Aston Villa 0 - 2 Chelsea

[Muzchap 8,966]

1 minute ago, Mhsc said:

Torres situation was different, his body was just not the same.

It wasn't his body - it was his mental strength. Exactly the same problem Sterling has. If Pep couldn't sort it - it's broken forever - IMHO

[OhForAGreavsie 5,900]

5 minutes ago, Vesper said:

we all made excuses for [Torres], I had practically brainwashed myself with rationalisations, lolol

Ehm, ehm.

[OhForAGreavsie 5,900]

5 minutes ago, Mhsc said:

Torres situation was different, his body was just not the same.

Yes it was. Just the usual excuse. Never good enough. Purple patch at Liverpool was the exception not the rule.

[Vesper 29,169]

Kepa MOTM 

Mount a close 2nd

[Strike 7,285]

 

[Blues11 213]

Just now, Vesper said:

Kepa MOTM 

Mount a close 2nd

Mings up there as well. 

[Muzchap 8,966]

Hope Thiago is OK 

[Strike 7,285]

22 minutes ago, Vesper said:

thank fuck Mount has picked ut ip again to super levels

Saved the team today along with Kepa

Will need this with Reece out 

 

 

[OhForAGreavsie 5,900]

5 minutes ago, Muzchap said:

It wasn't his [Torres's] body - it was his mental strength. Exactly the same problem Sterling has. If Pep couldn't sort it - it's broken forever - IMHO

I was dead set against us signing Juan Veron despite the fact that I thought he was the best player in the world in the mid 90s. My reasoning then was similar to yours here; if SAF couldn't make it work for him at Utd, how were we going to make it happen for him at Chelsea?

[Mhsc 934]

Wonder if today will be enough to get Broja his chance in the XI? (more from the lack of good form of his elder team mates, rather than anything he is likely to do in this 5 minute cameo)

[Tomo 21,733]

Chelsea's number 19 away to Gerrard.

Swear I've heard that one before.

 

 

[Vesper 29,169]

we almost went the full game with no corners

only last kick of the game

[ZAPHOD2319 4,538]

It started ugly, but Potter changed the play. Really impressed with him and of course Mount today.

[Muzchap 8,966]

5 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

I was dead set against us signing Juan Veron despite the fact that I thought he was the best player in the world in the mid 90s. My reasoning then was similar to yours here; if SAF couldn't make it work for him at Utd, how were we going to make it happen for him at Chelsea?

Yeah 100% - Veron was great in every other league, where you have that extra time on the ball. The PL is too fast for many players. 

Sterling should have gone to LaLiga or Serie A - he would have probably shone there. 

[Vesper 29,169]

Manure drew nil nil

Trashford missed an open goal header on basically the last kick of the game

 

[LAM09 6,825]

An ugly win. Kepa & Mount to thank for the win.

Let's hope we big things up for Brentford.

[Gundalf 804]

Wont ever complain about a dodgy Tottenham win anymore. 

[Magic Lamps 11,677]

now what an eyesore, tedious affair. We were poor all over the pitch apart from Mase with his well taken goals, Thiago with his usual composure and Kepa, motm, who made some of the save of the season. We did not deserve anything here today, yet got those 3 points, amazing.

Sterling was super wasteful as usual, Cucurella was atrociously horrid, got us into trouble every time with his headless chicken defending, should never play LCB again, what a waste of money since his promising  debut.

The loss of RJ clearly hurt us badly and i fear for the coming weeks with Azpi and sterling both offering 0 as rwb.