DanP2311

Puli has tracked back a LOT the last two matches. His heat map vs Southampton was mostly around the Chelsea defensive box. He gets no space and few touches on the left. This is a big waste.

Switch Puli and Mount and everything will open up.

He’s on the left bunched up with James and Havertz. And like last game his heat map is not forward. He is being wasted on the right in this lineup. FL doesn’t know what he has. when he goes to left, if he does, it will loo like last year.

Agreed. And Puli should be on the left, as he was when he saved Frank’s bacon over and over after the restart. I hope he is on the left today. P.S. 3 keepers in the 18?

It was a radio interview. Usually that means he was asked a question and answered it. Marsch’s demeanor and reputation are known quantities for anyone who cares to try to understand the context.

https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/lampard-didnt-rate-chelsea-star-pulisic-because-he-was/gmvg54hj8y7n1omt5gp4b3ugv

No worries. I am not a CHO fan boy. But I don’t see Mount contributing anywhere except midfield. JMO.

Saying CHO is Messi is stupid. You don’t seem stupid, so I assume you’d like to put those words in my mouth in order to knock down that straw man and laugh at me for saying something I didn’t say. So you got to do that. Big victory for you, champ.

Pulisic in the left all game and CHO for Mount and we win, despite defensive lapses. JMO. Werner will continue to go off if Frank ever gets around to the front 4 diamond that everyone knows is best. He had it for 5 min today. Dont understand why Kepa is #2 choice, or why the central defense is so bad so regularly.

If Havertz and Pulisic are on the pitch with Werner for most of the game, Werner is going to go off Saturday.

I suspect Frank won’t get around to playing his best front 4 together until he absolutely has to until Mount gets injured.

1. I think Kova Will be better once the elite front 4 is in place. He’s the only midfielder who can pass forward worth a damn. 2 & 3 Agree. I really wish Frank would hire a wise head defensive guru. It can’t all be lack of talent in the back line. It just seems like a lot of it is about organization, confidence, and things that are in coaches’ domain.

Nice comeback. Reactions 1. Giroud plays at a higher level mentally than a lot of the other guys. 2. Mount is so much better in midfield than on the attacking line. 3. I don’t know much about the Chelsea assistant coaching staff. But is there an older wise head defensive guru? The team might benefit from someone like that. A lot of legendary coaches in other team sports had someone like that on their staffs. The more I watch the team defend (or not) the less I want to blame just the CBs. It seems like more of a team problem, both in terms of shape and mind set 4. Everything will change offensively when Pulisic is on the pitch. Opportunities will materialize as if by magic.

I hope you post this on every game thread. It always gives me a chuckle.

Maybe we will tear it up playing Mount all the time on one line or the other. But to me he looks like a box to box midfielder who can run all day, disrupt opponents and take free kicks. He does not look up to the task of being part of top tier attacking front 3 or 4. Nor does he have the vision to feed those in front of him the way Haavertz or Kova do. But he is indestructible and could be a super sub type. I don’t see the attacking wing in him that Frank does.

You forgot little hearts next to each one

Didn’t read the full thread so apologies if this has already been said. Things that frustrated me wat hung this: 1. Why Christensen over Rudiger or Tomori? At least his tackle saved a touchdown. 2. Werner will become acclimated. But with Liverpool‘s very high line, he was ready to receive balls over the top that never came and should have. Is that Frank’s preference of building out of the back, or just a lack of vision? Unfortunately, he seem to get discouraged and start making the runs consistently. 3. It seems as though all the people here who have argued that more of the spending should’ve been on the back line have a point. 4. Does Frank rate Tammy over Giroud? If so, I do t really get it. Giroud seems better equipped to blend into the rapid fire attack we can expect to see when all the new players are healthy, along with Pulisic. I suspect that that group will be playing the game at an entirely different speed than what we saw today. 5. Can we make some money selling the players who seem to be way down the depth chart, and spend it on a solid centerback? 6. I don’t see Jorginho or Mount being able to keep up with the kind of buildup/attack that a front 4 of Ziyech, Pulisic, Werner, and Havertz will be running. 7. James looks good. 8. Havertz needs to play on the bottom of a wide diamond up top. I am looking forward to seeing what he can do from that position.

If the reporting is correct that both Werner and Pulisic are going to be available on Sunday (and when is The Mirror ever wrong?), I really, really, really hope that Frank has them on the pitch together for some decent amount of minutes. The sooner the new front 4 can figure each other out at match speed, the sooner the Chelsea attack becomes much more lethal.

https://astamfordbridgetoofar.com/2020/09/18/chelsea-to-welcome-back-thiago-silva-and-christian-pulisic-vs-liverpool/

I have a feeling that isn't true. I do think he needs a better flexibility regimen than he has last season. I suspect it's no coincidence that the hamstring happened on his first big sprint right after half time. On sidelines in other high-priced sports there are always a few players who seem to be on a stationary bike when they are not playing. Less than a couple of decades ago in the EPL halftime was a cigarette break. Presumably someone who is on the cutting edge of flexibility training is working with CP on his regimen.

Give it to me straight Doc. In medical terms, you've had a setback. A "setback." Yes, a setback. What does that mean? It means your recovery has been delayed -- set back, if you will. Set back how? In medical terms, it's a setback. What caused this setback? The setback was caused by instead of progressing forward, you were set back. Ah, I see.

Can someone explain to me what Frank sees that puts CHO so far down the winger list? At the end of the restart he looked good to me, certainly far better in attacking wing position overall than several of the people that have been playing ahead of him.

I too am surprised by RLC > CHO, why Havertz on the wing and not the middle, and continuing to play Mount in attacking positions. I don’t see whatever Frank sees. But even with all that, Pulisic will change everything.

I just hope is ahead of Mount on the winger depth chart

well deserved.