Blue Armour

When did we turn into Arsenal? They used to have this on a regular basis in the Wenger years.

I am not going to say 'I told you so' here. Before the Sterling transfer, I had expressed my doubts about this move and whether he was a player that could lift the team like Hazard or just someone who make the most of a good support system. However his start to the season was really encouraging and he showed why he could bring an x factor to the team., so it's odd to see it trail off this way (although it happened to other attackers like Morata and Lukaku to be fair). And this has coincided with Tuchels departure, a change in system and playing position. That's why I don't want to make the first statement. It's sad that at the start we had Sterling in form and Mount off form, and now the opposite is true, with James out for weeks.

It would have been better for Spurs to be in the Europa league. More fixtures, and Thursday nights. Don't see how this is better for us when we're in the same exact competition Also agree - it's annoying how they keep sneaking in at the last minute despite being woeful.

Which is exactly why I was surprised at some of the reactions on here to Tuchel, and now Potter.

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Absolute mindfuck considering how the tables were turned the opposite way this time last year. We were on top and they were in the mud. Fuck the UK government that basically shot us at point blank to kill our prospects this season.

I missed this game entirely (for some reason thought that the match started 2 hours later than it did), but in hindsight, I'm glad that I did. I don't even want to look at the highlights. But looking at the starting lineup can I say that we shot ourselves in the foot by going crazy with the fullbacks? Entrusting both Pulisic and Sterling with defensive duties at the same time is bonkers, especially with no solid DMF. If anyone could give a short summary, would really appreciate it. Cheers!

Nay, this is the guy I was referring to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roko_Šimić

Simic. What a thug. Seemed determined to take Thiago Silva out. Especially with that stupid Harry Kane like move when he tried to back into Silva who was rising to head the ball. The cunt went onto foul him afterwards.

I guess my point is that a side doesn't play the way they did against us,and then go on to lose badly playing the same way

I did say that Spurs are the fraud side in the top 4 this year. Doubt this will be the last you'll see this kind of shitshow from them.

To be fair, Brentford were also poor today. Just another one of those sides that raise their game when we play them, doing team huddles before the match begins and do their damndest to not lose. Just like Leeds earlier this season.

Cucurella at LCB experiment has to stop. Better off playing Koulibaly there. Cucurellas sole purpose is to deputize for Chillwell to keep him fresh

On a side note, did you guys sense the hatred from the ex-Madrid boys of Casemiro and Varane? Varane punched the flag on his way out (although to be fair, he was wrongly booed off for an unfortunate injury) Casemerio got into a tussle with Mount and was acting like he was possessed by a demon after scoring the equalizer. Felt like slapping his face through the TV when that happened, lol.

A win should secure qualification with first place, right? Milan will not be able to pull ahead then based on the head to head record.

Maybe agree to disagree, but I don't see how his approach was ultra negative. Not when we match them on the pitch in term of energy and aggression. To me, ultra negative is what Conte did with us playing against City in the Etihad in his last season, doing nothing but ball watching. Potter has been making adjustments in the game right from the first half with Kovacic. If that isn't the sign of a proactive manager then I don't know what is. Like @ZAPHOD2319 mentioned, one of the subs even had an impact. I'm not sure what more he could have done with personnel we have available., without throwing the match away. Our back 4 needs protection, and if he had gone for a more gung-ho approach, I am sure we would have punished by United.

What were you expecting to be different? Just genuinely curious about what upset you in this game.

Nobody expected United to pull Arsenals pants down either, lol. But it happened. I wouldn't be surprised. For once Arsenal won't have the underdog card, and our players won't take the game too lightly.

Were we really dominated in midfield? Apart from the first 20 mins, before Kovacic came on? I thought it was fairly evenly matched. Two teams working hard and not giving too much room to operate. Pretty much cancelled each other out.

I don't know about Citeh (thank fuck we don't play them in the league until next year), but against Le Arse, I'm hoping we give Arteta a taste of his own medicine. Sit back, soak up pressure, and hit them in their soft belly. We should be able to shithouse a win against them. Which is pretty much what they've done to us ever since Arteta took over

Yeah., this is true. Honestly at 1-0, which frankly came out of nowhere, I expected us to pull it off, considering our recent spell of clean sheets. Shame we couldn't keep it going a few minutes longer, but United threw the kitchen sink. If we had Kante and James fully fit, I'd consider us the superior side, but without them, Chelsea and United are nearly equally matched,..below City quality, but fighting hard to earn points. My verdict on Potters Chelsea so far is it is at least a tough side to beat (no shit, considering our unbeaten run). While that's not enough for a title winning side, it should be enough for a side looking to strongly finish in the top 4. Spurs get another gift with this draw.. They are the fraud side that's in the top 3 currently. Only held up by a goal scoring Kane and Son.

Havertz is very unlikely to start. Seeing he stayed on the pitch while Mount was hooked indicates that he's not being saved for this game.

I was against him going off today, but I suppose even an engine like his needs rest, given the number of games he's started lately, in quick succession. Hope he's fresh for the United game.

For once in a long time, they seem to be the slightly better side, at least in terms of the form book. And with a decent manager Might be the time we finally break our winless streak against them.

Still uncertain. I'm just looking at it from Chelsea's perspective. If we get games with him ahead of the WC, I doubt it will be too many.