Jase

Easy to say it now (lol) but that Burnley penalty wasn't a penalty, was it? Doesn't look like intentional handball at all.

Wolves out of the equation now. So you don't have to worry about them anymore...

Only on GD.

So, Wolves can't finish above us then...

BY THE WAY, HOW THE HELL DID WOOD MISS THAT FREE HEADER BEFORE THAT!?

1-1 BURNLEY!

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2020/07/15/video-exclusive--ziyech-on-being-a-chelsea-player--what-he-hopes?cardIndex=0-0 Ziyech's exclusive interview with the club.

Came across this...

But the problem yesterday wasn't really about creating chances...

Money for Havertz...

Did Krul even make a lot of stunning saves? Apart from that Pulisic shot in the first half, all the other saves he had to make was pretty normal and what you would expect from a keeper, as far as I remember. I don't know why you are here blowing your trumpet over this. Yes, we created chances and didn't put them away except for one but it's Norwich, they have the worst defence in the league. That aside, our overall play was slow, pedestrian and even predictable. Even Lampard admitted it after the match.

Since you posted that, Derby have lost 3 games in a row and look set to miss out on the play-offs - 6 points behind 6th and with a worse goal difference.

Doesn't change the fact that Giroud was considered 3rd choice behind Batshuayi and Lampard would rather flog Abraham to death than consider Giroud as an option, which is ironic given what's happened recently.

He can always go to City, although I have not seen them being linked yet.

So the Champions League is a deal breaker for him? And/or he is not that interested in joining us as previously reported? Given FFP is like practically dead after the CAS ruling on Monday, he might well be waiting to see if other clubs will move for him. Heck, I won't even be surprised if he decides to stay at Leverkusen for one more season and wait for more choices available then.

Sheffield United are a good side, losing to them can happen although the manner of the loss stinks. If anything, it's the defeats against West Ham (twice!), Bournemouth (plus that stupid 2-2 draw), Newcastle etc that could well cost us. Would have been home and dry by now had we picked up even only half of the points available from those games.

When I said Pulisic can do defending better than Hazard, I don't mean he has to start tracking all the way back to our defensive box of course. Last thing we need is for him to spend all his energy doing that and be dead on his feet when arriving in the attacking third. It's just the little things like pressing from front (having played for Dortmund obviously helps), putting challenges in, getting stuck in.

Still can't believe that Lampard had Batshuayi ahead of Giroud earlier this season. Am pretty sure we wouldn't have dropped so many points against the lesser sides had Lampard played Giroud instead of Batshuayi.

For all the comparison between Pulisic and Hazard, there is one thing the former does that the latter doesn't. Defending. Pulisic might not be great at it (yet?) but he certainly is willing to get stuck in and help the team defend.

I would be very, very surprised if Pedro starts at all between now and end of the season. Given Pedro already signed for Roma, am sure the only reason we wanted him to stay was to cover for any potential injuries.