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We had the beating of the best team in the league on form. Score out chances and we win. I predict one of those 2 teams will win the league.
Not for me. The dippers destroyed Chelsea at the bridge and at the moment are a level above both of us.
Plenty of games to go though.
simon23
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I agree sort of. Had our players taken their chances we would have won.
But on the other hand, had our player been given the chances we gave the Chelsea players, we would very likely have taken them.
What I am saying is that the way we're playing makes it pretty easy for decent defences to defend against. (We are too slow and ponderous in the build up, allowing them to get organised and to defend as a unit) and on the other hand we are making it very easy for swift attacking teams to punish us (because they catch us when we are out of position and strung out all over the pitch).
I genuinely think if we replayed that game 10 times we'd lose it at least 6 or 7 times. Chelsea are not all that good and yet we still failed to score against them. And they scored 3 against us, at home.
Exactly this!!!!!!!!!
simon23
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we were rightly beatenbit of the dramatics going on, felt we deserved to win against a negative chelsea team. I just hope the actions of fernandinho and aguero doesn't affect us too much.
and the loss of them two over the xmas period is huge.
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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Had our players taken their chances we would have won.
It can't be any simpler than this. Profligate attack and a colander of a defence. Did CFC have more than four chances?
super_city_si
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It's very liverpoolesque though. Well score more than you which is great until you can't hit a cows arse etc.. and the other team scoreAbsolutely. But that's on the players and not the set up.
scousemanc
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Not for me. The dippers destroyed Chelsea at the bridge and at the moment are a level above both of us.
Plenty of games to go though.
I've been impressed by them but over the long haul don't think they have the quality of players to win the league. Also they will suffer with Coutinho out. But we will see.
I agree sort of. Had our players taken their chances we would have won.
But on the other hand, had our player been given the chances we gave the Chelsea players, we would very likely have taken them.
What I am saying is that the way we're playing makes it pretty easy for decent defences to defend against. (We are too slow and ponderous in the build up, allowing them to get organised and to defend as a unit) and on the other hand we are making it very easy for swift attacking teams to punish us (because they catch us when we are out of position and strung out all over the pitch).
I genuinely think if we replayed that game 10 times we'd lose it at least 6 or 7 times. Chelsea are not all that good and yet we still failed to score against them. And they scored 3 against us, at home.
Good post. Just heard Pep said before the game that Chelsea are an excellent counter-attacking side, that must be why he played with 3 slow Central Defenders and a really high line......................
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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its on the players being in the wrong set up
Answer this....would you ideally have Kolarov 1 vs 1 against anyone....or ottomendi diving in not he front foot......?????
The answer to both is no but this is what Peps system requires...FFS he has said it himself that he wants his players comfortable in these situations....well he aint got players that are good in those situations.
IS Kolarov comfortable one vs one - the answer (even before Pep arrived) is clearly NO
IS ottomendi a defender that can defend one vs one - NO cause he dives in and sells himself short on a regular basis. Now if you play a system than demands this and your players are weak at it its the fault of the system and the players...btu he can only change the (defensive) system at this point in time cause h cant change the players
One v one, even when the attacker is ahead of you, calls for genuine pace and there isn't anyone, currently holding a senior defensive position who has it! I would like to see Maffeo and Angelinho on Tuesday. They can't do any worse than the stuff I saw this afternoon!