Chelsea 0-1 Man United

[termninja 5,290]

I tell you, if we play 4-3-3 with Torres as the lone striker and Drogba wide right (don't call me insane, his crossing ability is better than anyone else's at the club) then he will finally get that service.

I believe Drogba is our only player able to deliver a good cross at the moment

[Clevemayer 764]

what went wrong against Manu:

#1 Mikel on the bench

#2 Bossy instead of Ess RB

#3 same old 4-4-2 no 4-1-3-2 or -4-2-1-2-1 or 4-1-2-2-1

#4 Shit attitude

#5 Carlo is our Manager...

[Krypt 241]

After Calming down a bit

I have to say we played quite well. Though we just couldn’t take our chances United had one clear cut chance and took it. had that chance been ours the ball would of hit the other side of the post and gone out. unfortunately the CL is a lot about luck and we just don’t have the man utd luck. here is how i thought our players rated:

Cech: didn’t put a foot wrong and could do nothing about the goal.

Ash. Solid as usual though wasn’t really tested.

Terry. Brilliant , someone who cares a lot about this club he played like a defender and a midfielder.

Ivan: Usual Good Shift but could of done with him on the right.

Bossy: A lot has already been said , he is way out of his depth , hasn’t been the same player since his injury. we must assess this in the summer.

Essien: Got forward well , tracked back well good game

Lamps: Other than the chance that evra cleared he wasn’t in the game and his corners where dire.

Rammy: Played well , never stopped running , but lacks the creative spark on the right.

Yuri: Didn’t really do much , i don’t think he has what it takes to beat a man other than running past them.

Drogba: Looked great in places , looked woeful in others this is Dider Drogba all over. Though he looked like the only one to make something happen. What really annoyed me was his cross that got blocked and he decided to throw a tantrum by the corner flag instead of getting the ball back and getting another cross in , this may have been the reason Caro took him off.

Torres: Showed glimpses of what he can do. The header that VDS saved was a world class save and it just seems like not even the ball wants to go in the net for him.

Anelka: Not enough time to make an impact

FloMo: Looked lively when he came on , but needs a rocket up his ass to get in some form.

Mikel: Looked good , composed on the ball , deserves more of a chance.

Just looked at the BBC Stats and we had more chances , what really go to me was ITV's Blatant bias towards Man utd it’s like they are watching a game with red tited glasses "the better team are ahead at half time" i understand if its a foreign team against and English one but not two English teams (rant over)

Attempts on target

• Chelsea 10
• Man Utd 5

Attempts off target

• Chelsea 6
• Man Utd 0

Corners

• Chelsea 3
• Man Utd 5

Fouls

• Chelsea 15
• Man Utd 13

We all know the penalty situation , but we knew this would happen it always does even if we had got it , the ref would have allowed all the united players to stand on the line of something . It is hard to accept this is our last chance of silverware but thats football , you dont take your chances you dont win simple as that. It’s going to be a tough task on Tuesday night but if the boys really want it they will have to put the effort in.

[Badboy 1,526]

Torres done a hell of a lot more than Drogba today.

Drogba was the only player who was creating chances for us, Torres cant hit a barn door at the moment.

Edited April 7, 2011 by Badboy

[Badboy 1,526]

Why do we always concede the first goal, its always the same type of goal. We hardly ever concede when the opposition are trying to play through the middle, its always when the opposition attack down the flanks. I am seriously sick and tired of Frank Lampard, he was talking about playing when he is 38 like Ryan Giggs ? yeah right mate we don't carry liabilities.

Edited April 7, 2011 by Badboy

[Krypt 241]

Why do we always concede the first goal, its always the same type of goal. We hardly ever concede when the opposition are trying to play through the middle, its always when the opposition attack down the flanks. I am seriously sick and tired of Frank Lampard, he was talking about playing when he is 38 like Ryan Giggs ? yeah right mate we don't carry liabilities.

Unfortunatly its so predictable its boring now. The champions league is the cup we should just enjoy the ride in , its the same every year we look good play well , but just dont have the luck ? the Edge ? to win it....

[spuz 143]

Ivanovic---------------Alex-------Terry--------------------Cole

---------------------------Essien---------------------------------

---------Lampard---------------------Malouda--------

---------------------------Kalou--------------------------------

------------Drogba----------------------Anelka---------------

You'd drop Ramires over Malouda,Essien or Lamps ?????

I tell you, if we play 4-3-3 with Torres as the lone striker and Drogba wide right (don't call me insane, his crossing ability is better than anyone else's at the club) then he will finally get that service.

Sad isn't it. Sad but true.

[steve5221 91]

I have not read through this thread, so apologies if I go over something that has already been discussed.

I think it is time for a reality check guys. I have been a hugely pro Torres and have criticised Ancellotti alot on here but last night was the opposite. Carlo picked exactly the team I woulsd have and I thought Torres was poor.

Man U are not a great side but they bossed the game last night, yes it was a blatant penalty but do not let that hide our frailties.

Lampard and Essien DO NOT have the ability to play centrally in a 4-4-2 and we had zero creative players on the pitch last night.

As was discussed at length on here Bosingwa is a liabilty, first rule of defending you NEVER turn your back on the ball.

Big changes are required in the summer if we are to change our style of play. For now we need to revert back to what we are good at 4-3-3 with strength, pace and effort and that means Torres on the bench till the summer.....

[steve5221 91]

Lets forget that we signed Torres this season. We must go 4-3-3:

Kalou - Drogba - Anelka or Anelka - Drogba - Malouda

In next season we start to use use Torres, but right now he just out of place.

100% correct mate - we have to get back to what we are good at this year. 4-3-3 with Power, strength and directness. Our current players are not good enough to play 4-4-2 due to lack of creatiity....

[spuz 143]

We better seriously try tonight. No screw ups from Carlo regarding team/formation selction or subs,play Torres the full 90 mins.

We've got no excuses,we better just go for it.

Tomorrow,I don't want to be saying " Well 0-0 isn't a bad result" Or " We're only losing 1-0 with all to play for in the second leg"

None of that shit please,I remember being in these positions against Luckypool in the past.

I said I didn't want to be saying that !!!!!!!!!!!!

It's over isn't it,let's face it.

[steve5221 91]

I said I didn't want to be saying that !!!!!!!!!!!!

It's over isn't it,let's face it.

It will be very difficut but not if we play to our strengths like I just mentioned 4-3-3 with the players that fit the system. Drogba has to be the main striker in our team up there.......Torres benched till the summer.

[laeth 527]

Drogba was the only player who was creating chances for us, Torres cant hit a barn door at the moment.

Other than hit the post and force a world class save from Van Der Sar....

[steve5221 91]

Other than hit the post and force a world class save from Van Der Sar....

He didnt hit the post, Drogba did Torres never touched it. Re: the header you are referring to that was not a world class save. It was in slow motion, Van Der Sar made it look good for the camera's...

[Krypt 241]

I said I didn't want to be saying that !!!!!!!!!!!!

It's over isn't it,let's face it.

I guess we could think that... or we could support our team and give them the benefit of the doubt that they can beat united , lets see what happens Tuesday win or loose it dosent change a thing im still behind the team and will look forward to next season and hopefully a more sucessfull one.

Chin up!

[TomCFC 357]

The second leg won't be easy at all, but a good performance will see us through. If we play like we did last night, we've no hope. Something has to change. We can't put exactly the same team out with the same formation and tactics. Look at Inter last season - we didn't stand a chance. Get an early goal and we're even. We can win there.

We can't complain about referees if we play poorly for 89 minutes.