Closed Newcastle v Chelsea

[bluezola25 10]

Need to get RLC or Ramires on to add some bite in Midfield. Get Fabregas off hasn't created anything. Hazard had been anonymous. What is going.on with him?

[LukakutoStamford 779]

I'm not saying any of those guys have been a problem today... Why are you getting so defensive?

My point is that offensively we look clueless. There's no game plan and it's affecting our top (attacking) players severely.

I agree that the offense is clueless but I was more making a comment that Hazard has looked crisp but his teammates have not helped him.

[supporter 3,088]

Come on! What the fuck we're doing! Why Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Kenedy are not on the pitch! at least they want to conquer the world!

The midfield more predictable in the world. 0 creativity, 0 verticality, 0 convinations, 0 balls.

This is quite disappointing. We were dead in Premier League last week and six days later we could be reborn after the two losses of Manchester City, but we return to do a poor performance. It's incomprehensible.

I hope for a strong reaction from our players.

[DYC. 7,542]

I saw the Spurs - City score, wanted to laugh, but stopped myself. This is why.

Sad, sad stuff. So much talent in the team, yet I still can't detect quality team attacking play. No patterns at all.

I can't wait for the day to come my Chelsea will go into an era of quality attacking play. Bring back the Zola days combined with today's top spending power.

[The Skipper 20,593]

pedro has won the CL multiple times. you are telling me that jose needs to tell him to stay on the wing and try and isolate a 20 year old RB as a LB. pedro has not even tried to do that once. i mean horrendous display fromhim.

cesc fabregas the "midfield controller", even a little bit of pressure on the ball and he will lose it. and we were praising him for "controlling" the mid against a 9 men arsenal.

hazard has been horrendous in attack. i can only think that it is tactical that jose has told him to not track janmaat and use the space vacated by him. but he has been unable to even do that.

all in all, this is down to our players. not manager. ivanovic and his shitness is the thing to blame on jose.

Nope, I will blame it on Jose. We have looked clueless going forward for months now. Always relying on individual brilliance.

[Starman60 1,343]

Our own game? Since when have we closed down hassled opposition? This side has had zero intensity for the longest time now.

Last week against Arsenal. Thats what Oscar does, Matic used to. But I agree, we haven't shown that side of our game this season. I am so fucking angry now that I would even take on Costa

[Laylabelle 9,359]

Never mind Baba not being ready for the league we don't look ready for it.Ahhhhh don't lose this!

[FabHazard 655]

Mourinho should atleast get his subs right..ramires and willian on please!!

[TeddyBear 6]

I'd throw Matic into that category too, an absolute shell of himself, getting bundled off the ball by Ayoze Perez for bloody hell's sake.

Fabregas and Matic have both ran nearly 1km more than our 3rd highest player. Stats aren't always meaningful but it shows how little protection they have at the moment(or help from CBs). Can't expect them to have energy for attack when they have to do so much defensively.

[stroey 2,525]

The same team bar Costa dominated 11v11 vs Arsenal, and now they are being outplayed by Newcastle. Wtf?!

[kellzfresh 7,229]

It's amazing, really. By now you'd expect Mourinho to see that our midfield would even get run over by someone in a wheelchair, so why not press them? Why the fuck did we keep Oscar over Mata/KDB if you're not gonna use his pressing ability at all?!

What has happened to all our pressing????

[The Mak 4,459]

99% of the time I am optimistic and hopeful for the second half, but not this time. I think we all know how this will play out.

In games like this we need midfielders like Lampard and Ballack - midfielders that are more than competent in every area of play and not just tackling or passing.

[Henrique 9,133]

omg these comments, its 1 goal in the first half

100% you are not watching the horror show.

[Special Juan 27,429]

That could be the end of Zouma for months.

[The Skipper 20,593]

I agree that the offense is clueless but I was more making a comment that Hazard has looked crisp but his teammates have not helped him.

He's still a bit too timid for me personally. He needs to say "fuck it" and just go and dominate the game on his own.

[bluephoenix 1,126]

Nope, I will blame it on Jose. We have looked clueless going forward for months now. Always relying on individual brilliance.

What I have been screaming ever since last season.

We don't play as a team, we are clueless as ever and keep blaming individual players.

[Laylabelle 9,359]

Need a early goal.They score another we're screwed as can't see where one will come from.Here we go...Come on!!

[Special Juan 27,429]

What has happened to all our pressing????

To press you need desire.