Nott'm Forest 0-1 Chelsea

[Special Juan 28,133]

Typical Chelsea, last day drama all on us

[Vytis33 1,264]

 

[Thor 2,693]

1 hour ago, Vytis33 said:

 

I know he is a common name synonymous with danger for us - but we have won 5 of the last 6 with him i believe.

[Special Juan 28,133]

The ref won't come into it if we actually grow some balls and play how we should

[Vesper 30,119]

2 hours ago, Vytis33 said:

 

ffs!!!!!!!!!!!!

🤬

[DH1988 1,348]

Imagine being in the room selecting that referee for a billion pound game, almost think it’s on purpose as a joke.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

I'm more worried about Maresca tinkering with the lineup because of his obsession with the conference league., rather than the referee. He cares more about his CV, than the club, so a trophy will be more valuable than a top 5 finish.

We might have already secured a top 5 spot by now if hadn't screwed up the lineup against Ipswich Town by resting key players, because of a dead rubber conference league game.

If James is on the bench again on Sunday, you know where is priorities are.

 

Edited May 21 by Blue Armour

[DDA 9,929]

We aint winning this game. We will flop hard on Sunday and reality is going to hit the optimists in the nose when you realise we could be playing Conference League again next year and buying zero ballers in the summer market. 

[King Kante 1,643]

6 hours ago, Blue Armour said:

I'm more worried about Maresca tinkering with the lineup because of his obsession with the conference league., rather than the referee. He cares more about his CV, than the club, so a trophy will be more valuable than a top 5 finish.

We might have already secured a top 5 spot by now if hadn't screwed up the lineup against Ipswich Town by resting key players, because of a dead rubber conference league game.

If James is on the bench again on Sunday, you know where is priorities are.

 

This is the thing. A lot of people keep going 'Well if he gets top 5 and a trophy he has done well'. However, they seem to forget he sent us out against teams like Ipswich and Leicester where we struggled - I mean seriously 1 point from 6 against Ipswich and scrapping a 1-0 win against Leicester at home is awful.

I am not ruling out us finishing 7th, losing to Betis, and being back in the Conference next season. 

[Blue Armour 4,436]

12 minutes ago, King Kante said:

This is the thing. A lot of people keep going 'Well if he gets top 5 and a trophy he has done well'. However, they seem to forget he sent us out against teams like Ipswich and Leicester where we struggled - I mean seriously 1 point from 6 against Ipswich and scrapping a 1-0 win against Leicester at home is awful.

I am not ruling out us finishing 7th, losing to Betis, and being back in the Conference next season. 

Absolutely. And Maresca doesn't care. Top 4 was never his priority. He changed his tune only midway through the season when he presumably got some PR pep talk from the club admin.

The way he prioritized dead rubber EC games ahead of PL fixtures in the final third of the season is enough of an indication for me.

And the fact that he's talking up the final and his relationship with Pellegrini bodes poorly. Have a sinking feeling that he's going to screw up the lineup for Sunday's game. 

And agreed. Even if it's a trophy, winning the EC final is a poor consolation prize for a club that desperately needs more sources of revenue. 

[Special Juan 28,133]

He's looking forward more to seeing Pellegrini than being in the CL, blokes a fucking fraud and we will miss out on both CL and this ECL trophy, I just feel it

[Reddish-Blue 2,495]

23 hours ago, Special Juan said:

The ref won't come into it if we actually grow some balls and play how we should

You know this has a 1-0 for the home side written all over it.   They'll score in the first half, Nuno will have them play defensive and our players will be passing the ball around recycling possession for "stats". 

[Reddish-Blue 2,495]

22 hours ago, Vesper said:

ffs!!!!!!!!!!!!

🤬

We weren't going to beat Forest at their home ground, regardless of the referee. 

Even a draw isn't enough, unless Villa forget how to play football at Old Trafford 😆

Newcastle won't lose at home on final day. 

[Laylabelle 9,534]

After being in the top 5 for so long so lose out on the last day.... be so typical!!!

I live in hope..but know this team and what they are capable of and its something like this!!

[ZAPHOD2319 4,804]