MoroccanBlue 5,382 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 1 minute ago, DANILA said: That aspect has improved, but I can't see us being successful long term with crossball as our main attack; it's also a massive waste of talent we have. What happens if/when James can't play? We have no plan B as attack through the middle is non-existent What goals of those 14 have James been directly involved in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANILA 290 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said: What goals of those 14 have James been directly involved in? 90% of our threats come from a James cross whether we score or not; more recently though it has been Ziyech cross leading to actual goals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,382 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, DANILA said: 90% of our threats come from a James cross whether we score or not; more recently though it has been Ziyech cross leading to actual goals So now we are moving the goal posts from: Our attack only goes through James, to 90% of our threats come from a James cross and/or Ziyech. Cheers for avoiding my questions by the way. The answer is none. James was involved in 0 goals against sides that were massive shitehouses. 1st goal : West Brom - Mount shot from distance 2nd goal : West Brom - Havertz + CHO link up play. 3rd goal: West Brom - Attack initially came through a CHO pass to the box 1st goal: Palace - Abraham + Chilwell link up 2nd goal: Palace - Chilwell cross to Zouma 3rd goal: Palace - Penalty 4th goal: Palace - Penalty 1st goal: Burnley - Abraham + Ziyech link up 2nd goal: Burnely - Mount corner to Zouma 3rd goal: Burnley - Ziyech + Werner link up 1st goal: Sheffield - Ziyech + Kovacic + Abraham link up play 2nd goal: Sheffield - Ziyech cross to Chilwell 3rd goal: Sheffield - Ziyech cross to Silva 4th goal: Sheffield - Werner one on one. ja1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANILA 290 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said: So now we are moving the goal posts from: Our attack only goes through James, to 90% of our threats come from a James cross and/or Ziyech. Cheers for avoiding my questions by the way. The answer is none. James was involved in 0 goals against sides that were massive shitehouses. 1st goal : West Brom - Mount shot from distance 2nd goal : West Brom - Havertz + CHO link up play. 3rd goal: West Brom - Attack initially came through a CHO pass to the box 1st goal: Palace - Abraham + Chilwell link up 2nd goal: Palace - Chilwell cross to Zouma 3rd goal: Palace - Penalty 4th goal: Palace - Penalty 1st goal: Burnley - Abraham + Ziyech link up 2nd goal: Burnely - Mount corner to Zouma 3rd goal: Burnley - Ziyech + Werner link up 1st goal: Sheffield - Ziyech + Kovacic + Abraham link up play 2nd goal: Sheffield - Ziyech cross to Chilwell 3rd goal: Sheffield - Ziyech cross to Silva 4th goal: Sheffield - Werner one on one. Can't confirm or deny unless I go back and watch the highlights of the games, but James crosses, or crosses in general, have driven 90% of our threats stays true. Most open play goals have had lucky bounces / touches here and there as well. All of this is to say I really expect more from the talent we have on our team and think we'll get exposed against a run of good teams. Lampard has done well to fix up our defense (also really a function of just signing 3 good players at the back) but really hopes he adds some flair into our attack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
communicate 2,703 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Is he injured? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, communicate said: Is he injured? Doubt it. Think he was just left out due to squad depth "issue" yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
communicate 2,703 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Jason said: Doubt it. Think he was just left out due to squad depth "issue" yesterday. I see. Shame, probably would have been the sub impact that we need but i can understand it is difficult to drop puli and Havertz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 14 minutes ago, communicate said: I see. Shame, probably would have been the sub impact that we need but i can understand it is difficult to drop puli and Havertz. Unless the Premier League change the sub rule and increase the bench options, some players are gonna get left out altogether from matches when everyone is fit. We still have Gilmour to come back, although I suppose he might well replace Jorginho/Kovacic on the bench, depending on who is playing. communicate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,185 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Joe Cole backs Chelsea star Callum Hudson-Odoi to become ‘world class’ under Frank Lampard Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2020/12/02/chelsea-news-joe-cole-backs-callum-hudson-odoi-become-world-class-frank-lampard-13692867/?ito=newsnow-feed?ito=cbshare Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetroUK | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puliiszola 519 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Thought he was really good Last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,324 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,382 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Hmm, I always thought CHO's defensive side was nothing that needed to be improved on. He's excellent at it. I want more directness in his play. killer1257 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,324 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 He actually usually delivers when he starts. It is hard for him to do something when he play just 10, 15, 20 minutes. CHO for Chelsea so far: 3318 minutes which equals just 36.8 games. 