closed Chelsea 1-1 Leicester

[Muzchap 8,966]

Jesus - I knew the reactions would be bad - but this?

It's a patched up squad giving playing time to our young players (which everyone has asked for since I joined TalkChelsea) and we are doing it - but people seem to expect Barcelonaesque performances and us to thrash every team?

Anybody who thought we would be challenging for top 4 is quite frankly an idiot. You need to have a look in the mirror and sort your fucking head out - proper delusional. Whilst you are there, why don't you also check for hairs on the palms of your hands.

The team are learning and Frank is learning - second by second, minute by minute. 

Our job as fans is to back the fucking team - not bitch and whine constantly.

I'm taking the positives.

- Mount looks good and can cut it

- Zouma seems to have upped his game

- We still have 3 big players to come back (Rudi/CHO/RLC).

Yes, Azpi looks slow, yes Willian looks slow and disinterested and Tammy hasn't had a great start- but what did we expect? We knew ALL of this? 

Just back the team and stop being so unreasonable and unrealistic- please!!!!

[Muzchap 8,966]

10 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

The lot around me (West Lower) were on form again. Only really get loud when they're moaning.

Fucking disgrace 

[Vesper 30,106]

29 minutes ago, Bobo said:

Man this match is already making me think about Pukki. And f*ck Azpi.

Azpi has been run into the ground, with these 4500 so minute seasons for years

[MONEYBALL 20]

53 minutes ago, milka said:

 We deserve more from  Man Utd and Leicester .  

Good game poor strikers in CHELSEA AGAIN AND AGAIN .

New season same ''strikers'' in Chelsea .

 

Chances created in the first half at Stamford Bridge: Olivier Giroud: 3 Every other player combined: 1 Isn’t that the problem, that only one player is creating chances?

Think collectif and forget the miracle man who doesn't exist in our team !

[LAM09 7,043]

Yes, Azpi looks slow, yes Willian looks slow and disinterested and Tammy hasn't had a great start- but what did we expect? We knew ALL of this? 

Just back the team and stop being so unreasonable and unrealistic- please!!!!

Many thought Tammy would adjust to life in the Prem like a duck to water. His spell at Swansea wasn't down to him at all but those around him.

 

 

 

[Atomiswave 6,117]

Fuck me talk sport already at it. Simon jordan claiming Lamps was the wrong choice etc......I saw nothing of this with klopp and poch, Heck even ole gets credit somwhow, the hate for us in eng media is unheard of.

This is a free hit season, count on nothing, hope for nothing, utterly put top4 aside. Its a learning season. But I swear if our deadwood aint gone by this time next year, if we havent spent a very good amount on quality players then we are Chel no more until a new owner or board comes through.

[MONEYBALL 20]

1 hour ago, killer1257 said:

I can´t believe how much hate Abraham gets. He did everything well apart from that one shot, which he missed and that one was not easy to take. Apart from that, his hold up play was very good and he made some great passes. Willian was hopeless yes I agree, but Abraham was very good.

MOTM ?

[Hutcho 8,443]

Tammy got the biggest reception of everyone. He didn't play great but none of the subs did. Willian just so poor. We'll get there. We flash brilliance and then look lackluster late on. This season was always gonna be tough. Let's get these problems out the way now

[Jase 43,479]

Next 2 games are against Norwich (a) and Sheffield United (h). If we don't get 6 points (or even 4!) from those two games...

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Just now, Jason said:

Next 2 games are against Norwich (a) and Sheffield United (h). If we don't get 6 points (or even 4!) from those two games...

If we don't get 6 points from those two, the pressure will come on Lamps

[MoroccanBlue 5,378]

Just now, Hutcho said:

Let's get these problems out the way now

The main problem I see is unfortunately not fixable. 

Lampard can definitely improve the structure in midfield and how we defend as a unit, but the biggest issue that even Sarri couldn't fix, is the lack of end product. 

Willian averages 5 league goals a season

Giroud isn't prolific and his attributes don't make him a good fit for Lampard

Tammy is unproven.

Pulisic is unproven. 

Pedro is over the hill, and hardly a chance creator. 

CHO, as much as we hype him, is unproven. 

Mount and Barkley are probably the most creative. The former unproven and the latter notoriously inconsistent. 

 

The fact of the matter is, the real chances we do create, is from forcing the opposition to make a mistake. When our press slows down, the chances we do create dry up as there is little to no creativity in the team. The chances we do get, we fail to convert. So it breaks down to whether or not we kill the game early on, or allow the opposition back in it.

Let's be real here, there's a reason we saw little to no comebacks last season. 

[Laylabelle 9,534]

8 minutes ago, Jason said:

Next 2 games are against Norwich (a) and Sheffield United (h). If we don't get 6 points (or even 4!) from those two games...

Oh god imagine... Leicester is forgivable we're hit and miss against them..but the other 2 no offense they're capable but so should we be! Even more so as we play first 

[the wes 7,212]

 

[Vesper 30,106]

1 minute ago, kellzfresh said:

If we don't get 6 points from those two, the pressure will come on Lamps

I think we take all 6, and with ease

other than Pukki, these teams are SHIT, both teams COMBINED valuations are less than just Mbappe

The only players on either team who interest me in the slightest are Pukki and RB Max Aarons of Norwich

Sheffield United have maybe one player who would even start for our U23's (even if you removed age limits) , CF Oliver McBurnie

[Hutcho 8,443]

The main problem I see is unfortunately not fixable. 
Lampard can definitely improve the structure in midfield and how we defend as a unit, but the biggest issue that even Sarri couldn't fix, is the lack of end product. 
Willian averages 5 league goals a season
Giroud isn't prolific and his attributes don't make him a good fit for Lampard
Tammy is unproven.
Pulisic is unproven. 
Pedro is over the hill, and hardly a chance creator. 
CHO, as much as we hype him, is unproven. 
Mount and Barkley are probably the most creative. The former unproven and the latter notoriously inconsistent. 
 
The fact of the matter is, the real chances we do create, is from forcing the opposition to make a mistake. When our press slows down, the chances we do create dry up as there is little to no creativity in the team. The chances we do get, we fail to convert. So it breaks down to whether or not we kill the game early on, or allow the opposition back in it.
Let's be real here, there's a reason we saw little to no comebacks last season. 

Course they are fixable.

Unproven means nothing. The season will tell. It takes time. Mount will improve. CHO will come back and improve we have Loftus cheek to return and we'll get better as we go. Pulisic will get better the longer he gels with the team etc. We do lack an out and out goalscorer but we have had that issue for years barring Costa.

No we won't win the league but there are positive signs. We created 4 clear cut chances in the first 20 mins and should have been at least 2 up.

My only concern is defensively we look shaky from set pieces which is hard to fix. Giroud on the pitch helps a lot with that because he's very good in the air. But we aren't a very tall team at the moment which is hard to fix