Closed Chelsea v Crystal Palace

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

Mata got lucky there

[1chelsea 864]

I just hate this back pass we are play all the time really really need a creative DM

[Sidzeret 2,257]

At least we're creating guys.

Hope the finishing doesn't come and haunt us after the 90

[ZanSnake 1,211]

Nice play between Azpil and Hazard

[Tomo 21,733]

Seems to me we have missed Cole's defensive game more than we initially thought. 10 league goals and counting conceded in 6 games since he's been dropped.

[Mouri_Matic 560]

Seems to me we have missed Cole's defensive game more than we initially thought. 10 league goals and counting conceded in 6 games since he's been dropped.

If he was playing most of the goals still would have gone in anyway. Like today

[1chelsea 864]

Can't Torres stand is ground, he just can keep up ball

[Sovieticus 743]

Most of the goals we concede are from the right side. Which is Ivas..

[didierforever 7,349]

Most of the goals we concede are from the right side. Which is Ivas..

this goal was iva's fault!!!! seriuosly???

[Sheva. 5,373]

Seems to me we have missed Cole's defensive game more than we initially thought. 10 league goals and counting conceded in 6 games since he's been dropped.

Except the goals aren't even coming from his side.

[De_ChrapQaa 192]

Not the best half, but w/e, good score, we need to get better in 2nd half - expecting overreacting by some TC members as always

[Pizy 18,419]

Jose needs to impose a "no aerial passes" rule on Luiz. He lobs about 8 passes forward per game that go nowhere and give the opponents the ball back. Just play it along the pitch!

[Tomo 21,733]

If he was playing most of the goals still would have gone in anyway. Like today

Sorry, but i cannot believe it's a coincidence we have gone completely to pot defensively since he has been out.

We have only conceded 7 goals in the 9 league games he's played this season.

[Rmpr 8,977]

At least we're creating guys.

What do you mean? Did we discover how to industrially produce male human beings?!?

[The Mak 4,459]

Seems to me we have missed Cole's defensive game more than we initially thought. 10 league goals and counting conceded in 6 games since he's been dropped.

There's a correlation alright but you're confusing it with causation.

You can hardly point to the majority of those goals as Azpi's fault can you? A few have been shipped due to Brana getting caught out of position and not closing down crosses (like today), the DMs abandoning the defence (like today) or JT/Cahill/Luiz not commanding the area (like today).

Haven't a clue how Cole alone is supposed to help 4-6 players defending like shit....

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

He Scores When He Wants. Sort of.

[Barbara 15,149]

I don't think our leaky defense has anything to do with Cole's absence unless you call him an amulet.

Ivanovic's side - and some people still call him a CB - is the place where most goals we've conceded lately came from. The fact we didn't concede in early matches with Cole in the team is a miracle because every.single.match people ran by him as if they were strolling in the park and he was raped by a few opponents too.

Fact is our defense seems to be fragile for whatever reason. It doesn't surprise me much. in the transfers threads before the season started I did say we needed a LB and a CB (in addition to a CM). But I'm actually surprised Ivanovic has been so shocking. And still we see formations in every match thread being suggested with him in CB. If he's so bad in the RB I can only imagine how terrible he'd be in CB. The Swansea match last season comes to mind...

[der Kaiser 77]

Ok, we have lead, but it have to be much better in second half. Finally goal from Torres and absolute screamer from Ramires. It will be nice to score 3rd before 60'.