Leonon

This is grim...been trying to support Baka but he should hide until the end of the season now
 Conte's stubbornness costing us again, Giroud fit and on the bench, no threat going forward.

Baka had his worse game for us but some of the flak he is catching is ridiculous. He stepped up early off an injury to help us beat Tottenham and has been key in big games like the atletico and Man Utd wins.. 
He's raw technically but will get better, I also expect some of sluggish passing / tackles are due to fatigue, remembering that he didn't have a pre season and has been playing nearly every game.
Excited to see Drinkwater come in and he had a good game. A 3 of him Fab and Kante for the next match would be interesting to see! 
Zappa had a storming first half as well but nothing went right in the second - dissapponting but the potential is there

Delighted with that back 3 played brilliant I thought, they weren't up to much offensively but our boys pushed up and were aggressive and Christensen in particular was excellent at taking the ball out from the back.
Solid all around from everyone else and Eden, fab and morata showed their class.
Full steam ahead for mid week and then the pool 

Delighted with that back 3 played brilliant I thought, they weren't up to much offensively but our boys pushed up and were aggressive and Christensen in particular was excellent at taking the ball out from the back.
Solid all around from everyone else and Eden, fab and morata showed their class.
Full steam ahead for mid week and then the pool 

Still buzzing from this game days after. Considering the pressure Conte was under, considering we have been playing poorly of late, and considering we were coming off the back of a tough game away in Rome where we were well beaten, this performance is even more impressive.
 
A lot of the focus has been on how poorly Utd played and very little of it has been on how well we played. I can seldom remember Chelsea playing so well, this was one of the stand-out performances for me, one of our really great games. I think I would put it in top three performances under Conte, along with Everton last season and Atletico this season. Yes we've had more impressive results but in terms of performance, we've seldom played better.
 
Every single player was on their game, our midfield trio were magnificent, as were Hazard and Alvaro. We were proactive, we went after a strong opponent in a high pressure game, missing chances and having a decent shout for a goal disallowed. It could have affected our confidence but we carried on, looking for the goal, taking the game to them, in a controlled manner, dominating them for large spells. We were clearly superior on the day. Whatever Antonio had said to them worked. We looked like we meant it. We were right on it.
 
Everyone expected us to be vulnerable, to be fragile. I think we gave everyone a shock, including Utd. That's remarkable management in my book, not that we won, but that we played with so much conviction, so much belief.
 
Sky usually focus on their MOTM and do a little montage, showing their best bits. There was none of that in their coverage, no clips of Fabregas or Hazard or Kante or Morata, no mention of Christensen although they did speak about Dave briefly. All their focus was on Utd. I feel like our performance went a little under the radar and Antonio didn't get the credit he deserved, especially given the massive call he made regarding Luiz.
 
Imagine if Utd had won and Matic had overshadowed Bakayoko, a massive deal would have been made of that, or if Lukaku had outshone Morata, imagine how they would have revelled in it. Did Utd buy the wrong guy? If they had first dibs on everybody, as we're continually told, you'd think they'd at least pose that question. Not a word.
 
It was an outstanding performance, a massive result and it really puts our season back on track. Call me mad but I think we can still win the title. I think we've got a great manager, who's had to iron out some problems but it looks like, with this performance, the message may have finally got through to the players, and he may have found a way to make 352 work, a formation which, when played this way, with Bakayoko bombing forward, seems to get the best out of Fabregas. Early days but we will see. What I do know is City haven't come under pressure yet, wait till they drop points, see how they cope. Maybe wishful thinking on my part but there's a long way to go still and we have the experience of last season to draw on, whereas for most of them it's new territory. If we can apply pressure, if we can hang in there, I reckon it could still be interesting.
 
That performance has given me a lot of cause for optimism.
 
