LAM09 7,062 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 28 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said: I think we all think that we do know. Still, we've bean wrong before. 🙂 Exactly. In KO football, anything can happen. The heat will certainly have a notable impact on most of the European sides as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vytis33 1,276 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 bluesman2610, Johnnyeye, Vesper and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHulk 2,483 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 (edited) So happy we managed to win after that first half! Rest up and prepare for World Club, hope we get a couple top class signing in by the time the tournament starts and not some Delaps and Garnachos. Edited May 29 by TheHulk Johnnyeye and bigbluewillie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 (edited) 8 hours ago, Vytis33 said: Unrelated to the trophy but Isco was class and is still class. Great player First 45 minutes he was fantastic I think, without a doubt best player on the pitch and Betis’ best in the whole game. Forgot how good he was really, slalomed through us in the first half at ease, basically impossible to get the ball off, little drop of the shoulder, flicks here and there but great choice of pass also. Imagine him and Hazard in a team together in their pomp…. would need 2 footballs. Edited May 29 by OneMoSalah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,140 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 That first half was awful and Maresca dropped a serious fatty selecting Gusto ahead of Reece. He spoke at FT about how he was protecting Reece but in a game of that nature and what was on the line you do not select Gusto ahead of Recce, in no world. Maresca has to get smarter at his choices next season and not just for James but selections, in game choices and player positions, no more Caicedo at RB and so on. The second half we decided to pull up our big boy pants and take the game to them, and a few times over the last few weeks we look a million times better when we got at teams as opposed to being passive and negative. After CL qualification and winning this trophy we must must must buy a quality 9, no middle of the road striker atop quality one and we cannot be asking questions at the end of the season about goal return and buying another 9 next year, it has to be right NOW. OneMoSalah and Strike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdlk 286 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 I wont mind moving Cole at RW and bringing Isco as CAM.. We saw that Cole feels better there.. bigbluewillie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kante 1,643 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Finally, one of the players said they're tried of going backwards and sideways: https://www.google.com/amp/s/Chelsea.news/2025/05/Chelsea-player-admits-he-was-sick-of-going-backwards-and-sideways-and-did-his-own-thing/amp/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdlk 286 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 If this is true so we have won despite Maresca tactics, and players starting playing more free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,333 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 One of the highlights seeing domestic abuser Antony at the end crying like a baby bigbluewillie, Mhsc, nachikethas and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,282 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 the importance of this win I think is a lit of bit comparable with EL 2013 because in that time we had a tough season and some players like eden, azpi or oscar need to felt what is to win a european trophy and that gave them a huge mental boost for next years Fernando and Mhsc 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 19 hours ago, King Kante said: Finally, one of the players said they're tried of going backwards and sideways: https://www.google.com/amp/s/Chelsea.news/2025/05/Chelsea-player-admits-he-was-sick-of-going-backwards-and-sideways-and-did-his-own-thing/amp/ Be another good few seasons of backwards and sideways if Maresca sees out his contract though 😂 I don’t think we will see much change, like with Arteta at Arsenal too. Who without a fit and firing Saka look pretty toothless playing that style. 15 hours ago, Mário César said: the importance of this win I think is a lit of bit comparable with EL 2013 because in that time we had a tough season and some players like eden, azpi or oscar need to felt what is to win a european trophy and that gave them a huge mental boost for next years Now that the dust has settled a bit. In reality, it’s not something a club of this magnitude should’ve ever been aspiring to be competing for. Yes first club to win all 3 European competition trophies, can’t take that away from us but if you had said when BlueCo took over, say 12-18 months after winning a CL, Super Cup, CWC etc that our first trophy since then would be the Conference League - we’d all be quite deflated. Lets be honest. Particularly after a £1.5bn outlay. It is good for this group to get the monkey off their back after the result last season in the Carabao final with the “billion pound bottlejobs” thing but will it change much? Thats the question. Still have huge concerns about the quality of a large % of our squad. And huge concerns about the direction of recruitment and the actual manager himself which need answered. This summer will probably answer a lot of those questions. Sancho & Delap aren’t exactly brilliant first steps either in the market (squad players at best). At the end of the window things will maybe be clearer, lets hope so, but generally still think next season will be another slog if we keep insisting with this utter guff, inflexible style of football and 3-4 years down the line recruitment. I mean 3-4 years is going to come and the first guys signed with this strategy could be off somewhere else, sick of waiting…. maybe not but again, who knows. Its a short career all players don’t want to wait 3-4 years to win something hugely significant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,282 Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 4 hours ago, OneMoSalah said: Be another good few seasons of backwards and sideways if Maresca sees out his contract though 😂 I don’t think we will see much change, like with Arteta at Arsenal too. Who without a fit and firing Saka look pretty toothless playing that style. Now that the dust has settled a bit. In reality, it’s not something a club of this magnitude should’ve ever been aspiring to be competing for. Yes first club to win all 3 European competition trophies, can’t take that away from us but if you had said when BlueCo took over, say 12-18 months after winning a CL, Super Cup, CWC etc that our first trophy since then would be the Conference League - we’d all be quite deflated. Lets be honest. Particularly after a £1.5bn outlay. It is good for this group to get the monkey off their back after the result last season in the Carabao final with the “billion pound bottlejobs” thing but will it change much? Thats the question. Still have huge concerns about the quality of a large % of our squad. And huge concerns about the direction of recruitment and the actual manager himself which need answered. This summer will probably answer a lot of those questions. Sancho & Delap aren’t exactly brilliant first steps either in the market (squad players at best). At the end of the window things will maybe be clearer, lets hope so, but generally still think next season will be another slog if we keep insisting with this utter guff, inflexible style of football and 3-4 years down the line recruitment. I mean 3-4 years is going to come and the first guys signed with this strategy could be off somewhere else, sick of waiting…. maybe not but again, who knows. Its a short career all players don’t want to wait 3-4 years to win something hugely significant. yeah keep sancho for me is a red flag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,573 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Great game and atmosphere! Stats and Vesper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Hate Scouse 10,327 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 56 minutes ago, xPetrCechx said: Great game and atmosphere! What row were you? Looks like you were super close to where I was. Vesper and xPetrCechx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,573 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 8 hours ago, We Hate Scouse said: What row were you? Looks like you were super close to where I was. Row 50 seat 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Hate Scouse 10,327 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 39 minutes ago, xPetrCechx said: Row 50 seat 2. I was 35 - 10, so we were super close!! I had one of the big flags, in this picture I'm holding the blue flag above where it says London on the massive flag I also went to the Chelsea fan zone beforehand and my son got a squad signed shirt 😍😍😍 Fernando, xPetrCechx and Mhsc 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,573 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 16 minutes ago, We Hate Scouse said: I was 35 - 10, so we were super close!! I had one of the big flags, in this picture I'm holding the blue flag above where it says London on the massive flag I also went to the Chelsea fan zone beforehand and my son got a squad signed shirt 😍😍😍 Great! I was at the zone fan too before the game and then walked to the stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,585 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 I thought no Reece at the beginning was weird but then I heard the comment from Maresca at the end and I was like interesting. Maybe if he continues doing that next season then James can stay more fit, and he might need to do the same for Lavia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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