closed Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

So we're now:

(1) 5th in the league.

(2) Conte plays an out of form striker for 90 mins who has been playing like a pussy and moaning like a bitch.

(3) But subs out his BEST PLAYER in a must win game at 1-1.

(4) For fucking Pedro in reaction to a bang average United bringing on the mighty Jesse fucking Lingaard.

(5) And Conte manages to make Mourinho look proactive in the 2nd half.

This together with several other reasons is why I'm now officially CONTE OUT. I'm just tired of watching fucking boring as shit managers managing my club. Watch us average 25% possession away to City and Barcelona and get battered and abused in both games despite 100 of millions of investment from Abramovich we still play caveman football. Shameful. 

[milka 3,346]

So  , so  disgusting  .........

Awesome 1st half     ............. 

[Special Juan 27,428]

Other teams in that top four will finish above us for one reason, they have an edge, they have a will to get the job done. We don't have that, we fucking choke far too much.

Spineless cunts.

[Laylabelle 9,351]

Problem is finish outside this season it's next season be harder to break in.. Man City and Man U probably be up there... Liverpool are busy scoring for fun and Spurs who most thought would drop after losing their chance at the league twice have shown their capableness.... 

Still games to go but highly doubt much will change.. Lucky us.. 

[LAM09 6,744]

On this picture you can't see the moment the ball was hit.

I'm sure that was taken during a reply of the ball being played.

[LAM09 6,744]

What's all the more crushing about this situation is that we were comfortably above Liverpool and Spuds not long ago and right on the heels of United. I seriously almost discounted Spuds because they were so far behind us and looking average. Now all 3 of those sides will be out of sight by the end of the next matchweek.
 

We've choked everytime a chance to create a gap has opened up. Unfortunately, Tottenham didn't slip up again

[LeonDavis23 371]

Everything will be ok guys, remember when we beat Atletico away. That was good, we are good.

Now lets beat City next week & try to retain our title. We can also repeat our 2012 heroics at Nou Camp and win the CL.

[Pizy 18,368]

9 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

Other teams in that top four will finish above us for one reason, they have an edge, they have a will to get the job done. We don't have that, we fucking choke far too much.

Spineless cunts.

The biggest thing all 4 sides above us have that we don't this season is fear factor. City and Liverpool play highly aggressive, extremely effective attacking football that just blows everyone away. Spuds press everyone like mad and have the best forward in the country to constantly pull them through. Small clubs simply cannot handle high pressing like Liverpool and Spuds do. As average as United are they're still the biggest club in the country and instll fear in most opponents.

Every single team that we come up against big or small fancies it. Burnley, Watford, Palace, Bournemouth, etc come up against Chelsea and think "we can get after them and get something here." That's insane considering we're the fucking champions.

This is why, when Conte inevitably walks at the end of the season, we need to appoint an attack minded manager. We can sacrifice some defensive solidity for a more aggressive, attacking brand of football. As Liverpool and City are proving (and even the best sides in Europe can't defend well) simply being unstoppable going forward is enough.

[FabHazard 655]

We do not have the mentality...We do not have clutch players who can turn up.....Too many players not bothered

[Beigl 1,387]

Why did we let them take the ball for free in the second half? We were in complete control and should have been further up until we conceded this stupid goal. This pretty much sums up our inconsistent rollercoaster season and as I said before it will be very hard to get into the top 4 now. United is out of sight and Liverpool and Spurs will both enjoy a strong ending to the season so we will most likely finish being 5th with only 73 points, which is a big step back from last season. I hope the board delivers in the summer so we can regroup and go again next season.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

1 minute ago, iceboy said:

Ok Hazard had a day off but u just can't take him off. Still can't understand how we lost.

Was Hazard good in the 2nd half, no, he was too passive. But if this is a day off then I wonder what can be said of Morata's performance. Or Sanchez's shit show (who still played more mins than Hazard). 

The post match discussion of this game should have nothing to do with Hazard if Conte wasn't so stupid. It should be Morata who was beyond terrible, weak and annoying. Yet he played the whole 90 mins while Giroud languished on the bench. Incredible. 

