Brentford 2-2 Chelsea

[Mário César 1,340]

some of you want to rotate against brentford

liverpool against burnley choose his best line up

Edited 22 hours ago by Mário César

[Special Juan 28,187]

Line up and result was on Maresca, Gittens was a bizzare buy and still say this now he's shit and not Chelsea level

We have to stop all this tinkering shite I know the best line up, Maresca is either a thick bastard or naive.

 

[Mário César 1,340]

17 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

Line up and result was on Maresca, Gittens was a bizzare buy and still say this now he's shit and not Chelsea level

We have to stop all this tinkering shite I know the best line up, Maresca is either a thick bastard or naive.

 

gittsen was board buy. Directors wants him because he is a city academy player

Maresca could play gusto at least

[Blue Armour 4,471]

1 hour ago, Mário César said:

some of you want to rotate against brentford

liverpool against burnley choose his best line up

Smart decision. 

True, they have the benefit of a better squad with less injuries, but you dont treat a PL game like a cup game against a small team.

We have 8 CL games to play. 1 away result against Bayern who are the best team in the group isn't going to be the big deal breaker.

Just like last season, Maresca seems to think that every European game is a costly knockout round.

[Vesper 30,298]

1 minute ago, Blue Armour said:

Smart decision. 

True, they have the benefit of a better squad with less injuries, but you dont treat a PL game like a cup game against a small team.

We have 8 CL games to play. 1 away result against Bayern who are the best team in the group isn't going to be the big deal breaker.

Just like last season, Maresca seems to think that every European game is a costly knockout round.

agree

[Mário César 1,340]

13 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

Smart decision. 

True, they have the benefit of a better squad with less injuries, but you dont treat a PL game like a cup game against a small team.

We have 8 CL games to play. 1 away result against Bayern who are the best team in the group isn't going to be the big deal breaker.

Just like last season, Maresca seems to think that every European game is a costly knockout round.

I was shocked when I read people here ask to maresca rotate the line up 

no one do that in away game versus a normal side in premierleague, specially when we are in the group stage and not in a advance phase of the competition

Edited 20 hours ago by Mário César

[DDA 9,985]

Why is nobody talking about their winner being offside? Which it was and I thought so at the time but didnt want to look at it because i knew it would piss me off now others are saying about it …. Fucking joke VAR decision. 

[Special Juan 28,187]

32 minutes ago, DDA said:

Why is nobody talking about their winner being offside? Which it was and I thought so at the time but didnt want to look at it because i knew it would piss me off now others are saying about it …. Fucking joke VAR decision. 

Because if we speak we are in trouble

They have to even up the Fulham disallowed goal remember

[TheHulk 2,510]

46 minutes ago, DDA said:

Why is nobody talking about their winner being offside? Which it was and I thought so at the time but didnt want to look at it because i knew it would piss me off now others are saying about it …. Fucking joke VAR decision. 

Because the defense was so bad we shouldn't rely on VAR saving us every game.

Just saw that first Brentford goal, incredible sunday league defense. 

Also we have 3 RBs and you start fucking Fofana.

Edited 18 hours ago by TheHulk

[Special Juan 28,187]

Fofana is shite, walks back in the team after being out for 2000 years

We had our chance to buy in the summer and like a striker and keeper we fucked it up

I have no sympathy with these amateur board people

[TheHulk 2,510]

Forget Bayern if we don't beat United who are looking like proper shit, the fanbase will turn fast again on Maresca.

Edited 18 hours ago by TheHulk

[Mário César 1,340]

1 hour ago, Special Juan said:

Fofana is shite, walks back in the team after being out for 2000 years

We had our chance to buy in the summer and like a striker and keeper we fucked it up

I have no sympathy with these amateur board people

I dont understood why maresca dont played gusto in first half at least

[Strike 7,533]

11 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

It's been done. Man city did it and won many titles. Yes, of course the coach has to pick and choose the games, but the key to it is the depth of quality in the squad. Numbers alone won't cut it if you intend to be competitive into the latter stages of multiple competitions.

