Closed Swansea 0-1 Chelsea

[The Rising Sun 711]

dont know where we are going as a team.

what is our attacking philosophy?

I hope buying a striker is not the only thing we do in the summer.

We must learn how to pick teams apart and have some panache, not these ugly 1-0 wins, today against 10 men

Whatever. 3 points in the bag. Nothing more.

[Jase 43,479]

Mourinho is not doing the post-match press conference. Has asked Steve Holland to do it.

[LAM09 7,056]

So what? Just cause he's younger then all of them he's better? Team accomplishments don't reflect the who's better between 2 players.

He was Basel's star player. The statement I made was he was VOTED as one of the best players in Europe LAST SEASON. Easy to understand I didn't say he was one of the top ten players in the world. Read what I wrote a few times over before replying.

[Ahmed Mostafa 17]

the most important thing the 3 points

salah, matic , and ofcourse ba were the best

Talk particularly about salah did every thing in the match except scoring
definitely will be one of the important players in chelsea in the coming years
and personally I think he will become one of the best in the world he has every thing to achieve that
chelsea did the most important guys,,, we can make it

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

3pts.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

We played good football with no end product, quit the whining and move on its the points that matter at this time of year.

[iseah100 5,612]

He was Basel's star player. The statement I made was he was VOTED as one of the best players in Europe LAST SEASON. Easy to understand I didn't say he was one of the top ten players in the world. Read what I wrote a few times over before replying.

Voted by who? And why wasn't he on team of the year if he was one of the best wingers? Why did we buy him and not Barca or PSG or Man City if he's better than Di Maria, a top 5 winger.?

[Barbara 15,149]

Vital 3 points but we seriously waste too many chances hazard's return can't come quickly enough

sorry to disagree, but Hazard's absence had no relevance imo.

We just couldn't finish properly. It took us 59 to finally have a shot on goal. That has nothing to do with whoever is creating, but with whoever is finishing is Hazard doesn't shoot on goal as much. We finished the match with 27 shots, only 3 on goal. A team that shoots 27 times and one three on target needs better finishers (not Hazard's specialty).

We need clinical strikers. The same old story.

Happy for Ba stepping up now though.

[Mohammed Seif 1,451]

LOOOL. We win, we complain. We lose, we complain. We are out of the title race, we complain. We are back in the title race, we complain. What will it take to enjoy what we have really? Everyone knows that we are not the most mature team and we are in a transitional stage. Everyone knows how young our players are. Everyone knows we don't play the prettiest football out there. Everyone knows how crucial it is to win this game and the next 4. So what is the big deal?

We got what we want, the 3 points. Some players should have done better (including Salah), but at the end of the day we win as a team and we loose as a team.

Hats off to Jose Mourinho for his tactical adjustments and they look good. Could be one of our good offensive formations if we get used to it and learn to adapt.

Brilliant character from Ba. All he had to do is believe in himself and give it his best regardless of what anyone else would thing. Got the winnet at PSG's game and got the winner for a vital 3 points.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Good win and all but this sort of efficiency up front, its gonna be really difficult against L'Pool.

[LAM09 7,056]

Voted by who? And why wasn't he on team of the year if he was one of the best wingers? Why did we buy him and not Barca or PSG or Man City if he's better than Di Maria, a top 5 winger.?

Voted by the public and journalists. The team of the year is based solely on the CL last time I checked by UEFA. Finally, they want to go for the big names, Neymar and Bale. Points made.

[iseah100 5,612]

Voted by the public and journalists. The team of the year is based solely on the CL last time I checked by UEFA. Finally, they want to go for the big names, Neymar and Bale. Points made.

Very well. I concede defeat. He's not a top 10 winger though, not yet. Oh and James Rodriguez is the same age as him.

[LAM09 7,056]

Very well. I concede defeat. He's not a top 10 winger though, not yet. Oh and James Rodriguez is the same age as him.

I agree mate. Also, how much did Rodriguez cost?

[iseah100 5,612]

I agree mate. Also, how much did Rodriguez cost?

Too much.

[LAM09 7,056]

Too much.

Exactly. Monaco have more money than sense.

[iseah100 5,612]

Exactly. Monaco have more money than sense.

Lol but hey, Rodriguez is a beast. Not a €45M beast but a beast.

[Barbara 15,149]

Salah was amazing - bar finishing.

But let's not forget that's a 20yo and there was a lot of pressure on us.

He was very lively, moved so well, ran like a rocket and that's all that matters in the long term.

I'm SO happy he's having chances now. Mourinho is saving Oscar for UCL, but even if we weren't in UCL anymore, I wouldn't drop Salah from the team.

For a moment there I thought maybe we should have subbed him (at the end of the first) because I feared for a moment his finishing would cost us. Then I looked to the rest of the team and the bench and we didn't have answers. So I'd rather keep him and hope him to be luckier than make a change.

I was very happy when Mourinho dropped Ramires and it could show in our tempo. He really detracts this team as a whole and I can't for the life of me understand why Mourinho likes him so much. With Schurrle, Willian and Salah on we definitely don't need Ramires' stamina and pace - even if Swansea still had 11 men in the pitch.

We continue to struggle to break down defenses, but that's back to two problems we have: we lack a clinical striker and our attacking force (AMs) is still too young and volatile.

Still I'd pick Salah, Schurrle, Willian all night long against only Cavani. Salah is progressing well as Schurrle is. Let's see if Willian steps up next season and with Oscar and Hazard with two seasons under their belt I expect us to be much more effective with our AMs next season already. We must sign the striker now though.

[LAM09 7,056]

Lol but hey, Rodriguez is a beast. Not a €45M beast but a beast.

I agree.

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

What a balancing act the last 6 or 7 games of the season are now. If we win them all, I am sure this will be the best season in our history, even though it is improbable but if pool can go out and win 10 games in a row, we can do so, too. Today we broke our away duck, which is a good thing. Liverpool won't be an away game like the one today, more like the City game so we got all chances if we balance our ressources wisely.

[The Rising Sun 711]

LOOOL. We win, we complain. We lose, we complain. We are out of the title race, we complain. We are back in the title race, we complain. What will it take to enjoy what we have really? Everyone knows that we are not the most mature team and we are in a transitional stage. Everyone knows how young our players are. Everyone knows we don't play the prettiest football out there. Everyone knows how crucial it is to win this game and the next 4. So what is the big deal?

We got what we want, the 3 points. Some players should have done better (including Salah), but at the end of the day we win as a team and we loose as a team.

Hats off to Jose Mourinho for his tactical adjustments and they look good. Could be one of our good offensive formations if we get used to it and learn to adapt.

Brilliant character from Ba. All he had to do is believe in himself and give it his best regardless of what anyone else would thing. Got the winnet at PSG's game and got the winner for a vital 3 points.

Well i hope one day comes where we win the league, and do so proudly, playing attractive football.

Southampton have similar aged players, so do Everton, and to some extent Liverpool. We have been transitioning for too long now, and we still play the same football, the only difference is that with Mourinho, we eek out wins.