closed Chelsea 1-1 Leicester

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Just to put into context we played 120 mins in sweltering heat on Wednesday. We gave everything physically and mentally in that game. Liverpool were also pretty poor against Southampton.

We've seen these sort of performances before after Champions league games and this was even worse because the CL games are at least 90 mins. I don't know why some of us are so surprised.

[Johnnyeye 7,405]

5 minutes ago, !Hazard! said:

I hope are getting Rudiger back next weekend or else Norwich are easily going to score 2-3 against us

what use defend when we can't score for shit

[Milan 17,835]

We should have killed the game in the first 20 minutes where we were creating chances and pressed high, Leicester had no clue. After that, we had no clue.

[Laylabelle 9,292]

3 minutes ago, Hamilton said:

Forget top 4, EL football next season at best..

This season... Play like this in the groups and be back to it. Or out out. 

[Strike 6,958]

Well Kova and Willian turned out to be hopeless and predictable subs.

Pulisic should have continued and Pedro should have been withdrawn.

The right side with Azpi worries the hell out of me and we were superbly lucky Leicester didn't win this one. But it is still early days and I think we will begin to turn this around 

 

 

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Frank has to take his fair share of the blame for this.

I cannot believe he chose ten players who started on Wednesday in Istanbul. Incredibly naive. 

Don't even get me started on that defending. 

Lucky to get a draw here. Yes, we had that blitz of half-chances in the first half, but the only other clear cut chance we made was Kante's shot which was deflected. It's a good job Leicester are absolutely shite in the final third, because a decent team would have put four or five decent through balls behind our defence today.

Edit - one more thing: drop Azpilicueta. I don't think I've ever seen a more inept right-back for us. 

[YorkshireBlue 2,823]

Just now, MrExcalibur100 said:

Just to put into context we played 120 mins in sweltering heat on Wednesday. We gave everything physically and mentally in that game.

We've seen these sort of performances before after Champions league games and this was even worse because the CL games are at least 90 mins. I don't know why some of us are so surprised.

There is no excuse for how bad willian played 

[!Hazard! 3,394]

Just now, Johnnyeye said:

what use defend when we can't score for shit

He'll help us controlling the game. That's a start

Something has to be done about that insane space between backline and attack though. It looked ridiculous

[Vesper 27,282]

This game also was the result of us getting fucked by the schedule 

We were exhausted 3/4ers of it.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Just now, BluesMadLad said:

There is no excuse for how bad willian played 

What does Willian have to do with anything? I'm trying to defend Lampard here not Willian. I can see some of the moaners are already giving him a hard time.

[Strike 6,958]

1 minute ago, MrExcalibur100 said:

Just to put into context we played 120 mins in sweltering heat on Wednesday. We gave everything physically and mentally in that game.

We've seen these sort of performances before after Champions league games and this was even worse because the CL games are at least 90 mins. I don't know why some of us are so surprised.

Maybe there should have been more rotation in attack. Speaking with the benefit of hindsight though

[Jase 43,479]

OUT OF THE RELEGATION ZONE KLAXON! UP TO 15TH!

[LAM09 6,535]

Another game that SHOULD have been wrapped up inside 20 mins, yet we come away fortunate to get a point.

I'm worried about Norwich at this point

[Vesper 27,282]

1 minute ago, Laylabelle said:

This season... Play like this in the groups and be back to it. Or out out. 

I would so take a third place EL slide over, it is a far better chance at qualifying for the CL next year.

[Strike 6,958]

1 minute ago, BlueLion. said:

 

Edit - one more thing: drop Azpilicueta. I don't think I've ever seen a more inept right-back for us. 

I think after Bosingwa and Ivanovic (tail end) I have lost the will to complain

[Laylabelle 9,292]

3 minutes ago, Jason said:

OUT OF THE RELEGATION ZONE KLAXON! UP TO 15TH!

Watch out here we come!!!! 

We couldve lost so.. Small postives. Just scored and fell apart. 

[milka 3,305]

Top 10  until Christmas   Yeahh baby 

[Vesper 27,282]

3 minutes ago, MrExcalibur100 said:

What does Willian have to do with anything? I'm trying to defend Lampard here not Willian. I can see some of the moaners are already giving him a hard time.

He was atrocious from the minute he came on.