closed Chelsea 2-1 Leicester

[Laylabelle 9,535]

1 hour ago, LAM09 said:

We shouldn't be worried or even be thinking about others results. Our fate is in our own hands and if we can't win both games, we aren't deserving. 

Thats it...them dropping points helps lol but the players know what is needed..the manager knows and now gotta get it done. If not..bollocks and guess we go again next year...

[Fulham Broadway 17,320]

The truth is that Tuesday night is probably more important than winning the FA Cup and so we just have to hope that the team come out fired up as a result of yesterday and play with a much sharper cutting edge .

[Laylabelle 9,535]

1 minute ago, Fulham Broadway said:

The truth is that Tuesday night is probably more important than winning the FA Cup and so we just have to hope that the team come out fired up as a result of yesterday and play with a much sharper cutting edge .

Bloody better do!! If come out crappy when they know its a must win then they can all piss off somewhere 

[Fulham Broadway 17,320]

5 minutes ago, Laylabelle said:

Bloody better do!! If come out crappy when they know its a must win then they can all piss off somewhere 

I actually don't mind Leicester and do not begrudge them their day, yesterday, but it was nothing short of corrupt. Hopefully there wont be dodgy official decisions for this one.

[Laylabelle 9,535]

2 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

I actually don't mind Leicester and do not begrudge them their day, yesterday, but it was nothing short of corrupt. Hopefully there wont be dodgy official decisions for this one.

No same. And it's nice they won it..just a shame it ended being at our expense!  But 4th pfft they can give that over now

[Fulham Broadway 17,320]

1 minute ago, Laylabelle said:

No same. And it's nice they won it..just a shame it ended being at our expense!  But 4th pfft they can give that over now

VAR was supposed to be brought in to correct mistakes. They didnt mention anything about not using it when they have an agenda to fulfil

[Superblue 6,372]

As "must win" as this game appears, the biggest thing we have to make sure is if the game isn't going our way we don't lose our heads or push too hard to leave ourselves perfectly open to being countered and beaten late on.

Whilst a draw takes things out of our hands, it still gives us a chance going into the final day, especially if Spurs are pushing for 6th place and the Europa League there is every possibility they can take points off Leicester.

Ultimately though we are more than capable of winning this game. For how poor we were on Saturday, Leicester were no better than us and if anything created even less.

[Superblue 6,372]

DP

Edited May 16, 2021 by Superblue_1986

[Nero 1,874]

 

[Laylabelle 9,535]

I dont get why he is still.. he ain't gana play again. Still bit unsure why was signed to start with..hard to sell? Been on loan for 2 years..

Edited May 16, 2021 by Laylabelle

[NikkiCFC 8,327]

What a fuck is wrong with that guy? Scandal every time. 

[Laylabelle 9,535]

9 minutes ago, Patrick Bamford said:

 

Tbf..I know he's still contracted but he made 22 appearances. And has been on loan since 2019. Leicester he was signed for 5 years with..so loyalties definitely with them. It was a odd pointless signing from us really.

Edited May 16, 2021 by Laylabelle

[chippy 342]

3 hours ago, Magic Lamps said:

It does not make difference tho. 5th place is just as bad as 10th place., no one gives a shit about EL. Losing FA Cup in the final is worse than going out in 3rd round. If we fail to secure CL football for next season, this season has been a complete waste.

Whatever happens, its been a unique, bizarre season , so for those reasons alone, it's one I'll remember.

Not getting top four and losing the CL will be gutting, but if the worst comes to the worst we just pick ourselves up and go again next season, as football fans and clubs always do.

I've been there when we got relegated to the old second devision. For me, nothing comes close to seeing Chelsea relegated. I remember like it was yesterday. Fans just standing there in silence and disbelief staring blankly at an empty pitch for ages. Some grown men crying. 

Not winning the big trophies is a huge disappointment. Relegation is gut wrenching failure.

Thats how I see it, anyway.

 

[Superblue 6,372]

38 minutes ago, chippy said:

Whatever happens, its been a unique, bizarre season , so for those reasons alone, it's one I'll remember.

Not getting top four and losing the CL will be gutting, but if the worst comes to the worst we just pick ourselves up and go again next season, as football fans and clubs always do.

I've been there when we got relegated to the old second devision. For me, nothing comes close to seeing Chelsea relegated. I remember like it was yesterday. Fans just standing there in silence and disbelief staring blankly at an empty pitch for ages. Some grown men crying. 

