closed Leeds 0-0 Chelsea

[MoroccanBlue 5,220]

We are all Arsenal fans tomorrow. 

[Vesper 27,437]

9 minutes ago, Mana said:

LOL Tuchel’s fault? BS. You know it’s Lampard’s.

100% on Lamps, he simply was not remotely ready to manage a monster team

[Vesper 27,437]

Ziyech is steady looking like a bust

would be my first bust call for the new lads

80% there

[Vytis33 1,060]

6 minutes ago, Azul said:

Can anyone genuinely tell me that Chilwell is not a flop signing? £50m wasted for an absolute brick.

Thought he was abysmal today.  Are there any LB's that are even remotely comfortable using their right foot? 

[Magic Lamps 11,473]

To clarify, I meant from the position we head beore the game not from the position TT took over. We can not really afford to not win these kind of games with the ground we have to make up. The wins vs everton and liverpool are worth nothing if we fail to back them up with wins at awkward little clubs like leeds

[MoroccanBlue 5,220]

Havertz became more of a CM than false 9 the moment Mount came off given both Jorginho and Kante had no control in midfield. Think more needs to be spoken about those two instead of Chilwell. A team aspiring for top honors shouldn't have central midfielders with such blatant limitations. 

[Atomiswave 6,072]

Im still confident we will get top 4, you cant win every match but fucking hell 3pts would have done us so good. Lamps should have been sacked long before, we threw way too many pts under him.

[Jase 43,479]

Just now, MoroccanBlue said:

Havertz became more of a CM than false 9 the moment Mount came off given both Jorginho and Kante had no control in midfield. Think more needs to be spoken about those two instead of Chilwell. A team aspiring for top honors shouldn't have central midfielders with such blatant limitations. 

We lost any semblance of control as the second half went on. 

[MONEYBALL 20]

14 minutes ago, Supermonkey said:

Happy with the players on the pitch

 

Flabbergasted at their positions. 

 

Azpi       christensen      rudiger     Chilwell

               Kante               jorginho 

                         Mount 

Ziyech                  havertz         pulisic 

 

Would have been much more dangerous 

The names before the results, before the performance. The expected potential over every consideration. ...Well, well... Anyone see the game as he wants, let's hope we won't bitterly regret our golden boys's sterility if the game sheet does'nt change against Athletico

[Jase 43,479]

23 minutes ago, Supermonkey said:

Happy with the players on the pitch

 

Flabbergasted at their positions. 

 

Azpi       christensen      rudiger     Chilwell

               Kante               jorginho 

                         Mount 

Ziyech                  havertz         pulisic 

 

Would have been much more dangerous 

We still looked dangerous even with the lineup that turned out today. Havertz had 3 chances and didn't convert any one of them. Pulisic also got into some good positions but the final ball to him was lacking. 

[Blues11 213]

3 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Havertz became more of a CM than false 9 the moment Mount came off given both Jorginho and Kante had no control in midfield. Think more needs to be spoken about those two instead of Chilwell. A team aspiring for top honors shouldn't have central midfielders with such blatant limitations. 

Our Cm's have all faired better because of the formation change under TT. They have more channels to pass to so they're exposed less.

Whenever we switch formation or need anything going forward from them their shortcomings come back to light and they become limited like you mentioned. At least Kova can hold up possession on his own once in a while but he didn't play. 

 

 

[Azul 1,615]

16 minutes ago, Vytis33 said:

Thought he was abysmal today.  Are there any LB's that are even remotely comfortable using their right foot? 

It's not even that, his defending was awful. The amount of times he lost the ball was ridiculous as well as his attacking contribution. He's just an average left-back, and I was originally against this signing. Reguilon would've been a much much better signing.

[chelsea_4_eva 1,144]

Very flat today

[MONEYBALL 20]

11 minutes ago, Jason said:

We still looked dangerous even with the lineup that turned out today. Havertz had 3 chances and didn't convert any one of them. Pulisic also got into some good positions but the final ball to him was lacking. 

What's the aim of our game ? Looking dangerous ? I can understand how the image, the look got more and more important in our societies but without win, it's still have no meaning for me, particularly when you're Chelsea.

Edited March 13, 2021 by MONEYBALL

[Milan 17,835]

Our LB or LWB position is covered awfully, must be said. One may be solid offensively but fails in other departments, the other fails almost completely. Apart from that one nice period under Lampard, Chilwell has been nothing special. At all. And for that money? You get Maguire vibes.

[Milan 17,835]

3 minutes ago, Milan said:

Our LB or LWB position is covered awfully, must be said. One may be solid offensively but fails in other departments, the other fails almost completely. Apart from that one nice period under Lampard, Chilwell has been nothing special. At all. And for that money? You get Maguire vibes.

Oh, and then there is the third one. And TT always uses all 3 in the match squad. So pointless.

[Jase 43,479]

1 hour ago, Blue Armour said:

He was playing RW.

But I still question his decision to restore Pulisic to the starting 11 without merit. It felt like he was reacting to all the negative articles in the press about Pulisic.

He was playing as a RWB but super high up the field in a hybrid back 3/4 system today.

The bar isn't very high but at least Pulisic looked lively for a change today, for the first time this season!

[ZAPHOD2319 3,938]

We were not horrible today. I am going to find the positive and enjoy the weekend. Maybe we needed this result to have the players laser focused in training and very hungry against Atletico.