didierforever 7,349 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Barcelona still would be very competitive without Messi, and to be honest saying Modric and Ramos are essential to Madrid are nonsensical at best...just like they were against bayern (7-0)?Messi is the reason behind that result. Typical comment comming from nonsensical member.and an idiotic conclusion from an idiotic and asenine poster.messi is the difference between a 7-0 spanking that barca got and a barca win against bayern. thats what messi does. thats the level of his impact on barca. i thought the argument was pretty straightforward to show how much barca depends on messi.but i guess i was wrong to expect someone of your iq to connect a few missing dots. Adnane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Laugh1ngMan 393 Posted April 21, 2015 Popular Post! Share Posted April 21, 2015 The problem is that our 'philosophy' of our normal play style kind of sucks.I remember when Mou returned he spoke about implimenting a high energy pressing system with a high block (as instructed by Abramovich). But he has implemented a pressing system without having to sacrifice his defensive solidity.He basically asks Costa, Oscar to press 4 people (goalkeeper, 2 CB's, and the deepest midfielder) while the rest of the team just marks their man.Therefore when we come up against a good team who can string passes together with some ease our press is practically ineffective so when we score first, the press is often sacrificed since it doesn't amount to much and it takes alot of energy out of our players.He acts the same way when we are in possession. He doesnt want to sacrifice his defensive solidity imo, hence why we never split out centrebacks when we are in possession and our only option is to pass it back to the keeper who in turn can only kick it up field.Don't mind this strategy too much, it's just his style. But what i do mind is him not even changing it when we are up against an inferior opposition like against QPR or against ten men like the PSG/Man city game DYC., The Chels, Peace. and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I wonder how many years to come people will bring Atletico's and PSG's matches up... they just can't let godo you think these people actually cheer for chelsea when we play a big game or do they just hope for a fuck up so that they can get more material to crib about.honestly, i am leaning on the latter. i can almost see these guys crying and praying for a united equaliser in the dying moments. probably would have been more disappointed than the united fans when mike dean did not give a penalty. Term-X, guddy6969, robdog and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Jose Mourinho making plans for Chelsea's emerging starshttp://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jose-mourinho-making-plans-chelseas-9087066? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 robdog, Barbara and Muzchap 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,743 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Jose Mourinho making plans for Chelsea's emerging starshttp://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jose-mourinho-making-plans-chelseas-9087066?bla bla bla blaSame story every season.Don't believe till see it with your own eyes. ILoveLamp, zolayes and Chelsea_firstlove 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Doonican 4,187 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Let them hate. I sure Jose isn't really tripping. He is The Best Gaffer the club has ever seen. The stats reflect this fact. The one stat that stands out to me....70% Winning percentage for CFC. I take that all day Every freakin Day!!!This boring Chelsea tag is going to be a millstone around our necks for years to come. Arsenal had it for years under George Graham. Football is more then spending millions of pounds on some of the worlds best players and making them perform in a perfunctory manner. Football was called the beautiful game by Pele and yes its a results business but Chelsea have always played attacking football it's in our D.N.A. I think Chelsea fans have every right to criticize our style of football especially the Madrid and P.S.G. games where the formation was so inflexible. And when against P.S.G. your up against ten men and all the movement and ball retention was from the opposition. I've said it in another post but the one thing Mourinho care's about above everything else is to protect his legacy. It's ok playing negative football when your winning but if you start losing playing that style that's where the problems will arise and Mourinho will have to really show his tactical nous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachikethas 1,154 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I think last year we played much better against big teams in terms of possesion and style than this year. Jose is really playing safe this time because he knows going another year without a PL will not suite for man of his reputation.Our performance against Man City last year was spectacular with less squad quality. I am little bit dissapointed not seeing such performance this year but we are getting EPL.But I am really optimistic about our football and also success in next year. :blue scalf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 This boring Chelsea tag is going to be a milestone around our necks for years to come. Arsenal had it for years under George Graham. Football is more then spending millions of pounds on some of the worlds best players and making them perform in a perfunctory manner. Football was called the beautiful game by Pele and yes its a results business but Chelsea have always played attacking football it's in our D.N.A. I think Chelsea fans have every right to criticize our style of football especially the Madrid and P.S.G. games where the formation was so inflexible. And when against P.S.G. your up against ten men and all the movement and ball retention was from the opposition. I've said it in another post but the one thing Mourinho care's about above everything else is to protect his legacy. It's ok playing negative football when your winning but if you start losing playing that style that's where the problems will arise and Mourinho will have to really shoe his tactical nous.It's 'millstone' mate - the massive heavy stones they used for grinding But yeah agree - a balance would be nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Doonican 4,187 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 It's 'millstone' mate - the massive heavy stones they used for grinding But yeah agree - a balance would be nice Yes sorry about the spelling i know what a millstone is i've been married to one for 20 years! Muzchap, Roquila and Adnane 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 we parked the bus vs Liverpool in the 1st leg of the COC semi-final with all our weapons against a team whose 1st XI isn't half as good as ours and with a lot of inexperienced players. I think in that game, that was our aim. Give the inexperienced Liverpool players lots of the ball so they have plenty more chances to fuck up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Yes sorry about the spelling i know what a millstone is i've been married to one for 20 years!Im sure she feels the same Adnane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Doonican 4,187 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Im sure she feels the same Ha ha yes she does i'm the sort of bloke who can light up a room just by leaving it. Muzchap and zolayes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,743 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Chelsea's youth excel again, but first-team prospects remain cloudy zolayes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Chelsea's youth excel again, but first-team prospects remain cloudythat article sums up the situation perfectly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Bir_CFC 3,455 Posted April 21, 2015 Popular Post! Share Posted April 21, 2015 Nice article over at ESPN.Chelsea's gritty approach vs. Man United should be applaudedhttp://www.espnfc.com/club/chelsea/363/blog/post/2409387/chelseas-gritty-approach-vs-man-united-should-be-applauded-not-criticisedNot every match can be won 5-0 and not every goal can come from an overhead backheel especially in a physically demanding campaign that extends over 38 matches. There will be times to shine and times to grind and Chelsea have done both on several occasions. didierforever, Blue Armour, CeleryFC and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,743 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 How many more goals do you want? See you opportunist, I told you it was best to wait before talking trash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlueGuy 1,552 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 While we struggled against 10 men PSG Barca are gonna wreck them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obiwan92 217 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Fernando, on 21 Apr 2015 - 3:14 PM, said:See you opportunist, I told you it was best to wait before talking trash.You're really easy to wind up, you know.Must have hurt to wait a week hoping for that result just so you can respond. What other team over came a 3-1 deficit last season during the quarter final? Hm... Coached by who? Hm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,743 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 You're really easy to wind up, you know.Must have hurt to wait a week hoping for that result just so you can respond. What other team over came a 3-1 deficit last season during the quarter final? Hm... Coached by who? Hm...No because its the truth. Having a second leg I knew Porto would lose if those idiots decide to park the bus.Only Chelsea can do that. Adnane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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