Closed Chelsea 2-2 Southampton

[Hutcho 8,443]

Well on the brightside we definitely have a proper striker... On the downside our defensive organisation is a bit shit (to put it lightly). GET JT BACK!

[osgoodisgod 150]

Guys - we were rank rotten and there is something seriously wrong from top to bottom at the club. Bitching at each other like 12 year old schoolgirls is not going to help, lets discuss, fall out if need be and then get on with it - really can not be arsed with watching that pish on the field to come on here and read puerile nonsense with people requoting their squabble back and forth with each other.

[Irakozium257 350]

The complacency was just so damn annoying in the second half, anyone could feel the danger of Southampton scoring with how careless most of the players were becoming. Why the fuck can't they always play like they're behind instead of being arrogant and complacent when they're leading. And the fans at the stadium aren't even helping, they're just sitting there booing when it's not going well, only chanting in the 16th minute and being silent most of the time, the passion isn't there, and listening to away fans match after match being loudest after their team has drawn level or is leading makes my blood boil. Give me and my fellow CFC fan friends tickets and we wil be loud non-stop.

[Slam Dunk 1,442]

Hope the boo boys are happy. Not heard an atmosphere like that for a long, long time. After that Lambert goal went in, the pressure put on the players was immense. Not surprising that our home form is so poor to be honest. You can complain all you like, Benitez is the fucking manager until the summer, deal with it.

Our defending on the break is atrocious (deja vu), Azpilicueta was skinned and there was nobody there to double up on the attacker... Oscar out wide is an absolute joke. Either play him centrally, or don't play him at all. His work rate is pathetic out on the right, especially when you're up against players like Shaw and Ramirez. I want Moses back.

No idea where Cole was for the second goal either, Cahill was busy being terrorised by Lambert. Mata was another who was very poor today, been disappointed with him as of late. To be honest the only positive was Hazard's continuation of good form.

Anyone blaming the draw on Torres, or even complaining about Torres needs to reevaluate... We should never have been in the position to need a goal in the first place. Lampard was taken off because he didn't have a great game, and Torres is simply another player there to occupy the defenders.

I don't understand what Benitez could've done better? Can someone enlighten me?

[Ankit 3,176]

Why don't we have 2 managers... Rafa away, and then any random bloke from the stands at home.

Why a random bloke? JT would do just fine.

[Milan 17,835]

The Lampard off Torres on sub must be one of the most unpopular and frustrating subs of all time at the Bridge.

[Milan 17,835]

The only positive thing probably, Demba proving he is the right striker.

[Sheva. 5,373]

We need to buy a midfielder, Ramires is not suited to every type of game and should have come off. Lampard was terrible also.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Jose made SB into a fortress, Rafa turned it into a restaurant.

[xPetrCechx 13,546]

FRUSTRATING. The Bridge has become a....

[Corner 456]

Worst result so far under Rafa, in my opinion.

2-0 up at half-time and we come back out playing so negatively. We shouldn't be content to sit back against a team like Southampton, not away and especially not at home. It was actually embarrassing for me as a Chelsea fan.

All of that plus that shitty negative atmosphere. Nobody wants Rafa here, nobody. But for god's sake, just shut the fuck up and support the team! Since when is booing our manager more important than supporting our players?

[xPetrCechx 13,546]

And we won them 5-1 out of home..

[Milan 17,835]

There goes the three points we were counting on when mentioning our game in hand. What can go wrong in one season, goes wrong. For mother god, stay in the top 4 because there is co Champions League to save our asses.

[MetsajCFC 1,255]

Hope the boo boys are happy. Not heard an atmosphere like that for a long, long time. After that Lambert goal went in, the pressure put on the players was immense. Not surprising that our home form is so poor to be honest. You can complain all you like, Benitez is the fucking manager until the summer, deal with it.

Our defending on the break is atrocious (deja vu), Azpilicueta was skinned and there was nobody there to double up on the attacker... Oscar out wide is an absolute joke. Either play him centrally, or don't play him at all. His work rate is pathetic out on the right, especially when you're up against players like Shaw and Ramirez. I want Moses back.

No idea where Cole was for the second goal either, Cahill was busy being terrorised by Lambert. Mata was another who was very poor today, been disappointed with him as of late. To be honest the only positive was Hazard's continuation of good form.

Anyone blaming the draw on Torres, or even complaining about Torres needs to reevaluate... We should never have been in the position to need a goal in the first place. Lampard was taken off because he didn't have a great game, and Torres is simply another player there to occupy the defenders.

I don't understand what Benitez could've done better? Can someone enlighten me?

Very good post. I really hope there would be more fans like you. Stable, mature and think realistically

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Just awful. Why do we start our games so slowly? Even our big wins against Leeds and Stoke, we were very poor for the first 45. We are waiting for the other team to dictate play. Some of that is the players and some of that is coaching. Basically, everybody was pretty poor except Ba and Hazard. The Mata/Hazard/Oscar trio doesn't work. Lampard/Ramires doesn't work. I feel bad for Marin. We have no wingers right now and he still won't get a look. That said, we should be able to put out just about any starting XI and beat Southampton at home. This is just awful. Worse than any other post-Roman year for sure. We lack depth, we lack strength, and we lack talent.

[diskoviolente 425]

It maybe sounds a bit strange given how shit we are lately at home, but I think the situation at The Bridge is probably making it tougher as it should be for the team to take the home advantage. All the last home games since Aston Villa I thought the opposition comes here and sniffing a great oppertunity to get at least a point.

Fucking hell, I didn´t think that Pep would come to join us (Bayern makes perfect sense for both parties envolved) but it just makes it even clearer - bring back José. Straight swap - Rafa&Torres to Real, José and any player apart from Cassillas and Ramos to us.

[zolayes 14,489]

look on the bright side .. Pep is on his way to Germany so we are going to have stability at last FIVE years of Benitez and Torres

[Azpinator 2,325]

I don't understand what Benitez could've done better? Can someone enlighten me?

Marin instead of Torres.

But I agree on everything else.