Closed Swansea 1-1 Chelsea

[Muzchap 8,966]

We nearly won, since we were winning ultill 87 minute. The squad is thin and not on pair with both Manchester's team, we dont need a strong man in this period, we need a man to build another team, as simple as that.

I also really dont know how RDM will show he is a strong man, dropping Torres and using Sturridge is far from being a smart move. AVB and Scolari had the balls to make some rash decisions, but they end up looking like fools.

Torres is shit end of story...

Danny Graham looked more threatening than him.

The players rarely pass to him and bypass him at every opportunity once he shows his normal skills...

This is not conducive towards building a competitive team, where everybody should fight for their place.

Roll on Jan - we need Falcao

Fuck me I would rather have Carlton Cole back than Torres...

[DYC. 7,542]

One of those matches, not much to do about it really. I believe we're going to have quite a few of those matches this season so to get very upset or going crazy thinking about all the things that went wrong and blame individuals won't help much. Didn't think we'd go through it today though as we were definitely going to have enough space play in.

We had a strong start but we're still a new team, adopting to completely different style of play to the one we played before. It's important to keep that in mind. We still have so much to improve tactically, both on and off the ball. Too much space between the lines, transition from offense to defence is still too slow, shape not good when defending, still too individualistic both in offense and defence.

We really need a passer in the midfield two, who can link play between midfield and offense effectively and is comfortable on the ball but also knows how to defend. A player like Moutinho would be great. Probably more important than a new CB or striker.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Blaming the goal on Sturridge is extremely unfair to him. Hernandez is not really Sturridge's man. Sturridge is marking Hernandez when Hernandez starts to move to the centre, Hazard meets him and makes a very poor challenge which Hernandez easily slips. Then, Ramires picks him up. At this point, there are 5 Swansea players and 9 Chelsea players in the area and the ball still outside of the box and to the side. The play still should have been contained easily. Cole and Cahill are marking their men and Bertrand is roaming on the left side. Mikel ,Azpilicueta and Ivanovic all converge around one Swansea player who then kicks it back out to Hernandez who is unmarked while Ramires sort of just stands there..At this point, Hernandez is his man, and he let him get into a wide open area without tracking him. There were a bunch of small mistakes, and a big one by Ramires. (Besides, the two options you name are Marin and Hazard who are both poor defensive players as well.)

No. The goal we conceded came first from Cole who gave away the ball cheaply back to Swansea from a throw-in!

Watch here: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xutdm6_c1-1s-www-fasthighlights-com_sport#from=embediframe

At 1:02, some terrible defending by both Sturridge and Hazard that lets the Swansea player cut inside and find a player in the box. And as I said, Sturridge is not to blame, because his place is not on the wing.

Anyway, that's not why the sub was wrong. Robbie took off the players that press high, so he was inviting pressure. If you're going to do so, then put on wingers who can defend or your fullbacks will practically be 2-on-1 like he did with Bertrand on the left.

[Muzchap 8,966]

Heard Modric wasn't getting much time at Real?

Maybe him for Essien + Cash?

[Azpinator 2,325]

Well, we definitely have the quality but lack quantity.

Exactly, and yet we get slammed for playing starters against Manure in the C1 Cup.. We should have bought replacements for both Drogba and Meireles.

Last season it was the opposite, we had quantity but lacked quality.

[bloody 209]

Our faith is still in our hands, if we win the 28 remaining matches, we will surely be champions. Y u so sad?

yes, exactly. If. that is why i'm quite pissed, 5 points lost.

5 points that may be crucial in may 2013.

[xPetrCechx 13,548]

We nearly won, since we were winning ultill 87 minute. The squad is thin and not on pair with both Manchester's team, we dont need a strong man in this period, we need a man to build another team, as simple as that.

I also really dont know how RDM will show he is a strong man, dropping Torres and using Sturridge is far from being a smart move. AVB and Scolari had the balls to make some rash decisions, but they end up looking like fools.

Sell torres will be the smartest thing in the world...

how can we drop 5 points in one week...

[Muzchap 8,966]

Agree hopefully City dropping points too!!!

[Muzchap 8,966]

Benayoun has been amazing!!!

[cousin benson 76]

city got a point

[meetdoscar 335]

i cant believe we are puttin it on rdm. the moses-sturridge sub was bad but he has always brought on bert if we have a one goal lead to see off the match. in the arsenal match no one complained wen we saw them off easily. today we dint deserve to win. we suck without mata because we have to make a clear chance, a bloody tap in for us to score. we cant convert a single 50-50 chance because of the great striker we have for us. we defended well for once and dint look shaky but WE NEED A STRIKER.

Arsenal isn't swansea(a lesser team) moreover we should have attacked as we did at emirates RDM is to comfortable at the sidelines he should have voiced out for his players to push out. Am just wondering what happened to our countering ability?

[HNKS 508]

Well at least City didnt win......Doesnt really make me feel better but oh well

[bloody 209]

Sell torres will be the smartest thing in the world...

how can we drop 5 points in one week...

because our defense is fucking shite.

[bloody 209]

our defensive players need to bloody sort themselves out.

fucking hell.

[Muzchap 8,966]

because our defense is fucking shite.

Or our Striker couldn't score in a Brothel!!!!!

[didierforever 7,349]

???

[bloody 209]

Or our Striker couldn't score in a Brothel!!!!!

it doesn't matter how many we scored, if our defenders can't keep tight, the match is lost anyway.

we scored one goal, a few minutes to go and we couldn't hold on. what the fucking hell is that?

[meetdoscar 335]

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