Chelsea 2-1 Newcastle

[Mhsc 876]

1 minute ago, cosmicway said:

But it was a pen.
 

Hard to follow your posts and what they mean but if you are referring to the Nkunku "pen", it was never a pen

[Vytis33 1,144]

Every game I watch the commentators mention what a liability Sanchez is.  What is Maresca missing that everyone else sees?

[cosmicway 1,323]

Just now, Mhsc said:

Hard to follow your posts and what they mean but if you are referring to the Nkunku "pen", it was never a pen

He was manhandled, like police-pitch invaders.

[Mhsc 876]

Just now, cosmicway said:

He was manhandled, like police-pitch invaders.

Penalties are quite simple to understand: is it a foul, and was it in the box? This incident passed 50% of the criteria. 

[cosmicway 1,323]

2 minutes ago, Mhsc said:

Penalties are quite simple to understand: is it a foul, and was it in the box? This incident passed 50% of the criteria. 

63% maybe.

[Vesper 28,800]

7 minutes ago, mkh said:

Robert Sanchez finished the match with 6 successful long balls from his attempted 25!

50% pass success – 20 passes completed from his 40!

1 save made in the game. 

0 high claims and punches. 

Chelsea need him replaced.

if Maresca keeps on insisting he is a great keeper, he needs his head examined

[mkh 273]

Andrey Santos scores again for Strasbourg.

Enzo's Carney and KDH replacement on fire at Chelsea FC from summer!!!

[Mhsc 876]

Sanchez is our best shot stopper by a mile and we have defenders who leave their GK in serious situations multiple times per game.

Might be unpopular but honestly think Maresca is right in picking him at the moment, even as shit as his distribution is compared to Jorgs, we would be worse off with him in goal overall in PL imo.

Obviously, scouts/directors should have found us two better goalkeepers than Sanchez+Jorgs (+Kepa+...), but that is another matter. Maresca works with what he's got and when he speaks to the press he speaks positively about players who there is no intention from the scouts to replace, because what the fuck benefit is there in doing otherwise?

[Vesper 28,800]

9 minutes ago, mkh said:

Andrey Santos scores again for Strasbourg.

Enzo's Carney and KDH replacement on fire at Chelsea FC from summer!!!

https://www.vipleague.pm/ligue-1/strasbourg-vs-nantes-1-live-streaming

[Vesper 28,800]

34 minutes ago, zinctek said:

WTF REF where has 2 extra mins come from!!!

the pen VAR and then on-field review

[lluubbeenn 142]

Newcastle have a bunch of experienced and quite nasty players. Very happy we managed to hang on with all the calls going in their direction. 

Reece James took on well the words of Maresca about being a leader. Was magnificent and probably my motm. I would love it to beat them at St James on Wednesday, but wont be too mad if we don't. We must take 3 points from Man Utd. It will be super hard as we don't win there and love to help a team in crisis.  COYB!

[Mhsc 876]

7 minutes ago, lluubbeenn said:

Newcastle have a bunch of experienced and quite nasty players. Very happy we managed to hang on with all the calls going in their direction. 

 

100%. The stamp on Neto's foot when we were defending a corner for example was clearly intentional.

[Fulham Broadway 16,841]

Great game - but we do need a Thiago/JT leader at the back

I am sure refs must have a sweepstake as to how many cards they can dish out to us this season. 

[Mário César 975]

can anyone give me the gifr of jackson goal?

[nyikolajevics 2,576]

This round was ours. We are the only team in the 2nd-6th zone with a win, was much needed.

[Fulham Broadway 16,841]

Playing them again Weds 

[OhForAGreavsie 5,892]

8 hours ago, Vesper said:

the only thing I disagree with him on is our GKer situation (unless he is just praising them, especially Sanchez, for public consumption)

we also need to strengthen our CBs a lot IMHO

it is so risky to rely on Colwill and especially Wes Fofana to remain basically 100 per cent (or nearly so) healthy

Tosin is ok (to a point, but certainly he is not a 'take over as a starter for the rest of the season' level CB) but after that we are fucked

As always this is a lot of guesswork on my part, but I have a feeling that Maresca has earned more influence with the decision makers than he had initially. I feel sure that the manager and the recruitment team recruitment must know that some major defensive upgrades are required.

Specifically: -

At goalkeeper, Jorgensen must be considered immediately, and a recruit needs to be high priority in the January window.

Decisions about recruiting at centre-back will be influenced I suppose by the club's assessment of Anselmino but, even so, we need to add mature players of character. If we can add one such player, there is no reason this team cannot qualify for the Champions League. Add two and it's a certainty.

A full time left back, who Maresca will trust to start Premier League games when required, must also be on the list. I suppose though that this requires Ben Chilwell's wages to be shifted first.

[Fulham Broadway 16,841]

We've just been hit with a £75,000 fine after we became the first team in Premier League history to receive six or more yellow cards in three games in one season

Stitch up