Special Juan 28,141 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 What really stuck out for me today and it's very apparent now we are using more fluid wing backs is our inability to attack space when on the ball down the wings. There were times when Hazard, Rahman, Pedro and Azpi had the chance but they in turn tried to slow it down instead of going at someone with pace. Needs addressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccg 1,528 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Yeah not much mention that CFc were away on Tuesday night and didnt probly get back early hours Wednesday ffs . Get all your money on Liverpool on Sunday me thinks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman60 1,343 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Very classy performance from our main guys today. Fabregas has returned to his best form, Pedro is starting to slot in too.Mikel was also very good today, but fucking OSCAR what a waste of space. Had no right to that penalty, Traore was well geared up for it but Oscar pulled rank and fluffed it. Fabregas was right to admonish Hazard in the post match interview as he just doesn't seem to get it either. When you have a chance to score, no matter from where, or how easy, you should show the desire to really want it and not just say "We were 3 or 4-1 up at the time".Well done Fabregas. As foe City.....Showed us a complete lack of respect by playing that team. Hope they lose Mid-week and much and all as this pains me to say, I hope Liverpool beat them next Sunday too, and also hope they lose the league.....Overconfident cocky bastards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azpinator 2,325 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 4 hours ago, The Skipper said: This is why he'll never win a d'Or in my opinion but that's fine If Canavaro can do it, so can he. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jase 43,479 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 I'm still quite baffled as to why Hiddink chose to bring Matic and Oscar on when we were already 4-1 up. I know he introduced Traore later on but if that's not an opportunity to give youngsters more playing time, then when are we going to do that? On another note, quite pleased by the number of times we looked to get beyond and actually exploit the space behind the opposition's defence. Too often in the past we don't do that when there's opportunities to do so and we just play everything in front of the back four. Long may we continue this positive attacking approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Duo introduced to the crowd before the game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 4 hours ago, Hybrid Angel said: For the love of god let Diego take penalties. He wasn't playing at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 8 hours ago, BlueLion said: This was always going to be a tough game to "win", and by that, I don't mean achieve victory. It was always going to be a case of "it was only their kids" - unless we beat them convincingly, which we did. The old saying goes you can only beat whatever team is put out against you, and we did that with aplomb. 7 wins, 6 draws, and 1 defeat since Hiddink came in doesn't sound like world-class form, but in the context of this league season, and with regards to how abysmally poor we've been for much of the season, that is as good as six/seven wins on the bounce in any "ordinary" season. Hopefully we can go a run now, allthough we have nothing to play for in the league (unless we are desperate for Europa) we need a strong ending to give some positive momentum for next season and to be able to convince new players this season was a one off. For me we should aim to 'win the league' in terms of the table since Guus took over, right now we are third, one point behind Saints who we play this weekend and seven behind Spurs who still have to come to Stamford Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I have to say it's pretty amusing that our three best performances and three biggest wins this season (today, Newcastle and MK) have a mere seven pages combined In the post match threads The 0-0 Watford thread alone has more than these three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseafan26 293 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Despite all the goals and assists, hazard was bang average. All our goals and assists were down to poor/shit defending from city trying to keep that line on the box rather than some good play. pedro and cesc were very impressive. as was baba. iva and gc were embarrasing to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vytis33 1,272 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Gave the highlights a re-watch...Pedro has looked beautiful last couple games. Mikel was strong to quite strong. Baba not great against Citeh to be fair, but his PSG performance was beyond impressive. Also, can somebody besides Oscar take a pen now? Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 If we are to continue to hurt teams and beat PSG at home then that front 4 who started yesterday must start. The movement from Pedro yesterday was excellent, his speed when attacking is very good indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Special Juan 28,141 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 The little touch by Willian in the build up to the second goal where he is running and takes into his own path with the side of his foot is sublime. The whole move was superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,076 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 18 hours ago, Starman60 said: Very classy performance from our main guys today. Fabregas has returned to his best form, Pedro is starting to slot in too.Mikel was also very good today, but fucking OSCAR what a waste of space. Had no right to that penalty, Traore was well geared up for it but Oscar pulled rank and fluffed it. Fabregas was right to admonish Hazard in the post match interview as he just doesn't seem to get it either. When you have a chance to score, no matter from where, or how easy, you should show the desire to really want it and not just say "We were 3 or 4-1 up at the time".Well done Fabregas. As foe City.....Showed us a complete lack of respect by playing that team. Hope they lose Mid-week and much and all as this pains me to say, I hope Liverpool beat them next Sunday too, and also hope they lose the league.....Overconfident cocky bastards To be fair to Eden how do you decide if two players do as you suggest and show the desire to score? Do they fight or do they follow the manager's instructions? Oscar said, "Me", Hazard said, "Me", Guus's standing orders got the casting vote. Spot on about City by the way but I can't bring myself to want Liverpool to win anything. Only time I ever want Liverpool to win is when they play Spurs. Other than that, may the biggest dark cloud follow them around and open up on them wherever they go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Sicarius 610 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Good football from us, maybe City played reserve squad but 5-1 winning always make me happy And good performance from Hazard, is he back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman60 1,343 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 3 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said: To be fair to Eden how do you decide if two players do as you suggest and show the desire to score? Do they fight or do they follow the manager's instructions? Oscar said, "Me", Hazard said, "Me", Guus's standing orders got the casting vote. Spot on about City by the way but I can't bring myself to want Liverpool to win anything. Only time I ever want Liverpool to win is when they play Spurs. Other than that, may the biggest dark cloud follow them around and open up on them wherever they go. I just didn't think that Oscar showed true desire to score for the team. I felt he only wanted it for his own record, and it was a very poor attempt. Hazard on the other hand, didn't show enough desire to really want to take it either. Some years ago I saw Ballack and Drogba nearly come to blows over either a penalty or a free kick (cant remember which). That's the desire I want to see...Not this lack of interest or focus I saw yesterday. I would have let Traore take it, I bet he would have buried it. And as for the rest of your post..I agree with you, it's like being asked how do you want to be tortured. whipped or stoned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman60 1,343 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 15 hours ago, Tomo said: I have to say it's pretty amusing that our three best performances and three biggest wins this season (today, Newcastle and MK) have a mere seven pages combined In the post match threads The 0-0 Watford thread alone has more than these three. Probably because, as Chelsea fans, Wins are expected, draws and defeats need to be analysed a litle bit deeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,535 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 3 minutes ago, Starman60 said: Probably because, as Chelsea fans, Wins are expected, draws and defeats need to be analysed a litle bit deeper Though these days wins are as shock lol.nice surprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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