Chelsea 3-0 Luton Town

[Mário César 1,246]

yes our problem is not the defense and even midfielder but our attack is our main problem 

[robsblubot 3,595]

16 minutes ago, Gundalf said:

Yeah sure, Silva is as much to blame as Havertz for Chelsea not scoring enough. 

Well to end this discussion: Havertz, Mount and co are big losers and Im very happy these frauds are out of the club. Mount being trashed by United fans already gives me good vibes. Every single outgoing was justified.

 

Of course not, when a CB can make forward runs, push his team forward, and start attacks like Rudiger did over and over again in that CL run, that would never help the attack. 🙄

When David Luiz used to hit a long ball assisting our attackers, nope he's a defender only! 🙄

When Timo Werner "ran like a dog" closing down runners that did not help our defense one bit because he's an "attacker." 🙄

City must be a mystery to folks here: who's in attack? why is Stones moving up, or why is Ake behind Grelish now? 😕

And I thought "total football" was an old and known thing. My bad.

Edited August 23, 2023 by robsblubot

[Thor 2,691]

50 minutes ago, Gundalf said:

Yeah sure, Silva is as much to blame as Havertz for Chelsea not scoring enough. 

Well to end this discussion: Havertz, Mount and co are big losers and Im very happy these frauds are out of the club. Mount being trashed by United fans already gives me good vibes. Every single outgoing was justified.

 

I think football these days starts from the very back, and being able to get the ball up and down the pitch quickly is key. 

I'll probably get some hate for this, but I think Silva shouldn't be playing as much as he does. He is solid in the back, but I do feel he often slows our play down and keeps the tempo on the lower end of things. 

It was somewhat like Zlatan at Man United. He was scoring and still a great player, but I don't think he fits with what we are trying to do. 

[Gundalf 805]

27 minutes ago, Thor said:

I think football these days starts from the very back, and being able to get the ball up and down the pitch quickly is key. 

I'll probably get some hate for this, but I think Silva shouldn't be playing as much as he does. He is solid in the back, but I do feel he often slows our play down and keeps the tempo on the lower end of things. 

It was somewhat like Zlatan at Man United. He was scoring and still a great player, but I don't think he fits with what we are trying to do. 

Maybe on paper, but didnt really have an affect on the outcomes at least last season:

• Average goals scored with Silva starting last season: 0,92
• Average goals scored without Silva starting last season: 0,91

Edited August 23, 2023 by Gundalf

[Thor 2,691]

11 minutes ago, Gundalf said:

Maybe on paper, but didnt really have an affect on the outcomes at least last season:

• Average goals scored with Silva starting last season: 0,92
• Average goals scored without Silva starting last season: 0,91

Yeah, I feel there are a lot more variables to it than that such as who else was on the pitch and opponents played, etc. 

Even from just an eye test - it has appeared that way to me recently. 

[OneMoSalah 8,885]

Must win.

I mean lets be honest, anything but a win here and it would be an absolute travesty. I mean these are everyone’s nailed on first choice team to get relegated.

Bet they win 1-0 after claiming this but honestly if a £1 billion squad cannot get 3 points here we might as well give up - forget project 2030, we wont be any use by then either 😂

No wins in 3 when 2 of the games have been against West Ham and Luton would be an incredibly disappointing start. I mean granted there has been encouraging moments but encouraging moments need to turn into good performances and ultimately points.

[Vytis33 1,262]

 

[Vesper 30,106]

3 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

Must win.

I mean lets be honest, anything but a win here and it would be an absolute travesty. I mean these are everyone’s nailed on first choice team to get relegated.

Bet they win 1-0 after claiming this but honestly if a £1 billion squad cannot get 3 points here we might as well give up - forget project 2030, we wont be any use by then either 😂

No wins in 3 when 2 of the games have been against West Ham and Luton would be an incredibly disappointing start. I mean granted there has been encouraging moments but encouraging moments need to turn into good performances and ultimately points.

absolutely a must win

losing to them would be a disaster

their entire team is valued at only £63m

they have no player valued at even £8m

[Gundalf 805]

6 minutes ago, Vesper said:

absolutely a must win

losing to them would be a disaster

their entire team is valued at only £63m

they have no player valued at even £8m

You just know that Ross Barkley will score. 

[Vesper 30,106]

other than 3 GKers

they are also pretty young

they only have 2 outfield players over 29 years old

and neither are ancient

[Vesper 30,106]

it would be one of the biggest miracles in the past 30 or 40 years if that exact squad at present stays up

surely they add some quality (or maybe not, maybe they will just hoard the promotion money and try to become a permanent decent Championship side)

[ZAPHOD2319 4,803]

58 minutes ago, Vesper said:

it would be one of the biggest miracles in the past 30 or 40 years if that exact squad at present stays up

surely they add some quality (or maybe not, maybe they will just hoard the promotion money and try to become a permanent decent Championship side)

You can tell by their transfer activity they are here to collect the TV money and get relegated with the same team.  

[Thor 2,691]

2 hours ago, Vytis33 said:

 

Wonder what this is about? 

[Pizy 18,866]

1 hour ago, Thor said:

Wonder what this is about? 

No images of him at all yet since the unveiling and no update from the club or the journalists who usually leak injuries ahead of time,

Please don’t tell me we bought an injured player…

[Gundalf 805]

Apparently he didnt really have a proper preseason. 

Edited August 23, 2023 by Gundalf