Closed Newcastle v Chelsea

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

I still think we will win

[Roquila 1,335]

Boy... that was boring.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Looking good defensively, but not so good on the attack. JT probably our best man in both aspects!

And for goodness' sake, someone get Frank Lampard off the pitch! Awful 45 mins, just awful!

[Strike 7,217]

In control for long periods, no penetration though. How much longer before 3-5-2 is deployed?

[Sheva. 5,373]

You're actually almost making the same point I have just above, but mine was based on watching the game, watching the last 5 games, watching last season's games and looking at the stats of those games.

[The only place to be 11,313]

He's the only one who tries to make things happen, essentially doing Lampard's job.

Maybe he should just let Lampard do his job, or start screaming at Mata to drop deeper to take the ball off him like Oscar usually does.

Either way, I'd prefer Luiz didn't keep trying to hit balls from just inside Newcastle's half to Torres with his back to goal only for it to ping off him. That makes Torres look bad as well.

This just looks like a performance under Benitez, when he'd choose the three amigos/mazacar week-in and week-out. We're relying on pieces of magic from them rather than the more methodical approach we've tried to adopt this season.

[Rom2013 446]

He's the only one who tries to make things happen, essentially doing Lampard's job.

That's not his work, first try to defend properly that he can't do, and then sometimes try to pass the ball in a long way but not everytime, It's impossible to construct something with one player kicking the ball to no one everytime.

Please stop doing it.

[aerlgenx 49]

Torres not feeling the ball =(

[Ainsley Harriott 2,732]

Team looked so dead... Mou has to change this.

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

What a twat that bloke saying it wasn't a penalty on mata " it's a contact sport " yet mats puts his hand on the defenders back and it's a free kick?

[Weckerz 3,781]

Not sure why the mood is so pessimistic yet again, we haven't created much but have been in total control bar 10 mins or so.

Willian for Oscar.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Well let's see you try and explain what's changed in Lampard's game from his last 6 games to this one? The most important change has been the selection of Mata for Oscar.

In the games before the City game he was averaging over 90% pass completion but isn't today. If you think he's having an off day then that's a fair point to make. If you think it's something else (as I do) then why not argue that?

[Zone 290]

can anyone hook me up with a decent stream please? Firstrow streams are horrid today. Much appreciated

[The only place to be 11,313]

Not sure why the mood is so pessimistic yet again, we haven't created much but have been in total control bar 10 mins or so.

Willian for Oscar.

I think the pessimism is because we haven't created much but have been in total control bar 10 mins or so.

Honestly, this looks a lot like some of the performances last season. Thank fuck Newcastle are complete dogshit.

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

At least we didn't let in a goal just before halftime

[Rapkun 668]

Schurrle for either Oscar/Mata would be amazing.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

I think the pessimism is because we haven't created much but have been in total control bar 10 mins or so.

Honestly, this looks a lot like some of the performances last season. Thank fuck Newcastle are complete dogshit.

This is completely like last season.

[YouNameIt 1,511]

Not sure why the mood is so pessimistic yet again, we haven't created much but have been in total control bar 10 mins or so.

Willian for Oscar.

Because we're expecting more against a team that is on the 11th position having conceded 16 goals