Closed Southampton 1-1 Chelsea

[lionsden 4,689]

Filipe morphed into Ivanovic of last season. His crosses were awful today as they have been all season bar one or two decent ones

[kobematabryant 400]

Didn't actually lose.

Drawing this game basically feels like a loss.

[lucio 5,371]

Thought that was the best we've played for a while in the league. Sloppy for the goal but they defended well to. Could've won easily but I can't complain about the performance.

best weve played for a while. and 1 shot on target. we really are in trouble

[Magic Lamps 11,446]

If we do not recover that winning mentality of Jose's first stint here, we will not win the title. City have Toure, Silva and soon also Agüero who love nothing more than a parked bus. They break those shit teams down with ease and when they don't they have Jovetic or Lampard coming off the fuckin bench and scoring the winner every time. Players like Fonte, Yoshida, Targett or Stephen fuckin Davis should not stop Hazard, Costa, Fabregas from scoring. We need more urgency all over the pitch.

The media is hyping us to be the perfectly balanced team, a machine head and shoulders above the rest. Maybe we are but our players obviously believe that bullshit and get complacent. Our lack of killer instinct has cost us today, cost us vs newcastle, Sunderland and is also the reason why we did not win either game in Manchester even though we were exactly that, head and shoulders above the opposition but did not have the balls nor the will nor the concentration to kill them off.

Despite that apparent lack of big game mentaity we have not played a bad first half of the season. In fact we played a very good one. 46 points after 19 games is a good even though not great feat. In every other season we would be 6 points up ahead. But this league will surrender to City game after game, which is why we will need at least 90 points to win the league, not the usual 86.

We got a young team a draw here is not the end of the world, but win this title and this can be the beginning of an era. We should not let our incapability to deliver when it matter become a dominant trait of us like it is for Arseanl. We are Chelsea! KTBFFH

[Blue Traveler 256]

We give away points against teams we are not suppose to. Sunderland Newcastle and now Southhampton!

Kind of story of our last season right?

Exactly what City wants.

The bitter truth is we still not ready for the title, we break against physical, defending aggressive bullying teams hostile environments away from home.

We will be up there at the end of the season but the title is for City to lose.

[Madmax 9,219]

Holy shit this place is an absolute cesspool on such days.

[chrismada9 1,948]

Oscar was a big miss today, no doubt about. His presence would have given us more options going forward.

And just to make a point, having both Mikel and Matic on the pitch for most of the game against a defensive-minded team is not how you win a game. Not sure what Mourinho thought about when coming up with that, but he clearly got it wrong with those tactics.

Also, it's now becoming noticeable again, that we're still failing to clinch crucial wins against smaller clubs away from home, just like last season. And that's what prevented us from winning the title. I understand Southampton are a well-managed high-flying dark horse at the moment, but they've succumbed to City, United, Arsenal and even Tottenham already this season.. yet it's Chelsea, who end up surrendering to their impenetrable defending.

Best start to a season for us. Not mocking that, but the same "stale cracks" are showing!

[Liquidator 5,176]

Cross the ball were? Since when does he cross the ball? And since when do our wide players cross? Is it not our fullbacks? And to who? One body (Costa?) in the box? Clueless....

Mixed up would and should. Just because our wide players don't cross the ball doesn't mean we shouldn't. I'm not always talking about high crosses either, Hazard just stops sometimes and waits for an opposition fullback to challenge him which doesn't always happen. Get your head out your arse calling other people clueless because they don't agree with your opinion.

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

Yes we lost a 9 point lead but you can't win EVERY game! There are going to be defeats and draws. City had a poor start to their season but have put a run together, did anyone really think we would run away with the league?

We are lucky it's only City breathing down our necks, everyone else has been awful this season.

P-19

W-14

D-4

L-1

F-41

A-14

[BlueLyon 9,359]

The overreaction on here is incredible, we were phenomenal in the 2nd half but just very unlucky. That's just football sometimes.

We were brilliant, but still made no shot on goal in second half. This and the fact we already lost 7/8 points in less than a month.

Our performance was awesome, but result wasnt. And its all about results. United and City were large parts both shit when they won title, but they got results in the end. We are doing the opposite recently. One slip its OK, this is now third game away after Sunderland and newcastle where we lost points, not to mention both Manchester away games where we were leading.

We had brilliant start to season, but now we have lost all advantage. Yes its bit worrying because we still have another month of Swansea, tottenham away and newcastle, city at home and yet city is winning easy even without Aguero and sometimes without Silva, Toure etc. We have to put shit together. Or we can say goodbye to title.

Still top of the table and that one point advantage though

[iseah100 5,612]

[Muzchap 8,966]

Drawing this game basically feels like a loss.

We lost 2 points - so I agree with you

We have been found out and have no Plan B

Said it before, will say it again - we are the new Arsenal - trying to overplay and walk it in

I do agree that City have the better overall team - they work together and are fluid in attack - we don't have that

[Atlas Lion 1,223]

We'd better absolutely batter Spurs

[JDY 1,290]

best weve played for a while. and 1 shot on target. we really are in trouble

If you look at it as narrow minded as that, then respectfully I would agree.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Oh and people saying we got unlucky. Luck or whatever it is called is what usualy makes difference in winning the title or not winning it. Either that or winning mentality. We lack both atm.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Good. I was just about to make that comment. We've already gone to Old Trafford, Etihad, Anfield, Newcastle, Everton, Southampton and soon to WHL. All the potential banana skins away from home. City don't have that luxury.

So the 2nd half of the season is entirely in our hands. They all will be coming to Stamford Bridge. So, let's not panic too much. We fully deserved to beat Southmapton but the bastard ref cheated us.

[Liquidator 5,176]

Never understood this hype around Man City. People big them up so much like they are better than our 2005/06 side and as soon as we let them within a point of us they will go on and win their remaining 20 games and have the league wrapped up by April. They are certainly not unbeatable, they won the league on the last day last season, not with 4 games to spare. Just because we drew with Southampton away it doesn't mean we've handed them the title. For a bit of context, Man City currently have their backs against the wall at home to Burnley. Winning 2-1 but hardly convincing themselves.

[lucio 5,371]

We lost 2 points - so I agree with you

We have been found out and have no Plan B

Said it before, will say it again - we are the new Arsenal - trying to overplay and walk it in

I do agree that City have the better overall team - they work together and are fluid in attack - we don't have that

our plan b is ruin the midfield. bring on drogba and lose mobility in attack.