Match Thread | Chelsea vs Man City (05/01/23)

[Jag]

Our biggest problem is that KDB appears to be undroppable, irrespective of his form. His performances haven't warranted him starting every match.

 

[Mariosfireworks]

It's more about balance - both Cancelo and Walker look lost especially in possession. John the only defender doing his job - at our best all possession is built from the back into the feet of the inverted fullbacks. Love to see Julien on but our balance is all wrong so understandable if Pep changes our back four first.

But everyone wanted walker to start, when will haaland live up to his billing of being one of the best in the world? A Messi or mbappe would have grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck

 

[Bill Walker]

Chelsea look great because we keep giving them the fucking ball

 

[citytill1die84]

He's coming on Rico but he's wasn't warming up on pitch

 

[Agueroooo9320]

Big issue for me this season is pep ain't got a strong right hand man it seems like last year

A guy who's strong enough to say this ain't working ya bald fraud get me the tatics board

exactly!

 

[SWPISHOME]

Yeah play the players in their correct positions and take the shackles off and let them play with freedom ffs ..

This this and fucking this ^^^^

 

[heslops barnet]

Alvarez on in the 85th minute

When we’re 2 down?

 

[Gesario]

Need Kev in the feckin game full stop.
Tonight's setup is really weird - all the right players as far as it goes, just in the wrong places for a few

Listen Preview I’m playing all the right notes not necessarily in the right order To coin a phrase

 

[deano ou812]

We just look spent.

We do mate,looking similar to the red scousers bar the odd game here and there ..

 

[PragueBlue]

Guardiola is making a bit of a mess of things lately.

He hung Grealish and Mahrez out to dry with no proper full back support (Lewis playing infield and Ake not able to attack) and now he's doing the same with Foden and Cancelo. When I saw the line-up I really thought he'd figured out that what we were doing isn't working and he was going with:

Ederson

Walker Stones Ake Cancelo

KDB Rodri Gundogan

Bernardo Haaland Foden

Foden likes to go outside and Cancelo cut inside, so perfect balance. On the other side, Bernardo likes to cut inside and Walker outside. Again perfect balance.

Instead of that we have had:

Ederson

Walker Sones Ake

Bernardo Rodri

Cancelo Gundogan Foden

KDB Haaland

It is screwing everyone up. Foden and Cancelo have been very poor, as has KDB but I suspect that (as with Grealish and Mahrez) it is more to do with the formation than the players themselves.

It seems we are just trying to find a way to fit KDB and Haaland in up front together and it just isn't working. If we can't make it work, then just drop one of them and let the team play to its strengths.