closed Chelsea 2-1 Leicester

[NikkiCFC 8,327]

5 minutes ago, Jas said:

 The difference between tonight and those two games were the application of the players.

Still 2 set piece goals. Corner and pen. We have so much problems in the final 3rd it is unreal.

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2 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Still 2 set piece goals. Corner and pen. We have so much problems in the final 3rd it is unreal.

True but it was still better than the nonsense we served up in the last two games. 

[Vesper 30,198]

5 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Defence didnt look any different tonight than Saturday though...and ironically for all the blaming Kepa for the goal, Mendy should of done better for the goal tonight.

no

I do not believe this to be the case

it was a poor first touch by Kovacic from the shaky Reece pass to him, the poor first touch allowed Ndidi to pinch the ball

and the strike, whilst not the best, as it lacked a wee bit of purchase, was still too far to Mendy's left for even his massive wingspan to deal with

[Jase 43,479]

Someone needs to explain how on earth that first half penalty wasn't given to us. Even Graeme Souness was raging at HT!

Someone also needs to explain how Perez got penalized for an accidental handball during a Leicester move in the first half but nothing happened with him at the weekend and with Holding last midweek.

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[chelsea_4_eva 1,182]

We all want an explanation but we all know the truth, they will say fck all about it.

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

hace 11 minutos, Vesper dijo:

no

I do not believe this to be the case

it was a poor first touch by Kovacic from the shaky Reece pass to him, the poor first touch allowed Ndidi to pinch the ball

and the strike, whilst not the best, as it lacked a wee bit of purchase, was still too far to Mendy's left for even his massive wingspan to deal with

Aye, I think the pass was poor, similar to the one James played in the cup final and Kovacic doesnt do too great either 100%.

Honestly still think Mendy is pretty decently positioned so for me he should be getting down to that. For definite.

People were saying about his reach and his height difference on Saturday but for this goal, he’s just got down too slow for the goal (far too slow maybe harsh). You can see how where his hand is, if hes down marginally quicker, the balls where his hand/wrist is. 

Its not exactly the best strike as you’ve said or right across him into the corner. Thiago Silva also questionable, is he trying to step up to play offside when hes basically starting behind the penalty spot? Or is he just totally unaware of Ihneahacho’s positioning? but even then, James’ pass n Kovacic getting caught doesnt help either and are major issues before that. Then Mendy not saving it 

Edited May 18, 2021 by OneMoSalah

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43 minutes ago, robsblubot said:

Really worried about Pulisic form - pretty horrible showing and he seems to struggle in physical matches.

Just like our other attackers, he's struggling for consistency. But yeah, he's not playing with the same confidence, self swagger and decisiveness that we saw last season. 

[DDA 9,941]

33 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Defence didnt look any different tonight than Saturday though...and ironically for all the blaming Kepa for the goal, Mendy should of done better for the goal tonight.

If you can't see the difference in how our defence plays under pressure with Mendy in goal in comparison to Kepa.. cool but I can. Kepa is nowhere near as good as Mendy with his feet. 

[Pizy 18,928]

I think EVERY team in the PL will be motivated on match day 38, guys. Especially with fans back for the first time for most of them. 
 

Not worried about Spuds being on the beach. Think they’ll give it their all. I’m more worried about Villa doing the same…. 😬

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1 minute ago, DDA said:

If you can't see the difference in how our defence plays under pressure with Mendy in goal in comparison to Kepa.. cool but I can. Kepa is nowhere near as good as Mendy with his feet. 

and pretty much night and day claiming crosses (or any high ball inside the box) due to his height and reach. It all plays a part.

[NikkiCFC 8,327]

7 minutes ago, DDA said:

Kepa is nowhere near as good as Mendy with his feet. 

I thought that is biggest quality in Kepas game and Mendys biggest weakness 😯

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

hace 13 minutos, DDA dijo:

If you can't see the difference in how our defence plays under pressure with Mendy in goal in comparison to Kepa.. cool but I can. Kepa is nowhere near as good as Mendy with his feet. 

Have to disagree on that.

Whilst Mendy has improved his distribution a lot after initially looking a bit iffy at times under pressure earlier in the season, the only thing Kepa has that is better than Mendy is probably his distribution. Still think that was a big reason why we signed him in the first place, in La Liga he was a decent GK but his composure and distribution with the ball was very good and obviously Sarri being Sarri that helps his football.

Suppose no point being good at distribution if your not as good at saving things.

I dont think the defence v Arsenal or both games Leicester really looked any different. Honestly. I mean we could have played Hilario in net for all 3 games and it wouldn’t have made a difference in regards to how the defence looked for me, I just think we are well drilled as a back 3/5. We didn’t concede many big chances in either games. Mendy obviously more commanding but we were solid again bar one stupid collection of mistakes and a shot maybe if hes down quicker he saves. No clean sheet again is frustrating. 

Edited May 18, 2021 by OneMoSalah

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Silvas wife becoming a meme 🤣

[Vytis33 1,272]

Great win gents but...COYB

 

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1 hour ago, OneMoSalah said:

Have to disagree on that.

Whilst Mendy has improved his distribution a lot after initially looking a bit iffy at times under pressure earlier in the season, the only thing Kepa has that is better than Mendy is probably his distribution. Still think that was a big reason why we signed him in the first place, in La Liga he was a decent GK but his composure and distribution with the ball was very good and obviously Sarri being Sarri that helps his football.

Suppose no point being good at distribution if your not as good at saving things.

