Chelsea thread 2018/19

[Henkeman]

It was a gorgeous touch and pass, linesman ruined it, sadly.

To be honest, I agree with the rules as they are. It's the managers job to assert his authority, and anybody who outright defies instructions will be dealt with after the game, but in the moment, the game must continue.

I guess the only thing that could do with being clarified (and doesn't need a laws change) is how the referee is to proceed when the player refuses to go off. All very well to say the game must carry on, but the to-ing and fro-ing on Sunday went on a bit.

 

[Vialli98]

I guess the only thing that could do with being clarified (and doesn't need a laws change) is how the referee is to proceed when the player refuses to go off. All very well to say the game must carry on, but the to-ing and fro-ing on Sunday went on a bit.

That's because the ref made a meal of it too. Once the board goes up, the ref stops play. If the player refuses to go off, he should instruct the 4th official to tell Sarri to get a handle on the situation, and then carried on with the game.

When word eventually got to Sarri that Kepa wasn't actually injured, you could see him visibly calming down. Even if it was a simple tactical sub, and the player refused to come off, there isn't really much a manager can do until the next break.

 

[Henkeman]

That's because the ref made a meal of it too. Once the board goes up, the ref stops play. If the player refuses to go off, he should instruct the 4th official to tell Sarri to get a handle on the situation, and then carried on with the game.

When word eventually got to Sarri that Kepa wasn't actually injured, you could see him visibly calming down. Even if it was a simple tactical sub, and the player refused to come off, there isn't really much a manager can do until the next break.

Yes, exactly. I have a slight degree of sympathy for the referee in that he was probably as taken aback as anyone else, even though I'm sure he knew the rules are to play on. But perhaps a reminder to all about how to do that is in order.

 

[aguero93:20]

That's because the ref made a meal of it too. Once the board goes up, the ref stops play. If the player refuses to go off, he should instruct the 4th official to tell Sarri to get a handle on the situation, and then carried on with the game.

When word eventually got to Sarri that Kepa wasn't actually injured, you could see him visibly calming down. Even if it was a simple tactical sub, and the player refused to come off, there isn't really much a manager can do until the next break.

We're back again to a stop clock. Even before the ref lost a handle on the second incident, Kepa had successfully wasted around 2 minutes of a 15 minute half with the first incident. The second one took 4 and a half minutes, a minute and a half of which was stoppage time. We played around 2 minutes of actual stoppage time. Cheating well rewarded.

 

[Vialli98]

We're back again to a stop clock. Even before the ref lost a handle on the second incident, Kepa had successfully wasted around 2 minutes of a 15 minute half with the first incident. The second one took 4 and a half minutes, a minute and a half of which was stoppage time. We played around 2 minutes of actual stoppage time. Cheating well rewarded.

How much stoppage time did the ref add to the end of the game?

 

[aguero93:20]

How much stoppage time did the ref add to the end of the game?

3 minutes, which we were well into by the time we resumed play. He played less than 4 minutes by the clock.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

3 minutes, which we were well into by the time we resumed play. He played less than 4 minutes by the clock.

and 4 at the end of 90 minutes, I think. That seemed pretty skinny.
Kepa was taking a long time with goalkicks from the start, and didn't noticeably change when Moss said something before then running off. People where I was were getting pretty irritated with Kepa, whihch may have bled into the lack of sympathy he received.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

That's because the ref made a meal of it too. Once the board goes up, the ref stops play. If the player refuses to go off, he should instruct the 4th official to tell Sarri to get a handle on the situation, and then carried on with the game.

When word eventually got to Sarri that Kepa wasn't actually injured, you could see him visibly calming down. Even if it was a simple tactical sub, and the player refused to come off, there isn't really much a manager can do until the next break.

Although Moss only walked to the keeper and then walked to the ref, I think that's what he told Sarri, also that he had no power to make anyone be subbed.

 

[KentBlue]

Unsurprisingly, I disagree with pretty much every word of that post.

I think Karen is correct. Under Maureen Chelsea were definitely masters of the dark arts. He adapted the exact same underhanded tactics when he was at the rags.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Did Chelsea win on Sunday?
I only ask coz there are a pile of shite posts in this thread and elsewhere praising great attacking football by Chelsea.
I might be wrong, but I seem to remember it being attack (City) v defence (Chelsea) for most of the game with lucky blocks by the score from the men in dark blue with an occasional break away that yielded ZERO attempts on target.
They couldn't even get the penalty saving specialist on the pitch for the penalty shoot out at the end.
Chelsea deserved f*ck all and got f*ck all.