Closed Sunderland 3-4 Chelsea

[Strike 6,964]

anyone who doesn't vote hazard is clearly taking the piss

[YouNameIt 1,511]

No positives apart from Hazard. Terrible defence and Torres is back. So glad we got the 3 points.

I think Lampard, Azpi and Willian did quite well aswell...

[zolayes 14,489]

That was one of, if not THE most embarrassingly bad defensive displays I've witnessed.

All of their goals happened the exact same way. Our players couldn't find the damn ball and it looked like a game of pinball in our box. Shocking. I'd be furious if I were Jose.

Hazard was God tier tonight though luckily.

You must be one of the most miserable sods on the earth were you born in Feb 29th

and only get one birthday every 4 years

[edetarod 2,155]

i'm sorry but conceding 3 goals against Sunderland is not acceptable

thank god for Hazard today

[laeth 527]

That defending on set pieces was conference level; so so bad.

Other than that, very good performance I though. Hazard was just... well. Not seen a Chelsea player rip up a team like that in a long long time.

[DYC. 7,542]

Eden Hazard.

[HD3D 1,038]

Yet he was our best player last season? That statement is pure IDIOTIC.

The only thing idiotic here is your lack of reading skills. I said "Mata doesn't fit the football style we're playing". So clearly, I am talking about the PRESENT, not last season.

Some players fit some styles of football, others don't. Ibra was dropped from Barcelona because he couldn't play tiki-taka. That doesn't change the fact he was a wonderful player. Perhaps the best striker in the world at that time.

Same thing with Mata. No matter how good he is, I think he simply won't be able to deliver it with the way we are currently playing.

[Sheva. 5,373]

The thing is, Sunderland didn't even create any chances. We just did pretty awful defending set-pieces and "gifted" them 3 goals.

Unless it happens in another game, then i'm considering it a 1 game fluke.

[robsblubot 3,225]

We've been defending poorly for quite a few games now, so it wasn't an accident.

Once again, we don't keep the football well, which means we are always under threat of a cross, or set pieces... We need to keep the ball better. Starting with the defenders who should be more proactive at intercepting and keeping possession not just blocking, blocking...

Mikel did not help much because they were playing wide and long balls, but he was a bit soft in one of their goals.

[Zoro 151]

You must be one of the most miserable sods on the earth were you born in Feb 29th

and only get one birthday every 4 years

He is right though. Our defensive display was appalling. Against a better side we wouldnt have even gotten a point.

[xPetrCechx 13,547]

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

Defensively we were absolutely crap. But Hazard almost single handedly won that game for us. Showed us his World class potential.

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

Take a bow son!

[zolayes 14,489]

the guys on here upset about defending I can understand ,, We gave away 3 and manure only conceded ONE ..their fans must be celebrating

[Starman60 1,343]

Defending was awful at times, but hell.....A win is a win and if Sunderland keep playing like that they wont drop too many more points at home.

Hazard was bloody awesome, Torres was bloody awful... I love the guy but he just isn't cutting the mustard.

Right, bring on Stoke for a clean sweep and 3 more points. If we do win we will have earned 12 points from 4 tough games...........Here's hoping :blue scalf:

[erinblue 13]

if eden had not of been absolutely class I prob would have given it to rami----worked his balls of again...what an engine

eden we want that every week

defence --- sort it out, you have had a consistent selection and still errors!!!

[Toli 977]

hazard amazing. torres, mata and especially Willian awful. and our defense...no words. Hazard won us this game, without him, we probably would have lost it.

[Pizy 17,860]

You must be one of the most miserable sods on the earth were you born in Feb 29th

and only get one birthday every 4 years

Sorry I get upset when our team does its best to shoot itself in the foot.

Happy for the win of course, but every one of their goals was easily preventable.