communicate 2,703 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Terrible 2nd half. I can't stress how poor the 2nd half was. And our best defenders in the world didn't win one ball in the air against Ibra. They attacked through cahill/ivanovic side all through and we couldn't stop them yet again. When zouma played we forgot that weakness. Terrible passing and pressing throughout.Completely agree. They keep attacking g our right side and we just cannot keep up with cavani and Ibra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chels 2,502 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 A few thoughts:We are incapable of holding a 1-0 lead in the big away games so conceding was inevitablePSG easily nullified our outball to IvanovicCosta was clearly very rusty and offered littleOur counter attacking (or any attacking really) was non-existentYou cannot play through the middle against big sides (I don't know why we even try) so we need to make better use of width - Luis could have been very usefulWe were more compact in the midfield than usual which was good to see but looked very vulnerable from wide positions and set-piecesI don't understand why our widemen defend 1v1 and the FB drops into the box. Surely it would be better to double up and prevent the cross coming in because otherwise you're bound to concede chances (their equaliser was an example of this)Great display from Courtois but he should never have to be that involved or make so many saves. When your GK is the MOTM it means you've fucked up defensivelyOverall very good result but a poor performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabHazard 655 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 with ramires sitting deep ..you cannot control the tempo ..fabregas must be the partner of matic..we are lucky enough to get a draw...our negative approach is not stopping the chances being created by the opposition...our counterattacking play is non existent and transition of the ball is very poor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I just don't enjoy knockout Champions League nights anymore. We play awful at both ends of the pitch, rely almost entirely on lucky breaks/set pieces as soon as we come up against anyone half decent and go out anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laugh1ngMan 393 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Ivanovic in no-mans land for their goal, is not participating in trying to stop the cross and is not covering the first post hence why Cahill gets drawn out there and the space he leaves for Cavani to run into.But then again without Iva we wouldn't have scored and 1-1 is better than 0-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,553 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Just hope for the return we dont play like that and they remember how to finish.Still amazed we didnt loose and cant afford to next round.Need to score first and not concede as we have most games after taking the lead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Just a reminder for those moaning about negative tactics - the attacking minded team that mighty Bayern Munchen is has only had one shot on goal playing against Shakhtar on a neutral venue. I'll take this. Rather win trophies this way than bottle things at the end a la Liverpool.Courtois MOTM.Yeah but the CL win nearly killed me - I still suffer from high blood pressure For once - I'd love to have an easy night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseah100 5,612 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 If we had been asked before the game we would all have taken 1-1. It wasn't an amazing performance, but it's good enough, especially going back to the Bridge. Tibo MOTM. Relax people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelDance 552 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Hazard man of the match for me but Courtois was amazing in goal and Ivanovic was good with his goal as-well but yeah Hazard for me.Let's move on and at The bridge we will thrash them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edetarod 2,155 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 we can't seem to score more than 1 goal to save our lives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 10,227 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Below average performance but went there and got a result which is the positive in this situation. Could be worse like the first leg the last time we played them. Well done Thibaut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weckerz 3,781 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Cesc was terrible, Willian and Hazard were hiding in the pitch. Our attack was disappointing, pathetic and invisible - with Costa also having a bad match. I understand that was the approach Mourinho went with, but it was still terrible. We didn't play bad, we just didn't seem to want to do something with the match, which is disappointing because PSG wasn't any better than I expected them to be. They were beatable, we leveled things up with our tactics and our players being invisible. I trust us to win at the Bridge, but what I don't trust at all is us not conceding.Mourinho's fault tbh. Cesc is no nr10, Willian and Hazard were wing backs today. Nothing pretty was ever gonna come from our tactics today I'm afraid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obiwan92 217 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Would love to see Cesc partner Matic, Willian mid attack, and Cuad on the flank for the big games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmode 113 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 If we had been asked before the game we would all have taken 1-1. It wasn't an amazing performance, but it's good enough, especially going back to the Bridge. Tibo MOTM. Relax people.Yeah, we will take the score but we were extremely lucky to get 1:1. They missed quite a few sitters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray 9,441 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 We had this game COMPLETELY under control, until our defense once again just succumbed. I