The only place to be 11,313 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I thought Hazard was OK, but felt his control was poor when it was played into him, but he made up for that with some nice mazy dribbles. Frank was awful last night, he gave it away a lot and looked incredible leggy all game.I thought Frank had a good game. Some of his passing from deep looked almost Alonso-esque, but in the second-half there were periods where he was slow to get back and Luiz covered. However, there were moments when the opposite was true and he was defending on the edge of the box against a Basel counter. It was his best performance for a few months in my opinion (since Stoke away probably) and he should've got a goal too.Hazard was hit and miss, but the lack of support from Torres was abysmal. This was Fernando back to his worst, unable to hold up the ball and being less useful than a brick wall when it came to one-twos. Still, he took his chance that hit the post well and was unlucky on that occasion.What is encouraging is that we never really got out of second gear, and essentially coasted for much of the second-half. But when we actually needed a goal we applied pressure until we got it. Basel are not a great team but it was great to see us step up at the end and get what we needed and for the first time this season it came from the double pivot (Ramires winning the free-kick, Luiz scoring it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I thought Frank had a good game. Some of his passing from deep looked almost Alonso-esque, but in the second-half there were periods where he was slow to get back and Luiz covered. However, there were moments when the opposite was true and he was defending on the edge of the box against a Basel counter. It was his best performance for a few months in my opinion (since Stoke away probably) and he should've got a goal too.Hazard was hit and miss, but the lack of support from Torres was abysmal. This was Fernando back to his worst, unable to hold up the ball and being less useful than a brick wall when it came to one-twos. Still, he took his chance that hit the post well and was unlucky on that occasion.What is encouraging is that we never really got out of second gear, and essentially coasted for much of the second-half. But when we actually needed a goal we applied pressure until we got it. Basel are not a great team but it was great to see us step up at the end and get what we needed and for the first time this season it came from the double pivot (Ramires winning the free-kick, Luiz scoring it).Can't disagree mate, your about right. Going back to Frank I think it typifies us in a nutshell really. He could fire 40 yard balls and find the feet of a wing back but struggled to pass it five yards, basics...... Still, we came out with a victory and we are very much in control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danelka 209 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Don't know if it had been mentioned, but we could potentially have a Bayern(Guardiola)-Chelsea(Mourinho) supercup final. That would be pretty interesting.Edit: Oh yeah, it had been mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkE 267 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 What problems do you have with Nando's performance. So happy Torres is back... without him we would have been pretty fucked Sarcasm? Reality? You scared the shit out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,958 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Don't know if it had been mentioned, but we could potentially have a Bayern(Guardiola)-Chelsea(Mourinho) supercup final. That would be pretty interesting.Edit: Oh yeah, it had been mentioned.With two managers who actually didn't win the competitions with the two clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Try to wear specs I say. And try to understand physics. That was straight red card mate. If Mata would get tackled like that whole forum would gone mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 Want to point out that Bertrand, Mikel, Ramires and now Luiz are all 1 YC away from a suspension and missing the final, if they were to play next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weckerz 3,781 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Cole motm. He deserves more votes, solid performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,490 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Roger Federer wearing the half-scarf just makes me happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I was just so confident we were going to win this one and I'm glad we did. I'm rarely optimistic but it had me feeling good this time.I think their previous games have, for whatever reasons, been blown out of proportion a bit. Tottenham are Tottenham. I do not care if they are on par with us when it comes to league football these days , they are absolutely nothing to us when it comes to Europe. Manchester United were simply awful in Europe in general when they faced Basel, and blah blah. (Also didn't they have Shaqiri back then?) Anyway, point is - They are not a great collective of top-notch individuals but are indeed a very good team. They work well especially when Dragovic is playing as his determination seems to rub off onto other players, but he's now suspended of course for the Stamford Bridge game, meaning we should have this in the bag as he plays a huge part in their team spirit on the field.I can't even see us conceding when they come to London personally and can see us winning by 3 or more goals. The fact that they choked in the biggest game of their history just last night makes me feel like the psychological difference between our team and theirs is so great that they'll crumble like a fine cheese while we play with the elegance of wine as we send them back to Switzerland and pack our bags for Amsterdam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Fong 2,776 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 That was straight red card mate. If Mata would get tackled like that whole forum would gone mad.I wouldn't surprise if the ref shows the red card to be honest, because it looks like a nasty tackle and I'm sure it hurts a lot! However, the truth was, Luiz swung his foot to clear/pass the ball, when his foot was still in the air the opponent was charging forward then contact was made. Unfortunate incident but there's nothing Luiz could do to avoid the contact except chopping his leg off. It wasn't even a foul, but I don't blame the yellow card or even a red because in that split second it's very hard to judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonDavis23 371 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 TORRES:Lol knowing rafa he may well start again on sunday since the league means nothing to him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,571 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Lol knowing rafa he may well start again on sunday since the league means nothing to himPLZ BA, PLZ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NishC300 1,865 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 UEFA hates us. (Well we already knew that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NishC300 1,865 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Roger Federer wearing the half-scarf just makes me happyLEGEND! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changingman_2000 876 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Thought the team played very well last night. Very committed and controlled performance and the win was more than merited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garden Of Eden 40 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 We were cheated so badly, it was never a pen and i think that the europa dont want us in europe this is chelseaism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Roger Federer wearing the half-scarf just makes me happyi heard he was in the stadium scouting for an unbelievable tennis talent... some1 who simply never hits the net under any condition... yes u all guessed it rightFERNANDO TROLLES... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 double post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidneyfrond 6 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Hazard man of the match by quite some distance. Mata is undroppable in the "number 10" role but Eden has showed that he can be a real threat there when Mata needs a rest. I think Mata's fitness is not the best so it's good to know that Hazard has 'playmaker' in his locker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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