Closed Sunderland 0-0 Chelsea

[Styles 9,790]

I think we would have lost that season. Everything seemed to go their way with several of their players performing well above their normal level. What's clear is that every team in the league is going to give us their absolute best effort; if Sunderland put in that kind of shift every weekend they would have at least 10 more points than they do right now.

[Pizy 17,860]

Very, very close to throwing my remote through the tv screen. Absolutely infuriating match.

Why did we just continue doing what obviously wasn't working? Get it to the edge of their box over and over again and just stalled to walking pace. They're camped in there box every time we attack. PLAY WITH WIDTH AND STRETCH THEM!

Our entire front 4 were completely ineffective against the aircraft carrier they had in front of goal. Didn't help that we ran out of gas in the second half.

Matić was the only player who was at his best today. He was totally dominant and a monster once again.

Very concerning that we looked so lethargic when we play in just a few days.

[DanishBlue 426]

Damn, that wasn't a good performance. Well, we cant win all games and had a CL game midweek, shit happens. At least we didn't loose, and City has a tough game tomorrow where they might drop points.

Next game, up Blues!

[Sepehr SS 36]

Terrible terrible performance. We were lucky to get a point.

[FabHazard 655]

We lacked patience and did not control the tempo of the game.Too many misplaced passes and no movement.I do not know why ivanovic did not overlap frequently on right hand side.

[cosmicway 1,246]

We did not even try to pump the ball in the air, given that our wingers were blocked.

Except for the foul-corner in the last minute.

[Spike 12,049]

The people who are complaining that Sunderland played anti-football and parked the bas make my brain hurt and make god kill puppies. Have some damn perspective.

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

Most Disgusted you've been for a while but not bothered? What?

Disgusted by the way they played but it's expected and I'm ok with a point there. Smash them at the bridge!

[Sheva. 5,373]

Last 15 minutes were weird as fuck, they seemed to have everyone in attack and defense at the same damn time.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Not sure why Willian was taken off thought of the 3 AM's Willian was the best followed by Oscar and finally Hazard... Needed Hazard to use his genius to break them down but all game long he kept passing off rather than driving at the defense with pace. The team was fatigued...

[zolayes 14,489]

will the BBC EVER give an unbiassed report ,,

[OhForAGreavsie 5,773]

Very, very pleased to have gotten out of there with a point in the end. The force was simply not with us today.

This has been a nice reminder for the squad and fans that we are not the unstoppable machine that the media want to cast us as. When we are at something less than our best, other sides can, and do, cause us problems. Even the enforced benching for Diego on Wednesday night looks like it might do us good. Obviously disappointed that we underperformed but genuinely happy with the point given the circumstances.

[Liquidator 5,176]

Disgusted is from Tunbridge Wells

I went to school there! Only live down the road in sevenoaks

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

Fatigue played a big part, both physically and mentally. Team looked jaded at times, especially in the last 20 minutes.

Ramires would have fit perfectly into this game. Hopefully he and Schurrle start against Spurs, a bit of rotation won't do any harm.

Top of the table. And undefeated. :blue scalf: :blue scalf: :blue scalf: :blue scalf:

[chrismada9 1,948]

I was horrified to see us defending for our lives at the end of the game, particularly when Altidore almost bulldozed his way past our defence.. that after we completely ran out of ideas at the other end.

Time to pick ourselves up against T*ttenham next week.

[xPetrCechx 13,546]

Like against westspam lest year... Bunker.

Oscar Hazard And Cesc were horrible.

[MichaelDance 552]

will the BBC EVER give an unbiassed report ,,

Nope they are Utd and Liverpool supporters.

[Victor Von Doom 258]

S/land def'd v well. I give credit to them.