Obviously we need Morata to stay fit. My hope for January is that we sign a striker because I don't think Conte trusts Michy, and that we sign a LWB who can compete with Alonso for the spot. Alonso is the weak link in this team for me. I may be in a minority but I don't think he's good enough. I think we're now finding out his true level and it's a notch below last season's. We need more pace on that flank, more aggression and more quality. I would go in hard for Luke Shaw this winter, who is completely out of favour at Utd and will seemingly never win his manager's trust. If not him someone else but I would make LWB a priority.
 
Last thought, I thought Bakayoko played really well, full of energy, but he lacked a bit of quality in the final third, which is fair enough, because he isn't accustomed to bombing forward. If we're going to persist with this formation however and a midfield trio, it may be a role Loftus-Cheek is perfectly suited for. I imagine he was watching the game on his telly at home and I imagine the thought may have crossed his mind.

Get in...what a performance, best we've been since atletico performance, should of been a rout 
Courtois - Couple good saves, no complaints
Azpi - hero, looks a rock and again putting in the ball for a winner 
Andreas - should be first choice, cool on the ball, no issues handling power forwards and quick ones in Lukaku and Rashford, should of got his goal as well. 
Cahill - Did really well, I know he's hit or miss but can't fault him today - solid in the air against Fellani which is an achievement.
Zappa - Actually thought he played very well, can do better going ahead but makes all the right runs.
Alonso - Strong defensively and got forward well, needs to rediscover his crossing ability 
Fab - Brilliant, In a 2 he gets over run but pure class today. Interplay with Hazard was a signt
Kante - makes every single player on the team better , no coincidence our intensity is upped the second he's back in the team.
Baka - Showed what he's capable of, power house performance bossed Matic and Herrara and got forward brilliantly, should be man of the match but man, take shooting classes :s
Hazard - My man of the match, class above, linked so well with Fab and Morata. United could only foul him.
Morata - What a header, equally impressed with his hold up, he was so much more physical today and drew fouls and relieved pressure at the end as well. Should of scored more than the one.
Overall a much more committed and intense performance, Conte got it spot on and I think this proves the players are in it with him. Titles not disappeared yet and this result proves the players are going to fight every step of the way and for me that's enough.

"I don't like to speak about injuries" - Proceeds to talk about injuries ...
Bye Bye Jose, see you next year!

Get in...what a performance, best we've been since atletico performance, should of been a rout 
Courtois - Couple good saves, no complaints
Azpi - hero, looks a rock and again putting in the ball for a winner 
Andreas - should be first choice, cool on the ball, no issues handling power forwards and quick ones in Lukaku and Rashford, should of got his goal as well. 
Cahill - Did really well, I know he's hit or miss but can't fault him today - solid in the air against Fellani which is an achievement.
Zappa - Actually thought he played very well, can do better going ahead but makes all the right runs.
Alonso - Strong defensively and got forward well, needs to rediscover his crossing ability 
Fab - Brilliant, In a 2 he gets over run but pure class today. Interplay with Hazard was a signt
Kante - makes every single player on the team better , no coincidence our intensity is upped the second he's back in the team.
Baka - Showed what he's capable of, power house performance bossed Matic and Herrara and got forward brilliantly, should be man of the match but man, take shooting classes :s
Hazard - My man of the match, class above, linked so well with Fab and Morata. United could only foul him.
Morata - What a header, equally impressed with his hold up, he was so much more physical today and drew fouls and relieved pressure at the end as well. Should of scored more than the one.
Overall a much more committed and intense performance, Conte got it spot on and I think this proves the players are in it with him. Titles not disappeared yet and this result proves the players are going to fight every step of the way and for me that's enough.

