Chelsea pre-match thread

[Marvin]

How can we get anything out of this game with our defence? And if we do create chances, are we going to take them. We were the better team in soome ways in the home game, but we're so inefficient in both boxes. Problems but no solutions. The manager keeps trying solutions as he must, but I suspect there are none short of getting the cheque book out again

 

[Bluep*ss]

I reckon both teams would settle for a point, so it could turn out to be a damp squib.

I will settle for an away - Sickswan - Lol

 

[Josh_D]

Only marginally more scary than Zabba against Hazard. One will be out of position all the time the other will be murdered for pace.

It's seems we both are thinking the same. The Arsenal game, especially the second half, Navas was caught out occasionally. Yes, he's quick, however, if you can't show your man down the line or stop his runs what's the point? The RB situation is dire thinking about it. Would you rather see Zaba murdered for pace chasing back or Navas being caught of position chasing back? Pep may end up playing with 3 at the back but only time will tell.

 

[Deleted member 13905]

How can we get anything out of this game with our defence?

by trying to score more goals than chelsea do.

 

[Father Paul]

Many as usual wouldn't admit it. But this clearly proves the majority who blamed Pellars and argued we'd have won the league with a decent manager were wrong.

1. We have a more than decent manager now.
2. We have even better tent than we did last year, yet we are pretty much about where we were last year.

Perhaps it wasn't just Pellars after all :-)

We actually won a cup last year so unless we get top four and win the FA Cup it will go down on paper at least as a worse season. However, we must view this in an evolutionary context.
This is supposed to be a transformation to take us to the next level. We will have a much better idea this time next year as to whether it is likely to be a successful transformation.

 

[Father Paul]

McGrath......some player for a crock & PISS HEAD !!

Vinny is twice the player, twice the leader & TWICE THE MAN.

Please show a bit more respect !

Perhaps you should display a bit more knowledge about football ability. Despite his rag background, demons and injury problems McGrath was an outstanding defender.
One fully deserving to be mentioned along side VK. Two greats!

 

[Bluep*ss]

I would like to see this team

.....................Willy.................
........Kompany Kolorov Stones.
...... Fernandinho.. Fernando..
...Navas ..KdB...Merlin ..Sane..
.........Agueroooooooooooo...

Navas will play like a defensive MF covering the right side of our defence. KdB will be whipping balls across the six yard box so Aguero and Sane will have to gamble by getting into the box.
Sterling can come on when we are 3 goals to the good.
We need to cover their fast attacks especially from Pedro and Hazzard do Stones and Ferny2 will have to concentrate.

 

[Danny_Johnson4]

It's seems we both are thinking the same. The Arsenal game, especially the second half, Navas was caught out occasionally. Yes, he's quick, however, if you can't show your man down the line or stop his runs what's the point? The RB situation is dire thinking about it. Would you rather see Zaba murdered for pace chasing back or Navas being caught of position chasing back? Pep may end up playing with 3 at the back but only time will tell.

3 at the back, and I would bet good money on that being next years preferred system
All games besides the Leicester game, where Pep simply got personnel wrong against Leicesters long ball counter, we have controlled games and possession excellently with 3 at the back
In the initial game against Chelsea where we lost 3-1, we were awesome for an hour with the system and should have had the game won,
We had a spell with Gabriel where 4 3 3 was perfect, and 3 at the back was shelved, but its time we reverted back with the injuries and woeful defensive application of late

Ideally I would go with Stones Kompany Kolarov
But Otamendi will start, god help us.

 

[aguero93:20]

Perhaps you should display a bit more knowledge about football ability. Despite his rag background, demons and injury problems McGrath was an outstanding defender.
One fully deserving to be mentioned along side VK. Two greats!

^^^ this. How many centre halves could mark Baggio completely out of a game with a dislocated shoulder while they were still pissed drunk from the night before?

 

[Father Paul]

Haha! I know it has been discussed on this thread by others but I really wish he'd give Vincent a chance to prove his fitness. He may not fully trust his fitness and therefore may not see him as being part of the future but at some point prioritising matches now has to be part of the plan rather than always looking to the future. Kompany is so far ahead of everyone else at the club defensively, I just don't see how he hasn't been worth taking the chance on at some point. Fuck knows how we find someone as good as him in the summer but we need to because we will never win the league with our current centre backs.

Fully agree if we are to win the league again we need good replacemenst in the summer for Vinny (assuming he's done) and Yaya. Not an easy task is it when you think about it?