Chelsea 2-0 Sheff Utd

[James 5,142]

PRE/POST-MATCH DISCUSSION, LIVE CHAT AND ANALYSIS

Saturday 16th December 2023
Premier League
Stamford Bridge
3pm UK

[Blue Armour 4,168]

I think this will be the easy fixture in which Poch will finally introduce Nkunku.

And after two back to back defeats, and James injured, he'll be desperate to roll the dice.

 

Edited December 12, 2023 by Blue Armour

[Bluepower777 12]

If we can't win this than I'm afraid the omens are very bad.

[DH1988 1,199]

If we don't put a few past and use this as a much needed confidence booster then the writing is on the wall.

At this point, ridiculously, due to no leadership and lack of any kind of substance, I would honestly take Jose back, shameful.

[ZAPHOD2319 3,881]

More than Nkunku, I hope Petrovic comes out in this game and is a beast. We need him to be better than Sanchez.

[Fulham Broadway 16,411]

'Are we just going to sit on the fence and say we are still in a rebuilding process ?

'There is no time for that. We need to start winning games. When I look at at the team, it comes down to a complete lack of leaders.

‘In the game against Everton, I looked around the pitch, there is not one single leader.

‘There is no-one to come out on the pitch to go at your colleagues and say, ‘Wake up, what are you doing?’, come to you and scream at you – this is what we had before.

‘The likes of Didier Drogba, John Terry and Frank Lampard, when you are having a shit game, these guys would make you wake up.

'I look all around the pitch and I look at the manager, I didn’t see him scream at one of the players to say, "Do your fucking job, wake up, make sure you run around and make sure we win the game".'

John Obi Mikel. He is right.

[Vesper 27,351]

7 hours ago, DH1988 said:

I would honestly take Jose back, shameful.

for all Mou's faults

there is ZERO chance he would accept the lack of drive and spirit and will that we have atm

I watched a lot of mid noughties Chels the past few days

it is utter madness how far away from that we are now

galaxies apart

[DH1988 1,199]

3 hours ago, Vesper said:

for all Mou's faults

there is ZERO chance he would accept the lack of drive and spirit and will that we have atm

I watched a lot of mid noughties Chels the past few days

it is utter madness how far away from that we are now

galaxies apart

Couldn't agree more, it's the most disappointing thing of all this dross. Going out and not giving 100% for 90 minutes. Jose may be alot of things, a fall from grace, however I totally agree he would take no shit.

[Laylabelle 9,302]

Its also when we go a goal behind...you'd feel a change be made or halftime talk and bam new attitude...this lot more the same! There is no leadership it's just every person for themselves and a mishmash of players 

[robsblubot 3,237]

Football is players. You need leaders in the roster, and in the starting XI, so they can deal with in-game situations.

I don't doubt Mourinho would get more, like immediate results, with this roster. Which would make little to no difference IMO.
He'd play fewer of these younger players--never seen Jose use a lot of young players tbh. Be prepared for players you'd like to see getting minutes to be replaced by workhorses, which is what Jose does.

It's funny how the talk about rebuild, and give time, turns into "let's bring Jose back." 😆

[bigbluewillie 1,807]

13 hours ago, Fulham Broadway said:

'Are we just going to sit on the fence and say we are still in a rebuilding process ?

'There is no time for that. We need to start winning games. When I look at at the team, it comes down to a complete lack of leaders.

‘In the game against Everton, I looked around the pitch, there is not one single leader.

‘There is no-one to come out on the pitch to go at your colleagues and say, ‘Wake up, what are you doing?’, come to you and scream at you – this is what we had before.

‘The likes of Didier Drogba, John Terry and Frank Lampard, when you are having a shit game, these guys would make you wake up.

'I look all around the pitch and I look at the manager, I didn’t see him scream at one of the players to say, "Do your fucking job, wake up, make sure you run around and make sure we win the game".'

John Obi Mikel. He is right.

I have been in hospital for six days, I knew no scores or what was going on in the world.

I got home Tuesday night and found a replay of the United game what a fucking mess, I didn't know the Everton result until i came on here...fucking hell.

We are in a total mess, we only have one player that is anywhere near deserving to be at Chelsea FC Cole Palmer, the rest can just fuck off Jackson, Mudryk [who i hoped would be something] Enzo, Caicedo, Sterling, the list goes on and on.

The problem is at the top Boehly/Clearlake until they fuck off and but a soccerball team our demise will continue.

Oh yeah the Sheffield game...I'm pass caring.

[Chuckso 17]

15 hours ago, Fulham Broadway said:

'Are we just going to sit on the fence and say we are still in a rebuilding process ?

'There is no time for that. We need to start winning games. When I look at at the team, it comes down to a complete lack of leaders.

‘In the game against Everton, I looked around the pitch, there is not one single leader.

‘There is no-one to come out on the pitch to go at your colleagues and say, ‘Wake up, what are you doing?’, come to you and scream at you – this is what we had before.

‘The likes of Didier Drogba, John Terry and Frank Lampard, when you are having a shit game, these guys would make you wake up.

'I look all around the pitch and I look at the manager, I didn’t see him scream at one of the players to say, "Do your fucking job, wake up, make sure you run around and make sure we win the game".'

John Obi Mikel. He is right.

People slating our players for having no spine or leadership - that may be true, however as was rightly stated Drogba, Frank and Terry were the Chelsea zenith of strong mentality and leadership - they did succumb to the tactics of Andreas Villa Boas and were made to look like bumbling amateurs.
 

There can be so much the players can do. #ManagementMatters

Edited December 13, 2023 by Chuckso

[Fulham Broadway 16,411]

2 hours ago, bigbluewillie said:

we only have one player that is anywhere near deserving to be at Chelsea FC Cole Palmer,

Was thinking the same. Hope youre on the mend mate !

[Fulham Broadway 16,411]

58 minutes ago, Chuckso said:

they did succumb to the tactics of Andreas Villa Boas a

Was at his last game and he looked absolutely clueless - had lost the dressing room

[Special Juan 27,104]

They will come and sit back, we all know how we suffer when this happens.

Expect a 1-0 loss with a breakaway goal

[bigbluewillie 1,807]

2 hours ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Was thinking the same. Hope youre on the mend mate !

Getting better bruv...

Would you believe it was a heart problem, fucking hell if I knew about the results beforehand it'd probably ironed me out completely, fucking Chelsea eh

[cosmicway 1,260]

United are the same disaster area as we are.
It's 10 years now with them and they 're not a club without dough.
What is the explanation ?
Arse too, another rich club, till two years ago but Arse are a team without the glorious past of the reds.

Edited December 13, 2023 by cosmicway

[lucio 5,406]

56 minutes ago, cosmicway said:

United are the same disaster area as we are.
It's 10 years now with them and they 're not a club without dough.
What is the explanation ?
Arse too, another rich club, till two years ago but Arse are a team without the glorious past of the reds.

They’ve never sunk as low as we have. They’ve had PL 2nd places , Europa league and domestic cups in that time frame . We look like being a bottom half club