RB Salzburg 1-2 Chelsea

[Johnnyeye 7,441]

fuck Salzburg

[Johnnyeye 7,441]

finally its over

[ZAPHOD2319 4,487]

The last game should be all youth

[Johnnyeye 7,441]

are we trough already?

[ZAPHOD2319 4,487]

Just now, Johnnyeye said:

are we trough already?

Yes we have head to head

[Magic Lamps 11,655]

We are almost 100% to win the group now too 

[Johnnyeye 7,441]

1 minute ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Yes we have head to head

great, we can rest in the last game. Those 2 wins against Milan were massive

[Vesper 28,855]

nice win

knockout stages achieved now 18 out of 19 times, and time we failed we won the Europa League

[LAM09 6,752]

Progression sealed with a game remaining.

Nice to see Havertz offer something tonight. He scored a cracker at Wembley too, so I don't know why he doesn't shoot from distance more often.  

Just now, Vesper said:

nice win

knockout stages achieved now 18 out of 19 times, and time we failed we won the Europa League

We were also defending CL champions. Hard to forget.

Edited October 25, 2022 by LAM09

[OneMoSalah 8,778]

So on BT Sport Joe Cole and Glenn Hoddle thought we played brilliantly, particularly as we played against a team who haven’t lost at home in 40 games….. Wow. I hope nobody else here thinks that.

Second half we did nothing of note really. This is why United managed to sneak that equaliser and why other higher quality teams than Salzburg will sneak points off us unless we do something about it.

Not enough urgency or clinical edge. Kepa again making saves but not exactly from any opposition play that has deserved to tear us apart, just basic things.

Still plenty of work to do, can’t afford to start thinking that scrappy  2-1 wins against Salzburg and dropping 2 points against United in the 94th minute is acceptable. Particularly when the manager also got it wrong tactically for 35 minutes in that game.

I don’t really see a huge difference in the team. And thats worrying for all this talk of what the new manager was supposed  to bring. We are basically playing the same way. But the players are trying a wee bit harder than they were before.

Edited October 25, 2022 by OneMoSalah

[cosmicway 1,326]

We missed a busload of chances - made it into a thriller.
We did n't score more than two but we were a lot more creative this time.
What was the difference ?
The difference was Salzburg were attack minded - parking the bus was no good for them (AC Milan will pass them more likely than not).
It's against teams that play deep defense that we struggle most.
 

[bluesman2610 1,341]

Broja has great acceleration and pace and his feet are impressive. That kid is going to be some striker when he matures a little more.

[lucio 5,418]

4 minutes ago, bluesman2610 said:

Broja has great acceleration and pace and his feet are impressive. That kid is going to be some striker when he matures a little more.

Hope potter plays Him more often , he’s a nice outlet 

[LAM09 6,752]

9 minutes ago, bluesman2610 said:

Broja has great acceleration and pace and his feet are impressive. That kid is going to be some striker when he matures a little more.

He has some bite about him as well, which is something we've been lacking upfront since Costa left.

[OhForAGreavsie 5,892]

39 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

We are almost 100% to win the group now too 

Hopefully Milan get a result tonight and settle top spot for us so the last game is a free hit. Mind you the €3m prize money for a win is something the club might want to earn regardless of whether we need the points or not.

Edited October 25, 2022 by OhForAGreavsie

[YorkshireBlue 3,122]

Seen some comments in this thread today saying, the BT sport pundits saying we played well, but it's not true blah blah etc etc, just beat a team that's lost 6 games in their last 66 games, incredible stat. Their goalkeeper played outstanding, they them self's played well, some of our play today was the best I've seen from a Chelsea team in a long while, was exciting to watch. Cucu played well at CB bar 1 mistake, Silva also made mistakes he hadn't been dug out, puli put in a shift on the right, even havertz played much better. Far more positives than negatives but reading this thread you would think we lost 6-0.

[OhForAGreavsie 5,892]

47 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

So on BT Sport Joe Cole and Glenn Hoddle thought we played brilliantly, particularly as we played against a team who haven’t lost at home in 40 games….. Wow. I hope nobody else here thinks that.

Second half we did nothing of note really. This is why United managed to sneak that equaliser and why other higher quality teams than Salzburg will sneak points off us unless we do something about it.

Not enough urgency or clinical edge. Kepa again making saves but not exactly from any opposition play that has deserved to tear us apart, just basic things.

Still plenty of work to do, can’t afford to start thinking that scrappy  2-1 wins against Salzburg and dropping 2 points against United in the 94th minute is acceptable. Particularly when the manager also got it wrong tactically for 35 minutes in that game.

I don’t really see a huge difference in the team. And thats worrying for all this talk of what the new manager was supposed  to bring. We are basically playing the same way. But the players are trying a wee bit harder than they were before.

I haven't seen the first half yet but listened to it on the radio. Sounded like we played well in the first 45.

In the end we have the same players so we shouldn't expect miracles. 🙂

[OhForAGreavsie 5,892]

1 hour ago, Pizy said:

That’s a nasty fucking foul on Thiago. That’s a neck snapper.

Definite card.