Chelsea (H) | Post-Match Thread

[BLUEMATT23]

Let's hope the final doesn't go to a shoot-out

 

[warringtonblue]

Ederson would hit it that hard he’d put the keeper in the back of the net or break his hand trying to save it, if he misses it goes into the stand

What if he hits the bar or post?

 

[goalmole]

Going to avoid MSM/Rags etc.

More annoyed Pep has put unnecessary pressure on us.

2 defeats to them dont actually tell the real story.Like it was our B team and Pep having another Ranieri moment challenging his own genius that cost us.

Anti-City MSM dont give a fuck about that

We should have won this game,got the League done.Got in their Heads instead of them in ours.

He could have tinkered himself to death.

Just read this on another site.

There is a saying in the Army,"rehearsals are for fucking things up,then getting it right on the day"

I am running with that until 29th May.

Let MSM wank them selves silly over the prospect of us losing.

Because our A team had hard match last Tuesday, and make no mistake that match will have taken a lot out of the guys that played, both mentally and physically, Pep was absolutely right to rest them. By the time our next match comes along it will have been ten days since the CL match and I think Pep will play the core of the CL team. Our two remaining league matches are nicely spaced at 5/6 days and I think the CL team will play these to keep them match fit before the final which is 6 days after the last league game.
What Pep did today makes perfect sense.

 

[2infinity&beyond]

Inexcusable from Pep

Five at the back, one in midfield, for the whole game

Disgusting penalty from Sergio too

Given them such a shot in the arm for the final. Fuck right off.

They should be all happy and cocky for the final. Then we go in for kill with our BEST 11. Pep knows exactly what hes doing. No team beats us 3 times on the spin.

 

[goalmole]

Pep is clearly playing Sun Tzu's art of war. At least that is what I am telling myself with regards to todays 5-1-4. Jesus and Sterling were tripping over each other. It was down to the players to finish it today. With all due respect, Chelsea were organised today and deserve to be in the final.

The thing that shocked me was that we had 0 out of 5 ball players on the pitch today.

And we still nearly beat them.

 

[the blue panther]

Because our A team had hard match last Tuesday, and make no mistake that match will have taken a lot out of the guys that played, both mentally and physically, Pep was absolutely right to rest them. By the time our next match comes along it will have been ten days since the CL match and I think Pep will play the core of the CL team. Our two remaining league matches are nicely spaced at 5/6 days and I think the CL team will play these to keep them match fit before the final which is 6 days after the last league game.
What Pep did today makes perfect sense.

Not many realise the gap there is between the next matches.
I wanted to go stronger, but, your post illustrates why it wasn't necessary.
Pep can do as you say and we will all be very happy again - this was probably the last time that he could give the 'big boys' a proper rest, and the fact is, at half time, we should have been 2-0 up; had another penalty in the 2nd half; gave away 2 soft goals, one of which - the winner - was an extremely flukey finish.
So, applying this perspective, our disappointment today should be merely temporary, and we need to keep our eyes on the bigger prizes which will arrive in good time.

 

[Tommy_Catons_Perm]

Let's hope the final doesn't go to a shoot-out

Why not? I think we won them all?

 

[SamTheGuru]

Not many realise the gap there is between the next matches.
I wanted to go stronger, but, your post illustrates why it wasn't necessary.
Pep can do as you say and we will all be very happy again - this was probably the last time that he could give the 'big boys' a proper rest, and the fact is, at half time, we should have been 2-0 up; had another penalty in the 2nd half; gave away 2 soft goals, one of which - the winner - was an extremely flukey finish.
So, applying this perspective, our disappointment today should be merely temporary, and we need to keep our eyes on the bigger prizes which will arrive in good time.

I said to my old man, that I would have been happy losing to Chelsea, before the match begun. I think it is the manner of the defeat that has made everyone emotional.

 

[jamesha]

We never win at home,
And we never win away,
We lost last week and we lost today,
But we don't give a f*ck,
Cos we're all p*ssed up,
MCFC OK...

 

[Marvin]

Not many realise the gap there is between the next matches.
I wanted to go stronger, but, your post illustrates why it wasn't necessary.
Pep can do as you say and we will all be very happy again - this was probably the last time that he could give the 'big boys' a proper rest, and the fact is, at half time, we should have been 2-0 up; had another penalty in the 2nd half; gave away 2 soft goals, one of which - the winner - was an extremely flukey finish.
So, applying this perspective, our disappointment today should be merely temporary, and we need to keep our eyes on the bigger prizes which will arrive in good time.

We were very close to beating them with a changed side which would have been a blow to them.

They lost Chistenson. Imagine if we had lost a player which we could quite easily have done had we played a full strength side after a really tough game in midweek. I think Pep is just being very considerate of his squad. If it keeps them all on side then maybe it pays off in the long run. It was also good to see Sterling getting a goal and providing some threat to CFC.