[Amblève. 4,995]

26 minutes ago, eemanyooel said:

Dear conte please drop this 343 formation for now....try 433 or something else...we dont have quality wing backs that is why we rely too much on willian hazard for something upfront... 

We don't have the midfield for a 4-3-3 though as it relies on possession-based tactics. None of our midfielders are good enough in the ball-playing department.

[manpe 10,861]

1 minute ago, Amblève. said:

We don't have the midfield for a 4-3-3 though as it relies on possession-based tactics. None of our midfielders are good enough in the ball-playing department.

We used to enjoy lots of success with variations of 4-3-3 before and we never were a possession-based team.

[El P. 1,354]

Morata should have been benched either on HT or from the start. Conte should have reacted. There's no way back for Alvaro.

[Amblève. 4,995]

7 minutes ago, manpe said:

We used to enjoy lots of success with variations of 4-3-3 before and we never were a possession-based team.

We definitely were. Not like the Barcelona teams a few years ago mind you but our ball possession and circulation in midfield was one of the keys for us winning every competition. Lampard, Ballack, Essien, Mikel, and even part-time players for us like Deco and Belletti were comfortable in possession and could keep the ball for days if need be.

[Azpinator 2,325]

59 minutes ago, milan.cech said:

Taking off Eden Hazard. Serves us fucking right.

 

57 minutes ago, milan.cech said:

We have to enjoy the game in Barcelona. The last CL game for some time.

 

53 minutes ago, milan.cech said:

At least no nerve wrecking season finale for us. We know we are out of the Top 4 and playing for Europa League is exciting as fuck.

 

51 minutes ago, milan.cech said:

Losing to a weak, weak Man United team that were there for taking. Taking off Eden Hazard served us fucking right.

 

49 minutes ago, milan.cech said:

wowowow all hail the masterclass from MR. MOURINHO!

Is this second Christmas or what? We gifted Barcelona with that 1-1 draw and very nearly a qualification to next round. Today we gifted Man United with a victory. So generous from us!!!!

 

45 minutes ago, milan.cech said:

Say goodbye to Top 4 and Champions League football. Officially. But hey, we have plans for a new stadium!

 

41 minutes ago, milan.cech said:

Thursday nights next season. See you there.

 

39 minutes ago, milan.cech said:

It took some effort to lose to Man United today. It looked like they were happy with a draw. But taking off Hazard served us fucking right.

 

37 minutes ago, milan.cech said:

And don't forget - Man City away next weekend!

Today was the D-Day for me. We lost it completely and I made peace with finishing outside the CL spots. Sadly.

How many more of theses are you going to post? It's pretty annoying.

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

I said it before and will say it again. It was right to introduce the back 3 back then, now it is the right time to ditch it. We are not going anywhere with 5 defenders. Surrender midfield because we are most shit there and load the attack. Will this leave us exposed? Most probably but heck. No manager ever should be hailed a defensive tactics master when all he does is loading the defense with players. Any team in the league can do that. Great defensive tactics is assuring maximum protection with a minimum loss of creativity and offensive output. We are not scoring enough. That has been a consistent problem under Conte, even when we won the league. You can always lag the odd goal because of a defensive error or a just bad luck. That happens whether you have 1 or 6 defenders. But we could have scored more here and we could have score more vs Barca. In those training videos you always see the players scoring free shots on a mini pitch. What I would like to see us is training the players scoring after a lung-busting 60 yard run, on the stretch, between three defenders with one contact in minimum time and in no space at all. Or how to fucking play out a counter without hitting the defender with every pass. This requires loads of practics and we have been shit at that all season.

[Jase 43,479]

Think we can all sit down here and point the finger at Conte, the officials etc for all the shit stuff they did but what today's game has proven again is that this team just doesn't have players with strong character and mentality like we had in the past. Every time when the going gets tough, this team can easily get turned over. We've seen it so many times this season alone. Whenever our previous team - with Cech, Terry, Lampard, Drogba etc - were in trouble during matches, do you think the manager always came up with tactical solutions? No. The players were always ready to get stuck in and made sure we get some kind of result at the end. This lot? Meh. Imagine them going through our 2011/12 Champions League run. Would have ended up losing 10-1 in every single game!