closed Atletico Madrid 0-1 Chelsea

[Jase 43,479]

9 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Does it matter if we manage to get the results? I mean you read this or social media and it doesn’t matter who starts, theres always a bang averages player in the starting XI so I am just at the point of if we get decent performances and win games convincingly enough regardless of who starts, it will do for me
 

And thats a prime reason why Alonso is in the team....

Swear we are the only top side in Europe who are obsessed with playing a slow, snail-paced, immobile, tortoise LB/LWB...

[Magic Lamps 11,462]

atletico must be by far the best low block defence i have ever seen. even if we actually play a nice move, there is always a leg of theirs snapping at the ball in the last moment

[Strike 6,980]

Actually have settled pretty well here. Only side looking to make things happen

[MoroccanBlue 5,211]

Final ball forever dead

[Supermonkey 38]

That last move was very encouraging. Vertical movement forward and back and we were almost in. 

 

 

[MoroccanBlue 5,211]

3 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Final ball forever dead

And again. 

[Magic Lamps 11,462]

this is basically sarri-ball with conte-style back 5. absolute snoozefest

[Muzchap 8,966]

Seem to be playing well TBH.

At least there is a bit more urgency in the passing.

Unless my stream is making it look like that 🤣

[Strike 6,980]

10 minutes ago, Jason said:

Swear we are the only top side in Europe who are obsessed with playing a slow, snail-paced, immobile, tortoise LB/LWB...

Yeah why don't we have someone who is a bit mobile, dynamic like CHO on the left side ?

[Supermonkey 38]

Ahh CL knockout when I'm always shitting myself over a mistake. 

Except in 2021 its Jorginho, Rudiger or Alonso to worry about 😔

[Pizy 17,861]

Just about every time Azpi or Kova play that last, critical ball in the final third it’s too strong or wayward.

We aren’t going anywhere as a team unless we have better players in the situations.

[Jase 43,479]

Just now, Strike said:

Yeah why don't we have someone who is a bit mobile, dynamic like CHO on the left side ?

It's stupid. Everything is just coming down out right hand side with CHO because the opposite WB is pathetic at getting forward with the ball. 

[Strike 6,980]

1 minute ago, Magic Lamps said:

this is basically sarri-ball with conte-style back 5. absolute snoozefest

What else is going to happen vs a low block defensive game plan Atleti have rn?

Nervous mistakes aside, this is decent control of the game tbh. No final ball, finishing 

[MoroccanBlue 5,211]

2 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Just about every time Azpi or Kova play that last, critical ball in the final third it’s too strong or wayward.

We aren’t going anywhere as a team unless we have better players in the situations.

Essentially why they aren’t technical players. 

[Magic Lamps 11,462]

Not that atletico are playing any better. i wonder how they even win games in the league when the opponent parks the bus, they are hardly a creative sppeed machine

[Muzchap 8,966]

Alonso putting the elbow in 🤣🤣🤣

[Muzchap 8,966]

Is there a record for diving headers in a game? I swear have seen 10 so far 🤔

[OneMoSalah 8,616]

1 minute ago, Strike said:

What else is going to happen vs a low block defensive game plan Atleti have rn?

Nervous mistakes aside, this is decent control of the game tbh. No final ball, finishing 

Exactly. Our performance under Conte v Atletico at their place wasnt too dissimilar also I felt apart from us being better in the final third. Little bit of care in the final third and we will get a goal or two. Mount and CHO picking up promising positions.