closed Watford 1-2 Chelsea

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

2 minutes ago, Ryan Fong said:

I've been saying how poor Matic is for ages. Now hopefully Conte sees the enough of him. Without Cesc we looked completely clueless. God you have no idea how much I wish we could sign Nainggolan, the midfield trio of Naing Kante and Cesc would be awesome.

Or a Pogba-esque player.  Renato Sanchez would have been a good fit.

[cosmicway 1,333]

That goal we conceded looked amateur to me.
Kapoue was given a free hand. There were some white shirts strolling the park some fify meters away.
The equalizer was Gomez's fault. I 'd expect of him to save those then Batshuayi showed great alertness in that position.
The Cesc - Diego combination qualifies for goal of the year.
We have to up our game I think and the substitutions made by Conte looked very clever (at a time Watford's work rate had dropped significantly however).
There was a pen not given to us in the 1-0 and the tv pundits are crying foul for Diego not being sent off. Perhaps an objection will be launched.

[Abreu03 292]

I hate Pedro, jesus, is the new Torres of the team, player without any quality, looks like an amateur, can not play on a team of Chelsea level.

[cosmicway 1,333]

That goal we conceded looked amateur to me.
Kapoue was given a free hand. There were some white shirts strolling the park some fify meters away.
The equalizer was Gomez's fault. I 'd expect of him to save those then Batshuayi showed great alertness in that position.
The Cesc - Diego combination qualifies for goal of the year.
We have to up our game I think and the substitutions made by Conte looked very clever (at a time Watford's work rate had dropped significantly however).
There was a pen not given to us in the 1-0 and the tv pundits are crying foul for Diego not being sent off. Perhaps an objection will be launched.

[Abreu03 292]

Diego is a fantastic striker, impossible not to like, world class.

I love you

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

Or a Pogba-esque player.  Renato Sanchez would have been a good fit.

Hell even Chalobah would be much better than Matic. Matic is really clumsy as fuck, I'm literally speechless, he looked like he can't even do a simple jog with the ball and it's not exaggerated.

[Spike 12,049]

Jason is so full of shit. He told me that Watford would thump Chelsea three to nil. I'm told that cheeky little bugger that my boys Batsuayi and Costa wouldn't let that happen.

 

 

[communicate 2,703]

Btw kante what a player no wonder Leciester was champion last season. Absolutely magestic as ball winning midfielder

[AWorriedChelseaFan 151]

Decent performance, good comeback win lads. Happy to see both Costa and Michy scoring, would love to see 4-4-2 against Burnley next week.

[blues.bridge 343]

kante and fabregas always In, the last place one of Matic-oscar-RLC!

 

[Thor 2,713]

I can admit when I'm wrong, and I was wrong about CESC! He has a place in this team. He simply fits better with the cast of players we have, and is a necessity in this team. I think even Conte can see that now after the performance he just put on. He has so much more time and space to work with given how damn good Kante is. He is an absolute beast. An animal in the midfield. Dude doesn't let anything get by him, and if it does, he is hounding the ball like crazy. 

Hazard is our one offensive outlet. This needs to change. Pedro isn't anywhere near direct enough, or physical enough when he actually tries to be. I believe Moses does have a place in this team. Maybe not as a starter, but he probably would be one of the best options at the moment. 

Costa was terrible today, although I think his performance is largely dictated on the service he gets, and that was terrible today as well. Once Cesc came on, it was chances galore for him almost. 

 

IVANOVIC needs to go! I can't watch anymore. That was the worst game by a RB I have ever seen. I am not over-exaggerating either. He could not complete a pass, and he was constantly out of position. If you aren't doing any good in attack, at least make sure we aren't conceding. He seems incapable of either. He is past it. I say this as one of his biggest fans. I loved the guy, and thought he was one of the best RB's in the world at one point, but he cannot keep up anymore. His man has 2 or 3 meters of room at any given time to cross the ball, he is slow, he is out of position when the ball is crossed, he is terrible at crossing when going forward and he simply isn't dynamic enough anymore. He was one of the best two way FB's in the world at one point, but all that has gone now. 

[nono 791]

I hope next game we'll start the same team that finished today

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

2 minutes ago, Ryan Fong said:

Hell even Chalobah would be much better than Matic. Matic is really clumsy as fuck, I'm literally speechless, he looked like he can't even do a simple jog with the ball and it's not exaggerated.

If we're tossing around 50-60M for a CB, how about a midfielder like Koke?  I know Koke's a pipe dream, but maybe we could see another CM in?

Koke-lite?

[xPetrCechx 13,571]

[DYC. 7,542]

Don't like that midfield three at all. What I'd give to see Willian-Fabregas-Kante.

Man, Chelsea have some frustrating players in the ranks. It's not good.

[Chelsea Buzz 487]

Great finish after a sleeper first 70 minutes. Cesc made such a difference with his balls in the penalty box and then chipping the ball away that started the break and then passing Diego open for the winner. Batshuayi has to get more time and a start. So active and physical. CESC MotM for me!! Batshuayi a close second.

Don't forget the efforts of Hazard and Kante.

Oscar and Pedro can watch from the stands next week for me. .

The stupid headline will be Costa's possible dive. How about the missed hand ball on Watford about 5 minutes before? If Costa was a dive and off, then Watford should have been penalized prior and a penalty attempt for Hazard.

Got to work Cesc into the lineup. Maybe Matic sits for Willian too? Batshuayi has to be out there as well. I like Moses off the bench too. Better than Mikel.

I know Ivanovic had an awful game passing and with his crosses, but his defensive work improved some I think.

Now, all of you be honest, at about 70 minutes, how many of you were throwing things at the TV/computer and saying, "same old Chelsea from last year!", only to be pleasantly proven wrong? I was right there with all of you. I do think Conte will onlyhave the team getting better and better each week as the starting XI becomes more clear and chemistry develops.

Come on you Chelsea!!

[Milan 17,958]

It feels so good to be losing 0-1, make some subs and changes and win the game 2-1 with other opportunities to score more. It's been a long time. It is super important we keep winning till the new signings arrive (oh god please be some signings). No gap to chase so far.

Another good counting is the +points from the last season. WHU at home +2 points, Watford away +2 points compared to the last year.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I would like to add that, yes, Conte is making influential changes and subs in games (agree with Barbara that he's mostly correcting his own mistakes) but another factor that is helping us late in games so far is that we're in a better physical condition than most teams. We can't rely on that forever as teams will gradually catch up. 

[Chelsea Buzz 487]

2 minutes ago, DYC. said:

Don't like that midfield three at all. What I'd give to see Willian-Fabregas-Kante.

Man, Chelsea have some frustrating players in the ranks. It's not good.

YES!! Agree with this midfield.

[Chelsea Buzz 487]

7 minutes ago, Thor said:

Costa was terrible today, although I think his performance is largely dictated on the service he gets, and that was terrible today as well. Once Cesc came on, it was chances galore for him almost. 

Cesc is the engine that makes Diego go. I hope Conte does not sell Cesc. Pedro and Oscar? Don't even allow them on the team bus back to Stamford Bridge.