Chelsea thread 2018/19

[vmsuhail]

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

We did the double over Arsenal in the League this season and last season. Plus the LC final last season and that equates to 5 consecutive wins.

 

[vmsuhail]

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

They showed up in the FA Cup final last year despite being poor in the League. Expect the same.

 

[meeesh]

They showed up in the FA Cup final last year despite being poor in the League. Expect the same.

Against the rags...........................enough said

 

[schfc6]

Same again please Chelsea. If Hazard’s knew could swell up, that would be an added bonus.

 

[paulchapo]

I don't think Chelsea played that badly but conceded two poor goals and the rags just defended in depth and hit them on the break after that.

 

[bluemoon32]

I don't think Chelsea played that badly but conceded two poor goals and the rags just defended in depth and hit them on the break after that.

They were awful

 

[paulchapo]

They were awful

I don't think they were. They had a lot of possession and half chances but couldn't break the rags down. Without Hazard though they would be half the team. His drive and skill kept them at it. You have to give credit to the rags, they have improved immeasurably. Let's hope it continues against the dippers.

 

[tony adcock]

First goal is so so important Sunday.....

We need to not give them a sniff earlydoors

For me the 2 key players are the obvious one in Hazard - he is a cut above any other player they have.

The other is not so obvious- but there is something not right with Azpilicueta at moment - he is their captain - their Kompany.....if Sarri has ‘lost’ him he has lost the team.

 

[argyle]

The fans demand entertaining football, they bring in a manager to play this way, lose a few as it takes time to change things and the fans revolt, sack the manager and bring in a solid manager that plays boring football.

How many times are they going to do this?

 

[chedinho]

This chelsea side don't play anything like his Napoli team, the fluid quick passing is not there, so there is a problem with the players. BUT... Sarri is also simply inflexible with the players, he plays the same players over and over again when they don't deserve it, and is trying to put players in positions that don't suit their strengths.

For example in his 4-3-3 he has Hazard and Alonso on the left side; two of the worst defensive players in the team, while Barkley/Kovacic is the left sided midfielder (who would support them), not the logical choice which is Kante to cover said defensive problems.

Jorginho has not at all adopted to English football, he is clueless off the ball and can't handle counter attacks against his team.

Conte found ways to fit his players in a system, he had his problems for sure, but he won 2 trophies and never got humiliated this badly so often (maybe not really ever though I can't recall); Alonso/Moses at LWB/RWB and Kante in a midfield two utilize his endless energy were smart choices by Conte.

It’s a big move, away from the style they played, to sarri ball.
A lot of players are unable to adapt, players that were fantastic under one system, are petrified under the new one.

Pep had similar problems, on top of coaching great players like De Bruyne, who found it tough, he had to give belief to players, who felt uncomfortable playing like we do.

Like city, those that can’t/ won’t will ,go, players that can, will come in, and all of a sudden, jorghino, luiz and a couple of others will flourish.

One thing pep did do, in his first season, was to adapt a little bit, he knew we were limited, second half v Barca, springs to mind

Of course, they could sack sarri and give us the league, every year.