closed Liverpool 0-1 Chelsea

[King Kante 1,643]

1 hour ago, Blues11 said:

Defensively he was good , he made a lot of effort making runs down the flank and giving players an outlet. 

His final ball was frustrating though, even when given space he tends to just not look up and throw in a cross that's 10 yards away from any Chelsea player. 

Chilwell will play against teams with pace and Alonso will when teams do not or we are going to dominate possession. 

Chilwell is going to have to improve quite a lot in the opposition half to take Alonso's place back. 

[Jase 43,479]

54 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Yep.

I am curious what our points total would be if we had someone like Tuchel in earlier or from day 1 of this season.

Unrealistic obviously as the circumstances around his appointment was us replacing another manager but someone with clear ideas and a proper way of playing, based on what we’ve seen so far, we would probably be like at least 7-10 points better off I reckon. 

I know this season isn’t done and dont want to focus on too far ahead but a few players in and a strong finish in these 11 games, next season could be very interesting.

I like what I am seeing from us with Tuchel though. 

At the risk of jinxing it, ever since Tuchel took over, we're second best team in the league - behind only Man City (what a shocker!) - and have the best defence, although we are also one of the lowest goalscorers since then. 8 sides have scored more than us since Tuchel came in. 

[Nero 1,868]

[DDA 9,924]

10 minutes ago, Patrick Bamford said:

Rudigers thinking, 'that's gay lads'

[Jase 43,479]

5 minutes ago, Patrick Bamford said:

Mount needs to drop that stupid dance celebration he did just before the moment above. It's so cringey! 

[Stats 7,136]

A lot of people were concerned when they saw Jorginho in the lineup, especially against Liverpool's press but he was magnificent. Controlled the game. Christensen and Mount brilliant once again too. Christensen and Jorginho were written off by a lot fans throughout the season, especially Christensen. He was suuperb and did not have Thiago Silva alongside him. We did not give them a sniff and was also brilliant. Delighted and bar Man City, we have played all the 'major teams' away from home now which is a bonus.

[Nero 1,868]

46 minutes ago, Jason said:

Mount needs to drop that stupid dance celebration he did just before the moment above. It's so cringey! 

You mean this? 

At least it isn't on the same Lingard cringe level

 

[DDA 9,924]

Mount was fantastic but for me Christensen was top class and gets my MoTM. Rudiger was pretty damn good too. It's amazing how well those two are playing after their antics last season. Just goes to show, you think a player is poor and there may be no way back for them but under a different manager you can see their true qualities. 

Edited March 5, 2021 by DDA

[Tomo 21,751]

18 minutes ago, DDA said:

Mount was fantastic but for me Christensen was top class and gets my MoTM. Rudiger was pretty damn good too. It's amazing how well those two are playing after their antics last season. Just goes to show, you think a player is poor and there may be no way back for them but under a different manager you can see their true qualities. 

Even under Lampard pre collapse the defense improved immeasurably.

They weren't ever that big a problem, Kepa and Willy were.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

So furious about the Werner offside. The commentators also called it onside at first look.

A goal like that against big opposition would have done wonders for his confidence.

VAR rears its ugly head again. And this time the pitch referee couldn't do anything about it.

[coolhead23 1,147]

To be honest, wasnt expecting a win I was sure it would be a draw but wow! good to be proved wrong. Saw the highlights and it seems that we're improving in the final 3rd. It seems everyone was superb yesterday, I hope we continue with this momentum. Go Blues!!!

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8 minutes ago, coolhead23 said:

To be honest, wasnt expecting a win I was sure it would be a draw but wow! good to be proved wrong. Saw the highlights and it seems that we're improving in the final 3rd. It seems everyone was superb yesterday, I hope we continue with this momentum. Go Blues!!!

It's kinda funny how a goal or a win can make the difference here. After that 0-0 draw with United at the weekend, people were feeling pessimistic going into this. But because we scored that 1 goal, because we got the win, everyone's feeling confident again.

[Jase 43,479]

5 hours ago, Patrick Bamford said:

You mean this? 

At least it isn't on the same Lingard cringe level

 

Still...the goal should probably be disallowed for that shit celebration! 

[DDA 9,924]

5 hours ago, Tomo said:

Even under Lampard pre collapse the defense improved immeasurably.

They weren't ever that big a problem, Kepa and Willy were.

It did improve and I'm sure it was the collapse of our free flowing attacking prowess that was a result of Frank tightening things up at the back. We were frightening when going forward under Frank at first but he couldn't find the balance of defence and attack... hopefully Tuchel will... so far he hasn't but last night showed early signs off there being a real balance. Lots of room for improvement though.

[coolhead23 1,147]

3 minutes ago, Jason said:

It's kinda funny how a goal or a win can make the difference here. After that 0-0 draw with United at the weekend, people were feeling pessimistic going into this. But because we scored that 1 goal, because we got the win, everyone's feeling confident again.

Honestly I'm still not sold on Tuchel, just glad or rather surprised that we got all 3 points. While we surely have strengthened our defense yy concern is still our final third play. 

Like I said from the highlights it looked we're improving so yes it surely can bring back some confidence. One win can do loads of things & that is a fact, if u have doubts please watch Arsenal Fan TV