closed Chelsea 4-2 Southampton

[manpe 10,861]

Fucking massive win. Costa was on fire today! And so happy to see JT on the pitch again.

[the wes 7,212]

7 minutes ago, Laylabelle said:

Still can't defend...

That problem needs to be fixed in the summer 

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

[The Skipper 20,609]

Are people really worried about our goal difference? Have you seen who we're playing for the remainder of the season after Everton and who Spurs have got left? Bloody hell, relax and enjoy the win...

[The Skipper 20,609]

People also think buying new defenders will fix our problems with crosses and set pieces? Really? 

[marflow 39]

1 minute ago, the wes said:

That problem needs to be fixed in the summer 

Just buy VVD and bring back Christensen. Azpilicueta, Luiz and Cahill can battle for the last spot.

[Kendrick 339]

4 goals conceded today and on Saturday, all from crosses. Maybe instead of playing dodgeball at training...

[Johnnyeye 7,510]

1 minute ago, The Skipper said:

Are people really worried about our goal difference? Have you seen who we're playing for the remainder of the season after Everton and who Spurs have got left? Bloody hell, relax and enjoy the win...

to be fair i want Courtois to win the golden gloves hehe

[bluephoenix 1,131]

2 minutes ago, Eidur the Spider said:

- WE WON. That's all that matters, pressure on Spurs. COME ON PALACE!!

Seriously would be amazing if Palace won tomorrow but its Spurs those pesky ******** would find a way to win and keep the pressure on us.

We need to really sort our defending against set pieces

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

Jose was right....we need more height to deal with crosses.

BRING BACK IVANOVIC......

[marflow 39]

Just now, The Skipper said:

People also think buying new defenders will fix our problems with crosses and set pieces? Really? 

Yes, if you put a big and fast VVD in our defence, who wins 75% of his headers it will improve.

[Jase 43,479]

1. Dodgy in patches but good performance overall, especially in the second half, and good win. Now for the big one on Sunday at Everton.

2. Though we are scoring goals, our inability to keep clean sheets is absolutely infuriating. 11 games without one now in the league and we've conceded at least 2 in 3 of our last 5 games (4 in 6).

3. Have we hired Scolari as one of our coaches? Our defending at set pieces in recent weeks has been so poor. Were lucky not to concede more than 1 against Southampton. Everton will be licking their lips at set pieces this weekend.

4. Not sure why Fabregas started on the right of the front 3 in the first half. Barely influenced the play offensively and defensively. So much better when moved into the midfield in the second half. Helped us control the game better too.

5. Hazard was absolutely wonderful to watch. Clearly desperate to win the title!

6. Credit to Costa today. Still looked somewhat dodgy but encouraging performance and scored TWO goals! The second was absolute sublime. Hope he carries this momentum going forward.

[Dahnald 256]

Over to you, Big Sam. 

[Laylabelle 9,535]

Good goal from Cahill as well! Came so close to getting kicked in the head as well!

[the wes 7,212]

6 minutes ago, marflow said:

Just buy VVD and bring back Christensen. Azpilicueta, Luiz and Cahill can battle for the last spot.

I would be happy with  KK or VVD you could Ake in the mix as well to challenge for the three cb's positions

[the wes 7,212]

3 minutes ago, Dahnald said:

Over to you, Big Sam. 

 

[Johnnyeye 7,510]

you just know Spurs will win, but i hope Palace can frustrate them.

[Pizy 18,918]

Imagine if Costa was this sharp for the past couple of months. We'd be out of sight.

Two fantastic goals from him today. Cesc clearly brings the best out of him as well.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

1 minute ago, marflow said:

Just buy VVD and bring back Christensen. Azpilicueta, Luiz and Cahill can battle for the last spot.

I think the whole formation, Conte training and players understanding is reason we are conceding. 

I doubt simply placing Dijk will solve it. Yeah, maybe when its direct duel between Dijk and opponent, but we need to improve the defense as a whole. 

Plus is that current defense is together for only a year in this formation. Minus is that 3 man defense is just awful to play in CL. And while we can double the sides with Azpi-Moses and Alonso-Cahill, our center remains open. And if Cahill and Azpi go to center, opponent have alot more space on wings which allows them perfect cross. Big decision for Conte in summer.

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As for this game, very good attacking performance, Cesc is perhaps in my favourite shape since his arrival. He isnt as influental, but his allround play is alot better. He chases opponents, he seems to do slightly better in tight areas and reacts better under pressure. But could be just one off game like it was before.

Good game for Eden, Costa too. 

Defense was quite poor tho, Soton did us many times with those double passes around our pen area where they were completely unmarked. It looked awfull.

11 games without cleansheet, maybe we surprisingly keep it against everton, but as long we win, I dont realy mind.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Redknapp just said Costa has a nice touch,  Oh Sky.