Chelsea Thread - 2021/22

[Vialli98]

That's the weird thing. Last season you were really consistent (minus the late season mini blip), ultra solid, smart football, and always grinding out a result in comfortable fashion. Against the good and bad in equal measure.

This season you look less assured against the better sides but far scarier against the weaker teams.

It's really just the City game and the Juve game where we could have done better. We had a good 45 mins against Liverpool then it was a backs to wall job with 10 men, and we comfortably beat Arsenal and Spurs.

But you're right. It's definitely not sure assured in the big games as we were last season.

 

[Vialli98]

Decent set of results this weekend.

 

[Salford_Blue]

Other than City, have they played any of the so called bigger teams yet?

 

[Vialli98]

Other than City, have they played any of the so called bigger teams yet?

Yep.

Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs all away. And of course City. So far we haven't dropped a single point to teams not named Liverpool and City.

 

[super_city_si]

Playing with teutonic reliability.

they have a system that prevents chances then just wears the opposition down and now they have a proper striker

 

[waspish]

Playing with teutonic reliability.

they have a system that prevents chances then just wears the opposition down and now they have a proper striker

Yep great for a season or two but they bag trophies while doing it! That’s the chelsea way and it works.

 

[Damanino]

imo they will win the title this season. they dont make mistakes vs lesser sides while us and Pool will drop quite a few more imo vs lower table clubs.

they are more flexible tactically than us, they can sit back and counter properly and also be more dominant, clinical.

we battered them at Stamford Bridge but we should have won 3-0 and only won with a deflected lucky shot. yet they have 5 points lead on us already.

totally can see them getting 25-26p from next 30 possible until end of calendar year. nd for some reason can see them being quicker more ruthless in January window on the market if they need to be than us.

 

[bondsman]

They have the best squad and a very good manager. Can’t see past them this year

 

[W12]

Just watching motd, can't help thinking that if the chances Reece James scored with fell to a City player they would have taken 3 or 4 touches and then passed backwards or in the case of Sterling run straight into someone and lost possession.

 

[Vialli98]

Just watching motd, can't help thinking that if the chances Reece James scored with fell to a City player they would have taken 3 or 4 touches and then passed backwards or in the case of Sterling run straight into someone and lost possession.

The first one looked like the kind of goal I've seen Foden score before.