Daniel1980 1,425 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 To be fair, Didier probably caused some real psychological damage to all Arsenal players of the last decade or so. Cesc probably just gets scary flashbacks every time he sees him! You're joking, but you might not be that far from the truth.Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but I get the impression Didier doesn't completely accept Cesc as a Chelsea player. Their dynamic is very different from the one Diego and Cesc have, or even the one Remy and Cesc have. When Cesc talks to Costa and Remy on the pitch, he seems to be the one telling them what to do. He looks confident and in control.With Drogba it's the opposite: Drogba always seems to be telling Cesc what to do or that he's doing something wrong. I don't know, maybe it's a clash of egos, but Cesc looks uncomfortable and thrown off-balance around Drogba. Maybe I'm wrong, but either way, Costa needs to get back on the pitch ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 wow... that's well... you guys (some of you) must have chicken poop in your brains In all seriousness, who cares how he left Barcelona in a team he's never fit? Also let's not start this BS he only plays against small teams. He was amazing marking and pressing against City, although didn't create much - but that's not his fault, it was how he were set up. He played well against Arsenal, against Everton. today he had a bad day in the office, I don't think I could give him any excuses, but that's it.And did I just read he isn't much of an upgrade to Mata in terms of tracking back? I've read all kind of stupidity and bs on this forum, but things are getting out of control lately. Cholo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Oh dear. Just realized Fabregas has already picked up 4 yellow cards in the league this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeholiday 209 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Poor first half. I felt maybe he should have been taken off if only Oscar didn't get a yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrExcalibur100 7,124 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Oh dear. Just realized Fabregas has already picked up 4 yellow cards in the league this seasonSo if he gets booked vs QPR, he misses the Liverpool game? That's bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Fabregas has been playing in every match, doesn't he? Really need a rest. Hope he is not playing in cup game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Don't cry mr stat man. Just smoke some ganja.Fed up of your shit especially.Shut the door on the way out. Beepu and stroey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 So if he gets booked vs QPR, he misses the Liverpool game? That's bad.Play him in the last 10 minutes against Shrewsbury and get him booked. Misses QPR game, back against Liverpool. We should be able to beat QPR without him.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeholiday 209 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Play him in the last 10 minutes against Shrewsbury and get him booked. Misses QPR game, back against Liverpool. We should be able to beat QPR without him..Think Jose did this with Real before. Xabi and Ramos got themselves booked. But i think UEFA was on to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Think Jose did this with Real before. Xabi and Ramos got themselves booked. But i think UEFA was on to it.That was too obvious because if I remember correctly, they wasted time on purpose by taking ages to take the goal kicks/free kicks. Could just get Fabregas to hack down someone or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beepu 1,714 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Don't cry mr stat man. Just smoke some ganja.Nike, bro...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DH1988 1,348 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I'd play him against Shrews (Start him, get him booked and then take him off), less suspicious that way¬! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAB 1,030 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Cesc really missed Ramires yesterday. It's his fault primarily that he didn't perform better though.But what's with the big game bottler tag? You are out of your mind some ppl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bababoom 4,478 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 He was marked out of the game, Felliaini was on him every second. Crystal Palace tried it but as Jose said we had Oscar to fill in and he made a big impact, sadly Oscar was pretty poor yesterday. At times Oscar could have put Drogba through on goal but the pass wasn't there and tbh Drogba's pace wasn't either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DH1988 1,348 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Oscar takes too many touches before the pass, ergh I do not like criticizing since he was in such good form and hindsight is a great thing.I don't like Cesc so far back with Matic, allowed United to press easy although commentators/almost everyone is ignoring the fact we were missing serious movement up front and runs that take defenders away.Pass into Drogba > touch > touch > lay offDecent enough game for me, nothing spectacular but he's earnt that. kellzfresh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles 9,790 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 He was marked out of the game, Felliaini was on him every second. Crystal Palace tried it but as Jose said we had Oscar to fill in and he made a big impact, sadly Oscar was pretty poor yesterday. At times Oscar could have put Drogba through on goal but the pass wasn't there and tbh Drogba's pace wasn't either. Marked out the game by one of the most immobile players around. That's wasn't great to watch to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseafc9010 224 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Needs to find a way to use him in big games because he is easily marked out. Oscar was so poor yesterday though to be fair, United didn't really have to focus on him instead of Fab. I do think Oscar needs to play deep, so we play a 4-3-3, with Fab and Oscar as the more attacking mids, I think that would improve Fab a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Marked out the game by one of the most immobile players around. That's wasn't great to watch to be honest.Fellaini immobile? I know he's slow and unagile but his energy and work-rate are his biggest strengths, bar his aerial ability.Fellaini was surprisingly good yesterday. Didn't expect that at all. Barbara, Laugh1ngMan and The Skipper 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Opposition...Been warning people (or trying to) that the trashing of that outfit midweek was only natural due to the difference in quality. in football, your opposition has a say in what you can accomplish on the pitch. United had a good match and that caused us problems.I'm glad Falcao did not play otherwise the "problems" might have been goals.It was difficult for Fabregas and Oscar to pick up passes and keep possession as gaps were quickly closed and pressure was constant. This was even more evident against City as they are better than United atm. Still we had our chances and missed a couple of siters (Hazard and Drogba), so can't complain too much of our volume of play - it's not like United had 70% (cityesque) possession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles 9,790 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Fellaini immobile? I know he's slow and unagile but his energy and work-rate are his biggest strengths, bar his aerial ability.Fellaini was surprisingly good yesterday. Didn't expect that at all.Exactly, Fellaini is slow and lacks agility and yet Fabregas still couldn't lose him.The Spaniard completed just four passes in the first half-hour, giving the ball away five times under pressure.He's supposed to be the guy that makes the team tick and he completed 4 passes in 30 minutes of football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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