closed Man City 1-0 Chelsea

[Clockwork 1,794]

6 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Both clubs with massively expensive squads filled with top players but it’s straight up frightening how MASSIVE the gap is between them when it comes to comfort and composure on the ball. City just effortlessly stroke it around and EVERY SINGLE PLAYER on the pitch for them is ultra good on the ball. Conversely, our super expensive footballers look petrified whenever they get the ball. We can’t string together 3 passes against City for now the second league match in a row.

All City have to do is get in our faces and they basically snatch the ball back every time like a school bully picking on a nerd. And they’re doing so with a bunch of tiny dwarf sized players.

It’s embarrassing how much better they are than us.

Yeah we have a massively expensive squad, and we are playing Sarr. For all the talk of how much City spent, they are utilizing it very well.

Lukaku, Werner, Havertz, Pulisic, and Ziyech how much have we spent on them? Feels so depressing how poorly we have done.

[Vesper 30,206]

first time ever under Tuchel we have no shot on goal in a first half

[NikkiCFC 8,331]

That first half is just sad. Like with Conte in 17/18 season. 

[DanP2311 65]

Pulisic is only player playing in to Lukaku, or playing the ball forward generally. Midfield is failing. 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

2 minutes ago, Clockwork said:

Yeah we have a massively expensive squad, and we are playing Sarr. For all the talk of how much City spent, they are utilizing it very well.

Lukaku, Werner, Havertz, Pulisic, and Ziyech how much have we spent on them? Feels so depressing how poorly we have done.

Been saying our biggest issues are no experienced DoF and poor scouting.

[milka 3,393]

Put Mount and Havertz and  sub Ziyech and Pulisic or Lukaku . 

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

1 minute ago, Pizy said:

Lukaku had a few really poor touches, true, but I don’t see why anyone here is having a go at him here. He’s making the runs and as the commentator Lee Dixon on the American broadcast has said repeatedly the ball doesn’t come accurately. He’s in acres of grass but our players aren’t composed enough to find him.

Any striker would be invisible the way we played there.

Intelligent strikers know how to make the best out of even 9 touches 

Lukaku had a clear opp for a shot on goal and was afraid to take it. Even tho that is exactly what we bought him for 

a 0-0 is the best we can hope here for but j dare not dream 

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We are playing with  10 men.Lukaku is an absolute passenger, I can't even explain how much annoyed I am every time he misplaces a pass or does anything stupid. He really is an average footballer but we all knew it even before the tranafer.

Sarr is far from the level needed for a game of this magnitude but we don't have other options so I can't blame TT. Ziyech also annoys me with his risky passes especially when you consider the restricted time we have on the ball. 

We need changes as soon as possible, otherwise the scenario won't be different to that of the first game. 

[Pizy 18,936]

Also it must be pointed out, Arse played City a couple of weeks ago with zero fear and showed them no respect. Their team of kids showed more quality and courage than our team of super experienced veterans and CL winners.

I realize it’s hard to be confident and courageous when we have Alonso, Azpi, Sarr etc out there but still.

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4 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

For who?

Saul, CHO. Anyone but just not Alonso. We are on the back foot and it is just going to spell danger for us.

[MoroccanBlue 5,383]

1 minute ago, Pizy said:

Also it must be pointed out, Arse played City a couple of weeks ago with zero fear and showed them no respect. Their team of kids showed more quality and courage than our team of super experienced Berger and and CL winners.

I realize it’s hard to be confident and courageous when we have Alonso, Azpi, Sarr etc out there but still.

Their attack is fluid though. 

[Tomo 21,751]

5 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Lukaku had a few really poor touches, true, but I don’t see why anyone here is having a go at him here. He’s making the runs and as the commentator Lee Dixon on the American broadcast has said repeatedly the ball doesn’t come accurately. He’s in acres of grass but our players aren’t composed enough to find him.

Any striker would be invisible the way we played there.

Because he's cocked up about 5 chances on the counter and his presence murders our pressing game.

[Tomo 21,751]

1 minute ago, Pizy said:

Also it must be pointed out, Arse played City a couple of weeks ago with zero fear and showed them no respect. Their team of kids showed more quality and courage than our team of super experienced veterans and CL winners.

I realize it’s hard to be confident and courageous when we have Alonso, Azpi, Sarr etc out there but still.

Because they picked the player's for a pressing/fluid game, we haven't.

That and Arteta wasn't their micromanaging them.

[Laylabelle 9,536]

Mmm will we get a shot or corner..

[LAM09 7,061]

A number of players have been hopeless & Alonso/Sarr on the left is horrific. 

Need a massive improvement in the second half.

[Laylabelle 9,536]

Ooo we did something 

[Fulham Broadway 17,328]

Ziyech is like a Palace player

[Vesper 30,206]

fuck Lukaku, he HAS to score there

[LAM09 7,061]

Lukaku has to finish if he isn't going to offer anything else.

Edited January 15, 2022 by LAM09

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