closed Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea

[quickpassnmove 924]

1 minute ago, Pizy said:

Barkley is completely redundant in a match like this. We need someone who is very quick with the ball and incisive in their passing like Kovacic. Against parked buses he's useless. When a game is stretched and open that's when Barkley can utilize his athleticism. Not here.

Also, Willian has again been useless. He's had so many opportunities with the ball in acres of space and does nothing at all with it.

Willian never evolved beyond street football play when it comes to the final 3rd. In his mind, he can still beat someone on a regulation football pitch like he did when he was a boy, playing in a random pickup game.

[Laylabelle 9,534]

3 minutes ago, milan.cech said:

Like a broken record - we are so bad, predictable and clueless. We have been for months.

So frustrating! Just pass pass pass.. Sod all! Least we haven't had Palace score.. 

Hopefully something will happen 2nd half... For us anyway. Be so typical to not take advantage of points dropped in other places 

[Clockwork 1,794]

18 minutes ago, DDA said:

Comon though... how the fuck are you meamt to play against teams who play this cowardly.

Have FB that can stretch them and create overload. 

[DDA 9,924]

Just now, Clockwork said:

Have FB that can stretch them and create overload. 

We have. The crosses have gone in but theres zero threat in the box.

[!Hazard! 3,394]

Emerson needs to come on. The team desperately needs his technical ability and speed

Also, in games like this Hazard could probably play as a midfielder. Put Morata there next to Giroud, overload their box

[Starman60 1,343]

We need to quicken the pace in attack. We are allowing them time to re-organise every time they lose possession

[Vesper 30,091]

5 minutes ago, quickpassnmove said:

I've been thinking about watching NBA to be honest. Bored again with CFC --like every season.

You want exciting footie, watch the Bundesliga. Not joking. Most games I watch are great.

[Laylabelle 9,534]

2 minutes ago, DDA said:

We have. The crosses have gone in but theres zero threat in the box.

Same old story 

[Milan 17,955]

I would like to stress out that Man United are now reborn and again willing to play and win. We have to keep the distance between ourselves and them. They will be back for sure.

Fucking hell, come on Chelsea, win this

[kellzfresh 7,229]

7 minutes ago, !Hazard! said:

Our fullbacks offer absolutely nothing going forward

You can clearly see how everyone blocks the middle against chelsea and let us go wide, but our wide players, fullbacks are terrible in crossing and beating their marker one on one. So once you block creativity from the middle, the wide areas have nothing to offer.

False nine enabled us to add an extra player in the middle with hazard coming deep and we've won some matches, but hazard doesn't like playing that position. Why cant we have our own marcelo, carvajal, alba, robertson,  

[Jase 43,479]

 

[FabHazard 655]

Where is the promised sarriball when it is needed?

[Vesper 30,091]

8 minutes ago, DDA said:

We have. The crosses have gone in but theres zero threat in the box.

That is all on the cart horse Giroud. At this stage in his career he is as dangerous as a toy Armalite

[Laylabelle 9,534]

5 minutes ago, milan.cech said:

I would like to stress out that Man United are now reborn and again willing to play and win. We have to keep the distance between ourselves and them. They will be back for sure.

Fucking hell, come on Chelsea, win this

Yeah just looked at then. Distance but that can close so quick. Especially if we play like this week in.. That be so shite. 

Need to open them up.. Little spark or something 

[Vesper 30,091]

I have a feeling we are going to punch in two this half, just a feeling (or hope)