Closed Chelsea v Atletico Madrid

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Hazard wasn't 100% fit and it was an unnecessary risk to start him. Aside from that, and that strange Eto sub, Jose did not really have many options on the bench.

Oscar and Schurrle were options. No one forced him to play Azpilicueta as a right winger.

[Jambo 231]

Hazard wasn't 100% fit and it was an unnecessary risk to start him. Aside from that, and that strange Eto sub, Jose did not really have many options on the bench.

Think it was a panicked decision. Lets get a goal and shut up shop. Of course it completely opened us up.

[Stingray 9,441]

Jezus christ, this forum went down with the new guys coming.

[chrismada9 1,948]

Conceding a penalty in the Champions League at this stage hurts me ...

... in 2009, a bald Norwegian stopped us getting 4-5 of those against Barcelona at the same hurdle!

[Polo7 3,496]

Hazard was given the wrong job then.

Wow just wow. The lengths people go to, just to make Hazard the non-guilty party. Its the managers fault for trusting one of our best players with an important job.

[LemmeBorrowThat 124]

We have spent a lot of money already.

Can't go changing the whole team now.

Look at Atlético done with far lesser budget then us.

We had Mata and kdb. Sold them to keep using Oscar and he is nowhere around.

So there's something wrong with that picture.

I agree for the most part but at the very least we need to address our striker issue. Something has to change. Atletico at least have the proper players for what they want to accomplish so having a smaller budget than us isn't a surprise.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Lol at people blaming Hazard for both goals. Sorry, you shouldn't be relying on your winger to be defending in your own box.

Simeone got Mourinho on that one. He targetted our left lane correctly.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

We cant defend unless we put 10 men in goal and we cant attack anyway. I said it many times that this tactics require luck and deadly efficiency. We had first, we never had second. As much Mou made this team together, we cant attack for life. Atletico are playing tiki taka at SB for fucks sake..while we cant make two passes...

First Palace, Sunderland, Villa,...now this...

Better fix things next season Mou. Lost 4th semi in row.

[xPetrCechx 13,548]

Enough of this disaster...

[LAM09 6,560]

The team is to blame including the manager. Having said that, A.Madrid have done the business.

Next year, we will have to try again.

[sherry33 234]

Get perspective noob. And stop taking sides. Both players can have good and bad moments. If you do not back those young ones up. Get another team.

Problem is the amount of Hazard fanatics on this forum.

Just to give and example when Oscar has an average or bad game everyone blames him for the lose.

Yet today Hazard didn't matter in attack and he was at fault for 2 goals even if i admit our defending was quite poor.

[chelseathebest 150]

Apparantly by much of you Eden caused this defeat. Lol.

Eden was defensively terrible today. If he is not fit, than it is clearly Mourinho's fault.

[laeth 527]

Don't think we played too badly to be honest... just got done by that late first half goal and a penalty given away by a striker.

[bushman 2,043]

Bullshit. You clowns shouldn't start blaming Hazard for this. Can't you see it's not really his fault? He is just coming back from a calf injury and can't track back properly. Blame the manager for switching him from a central position to the wings were he has to track runners. STUPID move

You are fucking blind! Jose put him out there to do a job & he fucked up!

[The Skipper 20,593]

Wow just wow. The lengths people go to, just to make Hazard the non-guilty party. Its the managers fault for trusting one of our best players with an important job.

I just don't understand why you'd instruct Hazard to defend in our own box.

[kobematabryant 400]

Lack of Lampard costed us this game.No stability in midfield.

[Stingray 9,441]

Wow just wow. The lengths people go to, just to make Hazard the non-guilty party. Its the managers fault for trusting one of our best players with an important job.

Lol. You confirm everything you said when you entered. Eden made defensive mistakes, but he was at least in the sixteen. Were where the others in both instances.

Non - guilty, heavy words. I did not say that. But: who is our most dangerous one going forward and put that into the equation.

[DanAdibi! 106]

5 min stoppage time. 1 goal every min and we're through.