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Coventry back in front -Lamps going 10 points clear

Just wanted to say sorry about the erratic times of posting game threads. The last two weeks I have been having a lot of testing done for my second go around with cancer. An added bonus of a 7mm mass in my left lung. So far it is looking like medication and possible chemo to reduce the mass. It has been inconvenient to say the least.

It's very easy to be frustrated with the result but you have to put it into context Ten me for a long time, the red card issue is a serious problem and something we need to be looking at I love how we grafted off the ball and battled for everything

Still frutating to go another year without a home win against them..maybe 2026 be our year but ill take point seeing how we responded after the red card against United least no crazy subs!

This is without palmer btw

He's Villas Boas all over again, just trendy at the time I could coach and manage this lot, problem with me is I speak my mind and this woke world we live in players would cry after being with me for five minutes because I would be calling them out. Footballers are babies now, they need calling out but you get sacked for speaking your mind woke world

He';s took us as far as he can, end of.

So many players who looked super promising very early on or in the summer now look miles off Chelsea quality. Just like last December when Jackson and Palmer’s form fell off a cliff. We were in position to genuinely push on and put pressure on Arse. With our last 2 fixtures we should be doing exactly what City are doing and look where they are now after an Arse slip up. Instead, we have been left in the dust and will get nowhere near them. Our absolute ceiling is 4th with Maresca and these players. And that’s if everyone else around us slips up nonstop like we do.

Rotating 5 players is completely inexcusable, I do not care what anyone says I can take one or two but 5 is taking the piss, not only taking the piss but he is totally under estimating the opposition and has a real knack of doing so Last night was all on him for me, Chalobah RB, playing the worst CB at the club and probably in the league alongside Badshit who has hardly kicked a ball It's this simple, you pick your best 11-14 players, you destroyed Barca, you gave Arsenal the run around and then you make 5 changes to then roll out the 'protecting' and 'resting' bullshit

Monster performance from Reece and some dumb Arsenal fans were saying Timber is better.

Cucurella is having an unbelievable match. What a performance.

Yes and even with everyone knowing, we were the ones that got him, so wind your neck in and give them credit where it's due...

It would be madness to sell Neto, understand his limitations but he still brings speed and thrust to the team and he can score goals given the opportunity. We have so many players that we dont need and they a huge waste of money. Sell them rather thats if some club is willing to buy them

Maresca is actually a clown. He left Estevao on bench for the whole game. The game was clearly running away from us and his subs were terrible.

Gittens has had some good games lately his passing is top class at times

maresca is not the main problem. the main problem is the board and they desire to not care abour our defense

Said the same thing, there is an article in the Mail describing the strategy employed by the directors. They are aware that it could risk getting some terrible results during the course of the season, but its a risk they are willing to take. Apparently it will yield "long-term benefits" whatever that is. IMO, that long-term benefit is just boosting the resale value of these players. It's no coincidence that this Chelsea team has seen one of the highest number of starting 11 player rotations in the league. And no surprise that Maresca himself comes out after the Leeds match saying that he 'regrets' not starting with Acheampong.

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Good performance yesterday - kept us in it

i’m looking at your profile picture, i miss those times when we had players who bled for the shirt and fucking cared. Cheers

Not convinced with the James in midfield argument. He was great against Arsenal, but today he was all over the place in terms of positioning off the ball. Bournemouth was missing midfielders, and we failed to take any advantage.

Oh and let's not forget how fucking shite Joao Pedro has been, honestly he is a greedy selfish bastard and I lost count over the last two games how many times he never released the ball when he should have to players in better positions. He ain't a striker and nor is he a 10 that is not good enough, and in the 10 he will get his nose pushed out by Palmer/Estevao in the coming months

All on Maresca that complete fucking shit show Rotating like we are prime Man City because he is scared shitless of playing players when we needs results but plays bog averga eplayers week after week No sympathy from me here, blokes a fucking joke, always has ben always will be, I wasn't jumping on the Marseca love train from a few weeks back, he'a gutless cunt without any idea what he is doing when approaching games that require a victory against shite sides Fucking tosser

Tosin is fucking abysmal. how is he playing for Chelsea

From the official Premier League channel:

So weird seeing negative comments about Fofana. People are just hating and picking on him like with Sanchez and Kepa, Alonso before... Waiting for every small mistake to be loud even when he's putting top performances week in week out. Was immense today again.

I could only get score updates. Cell service is lacking in the rain forest. Leaving Puerto Rico now, it has been a great week here.

I'm not sold in him yet, I would like him to go on a loan. But for me sell gusto, Fofana, badi, Disasi and maybe chalobah. It's just amazing we have done this good with that defense that I want gone. As always said I'm fine with Sanchez as long as we get top cb. Sanchez would be the least of our problems if we get rid of those and get good cb.

Thats the thing these games need to be consistent. No good winning against Barrcalona and drawing here with 10 then going and doing stupid things against Leeds and Bournemouth..gotta keep the performances going

Better than Arsenal, 1 hour without a player. Professional performance .

great point

That is not being said when we beat Barcelona. Typical knee jerk reaction.

Been loving the last few results and emergence of Estevao but can’t see anything other than an Arsenal win on Sunday. They just look too polished, too strong, too hungry to finally get over the finish line.

Inevitable. The economics of such a development was certain, on its own, to overwhelm any plans involving a football stadium. Throw in the political pressures at national, regional, plus local levels, and a football stadium was never, ever, going to win the argument.

Also, that embrace between James and Enzo when the former was subbed off, was great to see. The pair of them have shown great character in the past few matchweeks. Between them and Caicedo, there seems to be a spine of a team taking shape.

On last night's showing Arsenal are significantly better than Barcelona.

What a fantastic night. Thats all I can say.

Post match interview of Estavao with Chelsea fan Alex Aljoe.

Only the 3rd teenager to score in his first 3 CL games - Other two are Mbappe and Haaland

Outstanding performance. That’s what I want to see from our club, passion executed with skill and precision. Every single player was superb. Love Cucurella.. what a player.

They turned around from 0-2 Today. Happy for Lamps, see him next year in the Prem!

Delap is perfect for these type of games. Excellent strength and hold up play.

Said weeks ago, if this kid was at Madrid he would be starting every week, and I don't expect it will be too long before we hear rumours of Madrid wanting him for 200M This kid is a star and I never big many players up, get him starting every week, stop using the word protect and amange and all that shite and play him

He'll play plenty of games between now and end of the season Hopefully once Palmer is back, they can start forming a partnership and play some free flowing football!

At least we are working on defenders which is what i was asking. Granted this is for the future but this guy is getting a lot of hype from Ecuador. I'm still surprised that Ecuador out of nowhere are producing top players. Kind of remind of Belgium with their golden generation. Seems like that is right now with Ecuador.

Think I'm going to this, awaiting on ticket info from a friend