Blue Armour

Why he's still persisting with 3 CBs instead of bringing on James/Gusto after going 2 down is beyond me. Either he is still thinking of the Conference league game or he is just shocked like a deer in the headlights.

Looking at Madueke and Fernandez blasting the shots over the goal post from close range, does make it look that way. If they are doing this, it's likely his fault though. He's alienated too many players in the middle of the season. Then there are his bizarre line ups.

At this point, I'll put on the tinfoil hat and say the likes of Colwill, Sanchez and Maresca don't want us to finish in the top 4. Club won't be able to attract quality players or managers that could supplant them. The manager is already looking forward to his conference league fixtures.

Didn't look like it though

Hilarious. Saved by the offside flag.

Colwill clueless as usual.

The Brentford fixture stands out though. This was one game where the manager blatantly took the foot of the gas, on a weekend where everyone else dropped points. He had several stronger options on the bench and he decided to spare all of them. Chelsea has one of the toughest finishes to the season and every point counts, especially at this stage.

If Maresca hadn't cocked up his starting lineup against Brentford we could have been ahead. Now we need to worry about Newcastle leapfrogging us with their 2 spare games

Hugo Ekiteke was someone I think you and I had talked about a couple or so years back. Would be nice to have him here now.

I don't know, but I think most football fans wouldn't mind missing everything else but the goal.

What a two faced phony. Press, if they actually had any guts, would call him out on this crap. He literally said the opposite last year.

Today was a sunny day? 😄 the weather is enough to take out Maresca’s team?

No one would expect a Chelsea win if you're playing Nkunku up front with KDH behind for most of the game.

Both the board and Maresca conspired together for this clownshow. The fact that Maresca changed his tune, from saying no one asked him about top4, to saying top 4 was always the target shows the extent of BS they are ready to dish out to the fans

Maresca furiously taking notes.

Maresca : "Today, we moved one point closer to Liverpool"

Any guesses what Maresca’s post match comments will be? "We played an excellent second half" Yeah, of course. Once you actually put out a team that can do a job.

Gusto doesn't think before playing a pass or a cross.

Much better with Jackson on. A CF who can move.

Best move of the game

More than his incompetence, it's the fact that Sanchez pairs it with arrogance that makes him insufferable

Sanchez is such an arrogant schmuck.

Should have just played Gusto on the left and focus on defending, while playing James on the right. Maresca always trying to use unorthodox tactics

Also don't get Maresca’s allergy towards playing James in his best position. I get that Gusto won't be effective in attack playing on the left, but I'd rather have that combo between James and Madueke to overload the right.