11 goals and 11 assists and he is so young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 11 hours ago, NikkiCFC said: He actually usually delivers when he starts. It is hard for him to do something when he play just 10, 15, 20 minutes. CHO for Chelsea so far: 3318 minutes which equals just 36.8 games. 11 goals and 11 assists and he is so young. The thing is, the very good/top top players can make an impact in only 10-20 minutes. Callum has to push himself to affect a game every time he plays, be it for 10 minutes or 90 minutes. No one doubts his talents but the huge contract has given him unwanted expectation from fans and imo I agree with it because the wages are crazy. He will be a key figure here in the coming seasons but still can do more, he has to keep improving every aspect of his game as well as adding an intensity and fearlessness to how he plays. Its easy to stand someone up and pass it to the fullback or central midfielder. Be brave, take them on, look at Neymar, Messi and Sancho in particular, these guys in 1 v 1s are always are positive and always want to beat people. Even if it looks near impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,324 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Had good games in CL but now with Ziyech out I guess he will play much more in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 CHO not going anywhere in January, according to The Athletic... https://theathletic.com/2241976/ Chelsea will ignore any offers to loan or buy Callum Hudson-Odoi when the transfer window opens next month, my colleague Simon Johnson explains. Hudson-Odoi was left out of the Chelsea squad that beat Leeds 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The winger was also not included in the 18 for Tottenham’s visit to Stamford Bridge the previous Sunday. This means he has played just 14 league minutes over the past five weeks (he came on as a substitute at Newcastle on November 21) and started just one game in the competition since the season began. It has been reported that the winger is now considering leaving in the new year for more regular first-team football. He still has ambitions of making it back into the England squad for the European Championship next summer. However, The Athletic has been told that Chelsea do not want to let Hudson-Odoi go because not only is he still a player of huge potential, it would leave coach Frank Lampard with a lack of options to play out wide in the title race. Chelsea currently have Christian Pulisic, Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner, who has played on the left-hand side on a regular basis, as the other main choices to operate on the flanks. Mason Mount and Kai Havertz can also play there but that is only considered to be a last resort as the duo are better operating centrally. The club had already decided Hudson-Odoi was not going anywhere before Ziyech limped off against Leeds with a hamstring injury. The Morocco international has been undergoing tests to discover the severity of the problem but is expected to sit out the next few games at the very least. The incident has only strengthened Chelsea’s resolve to hang on to Hudson-Odoi. Bayern Munich failed in a bid to sign Hudson-Odoi on a season-long loan with an option to buy in October. It was the second time they have tried to acquire the England international, who rejected the Bundesliga club to sign a five-year contract with Chelsea in 2019. Chelsea will ignore a third approach if they make one. Lampard has named the 20-year-old in the first XI for three of their Champions League group matches and he is expected to feature once more against Krasnodar on Tuesday night. The Chelsea manager insisted last week that he wouldn’t pick Hudson-Odoi just to stave off the threat of Bayern’s interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jase 43,479 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 If that's the case, then Ziyech and CHO should be back in the squad for the Christmas period games. Just need to escape the Everton, Wolves and West Ham games unscathed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
communicate 2,703 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 CHO injury really2 annoy me. He barely played but whenever he got his chances he looked very2 good. Now here come his big chance and he got hammy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,324 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Interesting (stupid) stat: Our goal difference with CHO on the pitch this season is 20:1 Only Spurs goal in Cup we conceded. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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