zinctek 469 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 We are not made for 4 4 3 never have been since conte took over and left. I know its a friendly and all about minutes but this is the same as all of last season up front just clueless. I loved timo in germany but something has changed - he has lost it we have no cover up front - no forwarders who you think as soon as they get the ball something will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,444 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, LAM09 said: Is this the magical back four people wanted? I think the blame is more on the midfield 3. If we want to do that, this isn't the lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turgi 71 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Pizy said: Not even overreacting or exaggerating, we made them look like the well oiled City side there. Passing rings around us with total comfort, pressing us so we didn’t have any flow to our passing, and easily winning the ball off us like a school bully taking some little nerds lunch money. We made them look like i\they were in midseason form and this was our first game in 5 months. What have we been doing in training everyday?! You are very naive if you think its to do with conditioning or fitness. They just have much better quality on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDA 9,941 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 I cannot for the life of me understand why we didn't go for Jesus. Is Havertz really who we are hanging our hat on to the lead the line!!! We are truly fucked. Vesper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,056 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Blue Armour said: I think the blame is more on the midfield 3. If we want to do that, this isn't the lineup. Both goals have come from the area - right CB/RB. Our midfield should have done better, but they have players behind them to try and bail them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenjaminBlue 33 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Just now, DDA said: I cannot for the life of me understand why we didn't go for Jesus. Is Havertz really who we are hanging our hat on to the lead the line!!! We are truly fucked. nailed it. Going to be a long season of gangly false nine play Vesper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,928 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, turgi said: You are very naive if you think its to do with conditioning or fitness. They just have much better quality on the pitch. Wasn’t talking about fitness. I mean with the sharpness of our passing and attacking patterns of play. They look like they’ve been working on those things for months whereas our players look like strangers who have never played before. Have we not worked on these things at all? Wtf is going on… BenjaminBlue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,444 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Just now, LAM09 said: Both goals have come from the area - right CB/RB. Our midfield should have done better, but they have players behind them to try and bail them out. Yes that's right, but that CB/RB area was perpetually exposed. Because we couldn't hold on to possession for long nor could we break up their play in the middle. Anyway it's been poor all over the pitch. No point in nitpicking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,444 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Would like for us to try for a goal scoring winger/SS like Hugo Ekitike, but that's a pipe dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turgi 71 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Pizy said: Wasn’t talking about fitness. I mean with the sharpness of our passing and attacking patterns of play. They look like they’ve been working on those things for months whereas our players look like strangers who have never played before. Have we not worked on these things at all? Wtf is going on… Nothing to do with that either. Werner would never be able to pass a first time ball. Jorginho needs four touches to release as well. If I ask you to choose ten players out of the twenty who started the game for your team, I reckon you pick 7-8 Arsenal players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinctek 469 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 anyone know the best Chelsea 11 for this season? i dont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,928 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Kova instantly solidified midfield. But I still don’t see where we’re going to get reliable goal scoring from… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,444 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 (edited) And now Batshuayi. Again. Feelinng that Tuchel is slipping into the madness that eventually eats away at every Chelsea manager. Edited July 24, 2022 by Blue Armour Vesper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,928 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Squad so barren of forwards that Batshuayi could very well play a major part for us this season. You have to laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Mikel OBE 4,920 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Arteta treating this like its the FA cup.😆 Super serious here. We have a lot of deadwood in this squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,928 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 I’m done. Humiliation after totally controlling the second half. Vesper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenjaminBlue 33 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 I have started to have this feeling like this new ownership and pre-season tour has just pushed so much player focus on marketing, days out, promo dodgers shit - no real focus on actually improving our play or developing attack patterns. Feel bad for these american fans watching a batsuyai second half... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,056 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Our little spell didn't last long. It's crazy to see the number of players that are out of their depth during this preseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 Not how I envisioned this night going with 63,000 of my best friends! Vesper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues11 213 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Don't seem like we're ready or have the right mentality to compete. Have to put some blame on TT as well as the players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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