Chelsea thread 2018/19

[Larry Stranger]

Chelsea's problems are a little similar to ours in Pep's 1st year. They actually are playing better than I expected in the midfield.They are keeping the ball better than I thought. The problem is that the 2 most important areas (the final 3rd on both sides) they are terrible.

They get counter attacked on which tbf we do as well. It will always happen when you dominate possession, but it's how you deal with it. I'm positive Pep works on this in training all thing time, where as I'm not sure Sarri does. When PL teams counter they will play balls into channels and use high crosses. Alonso was terrible in dealing with it. This is also why I think we won't go for a short fullback, but that's a different discussion.

The other problem is them attacking in the final 3rd. They don't have good patterns of play to score. It's always Hazard trying to do things on his own on the left.
Well drilled defence doesn't mind it. Where as we use either of our 2 Silvas and De Bruyne basically as #10 to link with the wingers to find space and break down defences, Kante and Kovacic/Barkley can't. They may use the occasional fullback overlap, but it's predictable.

This is why Pep is the best in the world. He thinks about absolutely everything.

 

[KS55]

How many bullets have we dodged? Sanchez, Fred and Jorginho all flop transfers

Maybe it's the managers, not the players.

 

[bondsman]

Maybe it's the managers, not the players.

Maybe but the first two couldn’t get a game under two different managers and the latter allegedly signed to play for that manager.

 

[aguero93:20]

5 including the LC final.

Nope. 4 including that, they knocked us out of the FA Cup in Guardiola's first season.

 

[meeesh]

Very poor again last night,I've always maintained 2 things with Chelsea for the past few years.stick like shit to Hazard and things and him fall down,and get at that defence and they crumble.

I ain't getting giddy,but what's the highest score in a League cup final as a matter of interest,as I think we will smash them Sunday again

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Hope they don’t sack Sarri before Sunday!

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I hope they bring either last night's game or the game they brought to The Etihad to Wembers!

 

[Aguero_Element]

We still have to show up with our best on sunday

 

[Deleted member 77198]

We still have to show up with our best on sunday

Of course. It’ll be a different Chelsea to recent weeks, it’s a Cup final.

 

[meeesh]

Of course. It’ll be a different Chelsea to recent weeks, it’s a Cup final.

Well on recent showings they are gonna have to final or not,shot on confidence them at present,and although we will be professional and grounded,there could be a rout on the cards here,so I don't see any kind of different Chelsea really