closed Chelsea 3-0 Rennes

[0007 511]

Easy win. We were not tested tonight due to the stupid rules but I will take it.Defensively we are improving but we struggled in attack even in the second half. The clean sheet is the positive I could take from this game. 

 

[Vesper 27,283]

fuck Sevilla came back to win 3 2

[Jase 43,479]

A win at Rennes on MD 4 will guarantee progress to the Round of 16, as long as Sevilla avoid defeat at Krasnodar.

A draw will also be enough if Sevilla win at Krasnodar on MD 4.

[Special Juan 27,093]

Good win, we are starting to click.

[Magic Lamps 11,446]

Another convincing win another clean sheet. We are getting in our stride. Shame the int break will  destroy everything again. 

[Jase 43,479]

So-so performance but good, untroubled win.

[MoroccanBlue 5,194]

No way Jorginho is here next season. 

He's lost all his value. 

[hiterto 35]

My take on the:

 

1). Mendy is the best

2) I dont think we were too bad, its just that the circumstances did not demand too much commitment from us.

3) Get Jorginho out of the team. He just does not fit our style. He is a great player for another team 

4) No one stood out today, perhaps Reece James was the MOM

5) We lacked chemistry in the front today.  Hope this is fixed for Saturday game.

 

 

Points in the bag, I dont care

 

[LAM09 6,535]

Fortunate with some decisions, but we got the job done and kept yet another clean sheet.

[King Kante 1,290]

5 minutes ago, hiterto said:

My take on the:

 

1). Mendy is the best

2) I dont think we were too bad, its just that the circumstances did not demand too much commitment from us.

3) Get Jorginho out of the team. He just does not fit our style. He is a great player for another team 

4) No one stood out today, perhaps Reece James was the MOM

5) We lacked chemistry in the front today.  Hope this is fixed for Saturday game.

 

 

Points in the bag, I dont care

 

It was because we played 4231 again. Honestly, we need to stop playing it as our passing in midfield goes to pot when we do. Today was great in that we won, but when it was 11 v 11 and then again from the 50th minute we were not transitioning the ball through midfield properly. 

[Blue Armour 4,158]

On 11/3/2020 at 0:13 PM, Jason said:

Who do you want me to jinx then?  

Maybe some former player? Someone you never particularly liked 

[Laylabelle 9,292]

Boom another clean sheet

[Jase 43,479]

7 minutes ago, King Kante said:

It was because we played 4231 again. Honestly, we need to stop playing it as our passing in midfield goes to pot when we do. Today was great in that we won, but when it was 11 v 11 and then again from the 50th minute we were not transitioning the ball through midfield properly. 

Pretty sure it was 4-3-3 to begin with but things just didn't really click.

[Blue Armour 4,158]

2 minutes ago, Jason said:

Pretty sure it was 4-3-3 to begin with but things just didn't really click.

Yeah it was 4-3-3, the only issue is players like Kovacic/Kante are more used to sitting back in a double pivot. They don't always take up the same positions that Mount or Havertz do, although Kante tries.

Still would like to see Mount-Kante-Kovacic, with Kante back at CDM for the weekend. Not comfortable with Jorginho playing there unless its a team that parks the bus.. 

[Jase 43,479]

 

[Jase 43,479]

Just now, Blue Armour said:

Yeah it was 4-3-3, the only issue is players like Kovacic/Kante are more used to sitting back in a double pivot. They don't always take up the same positions that Mount or Havertz do, although Kante tries.

Still would like to see Mount-Kante-Kovacic, with Kante back at CDM for the weekend. Not comfortable with Jorginho playing there unless its a team that parks the bus.. 

I don't know what to make of our midfield anymore, especially when it's 3 from Jorginho, Kovacic, Kante and Mount. We saw games last season where any combination of 3 from the 4 look good in some matches and then just horrible in others - for example, the Jorginho-Kovacic-Mount combo during that winning run in September-November. They were great during that run but things just went crap after that.

[King Kante 1,290]

9 minutes ago, Jason said:

I don't know what to make of our midfield anymore, especially when it's 3 from Jorginho, Kovacic, Kante and Mount. We saw games last season where any combination of 3 from the 4 look good in some matches and then just horrible in others - for example, the Jorginho-Kovacic-Mount combo during that winning run in September-November. They were great during that run but things just went crap after that.

Well it kind of got broken up by Kante, which meant Mount got shift out to the wing a lot. One thing is for certain, Mount is twice the player in a No.6/No.8 position. 

[King Kante 1,290]

20 minutes ago, Jason said:

Pretty sure it was 4-3-3 to begin with but things just didn't really click.

Well that must've been a pretty quick change as we went to 4231 by the 10th minute. To be honest, I wasn't sure of the set up in the first few minutes but it was 4231 for most of the half. I put it down to all the chopping and changing and it took them a few minutes to settle.