EdenHazard 163 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I was there tonight, and despite a couple of boos for rafa at the start, the crowd was fantastic. loudest I've heard it in a while. Obvs went a but quiet once news of jueventus (cunts) got round.Was a really important win in my eyes. We needed that for the players and the fans. Nords were pretty bad to be fair, but least we wanted to attack and we were more dynamic.Was funny/good to see luiz in midfield. He was full of confidence tonight as well, he had a great game. Wasn't that special but having him there makes our defence solid. and takes the pressure off him when he wants to go for a run. Maybe won't see much of him there, but its good to know its an option.Torres actually tried for the full 90 tonight even when we were trying to lower the tempo to save energy! Hazard looked like the hazard we saw at the start of the season.Very enjoyable game imo!Europa league: I personally am annoyed we havent qualified for the champions league, but now we are in The europa league, I think its a great chance for our youngsters and fringe players to prove themselves and gain some European experience. So I'm more than happy to be in it and genuinely look forward to watching the games.Hopefully we start to be more positive as a club and get some decent results in the next few games Couldn't of put it better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmpr 8,977 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 As for the fans complaining about Europa league stop being so spoilt, it's a decent competition, it's basically still the Uefa cup. It's something we've never won & have a good chance of winning. Atletico have done a good service to the cup, they're a good team & certainly showed us a thing or two. I would be happy with bringing the trophy back to the bridge.Seriously Kez? We have won it twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorontoChelsea 4,064 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Good game but nothing that gets me crazy, it was a a Nordsjælland team missing a few players including their only decent defender (Jores Okore).Yeah. This was similar to the Wolves win. We played great, but the opposition was awful so it's hard to read anything into it. Nordsaelland played decently in Denmark, but we still beat them 4-0. This time, they were missing a couple of key players, then lost another key player early so that their entire shape was messed up. There was no chance of them winning anyway. We won 6-1, crashed out of the CL, but really there's not much to say. We got a tough group and didn't play badly overall, but ultimately, we weren't good enough. Very disappointing even in a rebuilding year, I thought knockout stage at a minimum. I'll obviously watch Chelsea in the Europa league, but I really care about 1/50th as much. Even if you win, it just means that you are the best team that's not one of the best teams. This would normally be a great opportunity to work some younger players in, but the ones who are ready for action at a decent level are all on loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Was funny/good to see luiz in midfield. He was full of confidence tonight as well, he had a great game. Wasn't that special but having him there makes our defence solid. and takes the pressure off him when he wants to go for a run. Maybe won't see much of him there, but its good to know its an option. Yeah, he was everywhere once in midfield. It was like a kid in Disneyland - wanting to go everywhere, running amok from all the excitement It was only after his unnecessary yellow when he calmed down. You could tell he liked it, Brazilians find playing in defence boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmpr 8,977 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 You could tell he liked it, Brazilians find playing in defence boring. SO TRUE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimessid 7 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I'm a Juve fanYou are maybe sad now, but your team has a great potential, you must be patient because you have lots of young great players. I think that with another striker, and 2 midfielders (because it's your main problem, MIDFIELD) Chelsea can become a great team....You made 10 points in a difficult group, it's not the end of the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Great win its a pitty its not with a great end result. One thing that pissed me off is when so many people in the crowd leave, stand by your team to the end.because Fulham Broadway was apparently closed thanks to an incident at South Ken. and everybody rushed off to get the tube at Earl’s Court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 1 more goal from us? How about not giving 2 away at home to Juve? How about Frank not getting skint by Vidal far too easily for the first or Mikel giving the ball away for the second and then showing absolutely no desire whatsoever to make amends.How about not playing a formation with 2 defensive-mids, when we basically don't have one decent defensive-mid.How about you quit whining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,442 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 You're talking about red scum or white scum?Red scum obviously, when was the last time we faced the white ones in Europe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,442 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 How about you quit whining?Why should he? He just made a fair observation..Mikel's work-rate hasn't been up to scratch recently.If you want to tell people to stop whining, try telling that to people who complain about a defeat or a draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 The 23-man list of Chelsea players available for selection by Rafael Benitez for the Uefa Europa League has been submitted to UEFA.The names are below.Jamal BlackmanGeorge SavilleDanny Mills PappoeIslam FeruzLucas PiazonRohan InceCat WeasleDeine MuddaCollection of abandoned corruption charges against Michel PlatiniDarth VaderBud Spencerasosoory guys for trolling around I'm drunk :blue scalf: :blue scalf: :blue scalf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mak 4,459 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 How about you quit whining?How about you suck The Mak's everlasting gob-dropper?Because if you don't like people complaining, you should step away from the internet, nevermind this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Why should he? He just made a fair observation..Mikel's work-rate hasn't been up to scratch recently.If you want to tell people to stop whining, try telling that to people who complain about a defeat or a draw.Mikel's been fine hardly the reason we haven't been performing well. you guys need to just take a step back and remember this is a new team still finding its way. Comparing it to last years team of teams of years past is both ridiculous and extremely premature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats 7,145 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Lol, we are going to have to get used to the idea of playing on Thursdays and Sundays now and that being said vital we finish top 4 as we don't have the Champions League to fall back on this time if we finish outside top 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 How about you suck The Mak's everlasting gob-dropper?Because if you don't like people complaining, you should step away from the internet, nevermind this forum.Clearly you're about as intelligent as a fucking gnat. I love the internet, I hate the fact that its overrun by whiny little kids who hide behind their computer screens and talk utter nonsense. Mikel has been fine this year, more than Mikel actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Lol, we are going to have to get used to the idea of playing on Thursdays and Sundays now and that being said vital we finish top 4 as we don't have the Champions League to fall back on this time if we finish outside top 4Won't be too bad so long as the kids get a run out... This could help us develop depth from within finally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats 7,145 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Won't be too bad so long as the kids get a run out... This could help us develop depth from within finallyWhat kids though? Piazon possibly.. who else? Chalobah, Bamford, Kane and other promising youngsters all out on loan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 What kids though? Piazon possibly.. who else? Chalobah, Bamford, Kane and other promising youngsters all out on loanPiazon, Marin, Cesar, Turnbull(or Blackman), Romeu, Sturridge... Wouldn't mind recalling Josh for this either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
communicate 2,703 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 We finaly scored for fun. In EL, we will have a chance to play our younger players more, they should gain some experience from there. Also our new players (Mata, Hazard, Oscar,..) are now past heavy test that they failed this time, but will learn from it. We actualy had most goals scored in group stage, that isnt so bad. Consider we had better striker...All in all, with 21yrs olds, a bad striker and both leaders (Terry, Lamps) injured, we couldnt change much.I think we screwed the first match vs Juve when we were leading 2:0 and then only draw. Shakhtar away was tough game, even Barca plays bad there, Juve away was result of bad form from heavy schedule, Juves experience, our inexperience. We were lucky we won Shakhtar at home too.Congrats to Juve and Shakhtar, I hope we learn something from this year. We were flying too high with all this champions of europe...We dont have Drogba anymore, Lamps is side player now and this team is still in transition, they are not champions yet.Cheers people Good post, I really hope our players can learn from this experience.I personally don't really want us to wait for lampard and terry. It's time for our future star hazard,mata,oscar to step up and be our leader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluephoenix 1,131 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Hazard was phenomenal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts