closed Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace

[Azpinator 2,325]

So what exactly does Costa have to do to be dropped? He was so insufferable to watch.

[Jase 43,479]

1 minute ago, Pizy said:

Not his defending as a wing back I'm criticizing. He really wasn't troubled much in that respect since we on the front foot nearly the entire 90. It's the fact that he got in to promising position after promising position and didn't deliver. Don't remember him even having a go at goal either.

Like I said, do you expect him to perform better while playing at WB? As one of the front 3 attackers, he doesn't really have to beat players and can focus on linking up and finishing chances. It's a different story altogether when playing him at WB - he's had to constantly beat players (which is not his strength) and stay out wide as opposed to coming inside and playing to his strengths.

[Jase 43,479]

5 minutes ago, Mana said:

...And having a different Costa to the one we are having now.

Costa plays a key part in our games and he hasn't been the same since China.

Things change. Just because we beat City then when we looked invincible, doesn't mean it's routine especially when some individuals are not the same since we last met City.

Just hope Hazard turns up again on Wednesday because he is critical.

The whole team needs to turn up, not just Hazard. We won't beat City if we only 2-3 players on their game and the rest go AWOL.

[Pizy 18,323]

3 minutes ago, Jason said:

Like I said, do you expect him to perform better while playing at WB? As one of the front 3 attackers, he doesn't really have to beat players and can focus on linking up and finishing chances. It's a different story altogether when playing him at WB - he's had to constantly beat players (which is not his strength) and stay out wide as opposed to coming inside and playing to his strengths.

He was essentially a winger today. Similar job today as he normally has. He was forward most of the time and only had a bit of defending to do which he has done most matches anyways. Don't think it was his position that was the issue today. Just that he wasn't decisive enough when he got into great positions.

This is the reason someone like Sanchez would take us to a whole new level. He'd have scored 3 today if he were in some of the positions we were in.

[Jase 43,479]

1 minute ago, Pizy said:

He was essentially a winger today. Similar job today as he normally has. He was forward most of the time and only had a bit of defending to do which he has done most matches anyways. Don't think it was his position that was the issue today. Just that he wasn't decisive enough when he got into great positions.

This is the reason someone like Sanchez would take us to a whole new level. He'd have scored 3 today if he were in some of the positions we were in.

Disagree. He's more like an inside forward when playing at the front - less focus on creating, more on linking up and finishing. Bloody different to when his task is primarily to create from wide areas.

[Jase 43,479]

4 league defeats this season. All 4 in London. Weird...

[Jase 43,479]

2 minutes ago, Jason said:

4 league defeats this season. All 4 in London. Weird...

+

Palace hadn't picked up a point and scored a goal in a London derby this season before today...

[AlesJuve 264]

1 hour ago, xPetrCechx said:

 

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

1 minute ago, AlesJuve said:

 

But why before city and manu?!

[Special Juan 27,385]

I have never seen so many doom mongers come out of the woodwork....It's as if you thrive on defeat.

[Johnnyeye 7,431]

fair play to Palace, today just wasnt our day, but we were farking playing at home, i expect this kind of result away against Palace, but never at home. Hope Conte gives this lot a huge kick up the arse, today the team was a mess, this needs to be a wake up call, because there still a lot do to, title race is far from over, can´t farking relax.

[AlesJuve 264]

Just now, xPetrCechx said:

But why before city and manu?!

The gods of football so decided. Without national you'd never lost this match.

 

[Johnnyeye 7,431]

shit, with these stats one has to wonder how the fark did we lose today, we couldn´t even salvage a draw, thats football for you, you can pay for your mistakes, Hennessy had a blinder, shit happens. oh and one more thing, fark you Palace, just fark off

[Johnnyeye 7,431]

Just now, Mana said:

*Chelsea scores*
Chelsea: Wow, this looks it's going to be another easy day for us.
Crystal Palace: APRIL FOOLS!
*Chelsea gets pie on their faces and Palace scores twice*

That's how they beat us.

well put, couldnt have said it better, April farking fools´s day

[11Drogba 2,000]

30 minutes ago, AlesJuve said:

The gods of football so decided. Without national you'd never lost this match.

 

Our success so far is due to Conte's strict diet and training programs not quality of our team. These breaks fuck up his every program.

[The Skipper 20,593]

1 hour ago, Pizy said:

Know everyone's criticizing Costa and rightly so, but some others had shockers as well. I though Pedro was poor and I think that may have been David Luiz's worst performance this season. He lunged in seemingly 5 times trying to knick in front of a pass and completely missed it. Hazard was completely untouchable in the first half but then kind of went off the boil. Cesc didn't really do much in the second half either.

City game is unbelievably massive now. Win and I'll be confident we'll see the job out. Lose and I'll personally be very, very worried looking at Spuds' remaining fixtures and with Kane still to come back soon.

Would be hugely embarrassing to lose the title from where we were.

People are focussing on Diego because he's been rubbish for months now. 

[OhForAGreavsie 5,869]

1 hour ago, Jason said:

The whole team needs to turn up, not just Hazard. We won't beat City if we only 2-3 players on their game and the rest go AWOL.

Who would we beat if only 2-3 turn up? No one I'd have thought.

We have problems but we know that already. Dust yourselves down lads and go again on Wednesday. We'll be with you.

[OhForAGreavsie 5,869]

1 hour ago, Azpinator said:

So what exactly does Costa have to do to be dropped? He was so insufferable to watch.

He has to have a deputy who Antonio believes in.