Chelsea (H) | Post-Match Thread

[manimanc]

Mendy poor, Ake not fit, Rodri playing the fernandinho role gives me the horrors.

At the end of this week if you told me that we'd have a trophy in the cabinet, be in the champions league final and need one win to win the prem I'd have snapped your hand off.

No biggie, we could have the league wrapped up before we kick a ball if the red mardarses drop points.

Chin up blues, it's not that bad is it!

 

[paulchapo]

Stone wall penalty which should have been given.

Exactly, Zuma was all over him then hits his thigh.

 

[Tb1981]

We will beat these with our best team in three weeks
We will keep the call and boss the game
Peps managing the players but some of reserves just aren’t up to it
Torres mendy and aguero should be nowhere near this team from now on

 

[TueartsOHK]

One of those days....

poor selection with zero creativity and no midfield.
Aguero’s pen was shameful- needs to think of the team not himself.
First goal was gifted by Rodri
Their second goal was a slice of luck - could have gone anywhere
Sterling had a nailed on pen. The more I see it the more obvious it is.

it’s very frustrating but it changes little for us

 

[kanovic]

2 defeats in a matter of weeks to chelsea, weakened side or not is not the most ideal prep for a CL final against them

How so?

 

[bluemoon32]

Thank fuck Chelsea rested Mount

 

[cookster]

Cancelo's 2 month City career is over. One purple patch in 2 seasons.

 

[Bald fraud]

9 changes Sergio does a brain fart foul on rodri for their first stonewall pen not given by the “Alty” fan. After today and the fa cup semi well be bang up for revenge in the final and take them apart!

 

[Marvin]

strange one today, weird selection and intensity- what was Sergio doing?
Dont rely on us to stop utd we couldn’t stop a bottle at the minute ffs

Pep wanted to give all the players who didn't play against PSG a big game. It was stupid. As soon as I saw that line-up I knew we would lose.

You will beat Man Utd because they will do exactly what we did today and rest half their side. Their final is against Liverpool.

 

[Damanino]

Nobody should ring themselves in the belief "but they beat our second string 2x and in CL final that wont because we pay our best line up".

Might happen, even if it does it will be extremely hard.

Tuchel is no mug, 2 CL final in a row, if we beat them in the final it will be a very close game. We need to raise our game big time even with a stronger line up.

 

[Toulousain85]

You hope , they not long won four in a row then the draw

Not really understand what you're saying there but I don't just hope. I have the firm belief that rags are more or less at the level of Leicester and dippers. With their schedule you can safely bet your house on them losing point. I think I believe in that more than in science at this point.

 

[RobinHood]

Too many players ran around with faces like smacked arses! Most of them know they won`t be in the final team and instead of going for it and playing out of their skins they lacked any heart!
Cancelo, piss poor, Rodri hopelessly slow and unaware of his surroundings, Stirling far from his best, Mendy tried but really slow in the second half!
Funnily enough Cancelo and Mendy having to be covered by Diaz, LaPorte and Ake. Rodri didn`t help and I assume his role was to act as sweeper or cover when the fullbacks were out of position.
Aguero messed up the pen but I can forgive him that.Jesus and Torres not up for the fight or rather unable to help.
Dias and LaPorte left hopelessly outnumbered at times but can`t be blamed. Similarly what could Eddy do?
The only thing is that even Pep can`t be so blind as to play that team again or make that many changes!
MOM.....Foden. Hardly put a foot wrong for 10 minutes!
Rant over, feel better now

Was that after the fifth goal went in?

 

[ID70]

Worrying thing is we’ve played them twice recently, different line ups and formations but in both games we’ve struggled to create few clear cut chances

 

[moomba]

I’m so angry after that. Angry with Pep, angry with Sergio. I know we’ll still win it but I wanted to win it playing a game, not by the rags not winning when City are all sat at home.

There's no bad way to win a title.

Try to enjoy it.

 

[didactic]

My fear is the psychological effect losing to Chelsea twice.

it could become a mental block.

 

[gorton loyal]

Fuck me. This thread is reaching matchday thread levels of shite. If it gets more posts than the 2nd leg win over PSG thread, then it proves once and for all that this place is infested with rags and pathetic wums.

Thing your wrong mate, I am fucking fuming, if he wants to win the league fucking win and stop fucking about I am a Blue through and through so as you guessed I am fucked off

 

[kanovic]

We will beat these with our best team in three weeks
We will keep the call and boss the game
Peps managing the players but some of reserves just aren’t up to it
Torres mendy and aguero should be nowhere near this team from now on

Torres plays completely different when he plays centrally.

 

[Damien10]

If we had beat Chelsea, there next league games would all be like finals.

Now they can relax and save players for the final. In my opinion this was a big mistake by Pep.

Not forgetting how much confidence this gives them as a team!

 

[kippaxoldboy]

very worried about the final now, can't see us beating this team with pep in charge

Really? you don`t think we can`t see you have made 3 posts you red prick!

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

If anything that was Pep not wanting Tuchel to get any feel before the final not with 9 absentees

We started without a midfield and in the final they are going to get swamped there. I'll let people be angry for a night, I would have liked a beer or two tonight having won the league, but if people can't grasp this very, very, very basic point by tomorrow AM then that's on them. They've not played against our best players or our formation, and they don't know how they're gonna cope with it and neither do we.