OneMoSalah

Aye true, nobody has mentioned in the last 3 big games he's only shown up for 45 minutes. System, defensive approach or whatever, that is shocking for a player of his ability.

No handshake when he came off, didn't even look towards him or acknowledge him.

Give it giggsy til end of season. Lamps? No thanks he’s no experience and that would spit in the faces of the likes of Jody Morris and guys who have been working up the ladder for years starting at u16 or whatever. The club is gonna have to dig up Guus Hiddink or preserve his brain for when we sack managers in 30 years time.

Tbf him snubbing Conte and moaning all game was probably the most productive things he’s done in the last 3 games. Think he is definitely off in the summer.

Anyone in this forum but me. I’m a bit of a Berbatov (but a lot more shit), too lazy to be playing for any team who won’t have the ball a lot of time. But yeah the effort was poor although so was the set up, I’ve been quite vocal in my support for Conte but the decision to play without a recognised CF was ridiculous and I 100% imagine that Hazard is done here, come the summer he’s gone because his reaction when he got subbed off, failing to acknowledge the manager and shake his hand topped off with general demeanour in his performance today, walking about like he simply would rather be at the nearest job center says it all. Pedro had a stinker, the 2 or 3 half chances we could have maybe fashioned if he didn’t deliberately sabotage the pass for his old gaffer Pep was ridiculous. Yes that is a joke before anybody asks. So was the first part about being a Berbatov. also today thought Christensen was utterly useless and all over the place, which is a shame because he’s made 3 mistakes in maybe 7 months but in 3 of the biggest matches of his life. Rudiger and Azpilicueta were great for me though and probably our best players.

Is Conte joking? Morata not coming on now? Emerson in for Pedro is almost a Benitez-esque sub

At least he’s actually getting more involved today. Do sympathise with him because he’s playing false 9 but at times he just looks like he’d rather be elsewhere.

Fucking Moses man. useless brainless

Christensen botched clearance and poor awareness from Alonso fuck sake man. Could have at least went a full minute without conceding...

Striker change now please. Yes we’ve been shite but they had one clear chance. I think if we were to have a target man on we could get a few knock downs and get Eden, Willian or Pedro running at Otamendi and Laporte.

Morata or Giroud on at HT please

Azpilicueta is godly

Spain were far too slow under Del Bosque the last few seasons when Costa played regularly for them. If they'd move the ball at the tempo they do now when he was in charge of his last tournament he'd of easily fitted in better because there would arguably be more space for him to get into. Technically he has got good ability and actually does see things but hes not at the level that some of the other strikers they've had in the past are but one thing that is clear with Diego Costa is if you give him the ball in dangerous situations or critical chances he will score goals. He is probably their best striker in that regard but I think Morata is maybe a bit more favoured as was Paco Alcacer at times under Del Bosque (Morata not so much under Del Bosque but) because how they would all link together with their midfielder and wingers.

Yes hes talented but he has played 8 games of football in his whole career. And that brace are the only 2 goals he has scored this season. 25-30m for somebody who has played 7 games in Italy. Actually surprised we didn't try sign him because we like expensive young players who have not proved very much, I generally am unsure if he will ever become a top player. I think hes obviously got some talent but he will need what 4 or 5 years playing every week to grow as a player? Why did he not stay at Genoa and do that? Our own Lewandowski? People have been complaining about us signing up and coming players and not more established players for a while now. This just defeats the purpose.

More fuel to the fire. Hes gonna be gone end of season isnt he? Purely based on the clubs way of taking the previous comments about transfers etc apparently they asked him why he was saying these things to the media. Hes not wrong but hes picking the wrong fight I think now after that previous talk about transfers, if I were him I'd be trying to get somebody in Emenalo's role (if we keep this set up) that he knows personally or has previously worked with to give him a triumph card if there is any chance hes gonna be here next season (although maybe somebody from the clubs past as well could be considered, but personally would that be as beneficial as somebody who is the managers guy?). Give him somebody who will also fight for the players he wants, has the same ideology and will side with him more, I don't think Roman actually sits and butts heads with Conte directly but his advisors do/did. .

Mate Milan are 13 games unbeaten playing the best football they've played in years. De Gea is a good reactive goalkeeper. But Courtois is always in the right position and makes "easy looking" saves purely in comparison because he positions himself a lot lot better. I'm not saying De Gea isnt a very good keeper but his "world class" saves are severely overrated, he has good reflexes but his positioning at times is quite shocking and hes lucky he can get to them. That Seville header save is one of the most overrated saves I've seen in years, its basically right at him but hes made it look like some sort of fucking impossible spin required while the media have topped it saying he done that while completing a replica of the Mona Lisa and saving 32 babies from a burning building. Courtois makes that save? Nothing. Lloris? Nothing. Cech? Nothing. We benched Cech because Courtois was better and the long term solution, we talk about a lack of planning and vision but that was one of the best calls we've made recently because Courtois was 23 at the time, one of the best GKs in Europe and was a long term solution to replace Cech.