I dont think the defence v Arsenal or both games Leicester really looked any different. Honestly. I mean we could have played Hilario in net for all 3 games and it wouldn’t have made a difference in regards to how the defence looked for me, I just think we are well drilled as a back 3/5. We didn’t concede many big chances in either games. Mendy obviously more commanding but we were solid again bar one stupid collection of mistakes and a shot maybe if hes down quicker he saves. No clean sheet again is frustrating. 

Sorry bro but Kepas distribution is overrated and to be honest not rated by many. You're right he was brought in with that being one of the main reasons.. but his ball distribution is pretty bang average. Mendy was iffy at first but now... he plays cute little pases through the 1st wave of the press which allows the CMs to play a 1 or 2 touch pass round the corner into the space which our pacey forwards attack. Its very effective. Kepa is too slow on the ball.. and when he does kick it... it's 9 times out of 10 up the pitch for a 50/50 challenge. 

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[Tomo 21,751]

3 hours ago, DDA said:

I don't even hate Kepa but he doesn't ensure the same confidence I nthe defence.

The Kepa fanboys are slowly becoming as bad as the Torres ones. 

Where was the same energy for Ross Turnbull?

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hace 22 minutos, Tomo dijo:

The Kepa fanboys are slowly becoming as bad as the Torres ones. 

Where was the same energy for Ross Turnbull?

Theres being “fan boys” then theres just pointing out the oblivious double standards when he does something or doesn’t do something its 10 x worse. Whatever way anyone feels about Kepa fair enough but its not just him, its been in the past with a lot of players. It seems to be a routine that every few years its player X, Y or Z and if it were warranted a lot its fine but this season especially not so much. 

Aye he is not good enough to he our number 1 granted, clear to see nobody disputing it and for 70m, huge wages being on the bench isn’t exactly good for the club or for his career if hes ambitious which yous think mist of these pro footballers should be but if he was in goal tonight and we conceded the exact same goal what do you think the forums reaction would of been? I am curious to think if you do or don’t think a huge majority of people would of said he should of saved it? In fact I am almost certain folk would be saying he should of saved it.

Which is why I don’t think its unfair to say Mendy could of done better with the goal tonight either, no? Because on the countless viewings of the goal I have seen I don’t think its entirely implausible that if he is down a bit quicker he keeps it out, very easily. Not an obvious howler and he’s a big bloke but some of the saves hes made in the CL etc you’d of thought he could save that no?

hace 1 hora, DDA dijo:

Sorry bro but Kepas distribution is overrated and to be honest not rated by many. You're right he was brought in with that being one of the main reasons.. but his ball distribution is pretty bang average. Mendy was iffy at first but now... he plays cute little pases through the 1st wave of the press which allows the CMs to play a 1 or 2 touch pass round the corner into the space which our pacey forwards attack. Its very effective. Kepa is too slow on the ball.. and when he does kick it... it's 9 times out of 10 up the pitch for a 50/50 challenge. 

Watch Kepa under Sarri and see his distribution. All I am saying. Best thing about him bar his dodgy/bold refusing to be subbed in a cup final moment 😂

Mendys improved a lot and thankfully as well because its a big way of Tuchels teams playing out but to say Kepa’s distribution is overrated now is just well suppose as stated above usual. Granted distribution doesn’t mean anything as hes not good enough as a big clubs number 1 GK...

Big part of the improvement in Mendy’s distribution is definitely down to coaching but also the options we have now building out too under Tuchel. We always have the 3 CBs which attracts teams up to press and eventually they try to then we always have the numerical advantage with Jorginho/Kovacic tending to drop in to those deeper central areas also which creates the options to play out. Similar with Sarri we always had good movement and rotations to get the ball out, which is one thing I liked about watching us with him although in attack we needed different players to suit his style more.

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49 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Theres being “fan boys” then theres just pointing out the oblivious double standards when he does something or doesn’t do something its 10 x worse. Whatever way anyone feels about Kepa fair enough but its not just him, its been in the past with a lot of players. It seems to be a routine that every few years its player X, Y or Z and if it were warranted a lot its fine but this season especially not so much. 

Aye he is not good enough to he our number 1 granted, clear to see nobody disputing it and for 70m, huge wages being on the bench isn’t exactly good for the club or for his career if hes ambitious which yous think mist of these pro footballers should be but if he was in goal tonight and we conceded the exact same goal what do you think the forums reaction would of been? I am curious to think if you do or don’t think a huge majority of people would of said he should of saved it? In fact I am almost certain folk would be saying he should of saved it.

Which is why I don’t think its unfair to say Mendy could of done better with the goal tonight either, no? Because on the countless viewings of the goal I have seen I don’t think its entirely implausible that if he is down a bit quicker he keeps it out, very easily. Not an obvious howler and he’s a big bloke but some of the saves hes made in the CL etc you’d of thought he could save that no?

Its not really double standards though, Mendy being at fault (or should be doing better) for goals is rare, Kepa makes a disturbingly massive habit out of it. Would I have pointed out Kepa should have done better if that was him? Possibly, but that would be because it was yet another in a massive catalogue of them instead of a relative outlier like it is for Edou. 

Mendy will get less slack when those moments come for the exact same reason Cech did and Turnbull didn't. I actually like Kepa as a person he comes across as a decent lad in his interviews and the squad clearly like him, however I also think an obese 70 year old man I sat next too on the plane back from Alicante last year is a decent guy, doesn't mean I want him in goal for Chelsea.