Closed Galatasaray 1-1 Chelsea

[BlueLion. 21,491]

2 goals all season from willian and 3 assists is unacceptable, same goes to Oscar, our team is set up to get goals from the midfield and they are not doing so. Only Hazard has his place justified.

[Cosmin 2,484]

We got back a decent result tonight that's going to send Chelsea further. Anything else?

How can you be so sure about it? And what if we would've scored more than just one goal in the first half, considering all the chances that we've had? It's like people forget who we are, sometimes. We are Chelsea FC, not Tottenham or, I don't know, Everton. Some of you are way too happy with way too less, no offence.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

That's only half of the truth. The fan must always support the team, ok, but he can also request some things. Like decent football, for example. That's why people on stadiums boo, sometimes, when they don't agree with the way their teams are playing. Yes, you must get behind your team no matter what, but you can also expect to get something back from it now and then. And that's fair, in my opinion.

"Decent football" implies that there is only one way of playing football, and then you compare to it and decide what is decent and what is not. Obviously that is completely wrong, because the rules allow for infinite styles and approaches to football.

As for what you can ask from your team, as far as I'm concerned, the only thing you, as a supporter, can ask is for the players to come out, give 110% effort and do everything in their power for the team to win, which is the aim of football. Booing your team when they get a good result defeats the purpose of sport.

[zolayes 14,489]

did you watch Arsenal and Man UTD oh and CITY ,, even Liverpool .. I think we did better than them...not bad for a lil pony ..

that almost went into Division 3

[BlueLyon 9,359]

What a golazo by Huntelaar vs Real tonight...

[Cosmin 2,484]

"Decent football" implies that there is only one way of playing football, and then you compare to it and decide what is decent and what is not. Obviously that is completely wrong, because the rules allow for infinite styles and approaches to football.

As for what you can ask from your team, as far as I'm concerned, the only thing you, as a supporter, can ask is for the players to come out, give 110% effort and do everything in their power for the team to win, which is the aim of football. Booing your team when they get a good result defeats the purpose of sport.

Well, there are no general standards for what decent football means. Everyone is entitled to his opinion. In my opinion, what Chelsea played in the last few games is not decent football. It is pathetic, boring to death football. In my opinion, I insist.

Mind you, we didn't win tonight. I don't think our players gave 110% effort at all.

[Chels 238]

Why snivel now? The team got the result needed, saved their energy for Saturday & that's what matters most.

Now you know there's a lot of whiney mugs on here tonight when I like 1 of your post's.

[zolayes 14,489]

Well, there are no general standards for what decent football means. Everyone is entitled to his opinion. In my opinion, what Chelsea played in the last few games is not decent football. It is pathetic, boring to death football. In my opinion, I insist.

Mind you, we didn't win tonight. I don't think our players gave 110% effort at all.

wonderful cliche 110% effort ,,,now try to post a proper analysis

[Cosmin 2,484]

wonderful cliche 110% effort ,,,now try to post a proper analysis

I'm not the one who brought the 'wonderful cliche' to the discussion.

[zolayes 14,489]

I'm not the one who brought the 'wonderful cliche' to the discussion.

MEANING ?????

[Cosmin 2,484]

MEANING ?????

Meaning that I was only using it in order to prove a point to CHOULO19.

[De_ChrapQaa 192]

"Decent football" implies that there is only one way of playing football, and then you compare to it and decide what is decent and what is not. Obviously that is completely wrong, because the rules allow for infinite styles and approaches to football.

As for what you can ask from your team, as far as I'm concerned, the only thing you, as a supporter, can ask is for the players to come out, give 110% effort and do everything in their power for the team to win, which is the aim of football. Booing your team when they get a good result defeats the purpose of sport.

I'm not dissapointed with result, result is great...

On the other hand, can we say all our players gave 110%? I'm asking nothing more than that, so how am I not proper supporter and gloryhunter? Beign satisfied with "not good" performance is wrong imo, not because result matters, but because we all want the same(atleast i hope), we want chelsea improving don't we?