Na I disagree, I think hes a pretty good keeper but he's not world class. Would cost far too much money, arguably 60m upwards, I think he's maybe a better distributor than Courtois but don't think in terms of shot stopping or commanding his area he comes close.

Courtois, Costa and Hazard were really the only players who have repeatedly flirted with other clubs if you want to call it that, or talked/their agents have talked about other clubs and their interest in the past few seasons on a regular basis (Courtois - Real/Atletico Madrid, Costa - Atletico Madrid, Hazard - Real Madrid). Its not necessarily a betrayal for me because modern day football is what it is and these things happen on a seasonal basis at clubs all over the world but again it still doesn't paint the greatest image to us Chelsea fans although it happens now a days and it shouldn't be taken as extremely as it is. Really? I think hate is a strong word. Also plastic attitude? Why mention shit like that, other clubs fans say half of Chelsea fans are apparently plastic and normally I'd say its just bullshit although seeing posts like the one of yours I've just quoted, sometimes makes me think they aren't always wrong because that is just a stupid post mate and screams a similar sort of attitude as you put it, there's no way if your a fan of any club you 'hate' a player from that club. Players don't just sign for clubs play there for 4 years or whatever and not be committed in any sense or regard. He is not easily replaced, Alisson is a pretty good keeper but still not as good as Courtois who for me is in the top 5 in Europe without a doubt. Donnarumma still has a lot to learn although he is an impressive talent but again he's not as good as Courtois and who even says he would be? Also not hard to get? A 19 year old, Italian with over 100 appearances at his boyhood club? Not hard to get? Football isn't that easy. He'd easily cost in the upwards of 70M at least considering he's on a massive contract. Alisson was linked to Liverpool for something between 60-80m and no disrespect to GKs but they should never cost that much money, just as many other outfield players shouldn't.

I think hes the only big player we have who isn't actively looking at his options along with Kante, which shows a great side to him, where as Eden/Courtois maybe re-evaluating their options a bit more. Nothing against them doing that either but, thats modern day football and life in general.

Yeah the media are nuts, they need to stop thinking we are going to buy a 29 year old who is on about 350k p/w considering the penny pinching we've done in the last few seasonss.

Yes from that core but the main successes came in like what a period between 2004 to 2010... we’ve won the league twice since then with these “weak minded players” and a worse team than the one from 2012 (we started trying to change the team and age in 2010/11 in Carlo’s second season by using youth players), fuck Mourinho and Conte must be miracle workers, surely? Or again your over exaggerating about the lack of quality of the squad.

Moratas been here’s 6 months or something and he’s just as bad as Torres... sums up Chelsea fans.

Not a chance, 2011-12 was shocking and even then the year under Jose/Hiddink was just as bad although we were on about Torres' time at the club. Sure, 11-12 was salvaged due to 2 cup wins but lets not even say that those two cup wins can just magically sweep the 6 months of utter shite that happened in that whole season under the rug. If this team or squad is nowhere near the quality we had in 2012, which had the likes of a 34 year old Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard, Florent Malouda, Michael Essien, Paulo Ferreira, Ryan Bertrand, Ashley Cole, Raul Meireles, Branislav Ivanovic, Jose Bosingwa, Solomon Kalou... then we are seriously fucked. Or you are just extremely over exaggerating. Maybe a bit more character than this team yes but quality? Not a fucking chance. 2011-12 despite the CL win was a very poor season by all accounts.

Nobody ever said Morata was as good or at least meant to be as good as Drogba and Costa. Drogba in his best years was undoubtedly world class and if anybody disagrees I'll argue to I am blue in the face, I mean 10 winning goals in 10 cup finals, if your not world class with that sort of record or never were then fuck knows (although he ever only scored 20 goals+ in the same season like twice). Costa is probably as close to world class without actually being world class, seeing as many people here believed he was a limited footballer or whatever, although in almost 3 months at Atletico without 6 months of football he has been absolutely crucial for them it just shows that he is a top player and now we've got a striker who is struggling, a huge miss. Morata is a good player and will eventually be an even better player but to even say hes as good as Diego Costa who was arguably the catalyst when Atletico won La Liga and has scored maybe 100 goals in the past 5 seasons is a bit much, although Alvaro is a good player in his own right and has huge potential to become a top top player. Also at least with Torres we weren't as bad as this? Are you serious? We finished like 6th in 2012 and only qualified for the CL for the next season because we won it. I mean its okay to say we are struggling but that is an outrageous statement if I've ever seen one. Torres, ironically, was supported thoroughly by probably 50% of the fan base on here for over 2 seasons and many believed that we needed to change our tactics to accommodate him to turn him back into the player he was despite the fact his knees were shot and he was fucking shit but Morata after 10 games without a goal is all of a sudden a Sunday league player. Or so I'm gathering from various posts on here. 100% pal. Absolutely bonkers. It will change again, I think hes only a goal off changing his fortunes, if that goal v United counted it would of helped big time or if he stuck that one away in the first 5 mins but he was unlucky.

Think it was like 6-8 weeks but it was announced after the Arsenal game I'm sure?