Frankie8Lampard

by far the worst game of the season

We've played bad but that was some really bad refereeing

Yeah a game like this would suit Barkley imo Jorginho and Kovacic are tossed around like paper.

the midfield has been embarrassing so far in both defence and taking the ball forward

Definitely, agree that he needs time and I hope the board gives it to him. I think if we manage to finish in the top 4 Sarri's job will be safe. I think Abramovich/the board will only start raising eyebrows if a) another rift occurs between manager and board or manager and players or b) the team fails to qualify for the top 4 . I think even 3 years without winning the title (with at least one of them being a challenge) won't get Sarri fired.

The way in which we dropped points was similar to the other games this season. Missing several of chances Misplaced passes in the final third Team getting lethargic as the game went on And again this being a week of Europa league football I hope Sarri notices the trends and try to solve these issues moving forward.

That's one of the reasons there is a lot of bias from pundits these days. They're all unfortunately recruited from certain clubs. Rio Ferdinand, for instance, will still find some excuse against Chelsea even if they win 4-0

I'm surprised by the negativity. I don't agree that Kante is not good in this system, IMO this system offers something unique with Kante as he is the most likely player in the opposition half to win the ball back from the opposition. One of our goals last week, for example, came from that if I remember correctly. Obviously, he is more comfortable sitting back, but it is not impossible for him to improve his attacking. People need to remember that we have been playing this system for only about 3 and a half months, and every player is getting used to it at their own pace.

I've been critical of pundits this season, however, the only thing I agree with them on is that the striking position will make or break our season. We need to buy one in January, no excuses.

I like Kovacic and he played great today, but considering we are struggling to get goals from our strikers and Barkley seems to be getting goals lately, I think I'd prefer him to start in the big games where we need more than Hazard to score goals

In the event that we lose,this is a typical Mourinho result. Able to get the 3 points even though they weren't the better team, and the Chelsea players and Sarri have themselves to blame.

As much as I love him and value his contribution to the club, I am disappointed by his comments. I personally do not condone any player flirting with other clubs in the middle of the season. There is nothing wrong in wanting to go to Madrid, however, it's not that hard to remain quiet until the end of the season. This can have an effect on other players. I didn't like it when Courtois and Costa did it and I don't like it now. It's unfortunate how much professionalism modern players lack these days.

Definitely disappointed with this result, however, I'll admit that a draw is a fair result. Also, I'm not going to complain that the team sat back in the second half, with Liverpool knocking on the door, it wasn't a bad tactic. Many attacking minded managers would have done the same. Even City for all their possession football have games where they sit back a bit after getting a lead. Had we got the win, this tactic would have been praised.

I kind of disagree. Using the last 5 mins of the match as a measure for players' energy levels isn't accurate especially since a lot of players, regardless of how tired they are, will pull on those last energy reserves in those last few moments just to try and get a win. Imo there were definitely a lot of players on the field that continuously declined in energy levels after the first 20 mins of the game and just tried to push in the last 5 mins or so to get a win.

Very frustrating game. What definitely cost us was the poor judgement of our midfielders and wingers imo. It feels like us not scoring today has more to do with misplaced passes and the wrong pass at the wrong time vs strikers not scoring. ETA: Moving forward I do hope Sarri rests more players during Europa matches, the team played well in the first 20 mins of the game and it looked like they were never able to reach that standard, which I can assume was from a drop of energy and concentration