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This persistence with Alonso has cost Chelsea so much over the last few years. 2016-17 was his last good season

James needs to calm down.

Everyone is shell shocked. If they can snap out of this, this game is still on I think

the midfield looks light(?) So much space once the attack is bypassed

The defense and Kante has had a shocking half hour

Just wow haha.

Would take even Azpi on the left

Alonso should play just against Salah

Defenders have to start playing with hands behind their back in the box

United got super lucky but not reading much into their sluggish start yet. They will be right up there in the top four race.

2017 - bit-part striker Batshuayi scores late winner to seal title

The Kepa disaster was waiting to happen with how deep the team set its defense up. Also, there was zero wing play and no idea how to progress in attack. Calling for Lampard's head is extreme and the absences did have a big impact but putting the loss down to individual mistakes is deluded thinking.

Yep. Fluidity in tactics and formation usually works when there is an established way of playing in the first place

Keeping Tomori over Rudiger will be a bold call and the right call

This. I worry a Tomori situation is developing with CHO. Would love to know more about why he has hardly got any minutes since restart.

Yes, Lampard's setup was conservative but there were a number of average players in the XI and two new attackers who haven't played much together. I'd wait for a larger sample size of games and for players to come back.

TC being TC. You'd think we are in April going by the reactions here. Its two games into the season!

Cannot remember a Liverpool chance in the first half

Analyse it tomorrow

Can't do anything with 10 men against Liverpool. We were going man for man and covering their attacks. With one gone, its just a huge vacuum to fill.

Just no. We were hanging on.

One day someone was gonna do that to Jorgi. Just had to be today!

We've seen Liverpool do this back-to-front so many times. Christensen and Zouma should be on guard for that as soon as the attack broke down

That decides the centre-back combination for next game - Silva-Zouma

Run from left to right, Christensen doesn't spot it until its way too late