know his classy flick has played a big part on our goal, but Cahill is a liability. With him in defense we'll never look confident or comfortable. His flick in the attack was luck. Iva is also a liability (although he improved as the match went on - there was clear some manager instruction for him to be in the box instead of closing down wingers and LBs in the wings, so I can't blame him for this positioning, rather Mourinho), but he ALWAYS scores important goals. It wasn't luck, he's always in those positions.I hope to see Zouma at the Bridge. It was sort of expected that Cahill would start this one, but Mourinho needs to let it go completely and start Zouma away and home, league and Europe, it doesn't matter. Or he buys a replacement that he trusts to do it, Cahill shouldn't ever start a Chelsea match again.Cesc was terrible, Willian and Hazard were hiding in the pitch. Our attack was disappointing, pathetic and invisible - with Costa also having a bad match. I understand that was the approach Mourinho went with, but it was still terrible. We didn't play bad, we just didn't seem to want to do something with the match, which is disappointing because PSG wasn't any better than I expected them to be. They were beatable, we leveled things up with our tactics and our players being invisible. I trust us to win at the Bridge, but what I don't trust at all is us not conceding.It is crazy you don't mention Courtois; he needs to be part tonight, no? [emoji12] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats 7,170 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Result favours us but a poor performance, really. This PSG team played against Caen and drew 2-2, in which they came out of the game with a few injuries. You would of hoped for a bit more of an attacking approach. Did we even have a shot that game? I doubt it. Think we had 1 shot that game and that was it. That is appalling. Judging by the game you would have assumed we were the fatigued team playing around 3 games in a week when the reality is we had a whole bloody week off. No injuries apart from Mikel yet once again we give too much respect to the 'bigger' teams. It is really frustrating. That is why I knew it was naive beforehand for people to think we would wipe PSG off the floor tonight because that is not our approach to that. Especially under Mourinho.Fabregas is a quality player but if the plan is to set up this way in every single 'big' away game we have is it really any point of having him in the team? He can't run and can't do all the tracking back we require of him. He is a playmaker, not an engine or counter-attacking player. Just look at the City game, tonight and even United. We let the opposition dominate too much and Fabregas is useless in this sort of contain-counter strategy. You might as well just have the balls to drop him and play a counter-attacking player like Cuadrado or Oscar instead. Because apart from his set-pieces in these games we don't see the best of him. No point mentioning his vision or playmaking skills because we don't keep the ball enough to utilize that. Mourinho must think. Keep setting up this way in the big games away from home, then is it worth having Fabregas or an alternative player who is faster and has more stamina. I know Fabregas was feeling ill but for me that is not an excuse for how he performed. The reason he struggled is because of the way we set up. Fabregas was the same in the other big games away from home and it is not really his fault when his best qualities are dictating play.Anyway, like I said the result is good but the performance considering PSG had a few injury concerns and fatigue, I expected much better. 2 shots for the whole game and especially considering the shots were not really that threatening is poor. The most annoying thing is we have the players to hurt these teams if we went for it but like usual in so many big away games we don't show that much ambition and it is a shame with the amount of flair players we have. Others may accuse people of whining for unnecessary reasons but I feel justified in my reasons to be annoyed with our performance tonight.Hazard for me MOTM anyway. His balance is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Yeah, Cesc really does not like to play outside of the CM role.. a 4-3-3 would be better in this kind of game, although I guess Jose did not feel like putting Ake out there. Anyway, we got a 1-1, roll on the Bridge.Btw, lol at all the people calling Diego shit. Some of you people are so fickle it's unreal. Same with Cesc, he's given us so much this season (although imo Willian should be the default no 10)Cahill had an okay game - would still like to see Zouma play though, he would never have given away the Cavani goal. Ivanovic is a hero again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Meet the new Chelsea, same as the old Chelsea.Mou has been this way for over 10 years and it won't change. When you point it out, you get criticised by his fans. Very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laugh1ngMan 393 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Also their defending basically consisted in stopping Hazard at all cost and the sad thing is, it worked. Cesc and Costa offered nothing going forward, Willian was his usually self Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimmas 131 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 It's a fine result. Not much else too say.yes, it is fine result, but if we repeated this performance against big team, we will go out We look so inferior, hopeless in attackImagening if we PSG fans our neutral fansWe will probably said "PSG absolutely better team tonight, they play like a shit. Which is really shameful. And remind me, When the last time beside the conceded they threatening our goalie ? Almost none"Sometimes im sick with mourinho approach in away games when face good teamHe set the team only play for drawYou only sitback, sitback and play too much insecure and safety, just try calm, but play really slowIt almost remind me what i disllike from mikel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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