closed Malmo 0-1 Chelsea

[Jase 43,479]

PERMUTATIONS:

• Need only a point in the final two games to guarantee qualification.
• To get a top spot finish, we need to beat Juventus and match/better their result in the final game.
  • If we beat Juventus by ONE goal, the overall GD of the group will be first tie-breaker if we both end up with the same number of points.
  • If we beat Juventus by TWO goals or more, we will have the H2H advantage if we both end up with the same number of points.

[LAM09 6,557]

3 minutes ago, Jase said:

PERMUTATIONS:

• Need only a point in the final two games to guarantee qualification.
• To get a top spot finish, we need to beat Juventus and match/better their result in the final game.
  • If we beat Juventus by ONE goal, the overall GD of the group will be first tie-breaker if we both end up with the same number of points.
  • If we beat Juventus by TWO goals or more, we will have the H2H advantage if we both end up with the same number of points.

It's essentially in our hands, so we know what we have to do. Juve are a side we should be beating comfortably if we're on our game.

[NikkiCFC 7,597]

Today was the great chance to fix goal difference on Juve and we failed. In the last round we also have more difficult match in Russia. They play at home against Malmo. So to finish 1st we need to beat them with 2.

Edited November 2, 2021 by NikkiCFC

[NikkiCFC 7,597]

Jorginho got MOTM just like in first game.

[Magic Lamps 11,457]

2 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Jorginho got MOTM just like in first game.

found his level lol

[NikkiCFC 7,597]

14 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

found his level lol

We scouted him way before Sarri arrived.

[OneMoSalah 8,616]

2 hours ago, Jase said:

You said it as if Lukaku has not missed some silly chances this season.

And also, if Lukaku was playing upfront instead of Havertz, our attacking play would have been completely different.

But again, the big thing last season was its all good creating these chances but when we cannot score enough goals/convert a higher percentage of them, it isn’t necessarily better either.

The Real Madrid game last season in the CL for instance, the second leg (I think it was second) could have been very different, how many chances did we miss (not even half chances clear cut chances IIRC we had created like 6 or 7), we also know Mendy made 1 or 2 brilliant saves that if he didn’t, changes the scoreline - thats the sort of thing that made people think we needed a clinical CF. It was clear to take the next step this year we needed to

Yes we don’t have the same fluency or flexibility perhaps compared to the front 3 Tuchel used last season but we created a tonne of chances and didn’t score enough with those 3 playing together regularly last season.

We need to find a way to improve their outputs if thats the way we want to go or find a way to get Rom to in and make things around him a bit more like it is with those 3.

2 hours ago, Tomo said:

Maybe but with Rom the question mark is, would we have created as many chances to waste?

I said after the Norwich game with him I could have seen it being 4-0 with him netting two or three of them and the talk after the game would be how we would have struggled without him.

Thats the thing though, we have to find a way to score goals regularly without Rom but also find a way to create chances with Rom in the team in the same way we do with the other 3 we’ve used recently or last season.

We cannot just keep talking about our attack creating chances with Kai, Mount and Timo when their output last season wasn't enough when you look at the other big teams and their outputs, plus its still not looking like they are going to be ruthless or efficient perhaps is a better word perhaps, offensively. 

Its been not bad so far granted but tonight there were times where it was also still clear we need them to be more ruthlessness or fit Rom in. Plus playing Malmo twice, Norwich and Newcastle - there will be tougher ties to come through. 

 

[Magic Lamps 11,457]

58 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

But again, the big thing last season was its all good creating these chances but when we cannot score enough goals/convert a higher percentage of them, it isn’t necessarily better either.

The Real Madrid game last season in the CL for instance, the second leg (I think it was second) could have been very different, how many chances did we miss (not even half chances clear cut chances IIRC we had created like 6 or 7), we also know Mendy made 1 or 2 brilliant saves that if he didn’t, changes the scoreline - thats the sort of thing that made people think we needed a clinical CF. It was clear to take the next step this year we needed to

Yes we don’t have the same fluency or flexibility perhaps compared to the front 3 Tuchel used last season but we created a tonne of chances and didn’t score enough with those 3 playing together regularly last season.

We need to find a way to improve their outputs if thats the way we want to go or find a way to get Rom to in and make things around him a bit more like it is with those 3.

Thats the thing though, we have to find a way to score goals regularly without Rom but also find a way to create chances with Rom in the team in the same way we do with the other 3 we’ve used recently or last season.

We cannot just keep talking about our attack creating chances with Kai, Mount and Timo when their output last season wasn't enough when you look at the other big teams and their outputs, plus its still not looking like they are going to be ruthless or efficient perhaps is a better word perhaps, offensively. 

Its been not bad so far granted but tonight there were times where it was also still clear we need them to be more ruthlessness or fit Rom in. Plus playing Malmo twice, Norwich and Newcastle - there will be tougher ties to come through. 

 

I think it always depends on the situation. In games like today where there is not a lo of flexibility in positioning and fluidity possible due to the opposition parking the bus, Roms power can create more space then Havertz falling over after very other touch. Then again, Rom would never have played that pass to CHO. Against Villa or enit, we probably would not have won without Lukaku. On the other hand we were like playing with 10men, no pressing, no movement with lukaku vs City. I think it just depends on the situation, TT has to pick the team accordingly.