Chelsea Thread - 2021/22

[moomba]

Tuchel was quietly seething in his pre (and post, thinking about it) match interview, and I don't blame him at all. Given how readily some other games have been postponed I'm amazed they were asked to travel and play this one

How readily have other games been postponed?

They had a pretty strong squad out there today.

Mendy
Silva Rudiger Azpi
James Kante Saul Alonso
Ziyech Pulisic Mount

Kovacic, Barkley and Chalaboah on the bench.

 

[eyalluvitt]

It was no more a soft pen than the City scored against Wolves. Leeds players actually kicked Rudiger. But yeah, I wouldn't have given that penalty.

But a City player didn’t cheat, just a Ref call went against Wolves. Whereas Rudiger’s theatrical dive cheated Leeds out of a point.

 

[Vialli98]

How readily have other games been postponed?

They had a pretty strong squad out there today.

Mendy
Silva Rudiger Azpi
James Kante Saul Alonso
Ziyech Pulisic Mount

Kovacic, Barkley and Chalaboah on the bench.

4 players either carrying injuries or not match fit. Kovacic has trained like twice in 5 weeks. Kante not much more than that. Alonso is is barely fit himself. Pulisic totally out of position. Silva at 37 being forced to play 3 games in 7 days. You may have seen some big names in the team but it's a patched up team with most of them running on empty.

 

[Vialli98]

But a City player didn’t cheat, just a Ref call went against Wolves. Whereas Rudiger’s theatrical dive cheated Leeds out of a point.

I mean that's certainly one way to look at it. I don't agree.

 

[FromPollockToSilva]

How readily have other games been postponed?

They had a pretty strong squad out there today.

Mendy
Silva Rudiger Azpi
James Kante Saul Alonso
Ziyech Pulisic Mount

Kovacic, Barkley and Chalaboah on the bench.

That’s fair, but Tuchel’s complaint was less about the team he was able to field and more about the wisdom of making a squad with four straight days of positive cases travel, lodge, and play together in close quarters against all medical advice

 

[moomba]

That’s fair, but Tuchel’s complaint was less about the team he was able to field and more about the wisdom of making a squad with four straight days of positive cases travel, lodge, and play together in close quarters against all medical advice

I do agree with that side of their argument.

 

[NZBlue]

If that's the threshold then Norwich wouldn't have been allowed to get promoted sure

And yet they beat us last year :-(

 

[Stoned Rose]

As predicted, fading.

 

[Stoned Rose]

4 players either carrying injuries or not match fit. Kovacic has trained like twice in 5 weeks. Kante not much more than that. Alonso is is barely fit himself. Pulisic totally out of position. Silva at 37 being forced to play 3 games in 7 days. You may have seen some big names in the team but it's a patched up team with most of them running on empty.

Millions spent but cant put out a side.

Diddums.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Millions spent but cant put out a side.

Diddums.

Wasn’t that what Everton meant when they wanted full disclosure?