Not winning the big trophies is a huge disappointment. Relegation is gut wrenching failure.

Thats how I see it, anyway.

 

Agreed. I'm not old enough for those days, but I do remember the early to mid 90's when staying in the top division was a big achievement.

I don't see a season out of the Champions League being something that will be significantly damaging to us. With the relaxation or even scrapping of FFP, the Champions League finances shouldn't affect our transfer activity and all simply boils down to how much Roman wants to push things along.

Similarly with the attraction of the Champions League for signing players. I think there is perhaps one potential target that this would affect and it's Haaland and if we're being realistic I don't think we'd sign him anyway. I don't see a lot of players from the top clubs moving unless they're deemed dispensable by their club and more likely targets will be with players at smaller clubs who we should be able to entice anyway if we're interested in them.

I do think with some time and patience there's a lot of potential within this group of players and hopefully with a couple of additions in the summer and a coach like Tuchel having a pre season and more time to put his own stamp on this team, I feel we'll be in a better position to be challenging next season. But if we have to take a step backwards this season then so be it.

[Tomo 21,751]

On 17/05/2021 at 00:12, Superblue_1986 said:

Agreed. I'm not old enough for those days, but I do remember the early to mid 90's when staying in the top division was a big achievement.

I don't see a season out of the Champions League being something that will be significantly damaging to us. With the relaxation or even scrapping of FFP, the Champions League finances shouldn't affect our transfer activity and all simply boils down to how much Roman wants to push things along.

Similarly with the attraction of the Champions League for signing players. I think there is perhaps one potential target that this would affect and it's Haaland and if we're being realistic I don't think we'd sign him anyway. I don't see a lot of players from the top clubs moving unless they're deemed dispensable by their club and more likely targets will be with players at smaller clubs who we should be able to entice anyway if we're interested in them.

I do think with some time and patience there's a lot of potential within this group of players and hopefully with a couple of additions in the summer and a coach like Tuchel having a pre season and more time to put his own stamp on this team, I feel we'll be in a better position to be challenging next season. But if we have to take a step backwards this season then so be it.

I always laugh when people say "we can't attract quality players with out CL".

There's a huge list of top class players who joined teams in worse positions than ours without CL, i mean peak Ronaldinho did for it ffs

Edited May 18, 2021 by Tomo

[Superblue 6,372]

1 minute ago, Tomo said:

I always laugh when people say "we csnt attract quality players with out CL".

There's a huge list of top class players who joined teams in worse positions than ours without CL, i mean peak Ronaldinho did for it ffs

We attracted Kante to the club after finishing 10th.

I don't believe after the season he had just had with Leicester and the meteoric rise he was experiencing, with around a £30m release clause, that no other top clubs were interested in him.

[Tomo 21,751]

8 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said:

We attracted Kante to the club after finishing 10th.

I don't believe after the season he had just had with Leicester and the meteoric rise he was experiencing, with around a £30m release clause, that no other top clubs were interested in him.

He himself confirmed Mourinho tried to hyjack the deal, all be it they were out of CL too.

[coolhead23 1,147]

5 hours ago, Superblue_1986 said:

We attracted Kante to the club after finishing 10th.

I don't believe after the season he had just had with Leicester and the meteoric rise he was experiencing, with around a £30m release clause, that no other top clubs were interested in him.

I believe Arsenal were the other team too in the race. I think we moved in and closed the deal earlier which was a masterstroke from our side. Also I believe most of the top team had a settle DM at that point of time hence no one must have moved in early (just an assumption) 

[coolhead23 1,147]

This was a bad loss ... damn 2 years in the running now. We should have closed the game in the first half when we were dominating possession and were getting regularly into their final third. This is a flaw which we need to overcome else we would be losing/drawing such games. 

Really disappointing!!!  

[Laylabelle 9,535]

10 hours ago, Tomo said:

I always laugh when people say "we csnt attract quality players with out CL".

There's a huge list of top class players who joined teams in worse positions than ours without CL, i mean peak Ronaldinho did for it ffs

True and just cause you've made it into the Champions league doesn't guarantee you won't slide into Europa in the groups..unlikely but happens.

It's more annoying the way we've caused our own downfall but we've had this so many times. Only this season we may be unlucky..or might not be. Hopefully can win Tues and won't be 3 losses to them out of 3..or a draw..just gotta win! In front of our fans...