Jase 43,479 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Chelsea 1 - 0 Stoke CityPOST MATCH DISCUSSION AND ANALYSISBarclays Premier LeagueSaturday 22nd September 20121500 BST Kick Off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Very happy with the win. We should have scored much earlier, but as we all know it's difficult to score against teams who park the bus The double pivot looked good, defence looked solid, but we were a bit narrow - still created a couple chances though.Anyway 2 goals conceded in 5 games is pretty good, top of the table = even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRiver 1,512 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Only 4 shots on target all game, no wonder we barely even scored. But we dominated and were the better side, so these big three points were fully deserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculatingInfinity 1,472 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 3 points is of course the most important, but still a lot of worrying signs all over the pitch, especially Torres who still looks like he plays for another team on another planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 That, my friends, is a sign of champions, or so they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Yup, the Team had much more balance todayReally liked the shape - would love to see Marin + Moses come on as subs and change the gameWe did try and play through the middle too much again, but were ultimately rewarded for our persistence.Genuine TEAM effort - and Stoke have taken points of City + Arsenal, so a WIN was awesome! :D Think Everton might be a surprise package this season, another good win - maybe the new Newcastle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOSS 372 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 No Torres anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,571 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 That's what happening when you don't have a decent Striker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James 5,331 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Only 4 shots on target all game, no wonder we barely even scored. But we dominated and were the better side, so these big three points were fully deserved.To be fair a lot of those shots were from long distance as we couldn't get near there goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmin 2,484 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I am not so happy.The 3 points are great, but that's clearly not everything that matters. We can't keep playing like this. I know Stoke parked the bus, but we will play against this kind of teams most of the season. We need a decent striker, Moses in the starting team and more ideas when we attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 P.S. Can we please not turn this into a Torres thread.1) He didnt score2) He DID contribute as best he could - if this isn't good enough for you, then fair enough, but HE DID contribute AS all of the team did...MIKKEL played REALLY WELL alongside RAMY - perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kezza 1,965 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Happy with the 3 points! Top of the mother fucking league! Oscar, what a player! Mats, what a player! Torres, what a...Was starting to get worried once 70 min rolled round. Who would of thought, Ash scoring and Iva having a penalty shout! Hahah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kezza 1,965 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I am not so happy.The 3 points are great, but that's clearly not everything that matters. Yes it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculatingInfinity 1,472 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 P.S. Can we please not turn this into a Torres thread.1) He didnt score2) He DID contribute as best he could - if this isn't good enough for you, then fair enough, but HE DID contribute AS all of the team did...MIKKEL played REALLY WELL alongside RAMY - perfect! Yes lets not talk about what is a huge part of nearly every match, that lack of a forward... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorontoChelsea 4,064 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Unsurprising problems based on the starting XI. We were way to narrow, Mata, Oscar, Hazard, and Torres basically all played in the same spot which made us very easy to defend against. This made us rely on Cole and Ivanovic to give us width. After Moses came on, our spacing was much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I'm happier with this result, than the QPR one.1) Stoke have taken points of Arsenal + CityThey are a hard team to break down, we managed it and City (with better strikers didn't!) - so yes we lack firepower, but even with City's firepower they couldn't produce a WIN!It's all about the TEAM - we looked good today, let's use Wolves to sharpen our shooting boots and roll on Le'Arse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Torres was the only bad player on the pitch. I don't even think he played that badly, he had some good passes to Mikel and Mata but he lost the ball too much and should have taken his chance in the first half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy 1,526 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 These are the type of games you can look at later in the year if we win the league and say thank god we won against Stoke ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfricanBlue 104 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Can't have a game against stoke without a late winner, frustrating game for the boys I'm sure but a great 3 points. Think as the players continue to gel they'll get better at breaking down teams like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,490 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Oscar Mata and Hazard are good players but together they are way too narrow. tough day again but 3 points in the bag and that's whats important. should kick on now though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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