Tautvix 1,321 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 5 minutes ago, Parky said: Hope Conte has something to say and work on in terms of our defensive concentration and organisation. Aollwing 2 goals at home to a shit team like Stoke is not good enough, We just couldn't handle Crouch today. Not every team has Crouch Don't forget that we conceded only 4 goals in 13 games now... Fernando 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 14 minutes ago, Tautvix said: We just couldn't handle Crouch today. Not every team has Crouch Don't forget that we conceded only 4 goals in 13 games now... That's no excuse, is it? Crouch is 35 for goodness sake(!) and the way we dealt with him today was atrocious. Why was Alonso marking him for Stoke's first goal? Why didn't we deal with the ball properly for their second? We had so many players back and we couldn't deal with Crouch, Bojan and Diouf. We only conceded 2 goals in the 12 games before today (mind you that 2 goals - one was from distance, the other an own goal) because we defended properly and barely gave any clear cut chances away. And of all the things to struggle to deal with, we struggled with the route one play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio8 736 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Adnane said: What did we ever do to deserve him ? say thanks to marotta (juventus's manager) AlesJuve and Fernando 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,602 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 18 minutes ago, Antonio8 said: say thanks to marotta (juventus's manager) If I remember correctly he left because the Juventus board did not want to spend and get the target he wanted. I wonder if we will have the same problem here. We will only know if comes next summer we are not getting non of our targets and waiting for the last minute to get deals done. We shall see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! MrExcalibur100 7,124 Posted December 31, 2016 Popular Post! Share Posted December 31, 2016 Conte 10 points ahead of "genius" Guardiola and 13 points ahead of the self-anointed Special One. Yep, the same one who brought this team to a level that really wasn't their level due to his "fantastic work". Unionjack, 11Drogba, Igi26 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDA 9,989 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Holy shit... people are moaning about our defending?? Who gives a flying fuck when we are banging in goals like this. Not just standard goals eithet... nicely.. sexually made goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,602 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I had a dream that our winning run ended at 17. I hope it comes true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 3 hours ago, Parky said: Hope Conte has something to say and work on in terms of our defensive concentration and organisation. Aollwing 2 goals at home to a shit team like Stoke is not good enough, Its like people look at stats and don't bother watching the game... Crouch is 6'6" Azpi is 5'10" it was clear that the game plan for Stoke was to expose the mismatch on our right side. They were winning everything in the air and made it hard to get out. We tried to smother them and get to the second ball but the ball doesn't always bounce your way. Their 1st goal was offside too. Fulham Broadway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 2 hours ago, Jason said: That's no excuse, is it? Crouch is 35 for goodness sake(!) and the way we dealt with him today was atrocious. Why was Alonso marking him for Stoke's first goal? Why didn't we deal with the ball properly for their second? We had so many players back and we couldn't deal with Crouch, Bojan and Diouf. We only conceded 2 goals in the 12 games before today (mind you that 2 goals - one was from distance, the other an own goal) because we defended properly and barely gave any clear cut chances away. And of all the things to struggle to deal with, we struggled with the route one play. I'd love to hear how you would've dealt with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 3 minutes ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said: I'd love to hear how you would've dealt with it. Believe I've mentioned the examples and implied the responses in that same post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 4 minutes ago, Jason said: Believe I've mentioned the examples and implied the responses in that same post. No actually you didn't... How would you have dealt with 35yr old Crouch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 4 minutes ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said: No actually you didn't... How would you have dealt with 35yr old Crouch? Really? You have to ask how we would have stopped Crouch for the equalizer (why was Alonso with him?) and the second goal (3-4 players battling with Crouch and not one managed to win the duel, even from the second ball?)? If you thought the defending was fine, then I've got no words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 59 minutes ago, Jason said: Really? You have to ask how we would have stopped Crouch for the equalizer (why was Alonso with him?) and the second goal (3-4 players battling with Crouch and not one managed to win the duel, even from the second ball?)? If you thought the defending was fine, then I've got no words. first of all we were marking zonally and Cahill was the one who got beat. Secondly Alonso is 6'2" and good in the air. On the second goal Kante missed the chance to clear, it happens, nothing to pull a hissy fit about. Barbara 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 24 minutes ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said: first of all we were marking zonally and Cahill was the one who got beat. Secondly Alonso is 6'2" and good in the air. On the second goal Kante missed the chance to clear, it happens, nothing to pull a hissy fit about. Who's pulling a hissy fit? Only stated the flaws in our performances today (pretty sure Conte won't be happy with that either) because on another day, giving away soft goals like that could have cost us points (remember Swansea this season?). Alonso may be 6'2" but he's not exactly a physical defender, is he? And zonal marking or not, the defender for both goals and in some other instances were certainly quite messy to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 7 minutes ago, Jason said: Who's pulling a hissy fit? Only stated the flaws in our performances today (pretty sure Conte won't be happy with that either) because on another day, giving away soft goals like that could have cost us points (remember Swansea this season?). Alonso may be 6'2" but he's not exactly a physical defender, is he? And zonal marking or not, the defender for both goals and in some other instances were certainly quite messy to say the least. The first goal was offside... Kieran. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 13 minutes ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said: The first goal was offside... But we still didn't deal with the situation very well, did we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Just now, Jason said: But we still didn't deal with the situation very well, did we? That's a moot point! If the ref did their job there would be nothing to deal with. You guys are making a mountain out of a molehill. 13 wins straight, there are gonna be mistakes, nothing really to nitpick about here. Cosmin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 6 minutes ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said: That's a moot point! If the ref did their job there would be nothing to deal with. There is that but should always play to the whistle. 6 minutes ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said: You guys are making a mountain out of a molehill. 13 wins straight, there are gonna be mistakes, nothing really to nitpick about here. Who the fuck is making a mountain out of a molehill? Have I gone to every thread and moaned about things? Only stating what went wrong with today's showing. If you can't take one single comment like that in a forum(!), then stay away from the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 1 minute ago, Jason said: There is that but should always play to the whistle. Who the fuck is making a mountain out of a molehill? Have I gone to every thread and moaned about things? Only stating what went wrong with today's showing. If you can't take one single comment like that in a forum(!), then stay away from the place. You do realize that Crouch got an advantage because he was offside right? Its not what you've stated, its how. "Atrocious defending" An offside goal and a missed clearance is atrocious... LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 6 minutes ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said: You do realize that Crouch got an advantage because he was offside right? Its not what you've stated, its how. "Atrocious defending" An offside goal and a missed clearance is atrocious... LOL I talked about our poor defending in general and you somehow singled it to just that one moment, like nothing else was wrong. Lovely. Best to just agree to disagree. Wouldn't want to make a mountain out of a molehill... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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