closed Atletico Madrid 0-1 Chelsea

[Blue Armour 4,436]

1 hour ago, Jason said:

Atletico Madrid with 1 win in their last 4 games, just lost today as well. In crisis mode. 🙃

Sigh...why can't we just face a team on a winning streak instead. 😅

Hope we can nick a few away goals, regardless of the result.

[Jase 43,479]

7 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

I've said it before. It depends more on Chillwell than anyone else. 

Chillwell was dropped because of his indifferent form, rather than Alonso doing anything spectacular. Chillwell will get his chances before the end of the season, and if he steps up, he will go back into the starting 11.

I think the problem is Tuchel's decision to play the back 3. He said it himself that Alonso is more suited to the system than Chilwell. 

[Blue Armour 4,436]

4 minutes ago, Jason said:

I think the problem is Tuchel's decision to play the back 3. He said it himself that Alonso is more suited to the system than Chilwell. 

Alonso is obviously more experienced as a WB., but I think if Chillwell can get more used to it (in terms of when to push up and when to stay back), he can work his way back. Alonso hasn't been spectacular (barring that one goal he scored), so there's a chance for Chillwell to return sooner rather than later

Edited February 20, 2021 by Blue Armour

[Atomiswave 6,117]

1 hour ago, Jason said:

HA HA! No way Tuchel will drop him.

Alonso is like a pest that just won't go away no matter how many times you try to kill it. Ridiculous how he's just wormed his way back into the XI because of a managerial change. 

Nahh I cant see Alonso in the first 11 for this, he better not.

[Nero 1,868]

We need true quality players for this game, like Havertz, Ziyech. Not this Abraham, Alonso bullshit. 

And stop this 3-back nonsens. 

Edited February 20, 2021 by Patrick Bamford

[King Kante 1,643]

7 minutes ago, Patrick Bamford said:

We need quality players for this game, like Havertz, Ziyech. Not this Abraham, Alonso bullshit. 

And stop this 3-back nonsens. 

We have to play 3atb as we only have funsized CM's who get outrun and our CB's, outside of Silva, either constantly get caught out of position (Zouma/Rudi) or get bullied (AC.) 

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

2 hours ago, Magic Lamps said:

No fucking Alonso that is all I ask for

Atletico are strong at set plays. If there’s ever a game Alonso will feature, its this one. 

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

3 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Atletico are strong at set plays. If there’s ever a game Alonso will feature, its this one. 

Alonso is not even helpful defending set pieces cos he can't mark a player and is poor in the air for someone his height.

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

1 minute ago, Magic Lamps said:

Alonso is not even helpful defending set pieces cos he can't mark a player and is poor in the air for someone his height.

Poor in the air is a bit off in my eyes. I would say he is quite strong in the air, the marking point I agree with though.

[Jase 43,479]

17 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Atletico are strong at set plays. If there’s ever a game Alonso will feature, its this one. 

Is Chilwell a skinny dwarf?

Is there another top side in Europe that specifically play a player because of his height for set pieces?

Is there another top side in Europe that plays a slow, snail-paced LB/LWB?

Asking for a friend...

[ZAPHOD2319 4,801]

“Gimenez's injury is the latest blow for Atletico, with Belgian star Yannick Carrasco also a doubt for the clash against Chelsea.”

[killer1257 3,282]

2 hours ago, Magic Lamps said:

Alonso is not even helpful defending set pieces cos he can't mark a player and is poor in the air for someone his height.

You really hate Alonso hahaha. But I also hate him 😏

[Jase 43,479]

11 minutes ago, killer1257 said:

You really hate Alonso hahaha. But I also hate him 😏

Hate is a strong word but seriously, who likes Alonso? His only usefulness is scoring spectacular goals out of nowhere. Otherwise, what is he even good at? I seriously don't understand how we keep picking a slow, snail-esque FB/WB while trying to compete with the very best. 

[killer1257 3,282]

1 minute ago, Jason said:

Hate is a strong word but seriously, who likes Alonso? His only usefulness is scoring spectacular goals out of nowhere. Otherwise, what is he even good at? I seriously don't understand how we keep picking a slow, snail-esque FB/WB while trying to compete with the very best. 

Yeah, maybe I just don't like him lol.Hate is maybe over the top. But I also think that his actions under Lampard were very strange and questionable. He once just went off to the bus after being subbed off instead of going to bench like he was supposed to. 

He is just good at scoring goals. Nothing else. Perfect summary of him. 

[Jase 43,479]

1 minute ago, killer1257 said:

Yeah, maybe I just don't like him lol.Hate is maybe over the top. But I also think that his actions under Lampard were very strange and questionable. He once just went off to the bus after being subbed off instead of going to bench like he was supposed to. 

He is just good at scoring goals. Nothing else. Perfect summary of him. 

Calling his actions under Lampard "very strange and questionable" is a very kind description. 🤣

This might sound strange coming from me (lol) but the one thing I'd say about Lampard is he had the right idea of trying to get rid of the deadwoods. His treatment of Tomori and CHO was questionable but apart from that, he did the right thing by trying to get rid of Alonso, Jorginho, Kepa etc. It's a shame he was lacking in the key aspects of management, got sacked and we now can't follow through with the plan.