Get in...what a performance, best we've been since atletico performance, should of been a rout 
Courtois - Couple good saves, no complaints
Azpi - hero, looks a rock and again putting in the ball for a winner 
Andreas - should be first choice, cool on the ball, no issues handling power forwards and quick ones in Lukaku and Rashford, should of got his goal as well. 
Cahill - Did really well, I know he's hit or miss but can't fault him today - solid in the air against Fellani which is an achievement.
Zappa - Actually thought he played very well, can do better going ahead but makes all the right runs.
Alonso - Strong defensively and got forward well, needs to rediscover his crossing ability 
Fab - Brilliant, In a 2 he gets over run but pure class today. Interplay with Hazard was a signt
Kante - makes every single player on the team better , no coincidence our intensity is upped the second he's back in the team.
Baka - Showed what he's capable of, power house performance bossed Matic and Herrara and got forward brilliantly, should be man of the match but man, take shooting classes :s
Hazard - My man of the match, class above, linked so well with Fab and Morata. United could only foul him.
Morata - What a header, equally impressed with his hold up, he was so much more physical today and drew fouls and relieved pressure at the end as well. Should of scored more than the one.
Overall a much more committed and intense performance, Conte got it spot on and I think this proves the players are in it with him. Titles not disappeared yet and this result proves the players are going to fight every step of the way and for me that's enough.

Get in...what a performance, best we've been since atletico performance, should of been a rout 
Courtois - Couple good saves, no complaints
Azpi - hero, looks a rock and again putting in the ball for a winner 
Andreas - should be first choice, cool on the ball, no issues handling power forwards and quick ones in Lukaku and Rashford, should of got his goal as well. 
Cahill - Did really well, I know he's hit or miss but can't fault him today - solid in the air against Fellani which is an achievement.
Zappa - Actually thought he played very well, can do better going ahead but makes all the right runs.
Alonso - Strong defensively and got forward well, needs to rediscover his crossing ability 
Fab - Brilliant, In a 2 he gets over run but pure class today. Interplay with Hazard was a signt
Kante - makes every single player on the team better , no coincidence our intensity is upped the second he's back in the team.
Baka - Showed what he's capable of, power house performance bossed Matic and Herrara and got forward brilliantly, should be man of the match but man, take shooting classes :s
Hazard - My man of the match, class above, linked so well with Fab and Morata. United could only foul him.
Morata - What a header, equally impressed with his hold up, he was so much more physical today and drew fouls and relieved pressure at the end as well. Should of scored more than the one.
Overall a much more committed and intense performance, Conte got it spot on and I think this proves the players are in it with him. Titles not disappeared yet and this result proves the players are going to fight every step of the way and for me that's enough.

"I don't like to speak about injuries" - Proceeds to talk about injuries ...
Bye Bye Jose, see you next year!

Get in...what a performance, best we've been since atletico performance, should of been a rout 
Courtois - Couple good saves, no complaints
Azpi - hero, looks a rock and again putting in the ball for a winner 
Andreas - should be first choice, cool on the ball, no issues handling power forwards and quick ones in Lukaku and Rashford, should of got his goal as well. 
Cahill - Did really well, I know he's hit or miss but can't fault him today - solid in the air against Fellani which is an achievement.
Zappa - Actually thought he played very well, can do better going ahead but makes all the right runs.
Alonso - Strong defensively and got forward well, needs to rediscover his crossing ability 
Fab - Brilliant, In a 2 he gets over run but pure class today. Interplay with Hazard was a signt
Kante - makes every single player on the team better , no coincidence our intensity is upped the second he's back in the team.
Baka - Showed what he's capable of, power house performance bossed Matic and Herrara and got forward brilliantly, should be man of the match but man, take shooting classes :s
Hazard - My man of the match, class above, linked so well with Fab and Morata. United could only foul him.
Morata - What a header, equally impressed with his hold up, he was so much more physical today and drew fouls and relieved pressure at the end as well. Should of scored more than the one.
Overall a much more committed and intense performance, Conte got it spot on and I think this proves the players are in it with him. Titles not disappeared yet and this result proves the players are going to fight every step of the way and for me that's enough.

"I don't like to speak about injuries" - Proceeds to talk about injuries ...
Bye Bye Jose, see you next year!

