and their keeper is not good enough.
What do I know ?
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It does look like they've made a bad choice with the keeper for the money he cost. Gundogan's goal today isn't the first soft one he's let in this season.
 
malg said:
Fuck me, I had to do a double take on that Souness comment. Couldn't believe I'd heard it right.
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“It’s ended up in the corner, but only after the keeper got a hand to it and pushed it there”.

The bitter old thing.
 
The only time Chelsea played well was when we took our foot off the gass and sat deeper, inviting them on to us. Anyone with half an ounce of football knowledge could see that. Heard some muppet on the radio claiming to be a City fan saying Chelsea gave us one of our toughest tests, I think not. After going 4 up we sat back, let them have possession whilst creating nothing and saw the half out. In the 2nd half we moved up to third gear for about 10 minutes, grabbed a 5th and 6th, pressed them up the pitch, they created nothing and we saw the game out in a truly professional manner. Chelsea gave us a good game, dream on sunshine.
 
Tricky_Trev said:
I do feel sorry for Sarri. Sky were up to their usual scummy tricks in his post-match interview. Chelsea as a club don’t seem to have the patience to wait for the style of football that they sack managers for not producing. Their fans don’t seem to understand it takes time either. We have seen a Sarri team at its best, those games against Napoli were excellent spectacles, with us bang at it to get the wins. His approach works. We’ve lived through the process with Pep... changing the style of a team does not happen overnight. Well, trying to play Pep’s/Sarri’s style doesn’t anyway. We suffered in Pep’s first season, but there was never any doubt from the club that we were on the right path. Then we break every record in the book. Chelsea will regret this because they’ll now get Diego Simeone, win a cup or two playing shite football. Then they’ll sack him, appoint an expansive manager and not give him the time it takes. So yeah, got a lot of time for Sarri and just think he’s at the wrong club, a club that will never appreciate him.
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If they win vs the supposedly transformed united next week and do the business in Europe I can’t see why they’d get rid just now. I’m sure some of their fans/hierarchy would be happy to put his assistant in charge, but no need to knee jerk now. It did seem like sky trying to set the agenda for the Monday (an beyond) news cycle.
Certainly don’t think Neville or any other united fan (or hack) will be sorry to see all this stirred up pre-cup this week
 
malg said:
I know we scored 6 today, but I actually thought Chelsea played some good stuff. Some of Carragher's remarks are just symptomatic of the knee jerk know nowt shite you get on telly now.
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What was great about today was that Chelsea didn't play badly. It was a brilliant performance from City, one of the best I have seen in over 50 years. It was a privilege to be there. We are witnessing true greatness now and we have to go on and confirm that status by winning at least three trophies. Bernardo was world class today. I wouldn't swap him for any other midfield player in the world. Incredibly he has outperformed KDB and David Silva this season.
 
stan bowles said:
Watching it all back on Sky Sterling was even better than I thought at the game. Speed off the mark was sensational. Took his two goals very well. Thought we totally bossed the second half just as we did v the Gooners when it would have been easy to just play keep ball.
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He blew both Azpilicueta and Rudiger away for pace. That was genuinely frightening today.
 
malg said:
I know we scored 6 today, but I actually thought Chelsea played some good stuff. Some of Carragher's remarks are just symptomatic of the knee jerk know nowt shite you get on telly now.
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They had some nice intricate passing around our box at times but I’m not sure if this was down to put players taking the foot too far off the gas when 4-0 up. Ederson made a couple of decent saves.
 
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