There are at least two more games in a Champions League campaign than when we last won it, plus individual games in all competitions last longer than they ever have before. Obviously there are domestic games where only the top team will do but the ability to rest 4 or 5 players before a big midweek fixture, and 4 or 5 others the weekend after, is a massive advantage for any manager aiming to go deep in all competitions.

The problem of course is being able to afford to recruit and pay such a squad. We aren't there yet.

Things have changed since City won. The pressure of winning points is spread out over more games now in UCL and that’s where we can afford to rotate 

The lower teams in PL have spent a ridiculous amount of money (even compared to seasoned CL teams like Atleti or Barca or Inter). We are looking at a very different schedule and difficulty levels between league, Europe compared to even 2-3 years ago 

You don’t see Liverpool or Arsenal - the two best teams in the league right now - rotating a lot in their league games, even against lowly opposition

[Mário César 1,340]

8 minutes ago, Strike said:

Things have changed since City won. The pressure of winning points is spread out over more games now in UCL and that’s where we can afford to rotate 

The lower teams in PL have spent a ridiculous amount of money (even compared to seasoned CL teams like Atleti or Barca or Inter). We are looking at a very different schedule and difficulty levels between league, Europe compared to even 2-3 years ago 

You don’t see Liverpool or Arsenal - the two best teams in the league right now - rotating a lot in their league games, even against lowly opposition

this is why almost every away game now its tough

even small/middle teams are good and with a lot of money

[Blue Armour 4,471]

59 minutes ago, Strike said:

Things have changed since City won. The pressure of winning points is spread out over more games now in UCL and that’s where we can afford to rotate 

The lower teams in PL have spent a ridiculous amount of money (even compared to seasoned CL teams like Atleti or Barca or Inter). We are looking at a very different schedule and difficulty levels between league, Europe compared to even 2-3 years ago 

You don’t see Liverpool or Arsenal - the two best teams in the league right now - rotating a lot in their league games, even against lowly opposition

Exactly this. 

Im still annoyed at the way Maresca prioritized PL and conference league games in the 2nd half last season. He always saved his best lineups for conference league fodder.

And while he rescued top 4 at the end, it was his fault (and Jackson's sending off) that we fell into a scrap with other teams for securing CL.

[The Rising Sun 711]

Maresca.lost this game with his line up. 

What on earth was he thinking....he's got all the tools as a manager with regards to philosophy. But my god is he bad with his selections.... Not quite sure what he tries to achieve sometimes....

[Mário César 1,340]

1 hour ago, The Rising Sun said:

Maresca.lost this game with his line up. 

What on earth was he thinking....he's got all the tools as a manager with regards to philosophy. But my god is he bad with his selections.... Not quite sure what he tries to achieve sometimes....

he wanted to rotate the line up after a IT because of phisical issues

[NikkiCFC 8,371]

14 hours ago, Blue Armour said:

Exactly this. 

Im still annoyed at the way Maresca prioritized PL and conference league games in the 2nd half last season. He always saved his best lineups for conference league fodder.

And while he rescued top 4 at the end, it was his fault (and Jackson's sending off) that we fell into a scrap with other teams for securing CL.

I remember only Brentford away also was heavy rotation last season?

1 hour ago, The Rising Sun said:

Maresca.lost this game with his line up. 

What on earth was he thinking....he's got all the tools as a manager with regards to philosophy. But my god is he bad with his selections.... Not quite sure what he tries to achieve sometimes....

 

20 minutes ago, Mário César said:

he wanted to rotate the line up after a IT because of phisical issues

Exaggerating as usual. Palmer was never going to start after the injury and Estevao was not available. Delap as well which would put Pedro behind striker. So Buonanotte was logical choice. This is not rotation but circumstances. 

Only rotation was Hato and Fofana for Cucurella and James/Gusto. Made both changes at HT. 

We scored 2 goals which should be more than enough to win a game. First goal we conceded has nothing to do with Hato and Fofana but more our starting CBs anyway. Second was probably irregular goal with players you wanted to start. So conclusion is that small rotation has nothing to do with 2 lost points.