Get in...what a performance, best we've been since atletico performance, should of been a rout 
Courtois - Couple good saves, no complaints
Azpi - hero, looks a rock and again putting in the ball for a winner 
Andreas - should be first choice, cool on the ball, no issues handling power forwards and quick ones in Lukaku and Rashford, should of got his goal as well. 
Cahill - Did really well, I know he's hit or miss but can't fault him today - solid in the air against Fellani which is an achievement.
Zappa - Actually thought he played very well, can do better going ahead but makes all the right runs.
Alonso - Strong defensively and got forward well, needs to rediscover his crossing ability 
Fab - Brilliant, In a 2 he gets over run but pure class today. Interplay with Hazard was a signt
Kante - makes every single player on the team better , no coincidence our intensity is upped the second he's back in the team.
Baka - Showed what he's capable of, power house performance bossed Matic and Herrara and got forward brilliantly, should be man of the match but man, take shooting classes :s
Hazard - My man of the match, class above, linked so well with Fab and Morata. United could only foul him.
Morata - What a header, equally impressed with his hold up, he was so much more physical today and drew fouls and relieved pressure at the end as well. Should of scored more than the one.
Overall a much more committed and intense performance, Conte got it spot on and I think this proves the players are in it with him. Titles not disappeared yet and this result proves the players are going to fight every step of the way and for me that's enough.

Get in...what a performance, best we've been since atletico performance, should of been a rout 
Courtois - Couple good saves, no complaints
Azpi - hero, looks a rock and again putting in the ball for a winner 
Andreas - should be first choice, cool on the ball, no issues handling power forwards and quick ones in Lukaku and Rashford, should of got his goal as well. 
Cahill - Did really well, I know he's hit or miss but can't fault him today - solid in the air against Fellani which is an achievement.
Zappa - Actually thought he played very well, can do better going ahead but makes all the right runs.
Alonso - Strong defensively and got forward well, needs to rediscover his crossing ability 
Fab - Brilliant, In a 2 he gets over run but pure class today. Interplay with Hazard was a signt
Kante - makes every single player on the team better , no coincidence our intensity is upped the second he's back in the team.
Baka - Showed what he's capable of, power house performance bossed Matic and Herrara and got forward brilliantly, should be man of the match but man, take shooting classes :s
Hazard - My man of the match, class above, linked so well with Fab and Morata. United could only foul him.
Morata - What a header, equally impressed with his hold up, he was so much more physical today and drew fouls and relieved pressure at the end as well. Should of scored more than the one.
Overall a much more committed and intense performance, Conte got it spot on and I think this proves the players are in it with him. Titles not disappeared yet and this result proves the players are going to fight every step of the way and for me that's enough.

"I don't like to speak about injuries" - Proceeds to talk about injuries ...
Bye Bye Jose, see you next year!

Get in...what a performance, best we've been since atletico performance, should of been a rout 
Courtois - Couple good saves, no complaints
Azpi - hero, looks a rock and again putting in the ball for a winner 
Andreas - should be first choice, cool on the ball, no issues handling power forwards and quick ones in Lukaku and Rashford, should of got his goal as well. 
Cahill - Did really well, I know he's hit or miss but can't fault him today - solid in the air against Fellani which is an achievement.
Zappa - Actually thought he played very well, can do better going ahead but makes all the right runs.
Alonso - Strong defensively and got forward well, needs to rediscover his crossing ability 
Fab - Brilliant, In a 2 he gets over run but pure class today. Interplay with Hazard was a signt
Kante - makes every single player on the team better , no coincidence our intensity is upped the second he's back in the team.
Baka - Showed what he's capable of, power house performance bossed Matic and Herrara and got forward brilliantly, should be man of the match but man, take shooting classes :s
Hazard - My man of the match, class above, linked so well with Fab and Morata. United could only foul him.
Morata - What a header, equally impressed with his hold up, he was so much more physical today and drew fouls and relieved pressure at the end as well. Should of scored more than the one.
Overall a much more committed and intense performance, Conte got it spot on and I think this proves the players are in it with him. Titles not disappeared yet and this result proves the players are going to fight every step of the way and for me that's enough.