[Jase 43,479]

You know, rather than moaning about the game, performance etc here, why not react to some positive (and hilarious) news...?

http://forum.talkchelsea.net/topic/17715-chelsea-collaborate-with-the-simpsons/?p=858021

[De_ChrapQaa 192]

MEANING ?????

Can you please read before posting? You confronted him about the 110% cliche, when he CLEARLY not bring that first...

[Charlie C 19]

The Terry situation was fucked up, he clearly stole our goal.

Otherwise Mancini made a wrong decision by playing a 4222, instead of a 4-1-3-2, but he saw that at least early than late.

I think we still have a good chance, we're able to score a goal at the Bridge. I expect a 1-1 and a 2-1 in ET for Cimbom.

See you in London.

[zolayes 14,489]

Meaning that I was only using it in order to prove a point to CHOULO19.

I rarely agree with Chouloou but tonight he got it spot on .. THE RESULT was all important not to be pretty but to get the job done

[Charlie C 19]

The Terry situation was fucked up, he clearly stole our goal.

Otherwise Mancini made a wrong decision by playing a 4222, instead of a 4-1-3-2, but he saw that at least early than late.

I think we still have a good chance, we're able to score a goal at the Bridge. I expect a 1-1 and a 2-1 in ET for Cimbom.

See you in London.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Well, there are no general standards for what decent football means. Everyone is entitled to his opinion. In my opinion, what Chelsea played in the last few games is not decent football. It is pathetic, boring to death football. In my opinion, I insist.

Mind you, we didn't win tonight. I don't think our players gave 110% effort at all.

Well then we're playing football you don't like, which, while imo is a view that lacks flexibility and pragmatism, you are entitled to. However, you can't go labeling the football you like as "decent football" and everything else as pathetic, because as we just agreed on, there is no one way to play football. That's like saying there are decent cultures, or beliefs and anything different is pathetic. It's self-righteous crap.

I agree that some players didn't give 110% today, but overall, the worked hard and defended well and managed to grind out a decent result from a difficult place, so I'm content.

[Azpinator 2,325]

I don't think this is what an admin should do, winding up others with gifs, with all due respect.

[Rmpr 8,977]

How many games this season have we played even decent football? Not many. It doesn't have to be amazing, but what we saw tonight was fucking cowardly. Where is the "evolution" in this team. What was the difference between that second half and the CL final against Bayern? Nothing much. And no neutral remembers that Chelsea side too fondly because of the turgid bullshit we played. If you ask me for my favourite game in the CL that season, I will go with Napoli at home, because we played with balls. We are basically an expensively assembled team that can string two passes together. Why? Why was Cech hoofing so many balls forward, even though we kept on losing aerial duels?

This is a CL match. A match that the whole world watches (players of other teams, fans of other teams, football journalists, Roman, Roman's football loving friends, celebrity chelsea fans etc). We've parked the bus again, but we've packed it with Hazard, Willian, Schurrle and Torres. The so-called counter attack hardly ever worked in the second half and we had no plan B.

I dont give a flying fuck what the "world" thinks of Chelsea!

We are inconsistent, I will give you that. But to say we didnt have good games throughout this season is beyond pathetic, we had plently of good games (hence we are top of the table and the only English team with a good chance of advancing in Europe)...

It´s funny how everyone keeps saying how absolutely horrific we were and that we are in crysis or whatever, yet we are the only club with comfortable results in the two competitions we are still playing!

If you think this sort of games are only about results, then you're wrong. This is not some random PL game. A lot of football people watched this match and we were shit, again.

WHAT???

The Premier League is, by far, the best domestic competition in the entire planet. No game is just a random game. Being crowned champions of England is something to be extremely proud of. Any real Chelsea fan knows that!

Many (including me) are way more excited about Chelsea winning the EPL than winning the UCL this season (especially since we already won it two years ago). Not a single rational soul would post such a stupid sentence like the one you did.

Again, I couldnt care less how many people are watching the game. I only worry about The Blues having a chance of beating them at home so we can advance to the next round (which we do). Be that playing amazing football or not!