CHOULO19 24,332 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I did not watch game due to school; but can someone give an honest recap and not this sensationalist crap; i checking twitter in class and at half time everyone was saying we were comfortably better? The performance was not great but decent despite what you read on here. Had we gotten that blatant penalty or scored from that clear chance right at the end or even if Costa's shot had gone in off the crossbar this whole thread would be different.We played better than we did against Newcastle but made some pretty silly individual mistakes and conceded (almost twice) from yet another corner. I think we deserved a draw but didn't make the best of our chances. But we're still clearly lacking mobility and off the ball runs and we often looked nervous/lacking confidence on it, especially in the case of Willian and Pedro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,317 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 On the positive, Oscar got a rest.Also we're not Arse, 0 points out of 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 On the positive, Oscar got a rest.Also we're not Arse, 0 points out of 6.and Terry got another restpity we are TEN places lower than the gooners in PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 You have to give credit to Porto. I don't know how they do it and I'll never understand how they keep doing it, but talk about an organisation capable of dealing with adversity and constant shuffling. They lost six starters. Six!!! Two players in defence, two in midfield and two upfront. And at least four of them were key players. But they just deal with it. Not only that, they outplay Chelsea and win. Even though I dislike the fact they had to beat my team, seeing how a club lacking the spending power of the top sides in Europe can still find a way to compete (in some capacity) is very comforting.Chelsea need to keep an eye on Ruben Neves. That's the kind of midfielder you want in the centre of the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,317 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 You have to give credit to Porto. I don't know how they do it and I'll never understand how they keep doing it, but talk about an organisation capable of dealing with adversity and constant shuffling. They lost six starters. Six!!! Two players in defence, two in midfield and two upfront. And at least four of them were key players. But they just deal with it. Not only that, they outplay Chelsea and win. Even though I dislike the fact they had to beat my team, seeing how a club lacking the spending power of the top sides in Europe can still find a way to compete (in some capacity) is very comforting.Chelsea need to keep an eye on Ruben Neves. That's the kind of midfielder you want in the centre of the pitch.and to be fair their fans are superb, create a cauldron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Fox_ 2,086 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 You have to give credit to Porto. I don't know how they do it and I'll never understand how they keep doing it, but talk about an organisation capable of dealing with adversity and constant shuffling. They lost six starters. Six!!! Two players in defence, two in midfield and two upfront. And at least four of them were key players. But they just deal with it. Not only that, they outplay Chelsea and win. Even though I dislike the fact they had to beat my team, seeing how a club lacking the spending power of the top sides in Europe can still find a way to compete (in some capacity) is very comforting.Chelsea need to keep an eye on Ruben Neves. That's the kind of midfielder you want in the centre of the pitch.Wasn't really an Herculean effort yesterday tbh. Newcastle can outplay us atm.I liked Neves a lot, andh e's only 18! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,317 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 and Terry got another restpity we are TEN places lower than the gooners in PLObviously we'd rather their league position, but theyre shit in Europe.As we sang "youll never sing that, youll never sing that CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE, you'll never sing that!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamad138 190 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 How was brahimi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 and to be fair their fans are superb, create a cauldron.when fans see their players giving100% it tends to raise the temperature. This season every team is showing more effort than us ,, and its not just because we are the champions. they can see we are beatable with pressing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 How was brahimiup against Brana .. so guess ,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,317 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 when fans see their players giving100% it tends to raise the temperature. This season every team is showing more effort than us ,, and its not just because we are the champions. they can see we are beatable with pressingEven last season with a clear league lead, parts of Stamford Bridge were morgue like. We attract too many fickle fuckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 and to be fair their fans are superb, create a cauldron.Definitely.Wasn't really an Herculean effort yesterday tbh. Newcastle can outplay us atm.I liked Neves a lot, andh e's only 18!That's true. But European football is always different compared to domestic football. There was still that mental barriere so this was a huge game for them. And again, this is a completely different team, and a lesser team in terms of quality, compared to last year.But it's good to know Chels is crap in both competitions. So many of us craved consistency and stability, well, here it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,507 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Weak defense, predictable attack....we'll be lucky to make it past round of 16 in UCL this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Weak defense, predictable attack....we'll be lucky to make it past round of 16 in UCL the group stage this seasonFixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mak 4,459 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I think it is crucial we start backing the English teams in Europe. It would be quite a disaster to lose that 4th spot back to Italy.http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10005194/premier-leagues-fourth-champions-league-spot-under-threat-from-serie-aI know that. But to be honest, I couldn't really give a shit about the 4th champions league spot. It is something Arsenal should be worried about, not us. If we were to fall outside the top 2-3 with this squad it should be considered a massive failure nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Has to be said porto is strong at home even if we were on top we might have difficult time winning there. The real problem is our PL form atm where it seems we cant win against anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Colored Sky 1,807 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Chelsea need to keep an eye on Ruben Neves. That's the kind of midfielder you want in the centre of the pitch.They do.They're looking for DM/CM and Ruben Neves is one they're very, very interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 The performance was not great but decent despite what you read on here. Had we gotten that blatant penalty or scored from that clear chance right at the end or even if Costa's shot had gone in off the crossbar this whole thread would be different.We played better than we did against Newcastle but made some pretty silly individual mistakes and conceded (almost twice) from yet another corner. I think we deserved a draw but didn't make the best of our chances. But we're still clearly lacking mobility and off the ball runs and we often looked nervous/lacking confidence on it, especially in the case of Willian and Pedro.Thankyou, thought I was going mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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