Chelsea 4-0 Preston

[Vesper 30,195]

Golding look like he is 15, lolol

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

I like how are still going for it but still weird how at 3-0 they were playing for their lives while when 1-0 down in the league we usually stop playing altogether.

[lucio 5,418]

Golding L , won’t get another chance to score for Chelsea 

[Gundalf 806]

1 minute ago, Magic Lamps said:

I like how are still going for it but still weird how at 3-0 they were playing for their lives while when 1-0 down in the league we usually stop playing altogether.

All about confidence. 

[zinctek 469]

2 minutes ago, lucio said:

Golding L , won’t get another chance to score for Chelsea 

was thinking the same. he could changed his whole life that 1 goal then!!!

[lucio 5,418]

Noni could have squared to Washington 

[Laylabelle 9,535]

Nice to end the game easy compared to last week's drama! Hopefully we can take this going into the semi

[NikkiCFC 8,326]

Easy as expected. Should be a couple more but Broja and Sterling selfish. Two games against Boro and Fulham next. Expecting the same. Gaining confidence.

[King Kante 1,643]

12 minutes ago, lucio said:

Noni could have squared to Washington 

Should have squared. He had a complete open goal. 

[King Kante 1,643]

Not going to complain about today. Preston threw the kitchen sink at us in the first half, we still held them at bay. In the second we dismantled them. 

First time this season, I can say we delt with a game maturely - albeit against a Champo side in bad form. 

[NikkiCFC 8,326]

This surely means Maatsen is out in a couple of days. 

[King Kante 1,643]

4 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

This surely means Maatsen is out in a couple of days. 

Yep. Need that FFP money and he is the easiest one to shift. 

[Laylabelle 9,535]

Did look a different side after half term. First half seemed a bit iffy then bam bam goals..

[robsblubot 3,595]

1 hour ago, zinctek said:

just missed a sitter ffs 

Tbf, that was no sitter. It was a nice cross from Mudryk, but the goalie was pretty much on a 1x1 with Broja. Totally fine to score some and miss some esp for younger players. Broja did well today for me.

Out of the players, perhaps Madueke and Palmer weren't great. Palmer because I expect a lot from him. Madueke played his usual game which I very much dislike -- looks like a giraffe trying to control the football.

Mudryk has improved his overall game, so he is no longer a liability when he plays. he can consistent one twos, track back, and participate. I remain convinced his tight control is nowhere near good enough for a WC player, but he's been looking decent.

Edited January 6, 2024 by robsblubot

[ZAPHOD2319 4,819]

 

[King Kante 1,643]

30 minutes ago, Laylabelle said:

Did look a different side after half term. First half seemed a bit iffy then bam bam goals..

Tbf to PNE, they played the classic go all out to try and nick a goal, then park the bus. Not a bad idea against us, as we are easily bullied and cannot score against teams that park the bus. However, they didn't get their goal and were shagged out by the 55th minute, after which we dismantled them. Score could've easily have been 5 or 6 in the second half. 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,819]

 

[We Hate Scouse 10,326]

5 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

 

Redeemed himself 2nd half. He was atrocious in the first!

[bluesman2610 1,417]

58 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

 

At RB as well

[Chuckso 17]

2 hours ago, King Kante said:

Not going to complain about today. Preston threw the kitchen sink at us in the first half, we still held them at bay. In the second we dismantled them. 

First time this season, I can say we delt with a game maturely - albeit against a Champo side in bad form. 

A good opposition team would have gone 2 goals up in the first half and would not have fallen to pieces like Preston did. 
 

There was hardly anything positive to be gotten from this match. In fact I see even more troubling signs of bad form coming up.