Tomo 21,751 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Couldn't watch the match (not sure I should considering the result), but after seeing the highlights, I feel a bit better because all five goals conceded came from (amateurish) individual errors. Not saying there were no tactical issues, but the likelihood that our the back 6 make all those mistakes in a single game is very low.The first goal, amazing strike by Kane, but a top keeper like Thibaut should really be getting down quicker and saving that all day long. Second and fourth were mainly due to some shocking decision making by Matic who has been incredible for the past couple of months. Third and fifth, schoolboy defending by Iva and Cahill.Yes, it looks is very bad, but fortunately, it's not something that requires a change of the whole system or something that future opposition can try to copy because it was down to individual rather than collective errors. Tbh I think this game was actually similar to Everton with the obvious difference being we were in the receiving end of it this time. Both were practically games of football ping pong where the score could have easily been the same in reverse. Both were freak games with no real context so can't really be looked at for good or for bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Tbh I think this game was actually similar to Everton with the obvious difference being we were in the receiving end of it this time.Both were practically games of football ping pong where the score could have easily been the same in reverse.Both were freak games with no real context so can't really be looked at for good or for bad.From what I could see from the highlights, the Everton match had more team rather than individual quality, from both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmsch24 312 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 My fellow chelsea supporters, the only positive I could get from this encounter is that it allowed us to evaluate which positions we are most vulnerable. As everyone mentioned before it's Ivanovich and Cahill. I hope in our next fixture the defense will be ( Luis LB, Azpilicueta RB, Zouma CB, Terry CB). Ivanovich can rotate between Terry and Zouma. Sorry but Cahill is a liability without Matic and Terry backing him he gets exposed. If we are serious about winning the quadruple this is the only option in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Nope....Kane has been brilliant all season. You need to watch other teams more...Kane's been good but that was the best performance he's given this season. Certainly PL wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledg 643 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Still wondering why Mou decided not to play a Matic-Mikel pivot and Cesc as #10 when it worked so well (defensively speaking) against Stoke and Southampton? There are no easy away games in the PL but this one looked the toughest on paper of the three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unitedkingpin 21 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Kane's been good but that was the best performance he's given this season. Certainly PL wise.Yeah...he's been a beast in Europe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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