Closed Chelsea v Spurs

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Most won't say it, but I blame Jose partly for the line-up and formation today. He got it wrong. You simply can't leave out both Willian and Oscar and change from our best formation (4-2-3-1) to a 4-3-3. And our players are not so good that when you change stuff, they respond to it. One change in personnel can fuck us up.

I could predict we were going to find it tough with that line-up and formaton. Our only creative player is Hazard. And he's a winger.

We should have gone with: Eto'o

Hazard, Oscar, Willian

Matic, Lampard/Ramires

Spurs look very suspicious at the back on the few occasions we have actually attacked their box.

[1chelsea 864]

why are we sitting too deep

[Alabama 1,992]

Schurrle is nothing but a COC player...sadly Ramires is showing signs of that as well.....

[Polo7 3,496]

Why do we always play so shit in the first half?? It does my fucking head in.

[drog.ba 239]

fucking awful corner, Lampard needs to come off

[Muzchap 8,966]

Wow that is poor...

Really poor

Oh well - HAS to get better

[Jusek 2,031]

weak sauce

[Drogba4ever15 47]

Eto'o is worse than Torres

[StrategiC 73]

bad corners is a virus

[Gilvorak 3,734]

Zero midfield play, passing is atrocious as usual, Schurrle refusing to stay wide & Eto'o is completely isolated.

At least Azpi and the defense in general are playing well.

[Pizy 18,368]

Well, think every one of us saw that first half coming.

Typical of us. No connection between the midfield and attack and we can't keep the ball for longer than a pass or two. This is why we NEED someone creative next to Matic. None of our current ones can hold the ball and dictate the tempo.

Shürrle with two terrible 1st halves in a row.

[vergil_sparda 26]

Schurrle is nothing but a COC player...sadly Ramires is showing signs of that as well.....

What is COC??

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

[1chelsea 864]

Lampard needs to come off

[Jase 43,479]

That was rather tragic. Spurs were there for the taking especially with their obvious high line but we have made a complete mess of it with our poor use of the ball. Ugh!

[CHOULO19 24,332]

LMAO at this thread.

Chill out people, game's going according to our plan, we just need to do better in the final third. A bit of luck won't hurt either.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

I seriously think Mourinho has to change the formation back to a 4-2-3-1 and sub out either Ramires or Lampard for either Willian or Oscar. There are just not enough bodies in attack. It's so fucking frustrating. ZERO fucking shots on target. If Mourinho is not proactive at halftime, we won't win this match.

[Toli 977]

what an awful half. at times dominated by fucking spurs at our own ground is embarassing. maybe beside not talking at halftime anymore, mou should stop picking up the line-up?