closed Stoke 1-2 Chelsea

[Johnnyeye 7,458]

1 minute ago, cosmicway said:

I 'm aghast with Loftus Cheek.
Two certain chances in two minutes.

 

he has earned his starting spot for me, or he can be a super sub

[Chelsea Buzz 487]

Massive win! We all knew this would be a difficult game. Costa toned down his second half and Stoke's focus on him drew the energy out of them late. Great heart from the lads today. These are the wins of Champions my friends. Worst case of 10 points clear with 10 to play. London is Blue again!

Have a great weekend my Chelsea mates and see you at the Bridge for the next two in person!!

Come on you Chelsea!!

 

[Johnnyeye 7,458]

i know Cahill scored the winner but i voted for Loftus Cheek for man of the match, changed the game for us

[Fulham Broadway 16,987]

Same as Man Utd, Hughes had instructed them to wind up Diego, injure Luiz. A blessing Hazard didn't travel, he'd be out with a serious injury after that game. We will get more of this till May - but we have the skill, determination, fitness, and team bonding to take the title. So fuck' em.

 

Well done lads and Antonio and special praise for Kante and Loftus Cheek

 

[FabHazard 655]

Good game management by Conte....I thought Costa was going to get sent off...But he toned his antics down a lot and showed maturity in second half...credit to conte for telling him to calm down

[Pizy 18,538]

Massive, MASSVE victory and 3 points! Fully deserved, too, and but for Grant making some outstanding saves would have been 3-4.

Similar dominant 2nd half performance as United last week, really. Bossed possession and controlled the tempo. Stoke only looked dangerous for maybe a few minutes late in the match with those corners but otherwise we controlled them.

Only real thing to bemoan is that Pedro should have buried a coup,e of those open chances.

[Johnnyeye 7,458]

6 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Same as Man Utd, Hughes had instructed them to wind up Diego, injure Luiz. A blessing Hazard didn't travel, he'd be out with a serious injury after that game. We will get more of this till May - but we have the skill, determination, fitness, and team bonding to take the title. So fuck' em.

 

Well done lads and Antonio and special praise for Kante and Loftus Cheek

 

i find it baffling that teams are set out to play like this against us, just kicking our players, what a disgrace for the game, just play football for farks sake, such bad sportsmanship, but it shows how well we are doing this season and its messing with everyone´s heads. Cheers

[The Skipper 20,593]

Luiz an absolute rock at the back today. My MOTM. Cahill did very well to redeem himself. Champions performance that. We ain't losing this title. 7 more wins and its done.

[Pizy 18,538]

Just now, The Skipper said:

Luiz an absolute rock at the back today. My MOTM. Cahill did very well to redeem himself. Champions performance that. We ain't losing this title. 7 more wins and its done.

Said in the first half that Luiz was just dominating. When he plays like he did today there isn't a better CB in the world. Didn't take any unnecessary risks like he did trying to dive in on Rashford the other day. Ran the game.

[Johnnyeye 7,458]

6 minutes ago, The Skipper said:

Luiz an absolute rock at the back today. My MOTM. Cahill did very well to redeem himself. Champions performance that. We ain't losing this title. 7 more wins and its done.

what a season he´s having, the season of his life, he has silenced all his critics, from pundits to fans, Conte has done wonders for Luiz´s confidence and performance levels, we were all guessing when we brought him back to the Bridge, but it was all worth it, masterstroke signing in my opinion.

[TheIceMan 596]

We win so much, that I'm tired of winning!!!!

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

Brilliant result, the blue army goes rolling along!!!!!!!!!! Loving Antonio Conte more and more with each day. Get innnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[xPetrCechx 13,565]

[The Skipper 20,593]

Just now, Johnnyeye said:

what a season he´s having, the season of his life, he has silenced all his critics, from pundits to fans, Conte has done wonders for Luiz´s confidence and performance levels, we were all guessing when we brought him back to the Bridge, but it was all worth it, masterstoke signing in my opinion.

This is what I was hoping for when he was here before under Jose. I was sure Jose would curtail his eccentric bits down significantly but I guess the move to PSG helped with that. But Conte has taken him to the next level. One more season like this and he's a bonafide world class centre back, no one can tell him anything. I'm delighted to have him back in the team because it looks like for most of it he's cut the bad stuff he used to do out a lot. Guy has been the best centre back in the PL this season, and is a huge leader in this team clearly. Absolute warrior. 

Credit to Antonio who is always so good with defenders like him. Tis why I also have quite high hopes for Christensen. Think Antonio will guide him well.

[Pizy 18,538]

4 minutes ago, The Skipper said:

This is what I was hoping for when he was here before under Jose. I was sure Jose would curtail his eccentric bits down significantly but I guess the move to PSG helped with that. But Conte has taken him to the next level. One more season like this and he's a bonafide world class centre back, no one can tell him anything. I'm delighted to have him back in the team because it looks like for most of it he's cut the bad stuff he used to do out a lot. Guy has been the best centre back in the PL this season, and is a huge leader in this team clearly. Absolute warrior. 

Credit to Antonio who is always so good with defenders like him. Tis why I also have quite high hopes for Christensen. Think Antonio will guide him well.

Yep, think we're all set for CB's with Andreas coming back and Zouma finally reaching full fitness. Wingbacks and midfield our most important areas of improvement assuming we keep hold of all our attacking players.

[Johnnyeye 7,458]

7 minutes ago, The Skipper said:

This is what I was hoping for when he was here before under Jose. I was sure Jose would curtail his eccentric bits down significantly but I guess the move to PSG helped with that. But Conte has taken him to the next level. One more season like this and he's a bonafide world class centre back, no one can tell him anything. I'm delighted to have him back in the team because it looks like for most of it he's cut the bad stuff he used to do out a lot. Guy has been the best centre back in the PL this season, and is a huge leader in this team clearly. Absolute warrior. 

Credit to Antonio who is always so good with defenders like him. Tis why I also have quite high hopes for Christensen. Think Antonio will guide him well.

youre right, the PSG move helped him a lot, now he´s the real deal and its showing, i hope he keeps on improving, he still has so much to offer. Conte will make sure Luiz keeps playing at this level.

[Jase 43,479]

2 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Yep, think we're all set for CB's with Andreas coming back and Zouma finally reaching full fitness. Wingbacks and midfield our most important areas of improvement assuming we keep hold of all our attacking players.

Love the overrating of Christensen and Zouma.

[coolhead23 1,146]

We came on top off a very physical game and handled it well despite an average performance by quite a few players. Costa needs to be benched next game, feel he is taking his place for granted. 

Valuable 3 points for us ... let keep it rolling Blues!!!