EdgarAllanPoe

Just let the guy go at this point.  He's a good keeper, but I've not rated him as highly as some.  He may have a grudge about being kept so long - in turn I still hold a grudge that his demanding to be a our first choice meant we let Cech go.  That's never felt right, imo.

Just let the guy go at this point.  He's a good keeper, but I've not rated him as highly as some.  He may have a grudge about being kept so long - in turn I still hold a grudge that his demanding to be a our first choice meant we let Cech go.  That's never felt right, imo.

I love Fabregas, I really do.  But the guy has zero pace, and is so easily bypassed - it happens all the time.  From an attacking stance, he's great, for everything else games pass him by.  I think it's time to move on from him, imo.

Scoring would be a good start

We are so not ready.

With respect, someone voicing a different opinion isn't "whining" or "Moaning" - they'll likely comment on what they see.  Tbh, you're the only one moaning as far as I can see. 
If you don't think we need points out of the first three weeks, I don't know what to say.  Chelsea won't be happy if they don't see progress.  No-one is saying that the finished product must be there in 3-4 weeks, I don't know why you keep talking absolutes, there are gradations of progress.  However, we must show progress - something we're not seeing yet.

would like to score a few goals in the games tho

For some unknown reason I feel encouraged again. I don't think I can put it down to tonight's match!

It is definitely going to take time for the new system to bed in. We shouldn't expect any different and I definitely think we will have a mixed bag of results initially. Look at Conte's first season and we started the same way. 3 wins, then 2 big defeats before the system was changed and we then started to find some rhythm. 
My biggest concern is the lack of an obvious goal scorer at the moment. Hopefully Morata will find his confidence but we may end up having to invest in another striker if that doesn't work out. Until then we are going to be reliant on goals from the wings/midfield. For that reason I cannot see us challenging for the league title this season. Hopefully we can at least keep in the mix for top 4, and stay in the cups.

It does look a bit messy at the moment. I mean there were moments of spark where things looked good, then periods where we looked a bit lost.
 
Give it some time, lets see who else we bring in before the weekend and lets see who our strongest first 11 is.

Ampadu should be in the first team with a performance like this. We have 5 CB's currently and I think he is clearly top 4 in that group. 

Never seems to want to bust a gut going backwards or forwards. 
I refuse to believe it’s just how he looks. I genuinely think he’s too casual in his play a lot of the time. 
Barkely has impressed me this pre-season with his strength and work rate. RLC needs to show more. It’s all very laid back and safe. Where’s the bursting run, carrying the ball forward, where’s there evidence of good passing skill and vision? Where’s the killer instinct to try and get a shot away. 
I want him to succeed here but he’s doing nothing to get me excited for him playing. Overshadowed by Ampadu and Hudson-Odoi this pre-season and considering his reputation that’s disappointing. 

All I can say is that Zaha can be good, but too often isn't.  This is the very reason some people slate Pedro. 
As fore Willian - the guy is magic.  Conte didn't play him enough.  He's someone who needs a bit of freedom, and needs to be in the team week-in week-out.  For me, Willian is very much a better player than Zaha, we're talking someone who's a 9/10, against someone who's a 7/10, imo.

Boo!  Hoo!  Think of the children!!!!!  :D

It's not last minute on Courtois.  We could keep him until January, and sell him then.  We're not privvy to everything going on behind the scenes, so let's wait and see.  Honestly, he's not a player I could care less about, he's done plenty of moaning since he joined us, and we even got rid of Cech for him.  Now I'm reading in some quarters that we should do the "humane thing" because he wants to love to Spain to be near his family.  FFS - He's paid 100k a week, and could fly them over here on a private jet every week.  It's pathetic, it really is.
Not sure there are any exciting replacements though.  And with how our defense is playing right now, we could do with Bennetti back.  LOL

Ok, after trying very hard not to post, what the heck, its the flipping Community Shield, so why miss out on the fun and not post? Here goes.
It is beyond early, but as someone posted earlier, it is not the results per se, its what your eye balls are seeing and not seeing. You want to see some effects of Sarri on the pitch. Other than picking the formation and XI, I have not really seen anything. This is the third match I have watched. They all look very similarly: (1) back line opens up like a cheap can, (2) midfield play is no existent and (3) very little, if any, true chances at goal. Sadly, among those three issues, I am not sure which is worst, which is really concerning. The opposition was much better today certainly. We never looked like we would make a game of it.
Basically, it will take time for Sarri to get his system working. Without it, such as the last three matches, you have to rely on talent and we are lacking. With Hazard and Kante out and Morata in, it makes for an even longer day. Sarri wants to play attacking football, well we need some players with that ability, if we want to compete at the highest level and challenge for top four.
Let's walk through what most everyone on here is seeing:
Defensive line is poor. Luiz at CB? The guy has had some memorable moments for CFC, but seriously? He can lose focus in a heart beat. He cannot be the answer a CB all year, can he? I am assuming Christensen is injured or resting from WC? Alonso excelled as winger. He seems lost at LB. If we are playing 4 at the back, which seems the right choice, need some help.
Midfield. Everyone looks better when Kante plays. He cannot return fast enough. If Sarri is going to play a 4-3-3 all year, I guess it will be Kante-Jouringho-(Barkley/Fabresgas). I think we all agree Cesc has been a huge part of our last two titles, but he just cannot start week in and week out. Great sub at 65-70 minute mark. Not sure Barkley is the answer either for the third MID role. Loftus-Cheek? I am not so sure. 
Forwards. Gosh, I want to see Morata succeed. I just think he continues to regress. He is not even at the Torres level. Giroud or Bashauyi has to be the answer until we sign someone. If Morata was not a 60 million signing, he would not even be on the roster. Something has to happen here. Hazard and Willian are a must. CHO needs opportunity as appropriate. Pedro can fill in here and there. Where does Moses fit in a 4-3-3? Cannot see him in there.
With our scoring woes, why not go 4-2-3-1 anyway? Put Giroud up top, with Willian-Hazard-CHO? Just a thought.
From reading Sarri's comments after today's match, there is much work to be done and he knows it. Pre-season is not supposed to mean much, but I can say the past 5-6 years, we seem to play in the PL as our pre-season has gone. 2015-16 and 2017-18 were poor pre-seasons and two of the worst PL years under Roman,
Roman does not give folks long. We will know if Sarri ball will make it by November, 90 days or so. We shall see.
Come on you Chelsea!!
 

Bloody hell are we ever going to win this thing again? Defensive tactics needs some tuning, they could've smashed us 5-0 or more just through simple balls.