Muzchap 8,966 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Pathetic team to put out in this competition and the players treated it with all the enthusiasm you'd expect. Despite that we still managed to beat a very ordinary team and will probably shoehorn in a couple of extra fixtures when we don't have the players to cover them. All we learnt is that Marin really doesn't offer much, Torres is able of playing even worse than you previously thought, Cahill and Ivanovic are terrible at passing out of defence, Lamps likes shooting and the Europa League is as shite as it's name suggests.Hmm not convinced on the critiscising of Marin...Like his 2nd start?Some players need a run of games and the rest of the team were absolute shite - he had nobody to pass too when he got forward.Look at Danny after a few games at ScumPool he's been playing well.Marin needs a bit of time - ok he's no Messi but at least offers width and a bit of excitement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Dunk 1,442 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Poor performance, but I suppose it's half the job done. Tie could've been put to bed tonight, just gives us more to do next week. At least we'll have a few of the missing players back by then.I must be in the minority... I actually thought Marin was decent, especially first half. Looked the most likely to create something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teignman 441 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Another tepid performance against weak opposition. Business as usual in the Rafalution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutcho 8,443 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 How Rafa can still prefer torres over ba is beyond me (I know ba can't play in europa)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Someone tell me why when hazard or someone gets the ball with space in front of them and starts running into it, torres drops deep instead of making a run behind the defence... Isn't that what you learn at under 7 level. Then you create a chance through recieving a through ball or even if he doesn't pass it then it drags out defenders which creates more space for the man running with the ball.Love the way people are praising Hazard and slating MarinHazard was poor. Marin better and only 2nd game and had exactly the same problem - nobody to pass too!Torres offers nothing for wide men. Stick Marin and Hazard on with BA to aim at and it would be better... I think play Cahill up front, he can knock the ball down and gets him out of Defence Honestly - Hazard dissapointed me massively tonight - always too deep along with Mata, not able to beat players - a shadow of the player I kept seeing last season in France? He has been getting progressively worse under Benitez! I'm really worried - Benitez seems to be killing him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutcho 8,443 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Love the way people are praising Hazard and slating MarinHazard was poor. Marin better and only 2nd game and had exactly the same problem - nobody to pass too!Torres offers nothing for wide men. Stick Marin and Hazard on with BA to aim at and it would be better... I think play Cahill up front, he can knock the ball down and gets him out of Defence Honestly - Hazard dissapointed me massively tonight - always too deep along with Mata, not able to beat players - a shadow of the player I kept seeing last season in France? He has been getting progressively worse under Benitez! I'm really worried - Benitez seems to be killing him I am not praising hazard, i just meant him or anyone in midfield when they run forward. Hazard was poor. Only bright spot was his link up with oscar, but he neither of them were very good tonight. BA up top would have helped as he would have challenged for all those long balls etc and made forward runs which would beneift the three behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray 9,441 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Shit game really. But .... Wtf was Torres (not) doing all game .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edetarod 2,155 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 next round Ajax probably, hopefully much more interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 next round Ajax probably, hopefully much more interestingPlay like this against Ajax and we'll get beaten easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sovieticus 743 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Play like this against Ajax and we'll get beaten easily.Does it seem that Rafa cares lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 Does it seem that Rafa cares lol?Do the players care? The way they played today was like what happened in the Super Cup and Club World Cup final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustafa 885 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I was at school for the game and but i recorded it and when i got home i was super excited to see an emphatic victory !Everytime Torres was on the ball ... Everytime Ramires took a shot from 25+ yards .... Rafa putting on Benayoun.... The fans calling Rafa a wanker for making that change... Overall, unacceptable performance !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Sack Rafa, Torres as manager, save us playing the cunt upfront. Marin can be his no.2 both fucking shit, 25 minutes of playing reasonable in a team thats playing shit means nothing.Would rather lose playing attractive football than win playing this utter bullshit under Rafa, thats how bad we were, ok not really but we need to play fucking better jesus christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 One thing I didn't like watching this was the fact that no one was making themselves available to be played in behind Sparta's defence. Everybody wanted to get on the ball and looking to past around which led to the lack of penetration. We tried to play 1-2s through them and it failed quite often. And heck, even that blondie dropped deep everytime we get the ball in the hole which made it even worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxfordblues 299 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 anybody else notice the torres reaction to lamps goal v wigan.i did he looked like he had just scored an own goal.he has no love for chelsea just himself.its a Rafa + Torres conspiracy to ruin chelsea.( tongue and cheek ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azpinator 2,325 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Stop hating on Marin, he wasn't bad at all. He did lose the ball like 3 times but he overall did better than the QPR game. Remember how Ramires struggled in his first games for Chelsea? Some players are not as exceptional as Mata or Hazard.Voted Hazard as MOTM for that killer assist and for being plain fabulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Stop hating on Marin, he wasn't bad at all. He did lose the ball like 3 times but he overall did better than the QPR game. Remember how Ramires struggled in his first games for Chelsea? Some players are not as exceptional as Mata or Hazard.Voted Hazard as MOTM for that killer assist and for being plain fabulous.Agree on Marin - 2 starts? And a few odd minutes and hating already? Fuck me - what do people expect!?!Not sure about Hazard great assist but he looked very poor alongside Mata - I just think when Torres starts there's zero motivation on the players, they must realise Agent Torres and Agent Benitez have fucked us over.Even ESPN commentator said Torres will be gone soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosnian Blue 2,471 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Actually I think Marko was one of our better players today. Very glad he started and thought he shouldn't have been taken off but I guess TFO had a masterplan with Benayoun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azpinator 2,325 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Agree on Marin - 2 starts? And a few odd minutes and hating already? Fuck me - what do people expect!?!Not sure about Hazard great assist but he looked very poor alongside Mata - I just think when Torres starts there's zero motivation on the players, they must realise Agent Torres and Agent Benitez have fucked us over.Even ESPN commentator said Torres will be gone soon Man, without Eden we couldn't win all 3 games. Had he not been there today nobody would have given Oscar such an opportunity.Torres is not an agent, he's a diva.. a very bad diva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Freak 456 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 With Rafa in charge, Chelsea may not finish in the top 4 this season. I don't get why he keeps starting Torres and then makes up an excuse about how Torres isn't 100% fit but he's playing well for the team..The match was a disgrace, the amount of attacking talent (minus the Spanish flop) we have, we should of won the game by 2 or 3 goals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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