Get in...what a performance, best we've been since atletico performance, should of been a rout 
Courtois - Couple good saves, no complaints
Azpi - hero, looks a rock and again putting in the ball for a winner 
Andreas - should be first choice, cool on the ball, no issues handling power forwards and quick ones in Lukaku and Rashford, should of got his goal as well. 
Cahill - Did really well, I know he's hit or miss but can't fault him today - solid in the air against Fellani which is an achievement.
Zappa - Actually thought he played very well, can do better going ahead but makes all the right runs.
Alonso - Strong defensively and got forward well, needs to rediscover his crossing ability 
Fab - Brilliant, In a 2 he gets over run but pure class today. Interplay with Hazard was a signt
Kante - makes every single player on the team better , no coincidence our intensity is upped the second he's back in the team.
Baka - Showed what he's capable of, power house performance bossed Matic and Herrara and got forward brilliantly, should be man of the match but man, take shooting classes :s
Hazard - My man of the match, class above, linked so well with Fab and Morata. United could only foul him.
Morata - What a header, equally impressed with his hold up, he was so much more physical today and drew fouls and relieved pressure at the end as well. Should of scored more than the one.
Overall a much more committed and intense performance, Conte got it spot on and I think this proves the players are in it with him. Titles not disappeared yet and this result proves the players are going to fight every step of the way and for me that's enough.

That's the right level of intensity and we've been the better team... Just need the goal now
 

Going into this not expecting the most but Conte and our blues have pulled it out of the bag unexpected before so keeping the faith...
Id say best route to victory is surprise - it could be bats and morata up front in a 2 drop hazard deeper, or moving Luiz into midfield with Baka and hopefully Kante... I really don't know, I can't imagine conte is going to play the same team that played Roma.... Hoping to see Christensen in at a minimum because he really does ooze class and every other CB is underperforming at the moment.
History is on our side with Utd always finding us away a tough game.
Regardless of the result, we have to see fight here, the 2nd half vs Roma was very concerning, I don't buy into the medias hard on to paint a constant crisis at Chelsea but it's clear that there are issues that need to be resolved, best way to do it is on the pitch!
 
 

Not scapegoating him (we won after all) . I concur that he played excellent with the ball, my issue is people breeze past him constantly in midfield and leaves us a bit vulnerable.
I'm a huge Cesc fan - just don't think he works well in a 2. He's still an important player for us. 

Not scapegoating him (we won after all) . I concur that he played excellent with the ball, my issue is people breeze past him constantly in midfield and leaves us a bit vulnerable.
I'm a huge Cesc fan - just don't think he works well in a 2. He's still an important player for us. 

Best we've played since Atletico... Hazard was amazing, my favourite player in the world to watch when he's on that form. We really should of been out of sight by half time but at least we're creating the chances. Alonso and Zappa also got forward a lot more which helped us, when our wing backs have been pinned back we look lame.
Also very impressed by Rudiger and Baka - starting to settle in well now. I know Baka has his flaws but he breaks up the play brilliantly and offers a real physical presence for us.
Many have said it - Fabergas in a two exposes us completely, hopefully Kante will be fit for Utd. 

Best we've played since Atletico... Hazard was amazing, my favourite player in the world to watch when he's on that form. We really should of been out of sight by half time but at least we're creating the chances. Alonso and Zappa also got forward a lot more which helped us, when our wing backs have been pinned back we look lame.
Also very impressed by Rudiger and Baka - starting to settle in well now. I know Baka has his flaws but he breaks up the play brilliantly and offers a real physical presence for us.
Many have said it - Fabergas in a two exposes us completely, hopefully Kante will be fit for Utd. 

Best we've played since Atletico... Hazard was amazing, my favourite player in the world to watch when he's on that form. We really should of been out of sight by half time but at least we're creating the chances. Alonso and Zappa also got forward a lot more which helped us, when our wing backs have been pinned back we look lame.
Also very impressed by Rudiger and Baka - starting to settle in well now. I know Baka has his flaws but he breaks up the play brilliantly and offers a real physical presence for us.
Many have said it - Fabergas in a two exposes us completely, hopefully Kante will be fit for Utd.