Blue Armour

Yeah, we're going to make Leicester wait at least another year to play in the CL.

I'm glad that Leicester are our immediate opponents (and facing us in Stamford Bridge in front of our fans) No better way to show a reaction Let's knock them out of the top 4.

In a way, I'm glad that Leicester are our immediate opponents (and facing us in Stamford Bridge in front of our fans) No better way to show a reaction.

Yeah, that tactic of playing Reece and Azpi in unnatural positions, for the first time ever and that too in a cup final, was just stupid. No wonder Reece was the one who played the ridiculous pass that led to the goal.

Don't give in Vesper, you need to show a better mentality than the players did today.

We HAVE to knock them out on Tuesday.

Agreed. Not saying Leicester didnt deserve to win this final, but to say that they were more deserving after riding their luck this way is a bit much. They remained ahead because of some bent officials ffs. Anyway like I said, payback can't come soon enough, and we need to knock the stuffing out of them on Tue.

Second this. The offside rule when in question, has always historically yielded results that favored the attacking side. People love to see goals, not see a shitty offside trap succeed. This is the FA and VAR after all, so they have an agenda. Giving a popular underdog like Leicester a leg up in these situations, makes for a more attractive product. This is Chelsea we're dealing with anyway, not the hordes of Man Utd and Liverpool. That said, I'm looking to see how we react on Tue. If we dont smack this Leicester team into submission and out of the CL spots, I will be really disappointed.

Isnt it typical? I was watching the match on BT, and not for one minute did they show any of the Chelsea fans on screen., until Leicester went 1-0 up and Chelsea were scrambling. Even when did, they showed a couple of old geezers, and later on , one Chelsea fan with his eye twitching (just for laughs probably) The low point was when that fucking Robbie Savage started cheering on Vardy and the Leicester fans in the 85th minute. Anyway, payback is going to be sweet. We should knock them out of the Champions league places next week.

There are only two things on my mind right now: 1. Screw Leicester. No matter what we did to shoot ourselves in the foot today., there's no denying they rode their luck and some more in this match. Here's hoping its run out now, and we rightfully knock them out of the European places next week, starting Tuesday. 2. FUCK Arsenal. I don't what it is about that club or its asenine fans, but they always t seem to be involved when we go through a bad phase. No surprise we haven't looked the same team since that 1-0 defeat. I want us to win this 2021 final to claim our second CL, so that we can not only claim to be the first London club to win a CL, but the first one to do it twice., and keep those gunners looking up.

One of the big game changers today. Had even one of the Benzema shots had gone in, it could have changed the complexion of the entire match. Outstanding.

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The fans getting on his back just don't have a clue about Eden Hazard. He values his friends and past connections a lot. It is also how he approaches the game when playing. Carefree. Forever glad and grateful that he played for Chelsea, and glad that he got to play again at the Bridge.

Same place that Mount usually plays, behind the striker. It wouldn't be too dissimilar from how he played as an advanced member of the midfield in a 433, with Hazard (who was false 9) under Sarri. But like I said, it's an already crowded midfield, and I'm not sure who we could displace. Too many options. Of course, Tuchel could always change the formation to something different next season., so who knows.

Said it before, but I think Tuchel can extract more out of RLC, just like he has with our other midfielders...His comments about RLC today might have been just part of pre match banter, but they are interesting. The question is where RLC would fit in an already crowded midfield.

We should start Giroud at the opposite end just to piss Benzema off. Have a feeling that he's going to start regardless

Which means we must take every opportunity or risk to push for away goals..

Interesting..just realized our cup final clash against Real was 50 years ago in 1971.

It's weird isnt it? I'm wondering if the breakup clause in Mourinho's contract had something related to trophies delivered,..maybe Levy didn't want Mourinho to win a trophy before leaving

Exciting for many reasons... Champions league semifinals Our first meeting in the knockout stages of the UEFA CL against Madrid Hazard's first match with us after moving to Madrid.

Nice that he gets to meet Chelsea again, but wish it was in front of the fans. He would have got a very warm welcome at the Bridge.

Yeah that too..hopefully Cech without his mask on either, during the protest..only way to get himself heard, but massive risk.

Anyway, game aside. What a day for the club. Not sure what drove it, but respect to the club for having the guts to correct course in face of intense scrutiny. And most importantly, massive props for Chelsea fans who went out in protest.

This game was crying out for more energy from Chelsea, and he left Kante on the bench. Why have Kante on the bench if you're not going to use him? Granted you want to protect him, but not even for 15 mins? Should have brought on Kante and moved Mount further up., a lot sooner in the game. Also substituting Alonso to leave Pulisic as a wing back was complete waste of time. Also waited too long to bring on Giroud who is lacking match sharpness from barely playing, and is given just a few minutes to make an impact. This one is on Tuchel really.

Like @Magic Lamps said, these founder clubs and UEFA are most definitely going to reach a compromise. The latest ESL announcement is nothing but an opening shot. It's been a long time coming. Ever since Spurs and City started breaking into the top 4, the power players have been trying to protect their nest. FFP was one of the first signs. Now you have clubs like Newcastle also looking at getting foreign investment, to break into the elite circle that doesnt really want more competition. The one certainty in all this is that the current Champions league format is most definitely going to change. What I'm more worried about is the timing of this announcement and how it could potentially affect our remaining games this season. Refereeing decisions, and the rest are all likely going to come into question. I doubt that they will go to the extreme of docking points (not without warning at least) or kicking teams out of existing competitions, but this goes beyond that. Will managers like Tuchel still want to be involved in something like this? Hope he and the team are able to shut out all the noise and keep themselves 100% focused on the remaining games., at least for this season. Pre match conferences are going to be very interesting over the next few weeks.